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Hey everyone! I know a lot of Story Embers members write fantasy up here and I know you guys take your world building seriously (as you should!)

One aspect of fantasy worldbuilding I find interesting is the different social classes and how they interact with each other in their worlds.

As in, what type of prejudices do they have against each other, and why?

But what kinds of things do you think makes for a good social system and classes in fantasy societies? The things that separate the people into different classes, higher and lower? And do you feel like things like race, gender, and money for status quo are overdone in fantasy?

Keeper Of The Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger has made an interesting social class system by making where you are judged based by your ability to preform magic (it’s a little different than magic but basically) and who you marry (which is predetermined for you based on genetic perfection).

What are YOUR thoughts? I’d love to know. I am interested in writing fantasy, and I could use the help!