Seconding isana's comment. WORLDBUILDING. EVERYWHERE. It's very pictorial too. The whole thing, really. Very much speaks to my inner eye. And ear. A+ whining.

I really liked the bits of character description thrown in besides the scenery (OH THE SCENERY), who looks like what and carries themselves that way. Took me a sec to get who was who, but I did get it. Jael is Fara's younger cousin; Baar and Colette have custody of her ATM?