I don't like reading about how houses and animals in a certain village look, then being told, "And so Reltiolhnand threw mud at his friend DIelslseD's face as they had not a care in the world . . "  It's not personal.  I like the surroundings to interact with the main characters, see what it does and might make the observer think of.  

To create a world truly alive, treat it as alive.

Abnormally,
E. Quinn B.