Homebrew Campaign Setting: Rahi Kha, The Desert Junction.


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Community! Hello all, I need help with a project that i'm undertaking that's been in the works for a second. I've been DMing for sometime and prefer pathfinder/3.5, mostly pathfinder but sometimes take/convert some stuff from 3.5 stuff. Any who, my game is going to be taking place in a world that I've got sort of a base skeleton for but need help with balance and fleshing out certain aspect and niceties. Of course all critiques and suggestions are very welcome!

My world is known as Rahi Kha, a treacherous and taxing desert world that's lethal to even the most seasoned adventurers. Survival and resource management are going to be dominating themes of this setting. Not only is this world an unforgiving wasteland but also a planar junction, a world that overlaps with other worlds. Constantly shifting, since most of the environment is dominated by sand and sand dunes, Rahi Kha unearths other worlds/ dimensions/ portals with the changing of the sands. As a dune moves with the ebb of the winds they may reveal or bury these planar phenomena. These manifestations vary wildly from a crumbling pyramid long forgotten, a door leading to a foreign realm, statues of dead gods, a blooming forest, a pocket dimension, etc. The possibilities are near limitless, I want to make it near ethereal plane/ almost dream plane esque ( but a little more substantial) similar in ways.

I'll post on race, religion, environment, magic, places, and more soon. Please stay tuned and tell me what ya think of the idea, cheers!


RACES

Humans:As in any setting the humans of this worlds are diverse and adaptable, however 3 main cultures and aesthetic persist among the humans.
1. An Arabian nights, desert horse lord culture. These Humans are known for their pride in their powerful steeds, knowledge in rearing different breeds, and martial horseback prowess. Lets call them "Arakeid" They are physically identified by their tall and slender stature, long but narrow noses, and curly hair.The men generally wear keffiyehs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keffiyeh) to shield themselves from the sun and either Izaar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izaar) or Sirwals (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirwal) for pants, generally going shirtless. The women wear Hijabs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijab), while the richer women wore gem and lace incrusted Tantours. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tantour)

2. An Indian bazaar culture. A large conglomeration of merchants, dealing in spices, silks, oddities, and entertainments. A large peasant and artisan class, this group is the majority of the humans. Lets call them the Kisana. They are physically identified by their thick numerous coarse hair, and darkest skin color out of the humans. The Kisana men usually dress in loose fitting linen robes and silks, with turbans, bangles, and ornately woven and dyed sandals (depending on your status). While the women wear saris and gagra cholis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clothing_in_India) of intricate design, even the poorest woman has an interesting one.

3. A Moroccan culture, that is a bit more secluded than the other humans. They largely preside in the great cliffs that surround the Rahim Khan desert. They are famed for their sling warriors, ability to find and both protect and obscure shelters, and seemingly capricious taboos, which in fact are an intricate and ancient laws of hospitality. Let's call them the Safeer. Physically they are identified by their strictly shaven heads (men and women), copper skin, and varying shades of grey eyes, and smallest statures of the human. Both the men and women wear the unisex djellaba (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djellaba), having the qob hat to protect them from the winds. Both the men and women also wear balghas,(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balgha) soft leather slippers with no heel for the men while the women (it varies) can have heeled ones as high as 5 inches. The men where fezzes upon their heads at times of celebration.

I'll post on more on humans and other races soon!

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I like this. You're giving me some ideas for my players...
BWHAHAHAHA!

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How soon is soon?
Still haven't seen anything else.


Theliah Strongarm wrote:

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Still haven't seen anything else.

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