I really liked my interperatation, that the Heortlanders were
essentially like their northern sartarite cousins but had been
heavily influenced in culture and language and stuff by the Esvulari/
Rokari/etc. Hence when my players ended up in Whitewall they still
felt like they were 'abroad'. This was the impression I got from the
RQ3 books, which may or may not still be canon.
However, I understand 'current thinking' is that the Orlanthi live in
the hills and the western type folk live in the towns and only meet
on market day and are mutually mistrustfull of each other. I don't
think this conflicts in any meaningful way with RQ3 stuff, but is
contrary to the impression I got from that material.
The latest unfinished work by Jeff and Greg gives all of the answers
on this I believe.
Regards
Rob
wrote:
>
> I'm looking at the differences and similarities there in 1600 ST,
and
> wondering what should be the most obvious ones coming from Sartar to
> Heortland.
>
> The Esvulari are different of course, but they are the southernmost
> tribe, so their influence up north would be very low. I remember
> something about them having a presense and influense in the coastal
> areas and the cities (why is this?) even up north though. Are they
> more of a sailing culture than the heortlings? Do the heortlings of
> Heortland have any viking style boat-building and sailing
traditions?
>
> The presense of the pharaoh is obvious, but Sartar also has a
powerful
> unifying presense in his kingdom. I'm not sure if the living god
> harmonising trade and magic is all that alien to the sartarites, at
> least in his concrete effects.
>
> Am I missing something obvious? I guess there's a big difference
> between the bustling and urban coast, and with the more traditional
> highlands up near the Stormwalk mountains.
>
> -Adept
>