Thank you so much for writing all this up! It's very helpful. I do have a few more questions, though, if you don't mind. I was planning on making the person who discovers the Circle—if that's all right—, and just out of curiosity, would I be allowed to make more than one character as the plot moves along? And as far as humanity's concerned, is the world sort of a 'melting pot' at this point, or are there particular, distinguishable people groups dwelling in all known continents?