Human Barbarian Nations of Artesa in the Adarian Campaign

The Basics...

What follows is a closer look at the human barbarian nations on the continent of Artesa in the Adarian Campaign. This information is presented to add favor to the campaign and give players a much better idea of what barbarian characters from a specific locality and culture would be like. The player should also use the information to determine what equipment and weapon skills his character should start out with. More information may be added later...

01 - A'HA'KACILI
Height - 5' 6" Weight - 150 lbs.
Favored Weapons - Light Lance, Scimitar and Horse Bow.
Earth Equivalent - North African Barbers.
Other Notes - The Kacili prefer peaked Helmets and flowing robes. They only wear light leath or scalemail armor in battle. The only shield the Kacili use are bucklers.

02 - ARMAGH
Height - 5' 8" Weight - 160 Ibs.
Favored Weapons - Spear, Staff, Bow, Club.
Earth Equivalent - Irish.
Other Notes - The Armagh wear banded ring mail or chainmail in battle. They always wear helmets and usually carry shields. In peace they dress in finely woven cloth, furs and jewelry.

03 - ASSIRAN
Height - 6' 0" Weight - 200 lbs.
Favored Weapons - Axe, Sword and Spear.
Earth Equivalent - Scandanavians.
Other Notes - The Assiran prefer to wear fur and leather. They dislike helmets and favor the use of large shields.

04 - BALSANI
Height - 5' 7" Weight - 165 lbs.
Favored Weapons - Bow, Spear and Sword.
Earth Equivalent - The Riffs of Algeria and Marocco.
Other Notes - The Bal'Sani use scalemail as a common idem of apparel. They dislike shields and helmets. They favor stategies that allow them to hit enemies without risking damage to themselves.

05 - DALYA
Height - 5' 8" Weight - 175 lbs.
Favored Weapons - Scimatar, Short Bow and Spear.
Earth Equivalent - Northern Afghans and people of southern Turkestan.
Other Notes - The Dalya commonlu use bucklers, leather armor and leather helms in battle. For everyday wear they prefer soft leather, fur and wool vests.

06 - DJAKSCHIL
Height - 5' 6" Weight - 170 lbs.
Favored Weapons - Spear, Short Sword and Short Bow.
Earth Equivalent - Lithuanians and Latvians.
Other Notes - The Djakschil only encumber themselves with shield, helms and leather or banded ringmail when they go to war. At all other times, they prefer to wear furs, soft leather and homspun cloth.

07 - FALIBANE
Height - 5' 8" Weight - 165 lbs.
Favored Weapons - Long bows, bastard swords and Spear
Earth Equivalent - Goths, southern French, Northern Italians.
Other Notes - Most Falibanes use leather armor, a buckler and will carry two of the three above weapons into battle. They favor loud, brightly dyed homespun clothing with stripes and checkered patterns prefered. Each warriors dresses to please only himself so a Thaliban tribe is a riot of color.

08 - FIERAZI
Height - 5' 10" Weight - 170 lbs.
Favored Weapons - Regular Bow, Heavy Axe and Spear.
Earth Equivalent - Gallic (Fench/Spanish), Swiss.
Other Notes - The Fierazi rarely use armor, shields or helms. When not at war or hunting, they favor soft buckskins and have a fondness for brightly colored capes and fine jewerly.

09 - GHAZAI
Height - 6' 2" Weight - 180 lbs.
Favored Weapons - Spear and Javelins.
Earth Equivalent - Zulus.
Other Notes - The Ghazai carry a cow-hide oval shield, spear, dagger and at least two javelins when they go to war. Trained long distance runners, they go into battle barefoot and wearing only a loin cloth. As a culture they make minimum use of clothing. What clothing that is worn is usually made of leather or fur.

10 - GOIDANESE
Height - 5' 10" Weight - 185 lbs.
Favored Weapons - Spear, Sword and Hammer.
Earth Equivalent - Irish, Welsh.
Other Notes - The Goidanese carry shields in battle and often wear helms. Their prefered armors are leather or ringmail. When not dressed for war they wear woven cloth and leather sandles.

11 - HELVA
Height - 5' 6" Weight - 145 lbs.
Favored Weapons - Light lance, Scimatar and horse bow.
Earth Equivalent - Turks.
Other Notes - The Helva use quilted armor and bucklers. They dislike helmets. Their cloth is brightly dyed in purple, yellow and/or read. They favor sandles, pantoons, vests and turbans.

12 - HUMAGI
Height - 5' 6" Weight - 145 lbs.
Favored Weapons - Scimatar, bow and sword.
Earth Equivalent - Turks, Ugric people of Russia.
Other Notes - The Humagi prefer leather armor, leather helmets and bucklers. They are usually armed and armored. If not armored, they wear a loincloth or other light garments.

13 - IPAZA
Height - 5' 4" Weight - 140 lbs.
Favored Weapons - Spear, bow and javelin.
Earth Equivalent - Laplanders.
Other Notes - The Ipaza do not wear armor, helms or use shields. They prefer soft furs and leather as clothing and make extensive use of sleds and trained dogs. They are masters of survival un the tundra and can survive where few others can.

14 - IZZA
Height - 5' 6" Weight - 160 lbs.
Favored Weapons - Spear, fighting dagger and club.
Earth Equivalent - Ibo of Nigeria.
Other Notes - The Izza dislike helms and shields. They wear scalemail on raids and in battle. For clothing, if they wear any, they prefer soft furs and fine (imported) cloth.

15 - KAKANA
Height - 5' 3" Weight - 140 lbs.
Favored Weapons - Daggers, javelins and bows.
Earth Equivalent - Tribes of the eastern Congo, especially those near the rain forrests.
Other Notes - The Kakana never wear armor. Both sexs wear loincloths. Clothing is minimal among the Kakara.

16 - KALEM
Height - 5' 5" Weight - 145 lbs.
Favored Weapons - Bow, Spear and Club.
Earth Equivalent - Hottentots.
Other Notes - The Kalem commonly wear g-strings. They never use armor and make minimal use of clothing.

17 - KAMERAN
Height - 6' 1" Weight - 210 lbs.
Favored Weapons - Great Sword, other heavy swords and axes.
Earth Equivalent - North Germanic groups.
Other Notes - The Kameran wear chainmail, metal helms, use shields and bastard swords. Great Swords are commonly restricted to chiefs and warriors who have earned the right to fight with them. Young wearriors commonly use axes. For everyday wear, the Kameran favor leather and when they can get it, woven cloth. Their elite warriors wear scalemail.

18 - KAZI
Height - 5' 7" Weight - 165 lbs.
Favored Weapons - Horse bow, sword and (throwable) hand axe.
Earth Equivalent - Cossacks, southwest american indians especially the Navajo, Apacthe and Commanche.
Other Notes - The Kazi favor leather armor, leather bucklers and leather helms. Most warriors are armed with all the weapons listed above. For normal wear they prefer buckskins and/or durable cloth. Their elite warriors often wear scalemail (often plundered).

19 - KILL'MAUN
Height - 5' 9" Weight - 180 lbs.
Favored Weapons - Spear, katana and axe.
Earth Equivalent - The Ainu of Hakkaido Island (web site: http://www.ainu-museum.or.jp/english/english.html ).
Other Notes - The Kill'maun use leather armor and bucklers in battle. For everyday wear they prefer hardened leather and fur.

20 - KOLORI
Height - 5' 11" Weight - 185 lbs.
Favored Weapons - Broadsword, hammer and axes.
Earth Equivalent - Scotch, Welsh, Celts of Brittany.
Other Notes - The Kolori wear leather or scalemail and will always carry a buckler (except for archers). Their everyday garb is fur and leather. Some tribes wear kilts in family plaid patterns. For formal occasions their garments are made of fine woven (imported) cloth. They dislike helms, and instead prefer bonnets (in warfare they often wear a metal skullcap under it).

21 - L'P'NTH
Height - 5' 6" Weight - 160 lbs.
Favored Weapons - Light lance, Scimatar and dagger.
Earth Equivalent - Syrians, middle eastern Arabs.
Other Notes - These tribes use leather armor and bucklers and prefer spiked Helms with neck guards. They commonly wear flowing robes, with concealing face cloths, often dyed yellow, brown or black. Their elite warriors wear chainmail.

22 - MOPAZI
Height - 5' 6" Weight - 155 lbs.
Favored Weapons - Club, javelin and Spear.
Earth Equivalent - Ashanti, West African tribes.
Other Notes - Mopazi use small bucklers, but never wear armor. Most Mopazi warriors prefer to fight in the nude, clothing is little used in this culture. When clothing must be worn, they prefer woven cloth.

23 - NYLASA
Height - 5' 8" Weight - 170 lbs.
Favored Weapons - Spear, sword and javelin.
Earth Equivalent - The Hausa and Fulani of West Africa.
Other Notes - The Nylasa use shields in battle. Their elite warriors wear tigerskins. Other warriors wear different furs. Except for battle and ceremonial occasions they rarely wear cothing. They never wear armor or helms.

24 - OMAVOR
Height - 5 9" Weight - 175 lbs.
Favored Weapons - Sling, bow and spear.
Earth Equivalent - Poles.
Other Notes - The Omavor wear woven cloth and soft leather. They rarely use armor, shields or helms.

25 - PATANA
Height - 5' 7" Weight - 175 lbs.
Favored Weapons - Tulwar, light lance and fighting dagger.
Earth Equivalent - Southern Afghan tribes, especially the Pathan.
Other Notes - The Patana wear leather armor. In battle they use bucklers, wear scalemail and helms. When not fighting they wear finely embroidered cloth made into fine robes and capes.

26 - RHUSELSKA
Height - 5' 11" Weight - 185 lbs.
Favored Weapons - Axe, Mace, Flail, Club and Polearms.
Earth Equivalent - Greater Russians.
Other Notes - Rhuselka wear leather armor, use shields and helms. In war, a number of them will wear banded or scalemail armor. When not at war they wear homespun and furs.

27 - RIZEELI
Height - 5' 8" Weight - 185 lbs.
Favored Weapons - Spear, Shortsword and bow.
Earth Equivalent - Greek, southern Italian.
Other Notes - Most Rizeeli carry large, round shields and wear leather or ringmail and a metal helm. When not fighting they wear long woven cloth and leather tunics, often with a cloak and leather sandles.

28 - RO'BABZAN
Height - 5' 9" Weight - 175 lbs.
Favored Weapons - Spear, club and javelin.
Earth Equivalent - Northern Buntu stock especially the Matabele.
Other Notes - The Ro'babzan prefer fur and leather clothing. They often carry shields and wear leather vests in battle. Elite warriors are outfitted in scalemail. Most warriors wear fur covered helms and gauntlets in battle.

29 - ROBARI
Height - 5' 7" Weight - 170 lbs.
Favored Weapons - Poleaxe, scimatar and spear.
Earth Equivalent - Arabs of East Africa, non-berber only.
Other Notes - The Ro'babzan prefer shields, leather armor and most will have skullcaps under their fez hats. For common wear, they favor simple robes with full face coverings and cowls.

30 - SARGHUT
Height - 5' 4" Weight - 150 lbs.
Favored Weapons - Composite bow, tulwar or scimatar and light lance.
Earth Equivalent - Mongols.
Other Notes - Leather armor, scalemail, fur covered helms and bucklers are often used. Fur vests and/or fur cloaks are also commonly wore into battle. All Sarghut are trained in horse archery. Their elite are the lancers and they are usually are in scalemail. For common wear, they favor leather or fur clothing.

31 - SHANDAR
Height - 5' 8" Weight - 170 lbs.
Favored Weapons - Battle axe, broadsword and spears.
Earth Equivalent - Most are Basque, some are Berber, a few are a mixture of the two.
Other Notes - Except for the A'chalani (who outfit themselves like the A'ga'kacili) the Shandar dislike helms and shields. They wear leather armor and rarely use missle weapons in battle. Many of them believe that a victory is more honorable if the combat was face to face. For normal wear, homespun and fleece vests are prefered.

32 - SHURANI
Height - 5' 6" Weight - 160 lbs.
Favored Weapons - Spear, dagger and club.
Earth Equivalent - Black Malay stock especially the Malagasi of Madagascar.
Other Notes - The Shandar rarely use armor. They wear very little clothing in the summer and they wear furs in the winter. When available, they prefer woven cloth and other civilized niceties.

33 - TIMBAZA
Height - 6' 4" Weight - 180 lbs.
Favored Weapons - Spear, bow and throwing darts.
Earth Equivalent - Watusi in size, pygmy in outlook.
Other Notes - Warriors wear quilted vests in battle. Helms and shields are not common. Excellent archers, in war they prefer to keep out of sword reach. Timbaza normally only wear cloth g-strings.

34 - VASSA
Height - 5' 10" Weight - 180 lbs.
Favored Weapons - Spear, bow and sword.
Earth Equivalent - Southern Slavs, especially Serbs and Bulgarians.
Other Notes - Warriors prefer Scalemail. Many use shields, but rarely wear helms. Normally a fur cloaks are worn over their armor. Their common garb is soft furs and leather.

35 - ZEN'DA
Height - 6' 0" Weight - 190 lbs.
Favored Weapons - Horse Bow, hand axe and light lance.
Earth Equivalent - American Plains Indians, Cheyene, Sioux, Blackfoot.
Other Notes - Most Zen'da warriors will carry a buckler but will rarely wear armor. They dislike cumbersome armor and helms as they prefer to have maximum mobility and unrestricted vision. Their common garb in summer is a loincloth or buckskin pants and soft leather moccasins. In colder weather they add a buckskin tunic and or a fur cloak.

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