From: ngl28 (ngl28@rz.uni-kiel.d400.de)
Date: Tue 07 Dec 1993 - 15:56:55 EET
Carmania questions:
These were similar to the ones I asked when researching the Aeolian Church.
Invisible Orlanth:
Genertela Book tells us it started as a spirit cult which was led by one of
the Taloned Countess' sons, a half brother to the leading cleric of the
Carmanian heresy, Brostakang Archmoor. I seem to remember that they tell a
tale how Orlanth conquered the Invisible God.
I was told that they were not just another "Stygian" heresy.
The Carmanian heresy write-up was in the RQ4 sorcery draft 1.0, and (as far as I remember) disputed by some.
Carmanian military (John Medway does his finals?):
Nick proposed heavy cavalry in his summary of the Lunar troops. The (in Dragon Pass terms surprisingly weak, 4-3-5-X) Queen's Regiment sponsored by Count Alehandro would be heavy lancers in full chain mail and better. Syranthir Forefront was expelled by the Loskalmi God Learners around 783. At that time the Loskalmi and Seshnegi ought to have had reinforced chainmail available.
Being cut off the Nidan and Seshelan iron supplies, and being a military expedition only, I don't think the Carmanians were overly inventive WRT armour design. Early crusaders' chivalry, or if you want to think in classical comparisons, 6th to 8th century Byzantine Clibanarii or (earlier) Parthians. Shield designs ought to show coats of arms, among which dragon- slaying motifs might be popular (see Dorastor, Sir Javinu).
Their foot auxiliary could get tabards with their feudal overlords' coats of arms, little shield art.
Yara Aranis worshippers:
Naked madmen? Nah, too ineffective for horse-eaters. Halberdiers and pikemen were the classical response to enemy cavalry, or effective missile troops like the British longbow-wielding yeomen. Plus pioneers to dig trenches, install spaniard riders, and okay, light-armed mobile troops to hamstring the mounts. With sickles, probably. Bolas or lassos would be sneaky, too.
BTW: Does Yara Aranis offer some Runespell of Extra Arms?
Sylilings: Didn't Nick propose them to be the source for the Peltasts? Not
being Pelorians by birth, I imagine them to be more Pelorian than the
natives, to prove they are not barbarians. Think of late Roman Britain.
Make them standard Lunar legionnaires. Then toss in some barbarian throwback,
maybe horned helmets, to make them look like the rustics playing civilized
they are.
What are Hwarin Dalthippa's insignia, BTW? They ought to be very popular
among Syliling military.
Naked Madmen again: Danfive Xaron fanatics?
Joerg Baumgartner
ngl28@rz.uni-kiel.d400.de
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