Gintaras
INTRODUCTION - BEFORE YOU READ In my visual development class, I was assigned to create some aspects of a fictitious world from a list of prompts. I chose the prompt of “Magical Amber”. I have used this world building class to delve deeper into this world and really focus on creating the Gintaras into a more well rounded world. Gintaras is a walled city based on the culture and landscape of medieval Lithuania. I have Lithuanian heritage, so I’ve been using my family as a resource along with research to create Gintaras. I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I enjoyed creating it. I had written more about this topic, but I cut it down so it would be faster to read through. MAGICAL AMBER The amber that washes onto the shoreline of Gintaras has magical properties that can include healing, adding strength and most importantly acts as a deterrent to all types of spirits. The size, clarity and color of the amber determines their purpose. Orange amber is used for protection