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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Snapdragyn" data-source="post: 1850642" data-attributes="member: 12432">IMC, I've based some of the races on RL, & designed others myself for my 'sky-island world' homebrew. The main races & their relationships are (note that for some of the less widespread races, race & culture are virtually synonamous):Hjelan: These are the fierce Nordic tribes of the northwest. Few are found in 'civilized' lands today, & their once-proud warrior culture has degenerated into weak tribes who rarely manage even minor raids. At one time they ruled all of the small continent of Galor & almost 1/4 of the main continent (Terathilon), & introduced the first system of writing & formal education to the area. It's rumored that an extremely advanced Hjelan civilization persists in an unknown area to the west, beyond the small shards & floating ice of the Fordning.Features: Pale complexion; strong jawlines & squared faces; blue or brown eyes; blond, red, or brown hair.Riuskan: The descendants of the ancient Hjelans in Tabol (the portion of Terathilon which they formerly ruled). Cultures range from nomadic plainsdwellers in the north to the byzantine remnants of a former vast empire in the west to a thriving confederation of southern citystates.Features: Pale complexion; faces less squared than the ancestral Hjelan, with moderately chiseled cheekbones; mostly brown eyes (blue often aesthetically valued); red or brown hair.Kapsche: Another branch of the Hjelan line, these are the 'half-giants' (not as per the psionic race, though) of the mountains south of Tabol. Mostly nomadic, though the southernmost tribes have recently (past 200 years) settled the Ngoli region of the former Davelian Empire where they have adopted aspects of that xenophobic culture (a frightening prospect for their neighbors).Features: Pale to tan complexion; tall, barrel-chested, thick-browed; hirsute; brown eyes & hair.Irigan/Mynkosi: The 'proper' name of this race depends on who you ask. Swarthy seafarers said to have originated in the warmer south, they now dwell among the plentiful islands & mild coasts of the northern (temperate) Sea which fills the center of Terathilon. Hints of Irigan ancestry can still be seen among the southern islanders today, mixed with Davelian traits.Features: Olive-tanned; brown or black eyes; black hair.Ghozar: An offshoot of the Irigans, this is the common race of the northeastern portion of Terathilon, Ghoz. Mostly 'civilized' nations, with one nomadic group of tribes.Features: Lack the olive complexion of the Irigans, but tan with exposure to sun; hair mostly brown but blond not uncommon; eyes any color.Davelian: Originating from the southern Irigans, this race conquered most of Kysar (the southwestern portion of Terathilon), as well as portions of the southeast & scattered small shards beyond. No longer united in a single vast empire, most Davelians today dwell in free nations with varying degrees of multiracial peace or strife.Features: Golden-tan complexion; hair golden-brown; eyes green, brown, or black.Kysari: The original race of Kysar. Mastered the arcane prior to any other human race (unless one believes the fanciful tales of an ancient Aulduun civilization). No advanced purely Kysari civilizations remain in Kysar, though there are rumors of strange things in the isolated land of Zadaru to the east -- the one Kysari nation never conquered by the Davelians.Features: Dark brown or black complexion; eyes black; hair black & curly.Aulduun: Limited today to the fertile river valleys of the Valunds, the Aulduun take pride in claims that they were the first human race to master arcane magic. They are less likely to mention the rest of the tale, that they destroyed their own nation with the disastrous results of their hunger for greater power, flooding a vast area & creating the brackish moors of the Broenfens.Features: Dark brown complexion; chiseled cheekbones; eyes black; hair black in women, usually shaved in men.Dandin: The strange 'elf-men' of the eastern continent (Brennan Llyd) & two neighboring mid-sized shards. Frequently psionic. The remaining Dandin on Brennan Llyd itself are much reduced in number, though fiercely proud of their past achievements.Features: Pale complexion; slightly shorter than average humans; often strikingly beautiful; eyes any human color; hair the same, usually very fine.Khavron: Accustomed to the long nights of Spin & Tumble, this offshoot of the Dandin is a very 'goth'-looking race.Features: Extremely pale complexion; eyes mostly black; hair black or (rarely) pure white.Barrine: The other race of Brennan Llyd, originating in the south. Today found throughout most of that continent except the extreme northeast & southeast; have also spread to some neighboring shards. One ancient expansion even managed to colonize eastern Terathilon, where their descendants have mixed with the Ghozar in some regions. Even more frequently psionic than the Dandin. Features: Black complexion; eyes black; hair black or (rarely) blond, straight.In addition, there are at least 3 major 'off-map' races (corresponding to Aztec, Arabian, & Chinese); I'll probably also use the Imskar as an Underdark offshoot of the Aulduun.</blockquote>

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