On Monday 22 October 2007 10:24 am, Bryan wrote:
> Yes, I've also thought that this would be a fascinating region in
> which to play. The Janube river city states have such a dynamic
> environment, without the single overwhelming theme that dominates some
> of the other areas.
Exactly.
> There is the fact that they are recovering
> economically/population-wise, as the ban lifts and trade resumes. But
> at the same time each group had time to sink more deeply into its own
> ways, and now, being trading cities, they have to interact with each
> other.
Right. It allows you to have the VERY intense forms one gets with isolation but still have them connected and interacting.
> Throw in the two strong religious poles of the Lunar way and
> the Hrestoli religion, versus all the local variants and more unique
> paths, the military/political threats of the larger polities around
> them, the uncertainty of what may yet come out of Charg....it is a
> natural for factions, plots, shifting alliances, and drama.
Yup. I'd even argue some strong Orlanthi aspects, since it is the top end of the Barbarian Belt.
> But I'd like to see the Rathoria fleshed out some too. The Hsunchen
> have not generally been presented from an insider perspective, with
> all the subtle variations, distincitions, and disagreements that shows.
True. Less personally appealing to me, though.
LC
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