By Carmanian I mean a person who has accepted the Word of the Prophet and worships in the "Carmanian" way. A "non-Carmanian" would be defined as someone who has *not* personally accepted the message of Carmanos and worships in a (Vizier approved) pre-Carmanian style. All Carmanians are freehold farmers or better by law, unless they are being punished for some terrible misdeed. Most non-Carmanians are peasants, although some are resident foreigners.
My base assumption is that 60% of the overall population of the Western Reaches are Carmanian, and the rest are non-Carmanian. The population of each satrapy is roughly equal. So...
Bindle:
This Satrapy was not absorbed into the Carmanian Empire until the time
of the Bull Shahs. After the fall of Carmania they were independent
again until after the Bindler War, when they were added as a satrapy to
the Western Reaches. Bindle appears to have been on good terms with
their Carmanian neighbors during most of Carmania's history. The
Bindlers are historically antagonistic towards the Spolites, and helped
Shah Nadar go on his western vengeance crusade. The ruling class of
Bindle are/were worshippers of Kereus, elder brother of Bisos - a
popular Carmanian deity. So... The Bindlers are probably less
"Carmanian" than average, but not by too much. How does 55% sound? [-5]
Jhor:
The heart of Old Carmania, Jhor is named after the western homeland of
the Ten Thousand. It was liberated from the Spolites by Carmanos and his
descendants, who then settled down to rule. I would say this means Jhor
has a pretty high Carmanian quotient. Say 65%? [+5]
Spol:
The ancient enemy of Carmanos, Spol was conquered by an ascendant
Carmania and was probably under heavy military occupation for a long
time thereafter. Still, I get the feeling they were never whole-hearted
converts to the Word of the Prophet. I see them as a comparatively small
Carmanian elite ruling a large non-carmanian underclass. How does 50/50
sound? [-10]
Worian:
When the Ten Thousand arrived in Pelanda, this is where they came first.
Brinnus, the city of the Magi, is in Worian and it is here that Carmanos
returned from Castle Blue with the Book of Two. After winning a contest
with Bisos, Carmanos adopted the Bull God's myths to defeat the Emperor
of Spol. Thereafter, Bisos is said to be the Right Hand of Idovanus.
Later, the Bull Shahs came from here (Vanstal, specifically) and ruled
the Carmanian Empire for a hundred years. When Carmania fell, the Blood
Kings War was mostly fought in Worian and the last heir to the throne
died there. Since Bisos is the predominant god here, and Bisos has been
a favored Carmanian deity pretty much from day one, I figure that there
are actually more "Carmanians" in Worian than anywhere else. Say 70% [+10]
Comments?
~Kevin McD
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