Plains of Thunder

The Plains of Thunder are home to Dorwine's clans of Centaur. They roam the plains in small family clans which are each identifiable by their markings. The clans pitch up large pavilions and will stay places for up to 4 months at a time but they never linger long, so as not to deplete any natural game in the area. Sometimes one or more clans will join together for a brief period to trade, arrange marriages or even fight off intruders but it is the nature of the centaur to remain nomadic.
This is not to say that their culture is not sophisticated, culture and philosophy thrive amongst the clans, but it does reflect a general rejection of material culture in favour of freedom from amongst the people of the Plains.
The Centaur Clans

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A centaur clan will involve 5d20 individuals, evenly split by gender and 70/30 split adult to child. Roles are shared among the centaur and work is not heavily gendered. Every clan will have at least one spellcaster, with druids and sorcerors being most common.
Distinguishing features In addition to longbows each clan has a distinctive weapon

1. A spear and a hunting knife.
2. A spear and a shield.
3. An exotic, curved blade.
4. A huge, curved blade.
5. An over-sized hammer.
6. An enormous club.
7. A greataxe.
8. A battleaxe and a shield.
9. Several handaxes.
10. A greatsword.
11. A pair of long knives.
12. A pike and hunting knife.

Each clan also has a predominant coloration for their lower torsos. Because of intermarriage this is not uniform but occurs more often than not.

1. Bay.
2. Black.
3. Buckskin.
4. Chestnut.
5. Gray
6. Piebald.
7. Roan.
8. White.

PC centaurs are almost always from the Plains of Thunder.

The Largest Clans

There are 3 larger and more significant clans that roam the Plains:

• The Black Hooves: 98 adults, all black bodies and hair, use huge curved blades. Lead by Homebius Blackhoof 
  
• The Stormclouds - 77 adults, all roan bodies, wield pikes and hunting knives, led by Asterine Stormcloud 
  
• The Wandering Spears - 130 adults, all piebald, use spears and shields, lead by Elolea Spear 
  

Ecosystem

The Plains themselves are actually small groves of trees growing every few hundred yards amidst tall grasses. Flora and fauna abounds, carefully husbanded by the Clans. There is very little running surface water here, although it does rain and there are watering holes scattered throughout as well as some u der ground springs whose locations are often closely guarded secrets. Sometimes clans will marry into others in an attempt to find the location of a particularly abundant spring.

Maps

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  The Plains of Thunder

  A vast plain in the centre of Dorwine - home to the Centaur Clans

Type

Plain

Related Reports (Primary)

• Takes the Biscuit Report