> Theo
>
> >It'd be great if we could make some distinction between various major Dragon
> >Pass-region Orlanthi groups (Tarsh vs. Sartar vs. Sairdite, at least).
> >Norse vs. germanic (Gothic?) would make sense. Adept, what about Ralios,
> >etc.
>
> For East Ralios, I often use Irish names, butchered to sound like
> they are spelled (i.e. as if spelled in English, not Irish); I
> typically simplify the spelling further, to help disguise their
> origin.
Interesting. I just watched a documentary about the volcano Krakatao, and how it destabilized and destroyed cultures in the sixth century. There was an Irish or Welsh historian reading a poem in one of britains celtic languages. It sounded really neat... propably a good source for the Ralians. I think I'll adopt that too.
> Mikko
>
> >KoDP is a much loved source of inspiration, but I think it only whows
> >the Chiefs stead. A computer game has it's limits for the sake of
> >playability and clarity.
>
> True, but...
>
> >Infact it has left me thinking. In KoDP the temples are outside the
> >fortifications. This must be a game artefact though. Maybe the Humakti
> >would have their own little fort...
>
> Temples are outside the fortifications on purpose. The Ernalda temple
> is near her fields, and Uralda's near her pastures. The temples
> inside the "town" are the professionals (Issaries, Lhankor Mhy).
>
> BTW, the temple designs are by Simon Bray; a back burner project is
> to post his original sketches online, since they're considerably
> larger than the final images.
Oooooh! Please do. Hard-drives are so cheap these days. I hope you can put them up in fairly high-res.
The temples outside fortifications still make me wonder. How do you protect them from attackers then? Other orlanthi of course won't defile temples, but there's trolls, beastfolk, praxians, chaos...
-Adept
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