Overview
An Arabian/Turkish-coded halfling culture, known for underground kasbahs, bustling bazaars, and a decadent, trade-and-craftsmanship-driven lifestyle. Strong sense of community, with a prominent thieves' guild operating in the shadows.
Society
Follows a pantheon of deities representing different aspects of daily life (not yet reconciled against the main Areshnaat pantheon — see Orystria). The thieves'-guild culture is explicitly Ottoman/Moroccan-coded in its visual design, led (per an early design pass) by a masked halfling woman leader in the vein of Ra's al Ghul.
Source provenance
Source:
Dwarf Warrior Ottoman-Inspired Image - 2023-10-17.md·2023-Q4(thieves'-guild leader design)Fantasy World Cultures Exploration - 2023-10-18.md·2023-Q4(formal culture summary)