Cultures

Race isn't everything; people tend to flock together by many other factors, including shared language, origin, or creed. The race of Man, in particular, seems keen on this idea; there are a great many cultures and ethnicities of Man, most of which are far older than today's nations, and more meaningful.

The Race of Man

There are three major culture groups of Man: Tirrith-Ascadian, Ahrimid, and Juni. This essential split marks a divergence of the migratory patterns of Man going all the way back to his original arrival in Tellandor, over eight thousand years ago.

By now, of course, those major groups have long since diverged within themselves, yielding a larger array of minor cultural groups. These so-called "minor" groups are quite distinct; each culture has its own values, customs, and shared history, transcending boundaries of nationality and even language.

A working map of all cultures of Man:

Culture Personality Physical Traits Origin Language Age
Tirrith-Ascadian group

~ Ascadian

cultured, metropolitan, technologically advanced

olive skin, fair hair, bright eyes

The Ascade Ascadian

8000+ years

~ Tirrith

pioneering, industrious, agrarian

pale skin, red/brown hair, green eyes

Old Tirnor Tirsh

8000+ years

~ Dennic

resourceful, crafty, thoughtful

pale skin, dark hair, dark eyes

Old Dennoth Dennic

6500 years

~ Uldennic

haughty, staid, willful

light bronze skin, black hair, blue eyes

Uldenor Uldennic

5000 years

~ Obrith

devout, honest, severe

lighter skin, variable hair and eyes

Oathkeep Obrin

1196 years

Ahrimid group

~ Ahrimin

nomadic, tribal, reclusive

dark brown skin, black hair, blue eyes

The Zaraqhar Karse

7000+ years

~ Sailleen

metropolitan, enterprising, excessive

medium brown skin, dark hair, blue or brown eyes

Saillonne Sailleen

3500+ years

Juni group

~ Hin

storied, independent, well-traveled

light bronze skin, black hair, dark eyes

Junean Holds Hinjo

8000+ years

~ Turg

storied, independent, well-traveled

light bronze skin, black hair, dark eyes

Junean Holds Hinjo

8000+ years

~ Tong

reclusive, mystical, reverent

bronze skin, black hair, dark eyes

Tatung Tongyuk

Dev Notes

Three major groups:

  • Eastern/KotS/Tirrith-Ascadi-Uldennic
  • Southern/Ahrimid
  • Juni

Eastern

The boats came from the east. They probably diverged before landing. The initial landings were in Ascadia and Tirnor.

Ascadians:

  • The original Ascadian civilization rose and fell long before modern Ascadia.
  • The Avilan civilization was a backwater when the true Ascadian civilization fell, but they've since laid claim to their legacy.

Tirrith:

  • The Tirrith people landed on the shores of Tirnor. Their experience was largely differentiated from the Ascadians by the presence of other races, chiefly the elves.
  • Expansion was mostly limited to the River Arodh (the mouth of which is currently guarded by Tir Garod) and its tributaries. Delving deeply into the forest was a great way to get sniped by elves. This phenomenon led to the original name for the race of Man in elvish: ''quel amon'n'', "people of the rivers" which devolved into the word "Man". Funny how that works.
  • In the Age of Legends, the time before the Druids began to record history (prior to c.3500 BGC), there arose a great warrior: Daen, or Dane, or Dunn, depending on your language of preference. Per legend, he led a mighty host to the hills that would become Dennoth, in the first major seizure of deep lands from the elves.
    • He and his descendants would rule a mighty kingdom before falling to internecine conflict, probably due to elvish influence.
    • These legends, curiously enough, speak of human-elvish cross-breeding as if it were possible. The kings of Daen Orth were famously elf-blooded, living exceptionally long lives, though ever plagued by elvish magicks and curses.
  • Once the hills were conquered, the fertile lands of Gallurth lay open to mankind. Bit by bit, the lands were lost

So the real question is: did the people of the Godhand get there in their own ships, or did they migrate across land? Or were they moved there? Hmm.

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