PersonMan
2011-02-12, 09:16 PM
In a campaign setting I've been working on recently, I've decided to turn some of the more common races' cultures on their heads.
The elves, for example, don't care much for art, unless it's utterly amazing, because anyone can do that. What they do appreciate greatly, however, is endurance, simply because the majority of elves are fairly weak compared to most other races in that regard.
The dwarves, on the other hand, shrug at displays of stamina but have a great weakness for art and performance. It's easy to stay at the mine for twelve hours, but to craft a touching poem and recite it with great skill is something exceptional. As such, the few dwarves that are particularly good at artistic things are fairly famous.
Orcs value strength and power, but what they hold in absolute reverence is the ability to look at a battlefield, give a set of seemingly random orders and get a victory-especially a spectacular one or one against a superior foe.
So, any cultures or cultural quirks that you've thought are particularly odd or otherwise worth mentioning?
The elves, for example, don't care much for art, unless it's utterly amazing, because anyone can do that. What they do appreciate greatly, however, is endurance, simply because the majority of elves are fairly weak compared to most other races in that regard.
The dwarves, on the other hand, shrug at displays of stamina but have a great weakness for art and performance. It's easy to stay at the mine for twelve hours, but to craft a touching poem and recite it with great skill is something exceptional. As such, the few dwarves that are particularly good at artistic things are fairly famous.
Orcs value strength and power, but what they hold in absolute reverence is the ability to look at a battlefield, give a set of seemingly random orders and get a victory-especially a spectacular one or one against a superior foe.
So, any cultures or cultural quirks that you've thought are particularly odd or otherwise worth mentioning?