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Q&A How do I write different factions with ideologies, philosophies, and symbolism?

You could also start writing your story and retro-fit ideology and symbolism. That is how it often works in real life. It took a lot of wars to come up with the idea of uniforms and standards. En...

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You could also start writing your story and retro-fit ideology and symbolism. That is how it often works in real life.

It took a lot of wars to come up with the idea of uniforms and standards. Engines were invented way before car brands. Religions began as the spiritual epiphany of one or few people, and long before the prayers and the symbols.

In practice, you want to write about a group that creates something new. Great. How does this thing look? That goes into the crest. What does this thing do? That goes to the motto. What prevented others for creating it? That goes into your symbolism and the jargon within your group.

Example: it is a flying machine to transport people, and it could not be done without cutting a special tree. Your crest could be a bee, the motto 'wings everywhere' and they refer to each other as the 'sawteeth' and different variations on the 'saw' root.

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