Tilean

The Tilean people as a whole are a progressive and curious folk, unshackled from the horrors of the outside world where ignorance and superstition reigns over conscious and rational thinking. The lively minds of the Tileans account for the many great artist, architects, scholars, explorers, merchants, inventive geniuses, astronomers, diplomats and wizards for which Tilea is well renowned for.[1n] As well as their open-minded nature, the Tileans are also traders by trait. The Tileans became involved in trade from the earliest point in their history, soon after the old Elven ruins were settled by human tribes and gradually rebuilt as Tilean cities.
Because of the location of Tilea, it could be reached by the High Elf ships by sea and Dwarf traders over land. The Tileans were therefore in the ideal position to act as the middlemen in exchange of goods between the two civilisations. Such was the animosity between the Elves and Dwarfs that the two races simply preferred not to deal with each other directly if they could avoid it. In time, Merchants became more and more powerful, thriving in all of the city-states of Tilea. Naturally, they took an active part in the government of their own home cities, either as sole rulers or by sitting on the ruling council. This cultural change would eventually lead to the creation of the first Merchant Princes.
Though most Tileans are often living within the city-states that dot the peninsula's landscape, in-between each city-state lies a large tract of land from which the rural Tileans often live from. Rural TIleans farm the extensive and fertile fields outside the city walls. Some of these farms are owned by a family that has lived in the area for years. Others are owned by merchants who run the farms and vineyards to produce commodities that they can sell through their trading networks. Due to their proximity to other city-states, the countryside often becomes the battlegrounds for the city-states to wage war upon in vicious border disputes or even outright war.
The coastal region of Tilea has always been subjected to the ravages of sea raiders including the savage Norse, Corsairs from Araby and various other pirates. The quickest and most sensible thing for the country folk to do when this happens is to abandon their farms and seek the safety of the strong walls of their city, swelling the ranks of the defenders. Often, they burn the crops in the fields rather than allow the enemy to eat them. Such is the life of the rural folk of Tilea.

Encompassed species

• Human

Related Organizations

• Tilea