Post by thenephew on Mar 24, 2007 23:31:50 GMT
The Emporla thread reminded me of a point I wanted finalised - how do tribes' territories work?
Are they exclusive roaming grounds, with each tribe having a few thousand square kilometers?
If so, how accurately are the borders defined?
Are they policed?
Is there a no-man's land between tribes?
What would happen if they are breached?
Or is the forest a communal territory, tribes simply never meeting because there is little incentive to, or they have made a definite decision not to have contact?
I like the idea of the tribes having their own lands in a strictly habitual sense - these are the lands we have nomadded across for a hundred score years, and as such they are ours. There is no possessiveness, strictly speaking, except where a tribe wanders in, cuts down a few trees, burns the wildlife, sows salt in the soil, then wanders off again.
The relationships between 'neighbouring' tribes is fairly neutral, and there is no hostility when they meet on land they both think of as their own. Instead, they negotiate briefly, resorting to a game of chance if necessary, until new directions for the two tribes are agreed upon. While uncomfortable, the meeting is rarely a cause for anger, it is ot regarded an insult to have another insist on passing through a specific area, unless a good reason for not doing so has been layed down by the 'defending' tribe.
Any other ideas?
I know it sounds a little pushy, but I would like as many people as possible to briefly answer the questions at the start, just to get an accurate idea of the consensus among the populations of the forum.
Thanks guys.
Are they exclusive roaming grounds, with each tribe having a few thousand square kilometers?
If so, how accurately are the borders defined?
Are they policed?
Is there a no-man's land between tribes?
What would happen if they are breached?
Or is the forest a communal territory, tribes simply never meeting because there is little incentive to, or they have made a definite decision not to have contact?
I like the idea of the tribes having their own lands in a strictly habitual sense - these are the lands we have nomadded across for a hundred score years, and as such they are ours. There is no possessiveness, strictly speaking, except where a tribe wanders in, cuts down a few trees, burns the wildlife, sows salt in the soil, then wanders off again.
The relationships between 'neighbouring' tribes is fairly neutral, and there is no hostility when they meet on land they both think of as their own. Instead, they negotiate briefly, resorting to a game of chance if necessary, until new directions for the two tribes are agreed upon. While uncomfortable, the meeting is rarely a cause for anger, it is ot regarded an insult to have another insist on passing through a specific area, unless a good reason for not doing so has been layed down by the 'defending' tribe.
Any other ideas?
I know it sounds a little pushy, but I would like as many people as possible to briefly answer the questions at the start, just to get an accurate idea of the consensus among the populations of the forum.
Thanks guys.