Quote Originally Posted by Azelor View Post
Overland transport: Wagons, horses, chocobos (as requested by Jalyha), etc. Possibly landships for special uses
I'm not against including domesticated giant birds, but we should name them something other than chocobos. That word is firmly associated with Final Fantasy in my mind.

Quote Originally Posted by Azelor View Post
What about literacy level ?
This has varied very much throughout the world in the past, even now in the modern age. Illiteracy would be much more widespread in a world without printing press. Organized education and public libraries accessible to lower-class people will probably raise the local literacy level quite a bit, but those things require a rather stable and sophisticated society. Religion can also play a significant role in promoting or discouraging literacy.