Chibidragon: Ak: Uusi sivu: = Description = (Taken from Guide to Glorantha, pages 550-552. Used without permission as fair use.) == Inhabitants == Fonrit is primarily inhabited by a folk of mixed Veldang a...

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Ak: Uusi sivu: = Description = (Taken from Guide to Glorantha, pages 550-552. Used without permission as fair use.) == Inhabitants == Fonrit is primarily inhabited by a folk of mixed Veldang a...

Uusi sivu

= Description =

(Taken from Guide to Glorantha, pages 550-552. Used without permission as fair use.)

== Inhabitants ==

Fonrit is primarily inhabited by a
folk of mixed Veldang and Agimori
origin, called the Torabs. The upper
class is incredibly wealthy and powerful,
the poor ruthlessly taxed and beggared into
heartless slavery.

Many cities in Afadjann have Vadeli
Quarters, populated by Brown Vadeli and
governed by their own laws and customs.

== Culture ==

Fonritian. Slavery defines and dominates
Fonritian culture. Of the Fonritian cultures,
the Afadjanni are of particular interest, as
they are somewhat less dominated by slavery,
and their culture contains some interesting
differences from Kareeshtu.

Across Fonrit, about 5% of the
population are free upper class, about 5% are
slave or mercenary soldiers supported by the
rulers, around 10% are half-free, half-slave
artisans and merchants, and another 10% petty
landholders. The remaining 70% are slaves.

Fonritian free women wear veils, and
both sexes wear draping robes. Harems are
the rule for the rich potentates, guarded by
jealous and powerful eunuch slaves.

Among the nonslaves of Afadjann,
society is divided into two kinds of people,
based on whether the family’s mother is of
tsanyano (“Renewed”) or bolgaddi (“Oldster”)
ancestry. The Renewed are liberal in their
attitudes, allowing slaves to marry, buy their
freedom (rarely), and enjoy limited religious
choice. Oldsters are fierce and relentless. “To
live is to suffer” is their motto, and they judge
themselves by the same implacable standard
they apply to their slaves. Some cities are
dominated by one or the other class, but most
are factionalized.

== Language ==

Fonritian, Kareeshtan, Afadjanni, Mondoran;
Banamban is spoken most by those of Laskal.
Thinokan is the preferred language in the
land of Thinokos; it is unrelated to the other
Fonritian languages, but is closely related to
those of Elamle and Flanch.

== Government ==

Slavocracy. The political rulers are tyrannical
overlords who must contend with a dozen
powerful factions in each city. Cities may be
ruled by priesthoods, merchants, or warlords.
Fonritian politics lie in the hands of a
wealthy plutocracy, which commands internal
factions and rules over vast slave estates; they
are famed for their cruelty and tyranny. Citystates
strive for both independence and to
dominate their neighbors. Loyalty between
city-states is rare, and the various regions
mentioned below are traditional groupings
which are sometimes confederacies,
sometimes ruled by a single leader, and
sometimes divided into many squabbling
states. The political units of Fonrit change
hands and borders so often that an accurate
delineation is difficult. As of 1621, the most
powerful city-states are those of Afadjann and
Kareeshtu.

Two rival confederations dominate
Fonrit. The Jann of Afadjann commands the
rulers of other city-states, who send tribute,
hostages, slaves, and troops upon command.

Each tributary state may also command lesser
city-states or tribes as well. Those cities not
subject to the Jann are fiercely independent.

In the north, the undying Archidomides,
the Vessel of Tondiji and Ikadz, rules a rival
confederation called Golden Kareeshtu with
cruelty and vision. At the present (1621),
Golden Kareeshtu is the more powerful of
the rival confederations.

== Military ==

Each city in Fonrit has at least one contingent
of professional soldiers, owned by their
commanding officers, who are in turn owned
by various ruling contingents. As is usual in
Pamaltela, good horses must be imported and
cavalry is rare. The ruling faction of each citystate
has a professional bodyguard, usually
composed of handpicked, free, highly paid
foreign mercenaries, skilled in their particular
weapons and magics.

Most magic on the field of battle is in
the hands of powerful sorcerers aided by
assistants. Other magic units are made up of
small bodies of temple priests.

The Fonritian city-states have used ships
of traditional design since before the Closing.
Merchantmen are similar to dhows and
xebecs. For war, the Fonritians prefer small
ships called warsails, which are faster than
any other sailing ship when traveling upwind.
They are very numerous and relatively
delicate, and a favored tactic is to close and
board, using a variety of imaginative means,
including ladders, grapples, magical leaps,
and teleportation. Kareeshtu is the dominant
naval power.

== Religion ==

Fonritian Religion. Earth spirits, fishing spirits,
ancestor worship, and city spirits abound. Powerful
cults are variously state-supported by particular
cities. The god of slavery, Ompalam, is a state cult
throughout most of Fonrit.

Among the Afadjanni, the most important god,
by virtue of his political import, is Darleester the
Noose. This god gives a spell of compulsion to the
high priest, the Jann, who can teach the spell to others
who are already under his compulsion. The duration
of the spell is for the lifetime of the caster.
In Sarro, Orlanth (also called Baraku by the
Fonritians) is the most important deity; in Ebbeshal,
the Invisible God; and in Yngortu, “The Two
Brothers” (called by outsiders Humakt and Zorak
Zoran). The priesthoods are inevitably corrupt and
form one of the factions in their cities.

= Creating a character =

To create a character from Fonrit use following tables

== Base passions ==

{| class="wikitable" width="auto" style="text-align: left"
|+Homeland: base passions
|-
!Passion
!Value
|-
|Love (Family)
| 60%
|-
|Love or Hate (Master)
| 60%
|-
|Hate (Another city state)
| 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
!Caste
|-
|1
|Bandit
|Free
|-
|2
|Crafter
|Slave
|-
|3
|Entertainer
|Slave
|-
|4-8
|Farmer
|Slave
|-
|9-10
|Fisher
|Slave
|-
|11
|Healer
|Slave
|-
|12
|Herder
|Slave
|-
|13
|Merchant
|Slave
|-
|14-15
|[[RQ New Occupations#Sailor|Sailor]]
|Slave
|-
|16
|Scribe
|Slave
|-
|17
|[[RQ New Occupations#Ship's officer|Ship's officer]]
|Slave
|-
|18
|Warrior
|Slave
|-
|19
|Priest
|Free
|-
|20
|Noble
|Free
|}

== 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
|VAdeli arrived and started rebuilding their empire. Gain Loyalty (Vadeli) Passion if not from Kareeshtu or Hate (Vadeli) Passion if from Kareeshtu.
|-
|1597
|Battle on Oenriko rocks:
Roll 1d20 +5 if Maslo or Kareeshtu. -5 if Umathelan or Afadjann.
{|
|+Oenriko rocks battle:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1
|Grandparent died in battle.
|-
|2-5
|When Vadeli feet was crushed by Kareeshtu Maslo alliance your grandparent realized that they were not gods, but mortals. Gain Hate (Vadeli) Passion.
|-
|6-15
|Your grandparent did not really took part of the battle itself.
|-
|16-19
|Defeated the Vadeli fleet in Oenriko rock battle. Gain 1d3% reputation.
|-
|20
|Managed to bring booty home, roll 3d6+2 on family heirloom table.
|}
|-
|1602
|Kareeshtu conquers Kumaktu islands. Roll 1d20 -10 if not from Kareeshtu. +5 if soldier.
{|
|+Kumaktu islands:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1-10
|Grandparent did not take part. Nothing happens next year either.
|-
|11-18
|Took part in the conquest of the Kumaktu islands.
|-
|19-20
|Your grandparent managed to get some booty from the occupation. Roll 3d6+2 on family heirloom table.
|}
|-
|1603-1604
|If grandparent took part in the conquest of Kumaktu he/she stayed there for a few years.
{|
|+Kumaktu occupation:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1-2
|Grandparent was killed by the rebels.
|-
|3-18
|Nothing interesting happened.
|-
|19-20
|Your grandparent stopped an assasination attempt of an importnat official, and he/she was promoted to a personal slave of Tyrant.
|}
|-
|1605
|On this year there was a great quest to find Seeds of Falmal from Jrustela. This would hopefully deepen the friendship of Elves and Humans, and hopefully stop the war in Flanch. Roll 1d20.
{|
|+The quest for seed of Flamal:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1-5
|Your grandparent did not take part.
|-
|6-8
|Died fighting.
|-
|9
|Died with great glory. Gain 1d3% reputation.
|-
|10-14
|Fought with great honor. Gain Honor Passion.
|-
|15-18
|Managed to convince the elves to let the group to ruins of Piskos, gain Loyalty (Elves) Passion.
|-
|19
|Gained treasure from outskirts of Piskos. Roll 3d6+2 on family heirloom table.
|-
|20
|Was one of the few who managed to find the seed from a ruin of an old God learner university. Gain Loyalty (Son of first seed)
|}
|-
!Colspan="2"|Your parents history
|-
|1608
|King of Jonatela was assassinated. If from Jonatela roll 1d20:
{|
|+Jonatelan assassination:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1-2
|Grandparent was killed in the chaos.
|-
|3-18
|Nothing interesting happened.
|-
|19-20
|Your grandparent's status changed. If Slave, become free and vise-versa.
|}
If not from Jonatela, roll on normal year table:
{|
|+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 if free. If not free, become free.
|}
|-
|1610
|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 if free. If not free, become free.
|}
|-
|1613
|Astamux became Jann of Afadjann by crushing rebellion of Benestross. Roll 1d20 add +5 if From Kareeshtu. -5 if from Afadjann.
{|
|+Normal year:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1-5
|Fought for the Jann, gain Loyalty (Afadjann) Passion.
|-
|6-7
|Died in the fighting.
|-
|8-12
|Captured, if free is now a slave. If slave master changes.
|-
|13-18
|Did not take part.
|-
|19-20
|Stole some booty from Afadjann. Roll 3d6+2 on Family heirloom table.
|}
|-
|1615
|Great slave raid against Umathelan city states. Roll 1d20 +10 if warrior.
{|
|+Normal year:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1-3
|Did not take part, died on other causes.
|-
|4-13
|Did not take part.
|-
|14-16
|Died in the slave raid.
|-
|17-19
|Fought successfully. Gain 1d3% reputation.
|-
|20
|Stole some booty. Roll 3d6+2 on Family heirloom table.
|}
|-
|1616
|Your parent heard about a god of freedom. You may take Orlanth as you character's cult.
|-
|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 if free. If not free, become free.
|}
|-
|1619
|Another assassination attempt against the Tyrnat of Kareeshtu was made.
{|
|+Tyrant of golden Kareeshtu assassination attempt:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1-2
|Was executed for no reason. Gain Hate (Tyrant of Kareeshtu) Passion.
|-
|3-19
|Normal year
|-
|20
|Managed to save the Tyrant. Is now free, gain 1d6x100 lunars worth of coins.
|}
If not from Kareeshtu, roll from the normal year table:
{|
|+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 if free. If not free, become free.
|}
|-
|1620
|There was a war between Kareeshtu and Afadjann. Roll 1d20, +10 if Warrior.
{|
|+Afadjann-Kareeshty war:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1-2
|Did not take part but still died, roll on the random cause of death table.
|-
|3-12
|Did not take part.
|-
|13-15
|Died fighting, gain Hate (Afadjann) or Hate (Kareeshtu) Passion.
|-
|16-20
|Fought and survived. Gain 1d3% reputation.
|}
|-
|1621
|A new Brotherhood of Blood started to make inroads in to Fonrit. Roll 1d20 add+10 if parent was free.
{|
|+Brotherhood of blood:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1-9
|Was sold to Brotherhood of Blood and killed by them. Gain HAte (Brotherhood of Blood) Passion.
|-
|10-12
|Disappeared mysteriously.
|-
|13-20
|Northing happened.
|}
|-
!Colspan="2"|Your personal history
|-
|1622
|Wolf pirates were waging a war in the nearby jungles. If free, you can choose to go fighting them, if slave you don't have choise.
{|
|+Wolf pirates in the jungle:
|-
!Choise
!Result
|-
|To Jungle
|While the Wolf pirates were bloodthirsty barbarians, one amongst them seemed like a noble man. This was Sub-commander Argrath. He saw potential in you and offerred a place for you in his crew. If you accept, switch over to [[RQ Wolf Pirate events|Wolf pirate events]] table.
|-
|Stay home
|Brotherhood of blood approached you. If you have Int 16+ you may take the [[RQ New Occupations#Wizard's apprentice|Wizard's apprentice]] occupation. If you do, you also gain Loyalty (Brotherhood of Blood) Passion.
|}
|-
|1623
|A large scale slave raid to Umathela. If free you may decide to not to take part. Else roll on the table:
{|
|+Slave raid:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1-9
|Did not see any fighting.
|-
|10-12
|Gained an impressive scar. +5% to battle, +1d6% to reputation.
|-
|13-17
|Took part. +10% to battle.
|-
|18-20
|Gained booty. +10% to battle, 1d6*100 Lunars worth of coins.
|}
|-
|1624
|While walking on the street you were ambushed and sold to a Vadeli slave trader.
|}

== Rune affinities ==

Darkness +10%

== Cultural skills ==

{| class="wikitable" width="auto" style="text-align: left"
|+Homeland: skill bonuses
|-
!Skill
!Value
!Cultural weapon
!Value
|-
|Intimidate
|10%
|Dagger
|20%
|-
|Intrigue
|10%
|Kopis
|10%
|-
|Manage household
|10%
|Composite bow
|10%
|-
|Worship (Ompalam)
|20%
|Medium shield
|10%
|-
|Insight (Humans)
|10%
|
|
|-
|Hide
|20%
|
|
|-
|}

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

RQ Homeland Kareeshtu - Muutoshistoria

Chibidragon: Ak: Uusi sivu: = Description = (Taken from Guide to Glorantha, pages 550-552. Used without permission as fair use.) == Inhabitants == Fonrit is primarily inhabited by a folk of mixed Veldang a...