This is really interesting to me.
If we presume an average spread among the Six Great Tribes - Impala, High Llama, Rhino, Bison, Sable, Morocanth - we come to some very small numbers at the Dawn per tribe. I wonder how many herd beasts there are? I presume far more wild beasts. When we then wonder how many wild herdmen there might be we could easily imagine a Prax where the vast majority of "humans" are Herdmen.
We also might imagine how many Oasis people there might be at the Dawn. Even a few hundred per Oases makes them significant compared to the nomad bands that might turn up.
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> On 24 Mar 2013, at 15:05, Glass <glass_at_...> wrote:
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> > Waha is "occasionally less popular than some religions among the peoples."
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> Perhaps a way of viewing this is the population of the Nomads.
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> 3K Dawn 0 ST (source - The Guide)
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> 14K End of the First Age 500 ST
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> 88K End of the Second Age 1100 ST
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> 420K Now 1620 ST (source - The Guide)
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> Please note that these calculations are based on a standard population growth equation, that does not take into account, wars, migration etc. This represents a growth rate of 0.305%. The one I use is here http://www.metamorphosisalpha.com/ias/population.php
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> Waha is much less likely to be a minority cult now due to numbers. But earlier on with less nomads, there is the possibility of more variability.
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