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Message: <blockquote data-quote="scadgrad" data-source="post: 1554431" data-attributes="member: 766">Vargo & Ferret Guy,Looks like both of your charaters are from Dortlund (IIRC you chose Fearless as a HBF) so it makes sense that your PCs would speak Dortish. The Hudan tongue is COMMON for this particular campaign so you get it for free. Weird that you'd have to "pay for" your native tongue so just take it for free. It's a loophole in the campaign that I will try to address in the next re-write.What makes the Dorts so fearlessWell, for one thing they are a hearty folk who have held off the Hudan for generations. Hudan longboats have rarely succeeded in raids along the shores of Dortlund. Much of this can be attributed to the warrior spirit of the Dorts, themselves every bit as violent as their northern kin, the Hudan. In the days of the Empire, when the humans of Braxus worshipped the Old Gods, Bhaal & Pavaliene were the principal dieties. These two dieties are still admired and play into the local culture & folklore in ways that are tolerated by the now, firmly entrenched Mother Church. During the reign of the Assydians, the Dorts were the most difficult-to-conquer of the peoples of the Middle Kingdoms. In truth, Assydian control over the region was tenuous at best and the Dorts continue to be quite proud of this. Their austere society produced both shield maidens and warriors of considerable tenacity.In many ways, the coming of the Church only served to unify the Dorts. The peaceful tenents of the religion have smoothed away the rough edges, but there is a strong following for St. Genevieve. The Knights of the Bitter Rose (Paladins and clerics who follow the example of St. Genevieve the martyr) are revered in Dortlund as near living saints. In truth, Braxus draws heavily upon a wide range of Western European archetypes and mythos. Seen in that light, the Dorts would be best described as equal parts Dark Ages Germanic tribes, mixed w/ the warrior ethos of Sparta.Hope that helps.</blockquote>

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