>First of all, is there a difference between the term Pelandan and the
>term Spolite in the Second Age? If there is no difference who did the
>Spolites take over?
I think the Spolites should be understood as being a theological bent among the Pelandans (much like Red and White Russians during the Russians during the Civil War).
Thus the Spolites were Pelandans that worshipped Darkness that conquered other Pelandans.
> Was Burntwall the last unconquered city of the
>Pelandans when Syranthir and the ten thousand came to the Oronin valley?
No. Burntwall is Dolebury aka Shardash. It was later built by the Carmanians and burned by the Lunar Empire.
>Second of all, did the ten-thousand intermarry with the Pelandans
>creating a mixed race of Pelandans? Are Carmanians primarily the
>descendants of the ten-thousand? Are the Pelandans who are serfs
>descendants of the Spolites? Are there noble Pelandans who are not
>Carmanians?
The Ten Thousand took Pelandan wives and so the Carmanians are not concerned with the precise racial background. That said there is a strong correlation between your current position in Carmanian society and what your ancestors did in the wars between the Spolites and the Carmanians.
And to the last question, yes, there are people who have obtained Carmanian status (Hazars, Viziers, etc) who do not have ancestors among the Ten Thousand. The Carmanians ennobled natives who were useful and willing to fight for them.
>In short, who did Syranthir protect from the invading Spolites an in
>the second age, after Carmanian law and satrapies are established,
>what is the differencebetween a Carmanian, a Pelandan, a serf and a
>noble? And, are Spolites considered different from any of these?
The invaders are the Ten Thousand, not the Spolites. Syranthir fought for the Pelandans who did not accept the Spolite wisdom.
Carmanian - anybody who (visibly) follows the truth of Idovanus
and has the caste of Hazar, Vizier, Karmanoi or Caram
Pelandan - members of the farmer caste notable for following
traditional Pelandan Beliefs.
Spolite - a Pelandan inhabitant of Spol, a farmer caste who
worships the evil Spolite religion, a Carmanian who
was born in Spol, or a Carmanian who follows the
evil Spolite religion.
The definition of Spolite is intentionally ambiguous. That's because you can't trust them.
--Peter Metcalfe
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