SETTING THESAURUS

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HELPFUL TIP:

Settings should always be chosen with care. Consider the emotion you want your viewpoint character to feel and how setting choices, weather elements, and symbolism might build a specific mood in the scene, create tension and conflict, or even raise the stakes.
SIGHTS:
A sign above the door depicting herbs or a mortar and pestle
Dried bunches of flowers and herbs hanging from the roof
A mortar and pestle
Cheesecloth
A knife and cutting board
A butcher's block table
A water barrel
Shelves with glass jars filled with seeds, ground roots, and powders
Vessels for oils and elixirs
Clay pots filled with dried pods, bark shavings, and fungi
A jar filled with honeycomb
Bottles of resins and pastes
Lidded pots on the fire leaking steam
A tea kettle
Unidentifiable shapes steeping in pots of brown liquid
A stone fireplace blackened by char
A firewood bin
High rafters laced with spiderwebs
Cloak hooks
An assortment of spoons, tongs, knives, and rollers
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PEOPLE COMMONLY FOUND IN THIS SETTING:
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