Chibidragon: Ak: Uusi sivu: = Description = (Taken from Guide to Glorantha, pages 473-476. Used without permission as fair use.) The islands are generally covered with tropical forests, inhabited by a varie...

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Ak: Uusi sivu: = Description = (Taken from Guide to Glorantha, pages 473-476. Used without permission as fair use.) The islands are generally covered with tropical forests, inhabited by a varie...

Uusi sivu

= Description =

(Taken from Guide to Glorantha, pages 473-476. Used without permission as fair use.)

The islands are generally covered
with tropical forests, inhabited by
a variety of creatures, including
tigers, rhinoceroses, monkeys, and countless
species of birds. Most islands are quite small
and have a population of a few hundred
people. More than a thousand people makes
a population significant, and only a few
have more inhabitants than that. They have
avoided overpopulation by adhering to their
local gods’ demands, and in most places life is
easy. Every island is distinct from its neighbor,
though many share some traits (like language
dialects, the ways they make baskets, the way
they favor or disfavor the hat cult, and so
on). All share a richness of color, a friendly
disposition, and a total disinterest in changing
their lives to acquire the goods of foreigners,
whether toys, weapons, or foods.

In one sense, the islands are close, since
they usually have immediate neighbors.
Everyone on the coasts has canoes or
small boats. From the time that the islands
were made people were boating between
neighboring islands. Even during the Closing
it was possible to sail from one island to
another.

In another sense, the islands are distant,
as this vast archipelago covers millions of
square miles. Islands range from 15,500
square miles (Haragala) down to tiny rocks
which disappear at high tide.
They are luxuriant and, to outsiders,
exotic. Furthermore, they become truly
fabulous traveling further and further east.
No one can truly say where these exotic
islands end and the fabled Lands of the
Dawn begin.

== Culture ==

Each island is an independent government
and has its own native deity. Every island is
different in some way from its neighbors.
The huge number of islands provides many
exceptions to any cultural norms which are
categorized here. Nonetheless, these broad
generalizations are far truer for the majority
than not true.

Most East Islanders live in small,
monogamous family units. Children normally
leave home at maturity, except for the
youngest who generally remain to take care of
their elderly parents.

East Islanders are unusually tolerant
of weird and outlandish ways, finding them
interesting or amusing rather than frightening
or dangerous. They delight in elaborate
costumes, flamboyant speech, exotic food,
haggling, and music of every sort.

Magic is integral to life. It is used, for
instance, to deal with criminals. They are not
imprisoned, but receive punishments designed
to fit the crime and properly humiliate the
criminal. For instance, a swaggering bully might
be reduced to the size of a cat for a year.

== Inhabitants ==

Humans are the most populous, inhabit the
largest number of islands, and are the only
creatures to occasionally organize in numbers
large enough to enter the stage of world
history. The East Islanders are mostly yellowskinned,
black-haired people, similar to the
Kralori and Vormaino.

Keets are a native race of avian people
identical in all but superficial essentials to
the ducks of southern Genertela. They
are divided by appearance and cultural
preferences into several types. Most keets are
smaller than humans, between 2 and 4 feet
tall. They dominate in several island chains,
are a minority in several others, and migrate
through most of the rest.

Sorns are evil relatives of keets who did
not lose their powers of flight during the
Demigod Wars. They are reptilian and fly with
leathery wings. They are approximately the
same size as keets. Sorns are notorious for evil
deeds, such as stealing children, cutting ship’s
rigging, spoiling food, and so on.

Ludoch are also strongly present. A large,
organized tribe populates the waters of the
southwest section of the East Isles.
Elder Races are rare. Yellow elves inhabit
most of the larger islands but lack any interisland
interest. Maromonkotro has some very
tall mountains where some green elves live.
Andins are a race of demonic creatures
which inhabit many of the islands. They
are cruel and evil creatures that are avoided
wherever possible, and confined to their islands.
Occasionally among the islands are even found
strongholds of the Adpara, the evil gods.

== Government ==

All government is local. Several organizations
coordinate, rule, or somehow command groups of
islands, but all are openly acknowledged as temporary.
The current largest government is centered on
Haragala, and is primarily financed by a widespread
network of voluntary tribute.

== Language ==

Most islanders speak Tanyen, a family of Vithelan
languages. It has many variants, most of which can
be understood by other speakers. Some island clusters
have their own languages, but they also speak “Trader’s
Tanyen”, which was spread by the Mokato Empire
about five centuries earlier.

Tanyen is associated with four written scripts.
The most common script is Parlothadi, which has
symbols for each combination of a consonant and a
vowel. It was the official script of the Mokato Empire
in the Second Age, and is used widely throughout the
East Isles. The rarest script, Yederjalif, uses the sacred
Runes and can express only the words of the Highest
Gods. Kadijalif is a complex system of hieroglyphs
made for the description and explanation of holy
words. Fenvalo is an easier-to-use hieroglyphic system,
now used largely by scholars for puzzle games.

== Military ==

The seagoing East Islanders are unsophisticated at
land warfare. They lack extensive mineral resources, so
local weapons are of wood, stone, coral, seashells, and
even shark’s teeth, often blessed by their god’s magic.

Traditionally, from even before Mokato, islands
fought ceremonial (though bloody) naval battles;
when an island’s fleet was defeated, the island simply
surrendered. Foreigners ended that custom. Well armed invaders also caused islands to surrender, for few standing armies exist and even native militia are
uncommon. Horses are not native to the area and are
of little use shipboard, so cavalry is virtually unknown.

Most East Isles ships are quaint merchant vessels,
coming in many outlandish varieties. Most of the larger
islands maintain a war fleet to protect themselves and
their tributaries from raiding Vormaino, Teleono, or
Haragalan pirates.

East Isles warships are small, relying upon magic
to decide the battle rather than boarding or ramming.
Most ships have tall masts with sails reaching only
halfway up their length and often have towers in
the middle, fore, or aft of the vessel. During battle,
magicians sit in the crow’s nest or atop the towers and
use their magic to defeat enemy ships from a distance.

== Religion ==

Thousands of deities coexist under a blanket of
common beliefs.

Mysticism is commonly known, but mostly
ignored. Occasional great centers of Stillness decorate
the East Isles, and mystics are often found wandering
around. These are mortal beings who, through the
meditative practice of Detachment, acquire an inner
strength that allows the greatest of them to defy any
of the gods. But in general, such beliefs and practices
are too lofty for ordinary people. In contrast, martial
arts are one of the most common manifestations of
low mysticism, and every East Island has its favorite
schools of martial arts.

The Parloth are a tribe of High Gods which
are generally known on most islands, but are not of
major importance. A few are worshiped in various
places for various seasonal rites, like preparing Veldru
to be the hurricane shield. Other deities receive sacrifices to achieve some specific purpose,
like sacrificing to Karkal before attacking
an Andin stronghold. However, the Parloth
gods are (almost) nowhere acknowledged to
be the most important deities. Instead, those
High Gods created the world through dance
and music, play, and indulgent pleasures. They
then fought against the enemy Adpara tribes
of antigods, and for various reasons have
withdrawn into the forces of Nature, leaving
the island gods to treat with mortals.

Priests of the Parloth are respected,
but are not regarded with superstitious awe.
Everybody knows it takes as much politicking
as spiritual worth to become a priest and it is
just another profession, though an honorable
one. Most East Isles priests wear long silk
robes. Such robes are generally monocolored,
to set them apart from the brightly-decorated
costumes worn by laymen.

Island gods are the most important.
Every native’s most important deity is their
island deity or deities, and every adult native
of that island regularly worships that deity.
The deity is the entity which tells them
how to live a life of pleasure and luxury,
in harmony with the larger gods of Nature
and each other. Membership in these cults
is determined entirely by being a native of
that island. Converts are highly unusual
and entirely unexpected. Even permanent
immigrants to an island don’t bother to join
the native faith.

Most island residents know exactly where
their deity lives, and regularly do whatever
is required by it. Many of these manifest in
great natural phenomena; others inhabit
temples which were constructed to protect
the precious god.

This single great temple generally
determines the capital or tribal center for
large islands. On the larger islands, many
shrines exist to remind worshipers of their
deity, and often convey some power to the
main site as well. It is not unusual to find
shrines in the most remote reaches of an
island, probably put there in ancient times
for the resident's convenience.

Every island is different. Yet to outsiders
they seem to form a homogeneous whole,
often bizarre and overly colorful.

= Creating a character =

To create a character from East isles.

== Base passions ==

{| class="wikitable" width="auto" style="text-align: left"
|+Homeland: base passions
|-
!Passion
!Value
|-
| Love (Family)
| 60%
|-
| Loyalty (Clan)
| 60%
|-
| Loyalty (Crew)
| 60%
|}

== Occupation tables ==

Roll 1d20 for parents occupation, or choose from the table.

{| class="wikitable" width="auto" style="text-align: left"
|+Homeland: parent's occupation
|-
!Roll
!Occupation
|-
|1
|Assistant Shaman
|-
|2
|Bandit
|-
|3
|Crafter
|-
|4
|Entertainer
|-
|5
|Farmer
|-
|6
|Fisher
|-
|7
|Healer
|-
|8
|Merchant
|-
|9
|Noble
|-
|10
|Philosopher
|-
|11
|Priest
|-
|12-15
|[[RQ New Occupations#Sailor|Sailor]]
|-
|16
|Scribe
|-
|17-18
|[[RQ New Occupations#Ship's officer|Ship's officer]]
|-
|19
|Thief
|-
|20
|[[RQ New Occupations#Martial artist|Martial artist]]
|-
|}

== Family history ==

This table determines the history of player characters grandparents and parents. Years are approximate outside of dragon pass, but they correlate fairly well with the years in family history sheet.

{| class="wikitable" width="auto" style="text-align: left"
|+Homeland: family history
|-
!Year
!What happened
|-
!Colspan="2"|Your grandparents history
|-
|1582
|If your favorite grandparent was male, his wife is kidnapped, else her Kinswoman is kidanpped. The assailants are unknown.
|-
|1597
|Kralorelan merchants arrive and tell that the oceans are open again. Roll 1d20, add +5 if Merchant.
{|
|+East isles trading mission:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1-10
|Was slightly amazed by strangers ships.
|-
|11-15
|Mangaged to get a glimpse of their magics. Gain Devotion (Dormal) passion.
|-
|16-17
|Befriended traders. Gain Loyalty (Specific Karoleran trader) passion.
|-
|18-20
|Managed to fool a foreigner of his goods on a very low price. Roll 3d6+2 on heirloom table.
|}
|-
|1602
|Your grandparent had to adjudicate between a Hargalan trader and a Keet. Roll 1d20:
{|
|+Trial:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1-7
|Your grandparent sided with the Keets, after all they were cheated by the merchant. Gain Loyalty (Keets) passion.
|-
|8-13
|Your grandparent couldn't do anything about the case.
|-
|14-20
|Your grandparent sided with the trader against the birds. Gain Loyalty (Specific Haragalan trader) passion.
|}
|-
|1603-1604
|Grandparent fell in to debt because of a few bad investments. Roll 1d20:
{|
|+Debt:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1-7
|She/he was helped by [[RQ Three petals society|Three petals society]], a new martial arts school that was established. Gain Loyalty (Three petals society) Passion.
|-
|8-13
|She/he managed it with a two years of austerity.
|-
|14-19
|A Clan member loaned money. Add 10% to loyalty (Clan) passion.
|-
|20
|Grandparent starved to death so that her/his children could eat. Add 10% to Love (Family)
|}
|-
|1605
|After the debt incident a very lucrative deal was offered, risk was high, but so was the revard.
{|
|+Voyage to support the Heroquest for Flamal's seed:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1-9
|Decided that the risk was not worth it.
|-
|10-15
|Lost at sea.
|-
|16-18
|Barely made it, but the reward went to cover the costs of the expedition.
|-
|19-20
|Uncovered riches. Roll 3d6+2 on Heirloom table and add 1d6x100 Lunar worth of money.
|}
|-
!Colspan="2"|Your parents history
|-
|1608
|The Vormaini raiders hit the island of Kaharside.
{|
|+First Vormaini raid in centuries:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1-8
|Only heard about it, wondered who was stupid enough to give secrets of the opening to Vormaini.
|-
|9-11
|Died in the raid. Gain Hate (Vormaini) Passion.
|-
|12-15
|Took part in the naval battle, but did not achieve anything important.
|-
|16-19
|Fought with bravery, gain 1d3% reputation and Honor passion.
|-
|20
|Fought with bravery and gained loot, gain 1d3% reputation, roll 3d6+2 on heirloom table.
|}
|-
|1610
|A fairly normal year in east Isles:
{|
|+Normal year:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1-2
|Died, roll on the random cause of death table.
|-
|3-19
|Normal year
|-
|20
|Windfall, add 1d6*100 Lunar worth of coins.
|}
|-
|1613
|Parent took a risky business venture:
{|
|+Risky business:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1-2
|Died at sea.
|-
|3-5
|Killed by rivals. Gain Hate (Another Clan) passion.
|-
|6-11
|Lost quite a lot of money. Add debt of 1d6*500 Lunars to an Haragalan merchant. Your character only needs to pay this if/when the parent dies.
|-
|12-19
|Some money was gained. add 1d6*100 Lunar worth of coins.
|-
|20
|A lot of money was gained. Your parents used most of it to fund a tallship. Add 1d6*100 Lunar worth of coins. Make a note that your parent has a Haragalan Tallship.
|}
|-
|1615
|Your parent did some investigation on the Three Petal society. Roll 1d20:
{|
|+Three petal investigation:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1-2
|Parent disappeared, feared dead.
|-
|3-5
|Killed by Three Petal society. Gain Hate (Three Petal society) passion.
|-
|6-15
|Nothing conclusive was found.
|-
|15-18
|Found some evidence that the society was behind the disappearance
|-
|20
|Found definite proof that the Three Petal society was responsible for the kidnapping. Also found evidence about several other crimes that the society had committed. Also some information about their mysterious leader, only known as N.
|}
|-
|1616
|You parent was offered a place in the crew of treasure ship Quang Yang. Roll 1d20 add +5 if parent is in maritime profession.
{|
|+Three petal investigation:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1-15
|Stayed home.
|-
|16-18
|Recommended a friend to the crew. Unfortunately the ship ran aground in the monster inhabited island of Eshi in Loral islands.
|-
|19-20
|Never returned. The ship ran aground in the monster inhabited island of Eshi in Loral islands.
|}
|-
|1618
|Normal year.
{|
|+Normal year:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1-2
|Died, roll on the random cause of death table.
|-
|3-19
|Normal year
|-
|20
|Windfall, add 1d6*100 Lunar worth of coins.
|}
|-
|1619
|An expedition to the Vithalas was organized. Roll 1d20.
{|
|+Vithalas expedition:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1-4
|Died, Gain Fear (Vithalas) Passion.
|-
|5-12
|Did not took part.
|-
|13-17
|Was ambushed by Andin demons. Gain Hate (Andins) Passion.
|-
|18-20
|Found treasure, roll 3d6+2 on family heirloom table.
|}
|-
|1620
|Captain Fogio had a wedding, and your parent was invited. Roll 1d20.
{|
|+Fogio's wedding:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1-2
|Parent woke up, with extreme hangover, in Teleos 900 miles away. Gain Loyalty (Blues of Teleos) Passion
|-
|3-10
|A nice party.
|-
|11-20
|Made an impression to Fogio. Gain Loyalty (Captain Fogio) Passion.
|}
|-
|1621
|Rumors told of firebergs in Sshorg sea. Otherwise a normal year.
{|
|+Normal year:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1-2
|Was on a ship that hit a fireberg. Died.
|-
|3-19
|Normal year
|-
|20
|Windfall, add 1d6*100 Lunar worth of coins.
|}
|-
!Colspan="2"|Your personal history
|-
|1622
|While sailing at sea, you met a crew of Wolf pirates. A loathsome crew of cutthroats. Roll 1d20 add +5 if Warrior or Martial artist.
{|
|+Wolf pirates strike:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1-2
|You were badly wounded and left for dead. Gain Hate (Wolf pirates) Passion.
|-
|3-13
|Repelled boarders. Gain Loyalty (Crew) Passion.
|-
|14-15
|Gained a random boon for your bravery.
|-
|16-20
|Fought with such bravery that an officer of Wolf pirates named Argrath offered you a place in his crew. If you choose to join gain Loyalty (Argrath) passion and roll the rest of your history from [[RQ Wolf Pirate events|Wolf pirate events]] table.
|}
|-
|1623
|Befriended a Magic man. If you want, you can take [[RQ New Occupations#Wizard's apprentice|Wizard's apprentice]] as you occupation.
|-
|1624
|While you were walking in the streets of Champaya a masked assilants attacked you. You managed to get a glimpse of the symbol of three petal society, before you lost consciousness. When you woke you were on a slave ship.
|}

== Rune affinities ==

Water +10%

== Cultural skills ==

{| class="wikitable" width="auto" style="text-align: left"
|+Homeland: skill bonuses
|-
!Skill
!Value
!Cultural weapon
!Value
|-
|Boat
|15%
|1H Axe
|10%
|-
|Ride
|(0%)
|Dagger
|15%
|-
|Swim
|10%
|1H Mace
|10%
|-
|Bargain
|10%
|Rapier
|10%
|-
|Fast talk
|10%
|Throwing dagger
|10%
|-
|Homeland lore (Pick one)
|10%
|Self Bow
|10%
|-
|Shiphandling
|10%
|Small shield
|10%
|-
|Speak other language (Tradetalk)
|20%
|
|
|-
|Speak other language (Boatspeech)
|20%
|
|
|-
|Speak other language (Pick one)
|10%
|
|
|}

[[Category:RuneQuest]][[Category:RuneQuest Homelands]]

RQ Homeland Hargala - Muutoshistoria

Chibidragon: Ak: Uusi sivu: = Description = (Taken from Guide to Glorantha, pages 473-476. Used without permission as fair use.) The islands are generally covered with tropical forests, inhabited by a varie...