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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Phlebas" data-source="post: 4455126" data-attributes="member: 23810">I've approached it from a different view as my homebrew is set in the 'dark ages' after the collapse of the human empire. although the empire was multi-cultural its now reverting to distinct racial / tribal lands. the largest cities have small communities of most races, but the majority of elves, dwarves, gnomes and goblins live in their own lands. (Halflings are nomads IMC)one of the background themes is the 'balkanisation' of the human races, in the time of the empire it was considered a mark of pride to be descended from both of the two original cultures that merged to form the empire (most nobles had to trace their heritage back to both archaic noble families). now a new influx of northerners (~viking) have set up a 'racially pure' fundamentalist kingdom and started enslaving non-humans and non-northmen. this kicks off a revival of the western (~indus valley / arab) culture with the imperials (~mediterranean) caught in between.so in answer, some cities are still melting pots but the theme of slow decay means that outsiders are always viewed with suspicion and the amount of non-natives in each city will dwindle over time...</blockquote>