Chondathan
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ChondathanPhysical Traits
Height - Average Skin tone - ‘Tawny’ in Chondath, ‘light’ in the Dalelands and Cormyr, ‘olive’ in Sespech Hair - Primarily brown or black, often curly or wavy. Eye color - Primarily brown or green.History
The Chondathan are a people originating from an ancient nation called Jhaamdath which occupied the area now known as the Vilhon Reach off the Sea of Stars. Conflict with the Elven kingdom of Nikerymath was ignited by the felling of large swaths of the Chondalwood forest for timber to expand the Jhaamdath naval fleet and eventually resulted in the destruction of Nikerymath. In revenge the High Mages of Nikerymath unleashed a gigantic tidal wave that crushed the twelve cities of Jhaamdath and reshaped the land to create the are now called the Vilhon Reach. Their revenge however was short sighted as the survivors of Jhaamdath expanded outwards, colonizing the northern end of the Sea of Fallen Stars in the areas now known as Impultur, Thesk and The Vast, bringing with them fire, axes and a deep seated hatred of the Elves. After a few centuries the Chondathans expanded west, settling in the Dalelands and Cormyr, but by this time the people, long since removed from the devastation of their homeland had forgotten most of their hatred for the Elves. Not long after the settlement of Cormyr the area devastated by the tidal wave began to see major resettlement, almost three hundred years after the disaster, eventually creating the nation now known as Chondath, where the hatred of the Wood Elves still holds strong to this day, buoyed by frequent skirmishes with the Elves of the Chondalwood and plagues blamed on the Elves throughout its history. At its height Chondath covered as much territory as ancient Jhaamdath, but plague and war with the Elves weakened the nation to the point where it lost control of its northern colony (now the nation of Sembia) and its southern territory, now the independent nation of Sespech. In time the Chondathan would continue to emigrate westward, settling the west coast of the Sea of Stars and intermingling with the Tethyrian cultures in the Western Heartlands.Culture
Chondathans are renowned for their often mercantile cultures, and ‘entrepreneurial spirit’ having spread and developed through travelling the Sea of Stars and settling new and, often hostile, lands. In most Chondathan societies wealth is king, with little to no regard given to notions of ‘noble blood’. As such many Chondathan nations and city-states are oligarchies or tyrannies. The exceptions to this rule are the Dalelands, who value gold only for its use in purchasing practical goods and Cormyr, where the Feudal system has been adopted and the nobility are highly regarded. Chondathan cultures tend to have fairly few Wizards and Sorcerors are rare as Chondathans have rarely mixed with magical beings in their history, however they often have a strong religious fervor and produce many Clerics and (more rarely) Druids. Many of the gods that hold sway in the current pantheon owe their power and place to being spread by Chondathan settlers in ages past and it’s often said that the Chondathan conquered a continent with gold and gods. The exception to this is Cormyr and the Dalelands where arcane spellcasters are generally well respected and fairly common, likely because of mixing with people of Netherese descent.Если вы хотите что то добавить или присоединится к команде редакторов - пишите комментарии
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