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One aspect of modern culture is that we've lost the wide diversity of professions.
I almost hesitate to use the word "profession" because I'm starting with the lower classes and, frankly, some of these are not professions I would want to encounter.
When I want to write a street scene in Borderlands, I find myself hampered by the ignorance of what shops would be present, of what people would be out in the streets, and of what they would be doing. This is a partial list of those from the lower classes culled from The Writer's Complete Fantasy Reference, Chapter 5 (written by Sherrilyn Kenyon).
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This is NOT a definitive list. It's a mnemonic and reminder of who might be seen or met in Borderlands.
I almost hesitate to use the word "profession" because I'm starting with the lower classes and, frankly, some of these are not professions I would want to encounter.
When I want to write a street scene in Borderlands, I find myself hampered by the ignorance of what shops would be present, of what people would be out in the streets, and of what they would be doing. This is a partial list of those from the lower classes culled from The Writer's Complete Fantasy Reference, Chapter 5 (written by Sherrilyn Kenyon).
( Read more... )
This is NOT a definitive list. It's a mnemonic and reminder of who might be seen or met in Borderlands.
