SOmetimes I think like what if I actually write and publish my stories, imagine in 40 years there’s some English literature class studying them and analyzing and going like the reason he chose the name ‘The Goldenveil’ for one of the alliances is because gold as a colour represents achievement and triumph and is closely related to royalty and wealth.
This symbolism can also be seen in the name ‘Starthorn’ whereas as a contrast, stars represent enlightenment and thorns represent hardship; Starthorn is also repeatedly associated with silver throughout the story, as it contrasts with gold, they are opposites, enemies in this story.
We can see very clearly within the story that the various symbolism is being expressed through the characters, Avianna and Undomiel go through various stages of hardship, and Avianna’s journey to learn to master her Aether has enlightened her.
When actually i chose these names because I thought they sounded cool and fantasy-like