The interest check
The Kingdom of Light is ruled my a Queen who is divinely appointed by the high priestesses of the three goddesses, the goddesses of Light, Life, and Purity. The Kingdom of Light is the only "Civilized" land on the Continent of Miur. Within it live members of the Blessed races, the humans, dwarves, elves, some dragons, and other good races.
Outside the Kingdom, to the North in the great Ice Fields or the west in the Great Desert, and beyond it, lie the Barbarian lands. They are populated by the Cursed races, the Orcs, Goblins, some races of Dragons, and the like. The gods of Darkness, Death, and Corruption rule there.
While the Kingdom has order, proper cities and governors, and a proper religion, the people of the Barbarian lands have none of it. They arrange themselves in Tribes, groups of one race, generally closely related, who are ruled by powerful members of those families, and Clans, groups of people with common interests who must work together to keep from being slaughtered by the bandits which no doubt plague the land.
We live in the "Barbarian lands". There are members of all races there, because unlike in the Kingdom of Light, no one cares what race you are as long as you aren't their enemy. Tribes have many different types of rule, as do clans. Some have councils, some have chiefs, some have elected rulers, and some have no rulers, picking respected members of the tribe or clan to perform the duties if they are needed, and letting them go when they aren't needed.
Also remember, the intro above the bar is written by the people in the Kingdom, so it may contain prejudices against the people of the Barbarian lands.
The Kingdom of Light is ruled my a Queen who is divinely appointed by the high priestesses of the three goddesses, the goddesses of Light, Life, and Purity. The Kingdom of Light is the only "Civilized" land on the Continent of Miur. Within it live members of the Blessed races, the humans, dwarves, elves, some dragons, and other good races.
Outside the Kingdom, to the North in the great Ice Fields or the west in the Great Desert, and beyond it, lie the Barbarian lands. They are populated by the Cursed races, the Orcs, Goblins, some races of Dragons, and the like. The gods of Darkness, Death, and Corruption rule there.
While the Kingdom has order, proper cities and governors, and a proper religion, the people of the Barbarian lands have none of it. They arrange themselves in Tribes, groups of one race, generally closely related, who are ruled by powerful members of those families, and Clans, groups of people with common interests who must work together to keep from being slaughtered by the bandits which no doubt plague the land.
We live in the "Barbarian lands". There are members of all races there, because unlike in the Kingdom of Light, no one cares what race you are as long as you aren't their enemy. Tribes have many different types of rule, as do clans. Some have councils, some have chiefs, some have elected rulers, and some have no rulers, picking respected members of the tribe or clan to perform the duties if they are needed, and letting them go when they aren't needed.
Also remember, the intro above the bar is written by the people in the Kingdom, so it may contain prejudices against the people of the Barbarian lands.
