Fantasy Setting Project

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High sexual dimorphism: females 4'6" 200lbs; males 5'6", 400lbs

Hunter-gatherer bands based around patriarchal family, male and his females central, son-as-successor, fight over mating rights, omnivorous (tending carnivorous), cannibalism and rape common.
Tribal villages based around patriarchal clans, some limited agriculture and raising pigs and buffalo, settlements in fertile mountain valleys.
Chiefdoms based around hereditary patriarch, tribute and luxury goods, slavery, religion justifies ruler, centralized justice and ownership.

Slight sexual dimorphism: females 3', 85lbs; males 3'6", 100lbs

Hunter-gatherer bands based around matriarchal family, mother and sons central, meet regularly, no mating, social sex, omnivorous.
Tribal villages based around matriarchal clans, practice all sorts of agriculture, herding, and fishing, settlements around the river.
Chiefdoms based around hereditary matriarch, tribute and luxury goods, religion justifies nobility, centralized justice and ownership.
Single chiefdom based around high matriarch, division of labor and public architecture, bureaucracy, paramount village.

Social structure:

No sexual dimorphism

Hunter-gatherer bands based around family, mated couple central, very territorial, meet semi-annually, herbivorous (mostly fruit).

68-86 degrees

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 *Royalty (High Matriarch's family)
 ===Forest===
-No sexual dimorphism: 5'6", 100lbs
+No sexual dimorphism
 *Hunter-gatherer bands based around family, mated couple central, very territorial, meet semi-annually, herbivorous (mostly fruit).
 ==Climate==