A world is coherent when its rules, character choices and visual language support one another. Every unusual detail needs a history, a limitation and a consequence.
A chain of mountain and coastal communities shares routes, water and seasonal knowledge. Songs encode safe passages, cloth patterns mark agreements and unusual instruments respond to changing tides. The world is fantastic, but its rules are consistent and shaped by geography and shared responsibility.
A world is coherent when its rules, character choices and visual language support one another. Every unusual detail needs a history, a limitation and a consequence.
Start with the first connected work to learn the setting, then follow the remaining stories to see how the world rules affect different characters. Return to the world principle after reading to compare the choices each story makes.
