(1) How dependent on cattle or other livestock are the Right Hand
Doraddi of Jolar? I understand that the bulk of the Doraddi population
live a nomadic life, swapping meat for farm produce with the older,
sedentary population of the oases. But I can hardly find any references
to Doraddi herding practices, except for a single phrase in the
"Pamaltela: A Visitor's Guide" summary in Tales #11, so I'm wondering
how much of the meat comes from herding and how much from hunting. Is
their a single, RW analog culture that would help me fill in the
blanks?
(2) What is the vegetation like in Jolar? GoG speaks of "rolling
grasslands"; so do most of the articles in Tales #11. The Jolar excerpt
from the Pamaltela book says, however, that the plain is covered by
ground cover, "but includes no grass-type plants." Does the Jolar
article represent a more current idea? If so, do the various species of
Pamaltelan ground cover play the same role as grasses? Can livestock
graze adequately on them? If the plains aren't savanna (which pretty
much implies grass), what are they? Scrublands?
(3) What is at the root of the Arbennan tribes' conflict with the
Kresh? Is it simply about territory? Political independence? Culture
(walking vs. wagons)? Religion (new gods worshipped in or alongside the
Pamalt pantheon)? Is there a mythic conflict involved? Something else?
The Kresh empire, "based on trust and custom rather than conquest and
domination," doesn't seem like a particularly threatening enemy. Does
anyone have any insights into Kresh society or religion that might shed
light on this?
Thanks for your help!
James A. Holden (jaholden_at_sprynet.com)
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