So back to Clovius.
I can buy into most of this. They wouldn't be that suspicious of outsiders, since the town's whole raison d'être is as a center of commerce, and that requires at least tolerable relations with traders, not all of them from town. I'd say "cautious" rather than "strongly suspicious," and I don't know that tolls/tribute are essential, but some method of separating visitors from their money is probably indicated. Strong drink is a given; every settlement on the frontier has that! Meh regarding tattoos (more likely to be associated with the outlying villages than inhabitants of Clovius itself, I think) and gambling, and as long as the "fight on points of honor" part stops well short of the lunacy of Goriel, we can probably work with it.Alberich wrote:Strongly suspicious of outsiders and used to extracting tolls or tribute from them; fond of strong drink. tribal tattoos, and gambling; ready to fight on points of honor.
Two other thoughts. First, while not as oppressive toward women as Goriel, I suspect the setting might cause men to rather outnumber women -- which might have interesting consequences for the several female members of our crew. Agreed? Second, we still need to figure out the significance of Northern Confederacy weaponry to this place. I have a reason for that that will become clear as the thread progresses...