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Northmen Northmen rely primarily on agriculture for their food production, and supplement this with hunting. Traditional crops do not grow in the cold Northern Osteth, but some do. Northmen are, in essence, Vikings, and live much like they would, in villages, with a leader, a few fighting men, and then farmers, craftsmen, etc. There is not unity in the Northmen "kingdoms", a "King"'s authority extends only as far as he can enforce it with fighting men loyal to him. Men and women may become warriors, however it is uncommon for women to be full time fighting personnel. No Northman owns lands, but a "King" does hold sway over the land as far as he can enforce his will.
Northmen, male and female, achieve epic proportions. Men and women on average stand close to seven feet in height, but rarely more than seven and a half feet. Women tend to be slightly leaner than men, and most male Northmen weigh over three hundred pounds, often a majority of it muscle mass. All Northmen have blonde hair, and blue eyes, but there is some difference in shades thereof.
Things of note: Pedastery and rape are utterly unkown among Northmen. Though often seen as coarse and brutal by outsiders, Northmen are loyal and faithful to thier kin and comrades. Northmen do not use horses for military purposes, only for farming and other burden purposes. Northmen favor huge weapons, obviously. Great axes, great swords, halberds, long spears, clubs shod with iron bands, and huge long bows are most common. A Northman bow is well able to launch an arrow through two men in full plate, and requires a Northmans' strength to wield. Northmen, male and female, can exhibit a furious, berserker frenzy during battle, called among the Southern peoples: 'Northmans' Rage'. It is something uniquely Northman, and among them it is known as: 'Odins' Blessing'.
Northmen are outright attacked by Southerners. The Northman legacy of raiding the coasts using dragon ships has left a bitter memory in the ignorant, superstitious southern folk.
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Osteth The Osteth populance is much like the people of Europe during the Dark Ages, adhering to the belief of a Monothiestic religion, and living under the rule of Feudal lords. The peasantry is for the large part illiterate and ignorant, believing witches and outsiders can be blamed for poor crops to a rainy day.
Ostethers, as an ethnic group, represent physical characteristics of many of the European peoples, barring Scandinavian peoples and any of the Germanic tribes(the Teutons, Goths, and Germans), as well as Asiatic peoples, as Southern Osteth was conquered and the peoples there have freely mixed and interbred with one another. As such, Ostethers, as an ethnic group, exhibit a wide variety of physiological difference: green eyes, brown eyes, black eyes, brown hair, red hair, black hair, etc. Ostethers, however, never grow taller than six feet, and that is a very, very rare occurance. Females are never greater than five feet and four inches in height. Ostethers are incapable of much muscle mass, and seldom weigh more than one hundred and ninety pounds, except in cases of obesity.
Things of note: Despite considering themselves civilized and advanced, the Osteth people are perhaps the most vile and depraved of the major peoples. Corruption, avarice, and tyranny are now back in full force with Humphrey's death, more than making up for the slight decline during his reign.
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Kubliai Horde This is the name given to the military formation that is the only contact the Osteth people have had with the Kubliai, a nomadic people who make thier living through the raising of herd animals. They are much like Mongols. Of all the primary peoples, the Kubliai are the most equal among genders, as both men and women may becomes leaders, warriors, or religious persons.
Things of Note: The Kubliai are famous for their use of a short, recurved composite bow, and their superb horsemanship. They ride on a small, nimble horses that can easily outmaneouver any other calvalry formations.
Slann
The slann are humanoid lizard beings. In size, the slann range from 6'6" to 6'9" and weigh between 275lbs-350lbs. Their scale color ranges from a deep brown to a bright yellow. Unlike any other race, this is the only race that's eye color changes on variables such as emotion or climate.
The slann are a people whose society is based around the hunt. Most commonly hunted in the deserts is a desert fowl, the emu. They live in tribes, following a single leader--usually the strongest warrior of the tribe. The relatives of the chief take high ranking positions, as well, followed by the hunters. Any magic among this tribe is of ritualistic nature--praying to their gods for gifts to help them. The males take up warrior positions while the females are the priests of the hunt. This race also lives in the desert region of Osteth in underground areas near oasises.
Slann clothing and weaponry are all made from various items found in nature. Weapons are usually large, simple, easy-to-use and mostly either edged or pointed. On average, the slann can take a great deal of pain. They have potential to be good mercenaries or soldiers. Being used to the dry desert climate, they feel uncomfortable in normal Osteth and in the North. It becomes near unbearable in the cold, as they are slowed extreme ammounts and cannot be without fire for more than half a day. Slann characters do not wear traditional armor, as they possess natural scale. Traditional armor is never worn by the slann, but they may don natural materials for protection...such as armor of bone or wood. In addition to becoming deblititated in the climates listed above, slann characters lose this natural armor when exposed to high enough levels of humidity. Their protective scale will grow back with time in a dry enough area.
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Murrn and Lupin A race of cat people they live in southern Osteth. the people are unfriendly to outsiders and would rather keep to themselfs and their own affairs. they are pagen in bleaifs idolizeing animal idols they are skilled with staff like weapons and are very agile. At war with the lupin
A race of dog like people also liveing in southern Osteth. the people are frendly to outsiders but do not permit them to stay long. Also pagen in bleaif they idolize animal idols. These people are skilled with sword like weapons and are regular powerhouses. at war with the Murrn
High Elves
The most common sub-species of elf. When most folk think of elves, they think of High Elves. High elves are an isolationist, secluded lot, and are more than prepared to kill to keep their isolation. They favor bows, light swords, and forest colours. They exhibit no uniform coloration. They are exceedingly haughty, arrogant, and vain. And not without due cause: in far gone antiquity, elves ruled the whole of the world, but their rules was shattered by the beings they consider themselves most above: humans. They construct magical cities, sometimes of material that looks like glass, and by magical means always keep them hidden in the mists. High elves tend to be as small as possible, and inbreeding is high because of the lack of genetic diversity amongst the populations of the cities. Adventurer high elves will most often be exiles, but no less full of hubris than their other brethren.
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