>Oranor is described as "a small barbarian kingdom, sometimes in the past
>part of either Jonatela or Loskalm".
>
>What does the barbarian kingdom mean in this context? Does it mean that
>lifebringer worship is the major religion here? Are the people organized
>into clans and tribes, with an overking?
RQ3 defines barbarians as "organized, but their communities do not develop powerful central governments." If I remember my university class on civilization, it's defined as 4 levels of hierarchy. So Oranor would have a king who presides over no more than two other levels of leaders. (I think there would be informal leaders, such as heads of bloodlines or steads.)
RQ3 also distinguished between cultural type and religion, so lifebringer worship is by no means implied. (Though looking at the map of Orlanthi worship in Gods of Glorantha, it would be a place of storm worship.)
>This "small" kingdom has a population of 310,000, which makes it the size
>of Sartar!
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