Fantasy Setting Project
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==People== | ==People== | ||
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High sexual dimorphism: females 4'6" 200lbs; males 5'6", 400lbs | 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. | *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. | *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. | *Chiefdoms based around hereditary patriarch, tribute and luxury goods, slavery, religion justifies ruler, centralized justice and ownership. | ||
| - | ===River=== | + | ===[[River People]]=== |
Slight sexual dimorphism: females 3', 85lbs; males 3'6", 100lbs | 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. | *Hunter-gatherer bands based around matriarchal family, mother and sons central, meet regularly, no mating, social sex, omnivorous. | ||
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*Nobles (Matriarch's family, attached to a settlement) | *Nobles (Matriarch's family, attached to a settlement) | ||
*Royalty (High Matriarch's family) | *Royalty (High Matriarch's family) | ||
| - | ===Forest=== | + | ===[[Forest People]]=== |
No sexual dimorphism | No sexual dimorphism | ||
*Hunter-gatherer bands based around family, mated couple central, very territorial, meet semi-annually, herbivorous (mostly fruit). | *Hunter-gatherer bands based around family, mated couple central, very territorial, meet semi-annually, herbivorous (mostly fruit). | ||
Revision as of 02:03, 28 April 2011
Contents |
People
Mountain People
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.
River People
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:
- Commoners (divided by tribes)
- Nobles (Matriarch's family, attached to a settlement)
- Royalty (High Matriarch's family)
Forest People
No sexual dimorphism
- Hunter-gatherer bands based around family, mated couple central, very territorial, meet semi-annually, herbivorous (mostly fruit).
Climate
68-86 degrees
- Cloud Forest (Mountains)
- Rainforest (Plateau)
- Moist Deciduous (Coastal)
- Flooded Grasslands and Savannah (River)
- Flooded Forests (River)
- Grasslands (North of River)
- Savannah (South of River)
- Delta (End of River)
Flora
- Papaya
- Mango
- Cocoa
- Coffee
- Bananas
- Sweet Potato
- Yam
- Rubber
- Tea
- Sugarcane
- Macadamia
- Avacado
- Pineapple
- Corn
- Peanuts
- Rice
- Plantains
- Sorghum
- Cassava
Fauna
Domesticated
- Dog
- Cow
- Zebu
- Chicken
- Honey Bee
- Water Buffalo
- Goose
- Duck
- Horse/Zebra
- Guineafowl
- Peafowl
- Silkworm
- Cat
- Goat
- Pig
- Sheep
Wild
- Elephant
- Rhino
- Lion
- Cheetah
- Leopard
