Recently I have been working on background information for a campaign set along the coast of Teshnos and among the Sofali Islands. In the course of this I have been considering the Embyli of Fethlon and the islands. THese are some of the conclusions that I have come to:
1 The size of the Fethlon jungle suggested to me that there is likely to be more than a single queendom within it. I am currently considering about eight with an additional one on Trowjang. There is also a small queendom of Brown Elves in the northern reaches of the jungle.
2 The queendoms are likely to engage in a style of warfare (yes, between themselves) which is similar to that carried out by the Maya on the Yucatan peninsula. These wars are not based in territorial gains but in the gathering of prestige which works both for the individual and for the queendom.
3 Cities which have been abandoned by the Teshnans, and reclaimed by the jungle have been taken over by the Yellow Elves. They have not cleared the cities, simply moved into them. It is in these ruins that the queendoms display those markers of their prestige ( I picture these as being similar to the stele of the Maya, but in the form of beautiful plants that bare some form of marker indicative of the successes of the queendom and its clans).
4 The Yellow Elves are likely to have a much closer connection to the cult of Alio (Yelmalio) than other groups of elves. This is either an influence from Teshnos or is the reason the there are good relations with Teshnos.
5 The Teshnans are in the unenviable situation of having to buy off the Embyli with the payment of tribute ( I got this idea from the digest and I would like to that the person who suggested it, sorry I can't remember who it was at this moment). This suggests a more aggressive stance on the part of the elves than is found in other parts of Genertela. It is likely to be tied to the great lethargy of the people of Teshnos.
I would be interested to hear what people might think of these ideas.
Anthony
End of Glorantha Digest V3 #233
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