Could I skitter [I'm a rat] into your private messages about lore pertaining to my current project? It has foundational lore as it is based on another map I've made, though I could use a lending hand toward this new format requiring creative decisions on how "we got to where we're at".
Uh, there are plenty of java development tutorials/tutorial sites out there that is a google search away. Plenty on youtube as well. Harry's Tech Reviews is a good youtube channel to get started on minecraft modding, and so is the Loremaster channel. I learned most of what I know from them two.