The Farren

Cultural Overview
Being the most vague of all cultures, the Far Folk are known simply for their peoples spanning far and wide across both Minnaar and Verloren. They are simple people, bakers, weavers, smiths, and they tend to insert themselves in any large settlements. No one truly knows where the Far Folk, or Farren,

came from, other than that they have a devoted reverence to the Sacred Flame.

These people integrate quite well into other societies, and typically make up the larger population in most settlements. They value the Far Code, meaning that they do not bend to the will of outsiders, and will not stray from the own ways. Humility and Hope are their main ideals, meaning that one must work hard for what they have, and never beg for more. The Farren are a perfect blend of both Elven and Human peoples, harmonizing in perfect tranquility. They are best known for their earth toned clothes, hearty nature, and drive for work and life itself. These people make the best warriors for any monarch, as their loyalty for their people’s simplistic way of life is deeply embedded into their souls.

Their naming customs are traditionally Anglo-Saxon or English in nature, and they speak the common tongue of the land. Character names do not need to adhere to these real-world cultures but are recommended.

Physical Attributes
The Farren are known for having a plethora of possible colour combinations. Typically naturally occurring tones of browns, beige, and peach for the skin tones. Their hair can be any texture, though the hues are limited to brown, black, blonde, ginger, or any combination of those. Their eyes hold a similar color palette, though they also include blue, grey, and green.

These peoples also vary greatly in height and weight, though typically are no shorter than 5'0 once fully grown and no taller than 6'6". This may vary from human to human, though those are the general rules for sizing. Weight is entirely dependent on lifestyle, same going for their muscle mass. The Farren are also, on average, a tad more muscular than most humans due to their affinity to hard physical labor.

History
The ‘Far Folk’ of Omnia sport a history spanning back to the first years of the Long Peace, to a time when the world was reborn from the ashes of the emergence and the empires of old were nothing more than crumbling ruins. Like all humans who managed to survive Shesha’s wrath, the humans that would come to be known as the Farren took shelter with their dwarven friends as the “Earth Shaker” ground the surface into dust. It’s unclear how long both the Farren and their hosts remained underground, biding their time, but it’s estimated that both human and dwarven culture began to mix during this period, indicating that they remained underground for at least a few generations. But alas, humanity was not well suited for the subterranean life of their squat friends. According to the myth of Fylas the Follower, a young human of the same name had a vision while meditating atop the Sunwell, the only point in all the Low Kingdom at which the sun can shine upon the stone wrought gloom of Korindor. At high noon, when the sun comes into direct alignment with the dwarven depths, he felt a presence beckoning him upwards, far and away to reclaim the birthright of his people. It was under his guidance that a mass exodus flowed out from Korindor’s ancient gates, a threshold which by now had been barred and sealed for centuries.

Whether this myth holds any truth is unclear, but the fact remains that for whatever purpose, the humans left the safety of Korindor around the year 200, post-emergence. Most historians also agree that Fylass the Follower (if he did indeed exist) unknowingly founded the faith of the Sacred Flame, a religion that would come to embody the cultural values of Farren all across the archipelago. All of the other human cultures are thought to be derivatives from this early “proto-Farren” group, and as time wore on, most abandoned the holy zeal purported by the Farren. It’s likely that this religious drive was the force behind their invasive expansion into nearly every corner of the islands, founding numerous settlements from their homeland of Bettlebrook Valley. To this day, the Farren remain the most populous ethnicity in the archipelago, ever eager to spread their influence.