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<blockquote data-quote="EzekielRaiden" data-source="post: 9582502" data-attributes="member: 6790260">Jewel of the Desert is an intentionally highly cosmopolitan world--intended to reflect the ethnic diversity found in the Muslim world during the &quot;Islamic Golden Age&quot; and High Medieval period.The Tarrakhuna itself has a population of around 1-2 million people. Slightly less than half of that (about 40%) live in Al-Rakkah, the single largest and most powerful city of the region. A few mid-size cities and many smaller towns exist scattered through the desert, though most are near bodies of water (ocean, rivers, oases, underground water systems, etc.)Humans are only the plurality group, there is no single race that has a majority. If you consider elves, half-elves, humans, half-orcs, and orcs to form one single &quot;ring species&quot;, then collectively they would probably be the majority, but not a massive one (maybe 60% total). Dragonborn and elves are less common than other races, as they tend to come from the temperate &quot;Elf Forests&quot; to the south (that's the name for that region in the Tarrakhuna's common tongue, which is the trade language of this continent.) Dwarves are slightly more common, but not much, as they mostly live in the western mountains or the steppe beyond. Small but extant populations of ogres, minotaurs, goblins, gnomes, and other races also exist. Many humanoids in this land have some amount of genie blood in them, as a result of being descended from mortal slaves kept by the ancient Genie-Rajahs.Orcs and half-orcs are much more common than in other settings, but many of them are nomad tribe people rather than city-folk, so in the cities they're not as common as they might be elsewhere. The only major exceptions are Al-Rakkah itself (where it has been established that at least one formerly-nomadic tribe has chosen to buy property and transition to city-living) and Kafer-Naum, the Temple-City, which is the religious capital of the region and thus draws residents of all races and backgrounds.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="EzekielRaiden, post: 9582502, member: 6790260"] [I]Jewel of the Desert[/I] is an intentionally highly cosmopolitan world--intended to reflect the ethnic diversity found in the Muslim world during the "Islamic Golden Age" and High Medieval period. The Tarrakhuna itself has a population of around 1-2 million people. Slightly less than half of that (about 40%) live in Al-Rakkah, the single largest and most powerful city of the region. A few mid-size cities and many smaller towns exist scattered through the desert, though most are near bodies of water (ocean, rivers, oases, underground water systems, etc.) Humans are only the plurality group, there is no single race that has a majority. If you consider elves, half-elves, humans, half-orcs, and orcs to form one single "ring species", then collectively they would probably be the majority, but not a massive one ([I]maybe[/I] 60% total). Dragonborn and elves are less common than other races, as they tend to come from the temperate "Elf Forests" to the south (that's the name for that region in the Tarrakhuna's common tongue, which is the trade language of this continent.) Dwarves are [I]slightly[/I] more common, but not much, as they mostly live in the western mountains or the steppe beyond. Small but extant populations of ogres, minotaurs, goblins, gnomes, and other races also exist. Many humanoids in this land have some amount of genie blood in them, as a result of being descended from mortal slaves kept by the ancient Genie-Rajahs. Orcs and half-orcs are much more common than in other settings, but many of them are nomad tribe people rather than city-folk, so [I]in[/I] the cities they're not as common as they might be elsewhere. The only major exceptions are Al-Rakkah itself (where it has been established that at least one formerly-nomadic tribe has chosen to buy property and transition to city-living) and Kafer-Naum, the Temple-City, which is the religious capital of the region and thus draws residents of all races and backgrounds. [/QUOTE]

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