I have the Dara Happan translation:
"The Orlanthi are hardly people, with black, brown, reddish or perhaps just dirty hair, and pale mud coloured skin. Their eyes are putrid green, cow pat brown, loathesome grey or rancid orange, rimmed with bloodshot pink. Men and women do not bother to cut their hair; men and some women grow beards and mustaches. Women's hair is mostly on their head, uncovered but can be seen loose, braided or tied up in a tangled knot, on their legs, backs, and on their feet. Women and, to a lesser extent men because they already look so stupid, use gaudy pigments on their faces to make them look like clowns and demons. Both genders are permanently scarred with markings of incest group, occult degradation and other symbols of barbaric impiety."
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> > So... Do Orlanthis look like Northern Europeans, or can I devise any skin and hair colour for them? I am more particularly interested (as always) by Umathings.
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> No, the Orlanthi do not look like Northern Europeans. Just go to your copy of Sartar: Kingdom of Heroes, and turn to page 22. Assuming you have temporarily misplaced your copy, here's the pertinent text:
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> "The Orlanthi are a hardy people with black, brown, or reddish hair, and olive skin. Their eyes are green, brown, grey or orange. Men and women grow their hair long; men often grow beards and mustaches. Women's hair is usually uncovered and can be worn loose, braided or tied up in a bun. Women and, to a lesser extent, men, use kohl and other pigments to outline their eyes and lips.
> Both genders are tattooed with markings of clan, cult initiation and other symbols of magical importance."
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> Jeff
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