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<blockquote data-quote="Water Bob" data-source="post: 6601770" data-attributes="member: 92305"><p><strong>-- May Your Mombay Be Bright --</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>In my campaign, I have made up a people called the Jaren. Over the ages, Shem and Argos have warred. The border has moved. At some time in history, Shem held more of the Argossean territory than it does today. In addition, Argos is quite cosmopolitan, especially in the coastal regions and certainly in the large cities. People of all over the world are quite common due to the vigorous trade offered in Argos.</p><p></p><p>Most of Argos is fertile and very green, with several forested areas. Towards the border with Shem is an area that is very dry and quite like a rocky desert (although it is not believed to have been that way in the days of antiquity). This area is called the Shar, and several areas in and around the Shar have a distinct Shemitish flavor, such as the Shaipur Ravine, the Shaipur Forest (which is actually north of the Shar), and the Shaipur Outpost.</p><p></p><p>A gypsy like people, called the Jaren, are native to this region. They are of mixed blood, part Argossean and part Shemite. They tend to be poor. Some are nomadic in the sense that they travel together in caravans from town to town, like gypsies, never staying in any one place too long. These are the more civilized counterparts to their brethren who live in the hills between Shem and Argos--mostly raiders and bandits who harass the border towns, passes, and the more secluded reaches of the Shar. Life as a Jaren is usually hard, and it is not unusual to find flocks of orphan Jaren begging in the streets of the towns in the Shar.</p><p></p><p>The Jaren can be spotted immediately because of their high foreheads. One Jaren that has become known throughout the land (and at one time equaled the power of the king, himself) is the warlord Khalar Zym. He ruled an empire inside a kingdom and gathered peoples from far off lands, as well as hordes of Jaren, before his death a few years ago.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/conan7-620x411.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Mombay</strong></p><p></p><p>"Mombay" is a Jaren word referring to a person's outlook--his personality when it comes to the choices he makes. Although a Jaren would describe it like this:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>A Jaren hillman who has his men sack a town, rape the women, and take the children as slaves to be sold at market can be said to have "dark mombay." A parting expression among friends is usually something like, "May your mombay be bright," which means, "May luck shine down on you." Or, "May your decisions lead you to prosperity."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Water Bob, post: 6601770, member: 92305"] [b]-- May Your Mombay Be Bright --[/b] In my campaign, I have made up a people called the Jaren. Over the ages, Shem and Argos have warred. The border has moved. At some time in history, Shem held more of the Argossean territory than it does today. In addition, Argos is quite cosmopolitan, especially in the coastal regions and certainly in the large cities. People of all over the world are quite common due to the vigorous trade offered in Argos. Most of Argos is fertile and very green, with several forested areas. Towards the border with Shem is an area that is very dry and quite like a rocky desert (although it is not believed to have been that way in the days of antiquity). This area is called the Shar, and several areas in and around the Shar have a distinct Shemitish flavor, such as the Shaipur Ravine, the Shaipur Forest (which is actually north of the Shar), and the Shaipur Outpost. A gypsy like people, called the Jaren, are native to this region. They are of mixed blood, part Argossean and part Shemite. They tend to be poor. Some are nomadic in the sense that they travel together in caravans from town to town, like gypsies, never staying in any one place too long. These are the more civilized counterparts to their brethren who live in the hills between Shem and Argos--mostly raiders and bandits who harass the border towns, passes, and the more secluded reaches of the Shar. Life as a Jaren is usually hard, and it is not unusual to find flocks of orphan Jaren begging in the streets of the towns in the Shar. The Jaren can be spotted immediately because of their high foreheads. One Jaren that has become known throughout the land (and at one time equaled the power of the king, himself) is the warlord Khalar Zym. He ruled an empire inside a kingdom and gathered peoples from far off lands, as well as hordes of Jaren, before his death a few years ago. [img] http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/conan7-620x411.jpg[/img] [b]Mombay[/b] "Mombay" is a Jaren word referring to a person's outlook--his personality when it comes to the choices he makes. Although a Jaren would describe it like this: A Jaren hillman who has his men sack a town, rape the women, and take the children as slaves to be sold at market can be said to have "dark mombay." A parting expression among friends is usually something like, "May your mombay be bright," which means, "May luck shine down on you." Or, "May your decisions lead you to prosperity." [/QUOTE]
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