On Thu, 9 Apr 1998, darkstar wrote:
> That is a good point, my current map of Aduria does not have it joining
> up with Djapar, but it is only a rough sketch and the southern region
> can be changed, perhaps adding a chain of islands that led to the
> southern reaches of Djapar. What is everyone else's opinion on this?

I imagine that the Andu and the Basarji were both nomadic horsemen-based
tribes. I see Basaia and Anduiras being brother & sister (which, yes
does raise the possibility of Deismaar being the latest in a sequence of
such events, possibly).

As the tribes moved north and became separated by distance, the two
tribes diverged, becoming more different over time.

> I put something like this in for the Andu, before they were driven out
> by the Adurian who were taught new skills by Azari and were able to
> dominate the other tribes.

One idea I was toying with is that the gods started breaking the rules
long before Deismaar, and gave their peoples all sorts of extra hints
(divine inspiration) on technology to give them an edge before the
battle - this explains the existance of Brecht Tower-ships and
Field-plate in what I see as being a fairly primitive level of culture.

(The Masetians were at the level of the ancient Greeks, and were the
most advanced culture by quite a long way.)

neil