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<blockquote data-quote="Creamsteak" data-source="post: 7061009" data-attributes="member: 552"><p>I don't have a fully realized set of races and cultures for the setting. I imagine Ashwell as being in a new country as a bit of a melting-pot type area that has drawn a lot of attention. Culturally most people here know the most about the human realms, and not a whole lot about far off places.</p><p></p><p>So the country Ashwell is in was once populated primarily by peaceful friendly halflings. Four of the five tribes of men invaded and conquered that country over a period of about two-hundred years. Over another three hundred, they created a new country of their own intermixing the cultures of the tribes. A lot more scientific advancement has happened on the "mainland", not quite an industrial revolution, but at least an era of prosperity and advancement as opposed to a dark age.</p><p></p><p><strong><u>The Five Tribes</u></strong></p><p>The five tribes come form the same continent, and while they are very different they are all technically of the same race.</p><p></p><p><strong>Norsirai</strong></p><p>The typically blond-haired, light-eyed, fair-skinned tribe predominantly concentrated in the northern edge of the continent. Their language is known as Nord. Although they mostly live on the northern fringes, they were once the dominant civilization.</p><p></p><p><strong>Ketyai</strong></p><p>The typically dark-haired, brown-eyed, olive-skinned tribe predominantly concentrated in the southern, western, and eastern part of the continent. Their language is known as common. The Ketyai are the largest tribe of Men and currently the dominant civilization.</p><p></p><p><strong>Satyothi</strong></p><p>The black-skinned, black-haired but green-eyed tribe predominantly concentrated in the southwestern nation of Zeüm and the southern extremities of the continent. The Satyothi merchants and nobles are among the most wealthy individuals in the world. Their language is known as Zeuri.</p><p></p><p><strong>Scylvendi</strong></p><p>The dark-haired, pale-eyed, and fair-skinned tribe predominantly concentrated in the Steppes of the continent. Their language is known as Skaaric. The Scylvendi are pastoral nomads and very isolated from the other human cultures. When they make war, they are known for their savagery, cruelty, and mercilessness.</p><p></p><p><strong>Xiuhianni</strong></p><p>The black-haired, olive-skinned tribe that still dwells beyond the Great Sea, who did not migrate to the continent with the other four tribes. Some of the Ketyai on the eastern fringes of the new continent have some racial characteristics of Xiuhianni, as they overlap.</p><p></p><p><strong><u>Demihumans</u></strong></p><p>Demihumans are definitely less common, with the exception of halflings, as they are not native to the area or likely to end up there in great numbers. Racial tensions are intended to be high.</p><p></p><p>There are rich dwarves that rule a desert kingdom on the other side of the world. All about gold and riches and such. Poor human children are taught that dwarves are the way they are because greed makes them short and petty and fat.</p><p></p><p>Elves live near the coasts and tend to be merchants, pirates, fishers, etc. Often thrown insults about having come from the ocean and actually being mermaids or harpies or similar.</p><p></p><p>Gnomes are tinkers and thieves. People are superstitious about offending them because they tend to have family that finds out and they tend to be vengeful.</p><p></p><p>Halflings have been oppressed for years and while they have lived peaceful lives in the past and are not enslaved any longer some of them now have a deep need for vengeance against their once oppressors.</p><p></p><p>I'd likely allow a lot of out of the box races as well, but some limitations. Like no dragonborn or lizardfolk types, or goblins or orcs or other things.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Creamsteak, post: 7061009, member: 552"] I don't have a fully realized set of races and cultures for the setting. I imagine Ashwell as being in a new country as a bit of a melting-pot type area that has drawn a lot of attention. Culturally most people here know the most about the human realms, and not a whole lot about far off places. So the country Ashwell is in was once populated primarily by peaceful friendly halflings. Four of the five tribes of men invaded and conquered that country over a period of about two-hundred years. Over another three hundred, they created a new country of their own intermixing the cultures of the tribes. A lot more scientific advancement has happened on the "mainland", not quite an industrial revolution, but at least an era of prosperity and advancement as opposed to a dark age. [b][u]The Five Tribes[/u][/b] The five tribes come form the same continent, and while they are very different they are all technically of the same race. [b]Norsirai[/b] The typically blond-haired, light-eyed, fair-skinned tribe predominantly concentrated in the northern edge of the continent. Their language is known as Nord. Although they mostly live on the northern fringes, they were once the dominant civilization. [b]Ketyai[/b] The typically dark-haired, brown-eyed, olive-skinned tribe predominantly concentrated in the southern, western, and eastern part of the continent. Their language is known as common. The Ketyai are the largest tribe of Men and currently the dominant civilization. [b]Satyothi[/b] The black-skinned, black-haired but green-eyed tribe predominantly concentrated in the southwestern nation of Zeüm and the southern extremities of the continent. The Satyothi merchants and nobles are among the most wealthy individuals in the world. Their language is known as Zeuri. [b]Scylvendi[/b] The dark-haired, pale-eyed, and fair-skinned tribe predominantly concentrated in the Steppes of the continent. Their language is known as Skaaric. The Scylvendi are pastoral nomads and very isolated from the other human cultures. When they make war, they are known for their savagery, cruelty, and mercilessness. [b]Xiuhianni[/b] The black-haired, olive-skinned tribe that still dwells beyond the Great Sea, who did not migrate to the continent with the other four tribes. Some of the Ketyai on the eastern fringes of the new continent have some racial characteristics of Xiuhianni, as they overlap. [b][u]Demihumans[/u][/b] Demihumans are definitely less common, with the exception of halflings, as they are not native to the area or likely to end up there in great numbers. Racial tensions are intended to be high. There are rich dwarves that rule a desert kingdom on the other side of the world. All about gold and riches and such. Poor human children are taught that dwarves are the way they are because greed makes them short and petty and fat. Elves live near the coasts and tend to be merchants, pirates, fishers, etc. Often thrown insults about having come from the ocean and actually being mermaids or harpies or similar. Gnomes are tinkers and thieves. People are superstitious about offending them because they tend to have family that finds out and they tend to be vengeful. Halflings have been oppressed for years and while they have lived peaceful lives in the past and are not enslaved any longer some of them now have a deep need for vengeance against their once oppressors. I'd likely allow a lot of out of the box races as well, but some limitations. Like no dragonborn or lizardfolk types, or goblins or orcs or other things. [/QUOTE]
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