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Troglodytes

Troglodytes

Real-life hobbits & Anatolian refuges

Eleanor Konik
Jul 11, 2022
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I spend a lot of time thinking about where my characters live — what kinds of environments they grew up in, what kinds of infrastructure they're used to, that sort of thing. I used to think of caves as really primitive (troglodyte literally means 'cave-dweller'), but the more I've learned about them, the more I think they have a lot of potential to elev…

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