> Nils said:
>
> >I can't remember the name, but there was a caste in southern
> > India (Kerala) where the women ruled the clans and the men
> > were mercernaries who hired out to both sides of conflicts
> > and fought ritualized champions' battles to settle the issue.
>
> >They were also the creators of kalaripayat, said to be the
> >oldest martial art in the world.
>
> That sounds closer to what I remember. It might make for an
interesting
> Orlanthi clan.
Sounds like a perfect Esrolian clan to me!
- Women rule the clan? check!
- Men may follow unusual gods to win the women's favor? check!
- Use of mercenaries and fairly formalized warfare? check!
Not that they couldn't be Heortling or Tarshite, just that it would
make for a really interesting group of Esrolians for Heortling heroes
to encounter :)
--Bryan