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The Riaani are thought to be descended from Rodkhora who gave up their sea-faring ways to settle in southern Talingarde, including in Attalissia and Gebroan (before it was a desert), though today their culture primarily survives in the Riaan, a golden steppe. Their skin and features are very dark, though while the Marach are "dusky", theirs is more a rich hickory, and other shades of brown. Like the Skarrian people they are nomads, but keep to smaller groups that use the tallgrass to hide, spending most of their waking days on the move and sleeping underneath the stars, taking shelter in burrows only when necessary. The steppe wolf is a sacred animal, companion and occasional mount, though are not particularly martial people. They are inspired in part both by Central Asian steppe people as well as indigenous Australians. They wear colorful patterns and have a grand storytelling tradition, with their primary gods being Amunon, Dhoad, and Ez. They believe, as many cultures with their origins in Algoboa do, that the world is merely a story that is being told. They have lived their way of life for millenia, and many have no desire to change. Occasionally, a young Riaani will leave the steppe for the wider world, either to learn new stories to bring back to their clan, or live one that cannot be found in their homeland.

• Ancestry: Almost all Riaani are harfoots, though a scattered few individuals of other races have sought them out and been welcomed into their way of life.


• Starting Languages: Low Talirean, Taklo.


• Myrcian Weapons: sling, halfling sling staff, fighting stick, crescent knife (kukri), bola. Riaani hunt using slings and stones, rather than bows, and are famous for using bolas and less-than-lethal tactics to harry foes and pursuers. Riaani fight to survive, not to win. Metal is rare in the Riaan, but like their cousins they keep the crescent knife tradition alive with what little they can find. Meteoric iron (stellarite) found fallen from the sky is particularly sacred, a clan hetman will prize having a stellarite crescent knife on their sash.