Feudal Wilderlands: Cultures IV - the minor cultures

 

     The Wilderlands around the City State of the Invincible Overlord includes in the minor cultures of the Orichalan's, who claim to be the earliest humans along the Roglaroon, and the clans of Duneal Rangers in the Dearthwood.

Duneal 

The culture of the foresters of Dearthwood, strongly influenced by Elven culture.  They are consummate woodsmen, organized on clan lines.  Most of the clan chieftains have been granted minor titles of nobility by the Overlord.  The culture is flavored as Gaelic.

Duneal is the elven dialect spoken by the foresters of Dearthwood.  People with this background receive Common as a free language, although if they have an Intelligence penalty or are unable to learn more than one language, they really speak a horrible patois.  Duneal characters tend to be smaller and thinner than normal, receiving a -1 modifier on all height and weight rolls.

The Duneal know they are a people of great warriors, wisdom and songs. Others see them as crazy humans who choose to live next to the Orcs of the Purple Claw in the Dearthwood, and who are led by witches and druids of great power. They will agree that Duneal bards are favorites in the City State.

Duneal 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	06-15	Fair	06-15	Blue
26-40	Brown	16-30	Bronze	16-30	Gray
41-53	Chestnut	31-45	Olive	31-50	Gray-Green
54-60	Auburn	46-50	Yellow	51-65	Green
61-67	Red	51-65	Light Brown	66-75	Green-Brown
68-74	Strawberry Blonde	66-80	Red	76-80	Hazel
75-81	Blonde	81-85	Brown	81-85	Dark Brown
82-86	Platinum Blonde	86-90	Dark Brown	86-90	Amber
87-95	White/Gray	91-95	Ebony	91-95	Violet
96-100	Exotic*	96-100	Exotic*	96-100	Exotic*

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

Orichalan 

The remnants of the original human tribes living east of the Majestic Mountains and north of the Roglaroon,  They now wander the area in small family groups, hunting and gathering while trading for minor items - and are often accused of being thieves, much like Gypsies. 

Orichalan is the language of the nomads of the Moonraker Moors.  People with this background receive Common as a free language, although if they have an Intelligence penalty or are unable to learn more than one language, they really speak a horrible patois.  Orichalans tend to be smaller and thinner than normal, they receive a -2 modifier on all height and weight rolls.

Orichalans will say their ancestors saw the Tharbians sneaking in from the West and the Altanians pushing up from the South, always forcing the First People out of the Good Lands. Now they live in scattered migrant families, mostly north of the Roglaroon, travelling back to the Moonraker Moors to meet each other, exchanging news and arranging marriages every three to five years - 'when the stars are in the right places.' Others take little or notice of them, except to make sure they have left the village by nightfall, known thieves that they are.

Duneal Culture Background Physical Appearance Distribution

Roll	Hair Color	Roll	Skin Color	Roll	Eye Color
01-60	Black/Sable	01-20	Pale White	01-10	Light Blue
61-70	Brunette	21-30	Fair	11-25	Blue
71-80	Brown	31-35	Bronze	26-40	Gray
81-85	Chestnut	36-40	Olive	41-45	Gray-Green
86-88	Auburn	41-55	Yellow	46-53	Green
89-90	Red	56-60	Light Brown	54-61	Green-Brown
91-92	Strawberry Blonde	61-65	Red	62-69	Hazel
93-94	Blonde	66-70	Brown	70-74	Dark Brown
95-96	Platinum Blonde	71-80	Dark Brown	75-89	Amber
97-98	White/Gray	81-95	Ebony	90-97	Violet
99-100	Exotic*	96-100	Exotic*	98-100	Exotic*

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

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