Beyond Jeff's political details about Pithdaros, I want to try to flesh the pithdarans out some.
Pithdarans are agimori : tall, strong, RW massai-like. They walk proudly. They despise any sign of weakness such as reliance on others. They abhor slavery, the greatest and most shameful weakness of all. They dress like malkioni, down to caste-related colors. Only a few details still show their ancestral origins : their horali fight without heavy armour and have no cavalry, and their talari sit on ornamented stools and not thrones.
In the nine centuries since they landed on Genertela, the pithdarans have gone through a lot ; this transformed them from agimori hunter/gatherers to sophisticated malkioni who venerate under the Pithdaran Church's wing.
First, they landed only a few years (seasons ?) after Tanien's Victory. They were one of the first people to cross the seas just after it was cleared of waertaegi, and saw many strange and wondrous things. In fact, some say they must have placated Magasta to cross. So they might not have needed Dormal's secrets that much indeed. To this day, many are great sailors and captains, and many man the fleets of Pasos.
Second, they saw the destruction of Seshenela firsthand, and many of them died in 1049. They do hate the luathans and non-humans, as good malkioni do. Their champion Yomili did indeed fight the GLs very hard and they take pride in this. Unaligned sorcerers are rare in Pithdaros, and never far away from a torch-throw (on their funeral pyre). But many pithdarans were at the front of GL expansionism for almost three centuries, a fact that is conveniently forgotten today. Pithdarans are touchy on the subject of their past.
Despite their very strict malkionism, pithdarans still venerate Saint Hrestol and the whole concept of Knighthood : "Be The Best You Can Be" fits perfectly with their pamaltelan traditions. There are pithdaran "overmen" who master the skills of all castes and are an example to their people. This is anathema to the seshnegi.
D'you gents want to add anything ?
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