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The article we got in “The Hungry Storm” was a great introduction to the continent but clearly only scratched the surface when it came to discussing the people, cultures and places that are found on The Crown of the World. What do you want to see explored, expanded on, or discussed in a book about the Crown of the World?
My thoughts are below:
1. The name Crown of the World comes off as a bit exotic to me. I feel like that is what people who are not from there call the continent. I would love to have a name for the continent that is similar to Avistan, Garund, Tian Xia, etc.
2. The People: There are a lot of interesting people and cultures that live on the Crown of the World and I would love to see what Paizo comes up with when doing a deeper exploration of these people and cultures.
Humans (Erutaki “...a catchall term for hundreds of local human tribes and clans, some nomadic and some settled, that dwell all across the Crown.” The Hungry Storm pg. 73. From this line we know that Erutaki may refer to a specific people but is also used to refer to humans from the Crown of the World collectively. This is essentially saying they are Tian of Garundi, referring more to a land of origin instead of a specific culture or ethnicity. This might also be a clue to the name of the continent, Erutak is literally right there staring at us. Additionally, we know that Ulfen, Tian, and Varki communities live on the Crown of the World as well.
Other known ancestries include Ilverani Elves, Guran Dwarves, Snowstepper Gnomes, and giants with Frost Giants and Taiga Giants being some of the more common groups.
The Snowstepper Gnomes I find particularly interesting. They may represent a branch of Gnomes that had a greater divergence from the more common Gnome ancestry. Like Spriggan, Deep Gnomes (Svirfneblin), and Lava Gnomes, their appearance may be quite different, and they may have ancestry feats not available to other Gnomes.
Other ancestries that live on the Crown of the World but have had very little exploration include the Adlet, Selkie, and Thremindyr.
3. Places, While the Crown of the World is likely to draw inspiration from any real world nation or peoples that are found in polar regions, I personally would love to see a fantasy Canada. I am not even sure what that would look like, but it feels like it could be a fun place.
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I doubt the very idea of such a book (there are many other books that I find more interesting and valuable than the Arctic region). But other than that, I don't see how Canada could be there at all. If we take analogues from the real world, then Siberia should be here, given that the region is connected by Europe and East Asia in Golarion's version.
Canada’s First Nations and Inuit peoples came to North America via the ice bridge that connected Northern Europe and Asia to North America. I don’t see a problem with taking these concepts and transplanting them elsewhere in Golarion so long Indigenous Peoples of Northern Europe and Asia are represented as well.
I want to understand the trade between the peoples of this continent and both Tia Xia and Avistan
I doubt the very idea of such a book (there are many other books that I find more interesting and valuable than the Arctic region). But other than that, I don't see how Canada could be there at all. If we take analogues from the real world, then Siberia should be here, given that the region is connected by Europe and East Asia in Golarion's version.
I agree that the Crown of the World is likely lower on the list than other continents and metaregions. But no need for that to stop us from sharing our hopes, wants, desires should such a book ever happen.
I am curious why you feel a nation or city state inspired by fantasy Canada could not be placed in the Crown of the World. But, i should clarify what elements, for me, come to mind when thinking of a fantasy Canada. I am mostly thinking of a place that culturally has very polite people, maple syrup or something similar as a major export, and winter themes. Beyond that, I would be excited to see what Paizo came up with to make it a truly fantastical part of the setting.
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Is it just me- or is it weird that the Guran dwarves have no mention in the Pathfinder Wiki page on Dwarves??
Their entire society of Zavaten Gura. I’m Canadian and study the Arctic for a living so the other Crown of the World societies have analogues that I understand.
Zavaten Gura though? I dunno whether to save or smite.
I actually have a (headcanon) theory that either Visheksrad or Zunderwal Hold are one of the missing Sky citadels.
I don't see the region really getting its own book, even though I would certainly buy it.
I do think it would be great for Pathfinder to maybe do some "environment" themed rule books, like 3.0 DnD had. Tundra, Taiga, and Ice-themed monsters, various sorts of equipment and rules options for campaigns in arctic environments, maybe some new ancestries. Sort of like a Paizo version of the 3rd edition DND Frostburn supplement. Such a book it could easily have a large section devoted to the Crown of the World, and maybe to the South Pole as well.
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I don't 100% know what I want in it, but I know that I want it. The Crown of the World is a pretty unique area that I don't think we see a lot in fantasy. I want to see more of what can be done with an artic fantasy.
This is not on my radar.
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I don't 100% know what I want in it, but I know that I want it. The Crown of the World is a pretty unique area that I don't think we see a lot in fantasy. I want to see more of what can be done with an artic fantasy.
That could be great. In addition to all the cool people living there and their myths, imagine all the legends we tell ourselves about what could be below the ice in Antarctica. All that plus what we already have and the whole tackled with the great Paizo flair could be awesome.