Monsters occupied most of the areas, yes. However, where people live and make daily commute are pockets of space that had been cleared out of monsters.
For trans-regional journeys, only a conjoint of multiple caravans travel with many securities. These trips do cut through the unsafe zones but...
Yup, which is why lower class and lower middle class do not buy food to feed themselves. They grow their own food or forage since those things aren't taxed. There are lots of tariff which pushes the price in a city really high. The general mentality of the regime is to keep the commoners poor so...
Most common families in this city subsist on in-house farming (small gardens of vegetable and maybe raising some chickens).
All people in the family are expected to work to earn money either by being hired, self-employed business or tending to the chores at home. Those that do not have these...
The only item I set as the benchmark is meat bun.
Meat bun is a staple food although it is still in the pricey part of the food basket.
A street vendor in a relatively medium-sized city (which is located in a region that primarily produces wheat) sold 1 meat bun at the price of 15 coins. The...
A good power system is a system that has many interaction with the world building, the progression of the plot while still allowing readers to comprehend and make good prediction of future plot elements.
Example of bad power systems:
Characters spent a lot of time to learn and then level up...
You are one of the countless ladies that are being considered to become the consort to the crowned prince. Well, the prince is ok but the palace is a different beast altogether with its internal struggles, rules and people.
First daughter of Duke Tall "I would love to take His Highness's hands...