Feudal Wilderlands: Cultures II - Altanian & Tharbian

The two cultures which have contributed the most to the 'Common' culture of the City State of the Invincible Overlord 

Altanian 

The barbarians living in the plains and jungles south of the Roglaroon. They tend to be taller and heavier than normal. Many of them still live as nomadic tribesmen, many others have been (rather forcibly) made into serfs and peasants for the nobility who have been granted the lands by the Overlord. They tend to favor things like trial by combat. Think of them along the lines of German tribes across the Rhine from the Romans.

The Altanian language is one of the three languages that Common developed out of.People with this background culture receive Common as a free language. Altanians tend to be taller and larger than normal, therefore they receive a +1 on all rolls to determine height and weight. They tend towards dark hair, ruddyskin and brown eyes. Rather xenophobic, they show slightly fewer traces of intermingling with other races than most cultures.

Altanian Culture Background Physical Appearance Distribution

Roll	Hair Color	Roll	Skin Color	Roll	Eye Color
01-60	Black/Sable	01-02	Pale White	01-05	Light Blue
61-70	Brunette	03-05	Fair	06-15	Blue
71-80	Brown	06-10	Bronze	16-25	Gray
81-85	Chestnut	11-15	Olive	26-30	Gray-Green
86-88	Auburn	16-17	Yellow	31-40	Green
89-90	Red	18-22	Light Brown	41-45	Green-Brown
91-92	Strawberry Blonde	23-82	Red	46-65	Hazel
93-94	Blonde	83-87	Brown	66-80	Dark Brown
95-96	Platinum Blonde	88-92	Dark Brown	81-90	Amber
97-98	White/Gray	93-95	Ebony	91-95	Violet
99-100	Exotic*	96-100	Exotic*	96-100	Exotic*

* Roll on the Exotic Hair, Skin or Eye Color Table

Tharbian 

The culture of the bulk of the commoners in the City State and many of the nobles.  It has many superficial similarities to Viridian through long association with the conquerors, yet the culture is quite distinct and most Tharbians would resent being mistaken for Viridians.

Tharbian is one of the three languages that Common developed out of, spoken by the peasantry north of the Roglaroon and east of WItches Court Marshes, along with their hillmen cousins in the area.  People with this background receive Common as a free language.  Tharbians tend to be thinner than normal and receive a -1 on all weight rolls. They tend to have brownish hair, bronze or olive skin tomes and green or brown eyes.

Tharbian Culture Background Physical Appearance Distribution

Roll	Hair Color	Roll	Skin Color	Roll	Eye Color
01-10	Black/Sable	01-05	Pale White	01-05	Light Blue
11-25	Brunette	06-20	Fair	06-10	Blue
26-40	Brown	21-35	Bronze	11-15	Gray
41-55	Chestnut	36-50	Olive	16-30	Gray-Green
56-70	Auburn	51-55	Yellow	31-45	Green
71-74	Red	56-70	Light Brown	46-60	Green-Brown
75-78	Strawberry Blonde	71-80	Red	61-75	Hazel
79-84	Blonde	81-85	Brown	76-85	Dark Brown
85-88	Platinum Blonde	86-90	Dark Brown	86-90	Amber
89-94	White/Gray	91-95	Ebony	91-95	Violet
95-100	Exotic*	96-100	Exotic*	96-100	Exotic*

* Roll on the Exotic Hair, Skin or Eye Color Table

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