World Building Help Wanted!

[RoyalBeeMage he/him]

if only royal blood can have powers how does the boy have powers.

[Shardwatcher01 he/him]

19 minutes ago, RoyalBeeMage said:

if only royal blood can have powers how does the boy have powers.

I’m thinking he just has hidden royal blood that his community is like trying to hide him from the king, but he ends up coming anyway yk. that or just hidden royal blood no one knows about. idk any advise?

[RoyalBeeMage he/him]

that could work. it might sound to much like secret prince was kidnaped by servent and hidden in village. 

[Shardwatcher01 he/him]

1 minute ago, RoyalBeeMage said:

that could work. it might sound to much like secret prince was kidnaped by servent and hidden in village. 

fair…

[RoyalBeeMage he/him]

what if its the spren bond that protects you from dieing in the mist.

[Shardwatcher01 he/him]

1 minute ago, RoyalBeeMage said:

what if its the spren bond that protects you from dieing in the mist.

i was just gonna do royal blood cuz i’ve changed it in my docs revisions so there’s not gonna be a spren it’s long but like other people die so he thinks he’s gonna die when he takes in the mist or whatever it is

[RoyalBeeMage he/him]

oh ok. long lost desendent then?

[Shardwatcher01 he/him]

yeah probably. i can add you to the doc if you want so you can just read my current thoughts and messy organization.

just PM me if you do.

[Ookla she/her]

Or, perhaps instead of doing long-lost descendant, you could go even a little bit more Mistborn and make him a forgotten, illegitimate child, or the child/grandchild of such a person. Or there could be a coup, and the original line isn't in power anymore, though a related line is, and he's actually the Crown Prince, but he's been in hiding since early childhood and doesn't remember his heritage. There's a handful of ways you could make it work.

Also, the concept of magic mist dripping from stalactites is, frankly, ridiculously cool. I'd be tempted to, ah, 'borrow' that idea myself, if it weren't for the fact that I've got half a dozen stories clamoring to be finished at the moment. What does the mist do? What do the magic powers look like? Are they related to some kind of mist manipulation, or do they let people fly, or do they make your body mutate so you sprout wings and fangs and claws and stuff? How many kinds of mist are there? How are the different powers that come from the mist related to one another? What are the mechanics of this world? How has the culture been shaped by the fact that going into the mist is a Very Dangerous Thing To Do? What sorts of creatures live in the mist? What do the people eat? How do they get their clothes (do they grow some kind of fibrous plant or do they depend on animals to source their materials)?

If you want more questions to answer about the setting, let me know. I'm sure I can come up with some.