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Tuesday, January 24, 2023

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

RollHair Color   RollSkin Color   RollEye Color
01-10   Black/Sable01-05Pale White01-05Light Blue
11-25Brunette        06-15Fair06-15Blue
26-40Brown16-30Bronze16-30Gray
41-53Chestnut31-45Olive31-50Gray-Green
54-60Auburn46-50Yellow51-65Green
61-67Red51-65Light Brown66-75Green-Brown
68-74Strawberry Blonde66-80Red76-80Hazel
75-81Blonde81-85Brown81-85Dark Brown
82-86Platinum Blonde86-90Dark Brown86-90Amber
87-95White/Gray91-95Ebony91-95Violet
96-100Exotic*96-100Exotic*96-100Exotic*
* 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

RollHair Color   RollSkin Color   RollEye Color
01-60   Black/Sable01-20Pale White01-10Light Blue
61-70Brunette        21-30Fair11-25Blue
71-80Brown31-35Bronze26-40Gray
81-85Chestnut36-40Olive41-45Gray-Green
86-88Auburn41-55Yellow46-53Green
89-90Red56-60Light Brown54-61Green-Brown
91-92Strawberry Blonde61-65Red62-69Hazel
93-94Blonde66-70Brown70-74Dark Brown
95-96Platinum Blonde71-80Dark Brown75-89Amber
97-98White/Gray81-95Ebony90-97Violet
99-100Exotic*96-100Exotic*98-100Exotic*
* Roll on the Exotic Hair, Skin or Eye Color Table


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