Revision as of 18:27, 5 July 2011

Appearance

The Roa are a naturally pale people, though peasants and other laborers tan quickly in the unrelenting sun. Their complexion is often freckled. Most have dark brown or black hair (about 60%), but red hair and even blonde hair are not uncommon (about 30% and 10%). Hair is worn long, though often tied up in a bun or knot, for both men and women. Facial hair tends to be exceptionally straight, and is worn long as a sign of learning, age, or intelligence, often in a goatee, mustache, or fu manchu. Eye color is distributed somewhat evenly between brown, green, and blue.

Standing at around 5'8", the Roa tend to be either slim and wiry or excessively burly. Despite being of normal height on average there are genes present in the gene pool which cause extremely tall citizens to arise on occasion, anywhere from 6'2" to 6'8".

The Roa generally wear sturdy cotton clothes. The normal ensemble for both men and women is stiff, simple wide pants under a long robe. Robes for the wealthy and powerful are occasionally made out of silk, but this is a rare commodity.

Society / Government

The Muinnin Empire is nominally ruled by Emperor Bericus Muinnin, Sovereign of the Red Kingdom. However, Bericus is only 17, with almost no power over his empire. The land is split into six kingdoms, one for the emperor and five divided between powerful Dukes. The Dukes were officially appointed by the emperor, but some of them in fact had become too powerful and too much of a threat to deny. The Dukes fight among themselves, squabbling for land and power, and occasionally even against the forces of the emperor. For this they are often derisively called "Warlords" rather than their proper title of Duke.

The reason they can oppose the emperor is because he is not in proper control of his house. it is his "Uncle" (not actually related), Prime Minister Domal Eamon, who really sets most policy decisions for the empire and oversees the emperor's lands. He is fiercely loyal to the house of Muinnin, and would never consider usurping the throne, but he is in the habit of ruling and the young prince does not have the spine to oppose him. Because it can be claimed that Eamon is ruling, and not the Emperor, the Dukes can use this as a claim for fighting him.

Children and Family

Role of Women

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Law and Punishment

Warfare

Religion

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Economy / Money

Skills

Craft

Societies differ in what technologies they have developed. Here is listed the normal maximum for skilled craftsmen in this society - a character coming from such a society would have no higher a modifier than this (modifier being the specialization in that division of craft).

Items whose craft DC is more than the given number +15 will be rare, potentially costing twice as much as normal, and those whose DC is the given number +20 or higher cannot be attained. This rule may be broken in trading hubs, where items have been shipped in that are not domestically produced.

A zero here means that this society has no knowledge of this type of craft.

Heal

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Profession

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Knowledge

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Perform

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Other

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Magic

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History

Six Kingdoms

As the emperor is too weak to hold complete sway over his empire, he has "appointed" five dukes. Their five duchies and his own land holdings make up the empire.