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Message: <blockquote data-quote="crazy_monkey1956" data-source="post: 3812040" data-attributes="member: 49514">Why certainly...just need to switch mental gears...I've been playing with a new toy.   <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> Emiran culture is based loosely off of Arabian Nights style middle eastern culture, with a dose of modern Islamic influence.  Contrary to most D&D fantasy cultures, the genders are not equal in the Emirates.  Females are essentially property to be used, bartered, traded, etc.Nyrazha likely knows and possibly even accepts that her father sees her as something to be married off to someone of influence to increase his own status.  All that being said, the spirituality of the Emirates plays a central role in their culture and politics.  At the time Lord Noran's War is set, the Earth and Water castes are waning in power as Thay sends devils to the elemental planes to assassinate the genies of those elements.  Currently, the four castes are balanced in political influence, but the Fire Caste is poised to seize power in a military coup if the war effort doesn't turn back in Emiran favor.What else would you like to know?</blockquote>