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Sunday, January 8, 2023

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

RollHair Color   RollSkin Color   RollEye Color
01-60Black/Sable01-02Pale White01-05Light Blue
61-70Brunette        03-05Fair06-15Blue
71-80Brown06-10Bronze16-25Gray
81-85Chestnut11-15Olive26-30Gray-Green
86-88Auburn16-17Yellow31-40Green
89-90Red18-22Light Brown41-45Green-Brown
91-92Strawberry Blonde23-82Red46-65Hazel
93-94Blonde83-87Brown66-80Dark Brown
95-96Platinum Blonde88-92Dark Brown81-90Amber
97-98White/Gray93-95Ebony91-95Violet
99-100Exotic*96-100Exotic*96-100Exotic*
* 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

RollHair Color   RollSkin Color   RollEye Color
01-10Black/Sable01-05Pale White01-05Light Blue
11-25Brunette        06-20Fair06-10Blue
26-40Brown21-35Bronze11-15Gray
41-55Chestnut36-50Olive16-30Gray-Green
56-70Auburn51-55Yellow31-45Green
71-74Red56-70Light Brown46-60Green-Brown
75-78Strawberry Blonde71-80Red61-75Hazel
79-84Blonde81-85Brown76-85Dark Brown
85-88Platinum Blonde86-90Dark Brown86-90Amber
89-94White/Gray91-95Ebony91-95Violet
95-100Exotic*96-100Exotic*96-100Exotic*
* Roll on the Exotic Hair, Skin or Eye Color Table


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