One day after traveling through the mushroom biome, the man stopped to take a breath. Plopping himself on the ground, the traveler pulled out his map to look at where he would go next. After working out exactly where he was, he was able to figure out what his next move was. He smiled as he saw what was next. Looking beyond the horizon, he grinned as he spotted the outline of his next move. He would go through fantasy hills.
As one of the fantasy genre’s environments, the hill biome stands out among the others in how often it appears. While they’re considered their own environment, they can be placed within others to add some diversity. Besides the plains, mountains, and ocean, hills are one of the most common landforms.
Due to them being practically all over the world, they are one of the most traveled landforms. Fantasy hills make traveling fun, for you’re always going up and down instead of being on flat ground. And they come in many sizes, some small and some large.
However, there’s more to the hill biome than simply traveling through them. It takes a curious eye to see that they conceal many secrets and if one knows where to look, they just might a prime hiding spot. That hiding spot can be used for just about anything.
With how many hills there are throughout the world, it’s no wonder they play a role in the story. Their main role is to be used as a way for the hero and his crew to travel from one place to another. Let’s face it, the story would be boring if the hero was just traveling on flat ground in-between towns.
Interestingly enough, you can expand how fantasy hills are used in your story by adding a splash of drama or intensity. Perhaps a skirmish occurs between the hero and a group of bandits?
This is the eleventh in a series detailing the types of fantasy environments. If you want to peruse the ones that came before this one, you can find them on our blog page.
Without further ado, let us step into the realm of the hill biome!