tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9034454877966866286.post60417050480574811..comments2024-03-13T20:22:06.255-05:00Comments on Greyhawkery: New Greyhawk Map! Ulakand MesaMike Bridgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17741591268012556455noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9034454877966866286.post-64695922108361947512017-06-14T19:05:42.058-05:002017-06-14T19:05:42.058-05:00Ah much respect for your Perrenlandic response, an...Ah much respect for your Perrenlandic response, and an impressive tie in to Wegwuir traditions. For some added nuance however, Ull or the tribe Uli are a splinter of the horse-riding Paynims, who likely roamed the vast plains since imperial days. The Uli were the first to take advantage of the last vestiges of Oerid tribes that still lingered in the land between Ulsprue and Crystalmist Mountains, and not migrated east before the Twin Cataclysms. <br /><br />The occupation by these semi-nomadic horselords has been a way of life on the fringe of the Dry Steppes since the founding of the earliest great Oerid and Suel kingdoms of the Flanaess. It was the coming of the Brazen Horde from the far west, @600 years later, that threatened the Uli's dominance in that region. The Brazen Horde had been incited by Zeif for reasons unclear, but the result however was Ull successfully defended against the incursion and a simultaneous Oerid uprising. Losing, refugee Oeridians fled north through Tusmit and Ekbir along with other displaced horse-riding nomads. They were unwelcome in these parts and kept moving north and east. <br /><br />These peoples eventually became known as the Tiger and Wolf Nomads (of the Relentless Horde) during the first years of Perrenland's independence. Mike Bridgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17741591268012556455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9034454877966866286.post-24318496691229759312017-06-14T11:08:06.681-05:002017-06-14T11:08:06.681-05:00"No place in the Flanaess reveres horses more..."No place in the Flanaess reveres horses more than here (Ull)."<br />As a Perrenlander, I would like to nuance this. Perren is plural for peret, or peerd, or paard, depending on the regional dialect, which means "horse".<br />If you look at the Perrenland proverb <b>Noch ors, noch peret</b>, which means <b>neither riding-horse, neither farm-horse</b>, you can see that both "ors" and "peret" are used to indicate horses. So Perrenland means horse country. <br /><br />Also, while Perrenland has cultivated breeding and training of horses for many different purposes (including warfare), Perrenlanders usually have a deep respect for the Wegwiur (more commonly known as the Wolf Nomads) and the way their horsemanship is deeply entwined in their culture.<br /><br />As a matter of fact, an exchange between Ull and Perenland equine traditions might prove very interesting, and may further the mutual understanding of our cultures, and could benefit diplomatic and economic relations.<br /><br />Respectfully,<br />an anonymous PerrenlanderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9034454877966866286.post-33799641706607242012017-06-13T14:02:27.383-05:002017-06-13T14:02:27.383-05:00JC: Good idea, man! Would it include gnomes as PCs...JC: Good idea, man! Would it include gnomes as PCs? Cause I'm totally gonna slay them if it does. ;)Mike Bridgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17741591268012556455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9034454877966866286.post-89213512358158855932017-06-13T09:25:54.238-05:002017-06-13T09:25:54.238-05:00Hey, Mike,
Next year at Garycon, why don't yo...Hey, Mike,<br /><br />Next year at Garycon, why don't you DM a game set in Ull? My friends and I would sign up for that immediately.<br />JCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com