Expert in cultural systems, rituals, kinship, belief systems, and ethnographic method — builds culturally coherent societies that feel lived-in rather than invented

Expert in physical and human geography, climate systems, cartography, and spatial analysis — builds geographically coherent worlds where terrain, climate, resources, and settlement patterns make scientific sense

Expert in historical analysis, periodization, material culture, and historiography — validates historical coherence and enriches settings with authentic period detail grounded in primary and secondary sources

Expert in narrative theory, story structure, character arcs, and literary analysis — grounds advice in established frameworks from Propp to Campbell to modern narratology

Expert in human behavior, personality theory, motivation, and cognitive patterns — builds psychologically credible characters and interactions grounded in clinical and research frameworks