[Glorantha] Ethnic types in the Empire (and elsewhere)

This seems to be almost a tabu in Glorantha, but it's something I need for actual gaming.

What are the ethnic types in the empire? I'm mostly thinking about appearances. It would be nice if those linked to the relevant cultures in some sane manner.

Dara Happan culture seems pretty Persian / Greek in flavour. Parhaps one should assume that the Dara Happans are greek in apprearance?

The whole Pelorian basin should then have people in the same general ethnic flavour. There is some influence from Pent (Mongols), and the West (Arabs, in my Glorantha).

For the Heortlings, I'm going with various scandinavian / germanic / celtic flavours. The Coralinthor bay seem's to be the Mediterainean of Glorantha, so I guess the Calandrans and the Islanders are darker than the heortling ethnic ones.

If one want's some magical significanse, it could be argued that the Esrolians are somewhat more brown (earth colour) since they focus on the worship of the Earth. They also seem to have developed an egyptian flavour into their culture, so parhaps they dress lightly and are very tanned.

Truly dark skinned humans seem mostly restricted to Pamaltela. I'm thinking about African, Australian and South American ethnic types. Pamaltela is a big place, afterall. Of course there are some Agimori in Prax, and I seem to recall some darkskinned types in the West as well.

        -Adept

Thinker, dreamer and adventurer Received on Fri 29 Sep 2006 - 12:47:31 EEST