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

> From: Jane Williams <janewilliams20@yahoo.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [Glorantha] Re: Ethnic types in the Empire (and
> elsewhere)
>
> One thing we know for definite is that the people of
> Sun County (the real one in Prax, not the almost
> undocumented one in Dragon Pass!) have blonde hair and
> brown eyes. I have no idea whether this extends to
> other Solar types, but I would expect it to.

That's interesting. I assume the Sun County people kept themselves pretty separate from the local population?

Dara Happens are blond with brown eyes? I presume the blond is for magical links with the sun. I could be sold on that.

> ISTR that long after all the artists had drawn
> Heortlings as roughly European, Greg said that he'd
> always intended them to be dark skinned. (shrug)

Really? Interesting. I cannot help but note that Mikko put Chloranithor bay as the Mediterranean, and that is where the modern Heortlings came from.

A bit
> late (several decades late) to change it now in
> Generally Accepted Glorantha, but no reason why you
> shouldn't borrow the idea for yours, if you can see a
> reason for it.

I'd probably keep them fairly consistent with GAG.

> There is a real-world correlation between high
> temperature climates and dark skin, for reasons to do
> with vitamin production, but Glorantha is more likely
> to have a magical reason for skin colour.

True. I think that is more interesting in many ways, although I wouldn't want it too rigid. Especially in anywhere there is Empire, as that tends to promote mixing.

> Except for Esrolian Humakti who wear black silk and a
> lot of lace :)

Silk is hot. I'd put them in something similar but that breathes better. :) But I do like Urban Esrolia as having a tendency to elaborate dress, and the Humakti there no different.

(Side note, which is the "Perfectly loyal companion" subcult of the Humakti again? I just got sucked into reading a trilogy that had a character who was pretty much exactly that.)

LC Received on Mon 02 Oct 2006 - 17:33:33 EEST