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Questions about Your Rural/Agrarian Society

• How advanced are they technologically?
• Where did these people originally come from, and why did they come?
• What did they do when they arrived in this land? Were they friendly or antagonistic toward the creatures and people already here?
• Did they bring seeds and animals from their homeland with them?
• What terrain do they inhabit?
• Who are their enemies and allies?
• How fertile is the land? What happens to any excess crops that are harvested—are they traded or stockpiled against future shortages?
• How do the farmers fertilize their land, and with what materials? (Examples: manure, compost, blood, corpses of enemies, magic, prayers.)
• What is their primary food crop or animal?
• What is their primary beast of burden?
• How do they store their food?
• Do they have currency, and if so, what is it? Who issues it, and by what authority?
• What is the weather like, and what kinds of clothing do they wear?
• How clean are they, and how do they maintain that level of hygiene?
• How do they feel about magic and wizards?
• What is their relationship with their gods?
• What is their relationship with travelers, merchants, and other foreigners?
• How do they protect their land?
• What monsters and fey live near this society, and how do these people deal with them?