I've asked myself this several times, and I try to tread lightly on the subject. But I can tell what I do well. I think I've created decent characters with the heart to flesh their own personalities, with the ability to make the right or wrong decisions based on their growth through the course of the story, to allow them to stand and be as is and not control them for the sake of plot. Simply put, to become a chronicler of the story than a writer, to believe that it was once the truth and not fantasy. I've enjoyed every moment making a story like this.
Perhaps the best result from such a train of thought is the idea of how perspectives work. While the story is focused on a protagonist, the side he's on is more accidental than good. Different groups and races, all trying to attack and solve the same problem with a different approach; who's right? Who's wrong? It's really perspective. I imagine people siding with or perceiving a group as good, while others perceive it as bad. I think that's what makes it unique. This is how I imagine it.
Do take the time to explore and verify it! 
