Qrow Was Named For His Bad Luck. Logical Conclusion = The Twins Were Given Names Later Than Usual. Did

Qrow was named for his bad luck. Logical conclusion = the twins were given names later than usual. Did they have names before? Did they forget their names because they were too young to remember, did they just not have names, or is Qrow's name just a coincidence (considering what he says in V4, it doesn't seem likely)?

But then we also have Raven. 'Raven' and 'Qrow', twins with matching names. Qrow was named after his semblance; why was Raven given that name? Was it just something said as a throwaway, is there a deeper meaning behind it? Or was it a name she gave herself to match with Qrow?

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*shrill qrow voice* BUNDLE UP GIRLS, WE’RE GOING TO ATLAS

Hi!!! Do you have any suggestions about how to incorporate powers in a fantasy world??

Thanks for your time

                To think I named myself ‘writing with folklore’ and haven’t actually made a post about magic or powers yet. Sorry I'm getting to this so late, anon, as expected, I have a lot of thoughts on this! I’m going to do my best to make this post short (or at least separate it into several shorter posts).

Writing a world with Magic

                I’ll focus for now on your specific question: powers in a fantasy world. Magic in writing tends to be one of two things: Worldbuilding or Characterization.

That’s to say, it’s either a part of the world (accessible to everyone or a large collective of people), or it’s only available to your character/s and thus is entrenched in their personal journey/s.

I assume you’re leaning more towards worldbuilding, so we’ll start there for now. Consider:

Where did it come from?

Have powers been a normal part of the world for as long as the world has been? Or did a group of people create it long ago and it has since become a normal part of everyday life?

                 Consider where the magic in your world comes from, either the literal historical place, or whatever legend or theory the people have made for it. Whether you go in depth in your story about this or not, it’s good to know as a writer in order to shape how it impacts the world and the rules it sets.

2. Who gets to use it?

Are certain powers outlawed? Certain studies or books banned? Maybe only the government, or the elite get to learn how to use them, maybe only a certain race is born with the ability. Are powers taught and practiced, or are you born with them? Does everyone have powers and know about them? Or are they a secret?

Who has access to magic/powers in this world, and who is left out? How does that impact the politics of your world? How does that impact how laws are made?

3. What are the rules?

All magic has rules and limits. What does magic take from the user? What limitations does it have? Does it need an object to focus it (a staff, wand, ring, pendant, etc.)? Does it need years of practice to control it, or intense study to begin to understand it?

What limits your characters from solving all their problems with magic? What can they solve?

Once you've set the rules and framework for powers in your world, it's all about actions and consequences, and exploring your concepts to the fullest. Continue to ask yourself what the implications and consequences of certain decisions would be in your world. For example, if you decide the people of your world get water from a magical well--consider who has the most versus the least access to this water, and how long could a magical well supplying the world with water could go without being controlled by someone in order to make money...

Keep exploring your implications, stick to your rules. I hope that answers your question!

Cinder shouldn't use a bow. Her whole thing is glass/obsidian, which for those of you who've never had a window break, is famously inflexible. Everything to do with bows depends on flexibility — the arms have to bend to store energy, the string has to bend to draw back, even the arrow bends around the bowstaff when it's loosed and wobbles in flight.

Instead, Cinder should use throwing knives. It makes way more sense and fits her aesthetic better.

team strq redesigns for fun, plus i gave summer an axe bc i thought she’d look cool