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Post by Q Man on Mar 4, 2024 23:55:11 GMT -5
LapplandGummint: Democracy (Tribal) Pantheon: Finnish < Lapp> Leader: Unknown CAPITAL: Kola (Pop.: 15k) Other Cities (and pop.): Soroy<>: 10k Loc.: Aeropa Language: Soumi dialect Pop.: Unknown (believed 300k+) Flag/Emblem: Flag: Reindeer antlers on a white field. Coinage: None. Important Persons: Tribal headmen, shamans, etc. Alliances: Russ. Some tribes are allied to Pohjola. Hostilities: Finmark, Norge. Open Warfare/Skirmishing: None. Intrigues: Uncertain, but rumors of Russ && Pohjola mixed w/ dark plots persist. Magickal Devices: No info is avail.. Alignment: Lawful Good (paladins) Thumbnail Sketches: The scanty forests, old mountains, && frozen tundra of Lappland cover some 50k || more sq. mi. of the northernmost regions of the Skandian Peninsula. Little is known regarding this icy land, but it is probable there are such animals as walrus, seal, sea lion, polar bear, wolf, && fox roaming there. The folk of this realm are of mixed White && Yellow sub-race, a distinct people from the Finns && Kalevalans, for Lapps are unmixed w/ any of the neighboring peoples. They are semi-nomadic || nomadic, following reindeer herds, && hunting && fishing for livelihood. A few very fine asylphars<> && star sapphires are xported from this realm every year, along w/ furs && walrus ivory. It is said that platinum && gold can be washed from the streams of Lappland in the heat of summer.
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Post by Q Man on Mar 4, 2024 23:55:27 GMT -5
Wizard ranking: #14 Priest ranking: #12 Overall Magickal Ranking: #13
Lappland is a high-magic setting.
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Post by Q Man on Mar 4, 2024 23:55:41 GMT -5
Quote:Reindeer on the Carta Marina, a glorious map of Scandinavia by Olaus Magnus, AD 1539. t.co/3IDKTfYYaR
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Post by Q Man on Mar 4, 2024 23:55:55 GMT -5
Gypsies are found in the fen-lands of Lappland.
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Post by Q Man on Mar 4, 2024 23:56:07 GMT -5
The Baltic tribes have a Hare God.
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Post by Q Man on Mar 4, 2024 23:56:27 GMT -5
ULDRAVUTThis is an area that overlapps Lappland, one of the homes ov the Uldra (cf. Dragon #119). They ride arctic camels, and their merchants trade fur bikinis.
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Post by Q Man on Mar 4, 2024 23:56:56 GMT -5
Werewolves are found in Lappland, along with normal wolves.
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