Farstrider

A Human ethnicity originally native to Kash in Mezzoramia, Farstriders are known for their athletic builds, height, dark skin, and densely curled, dark hair. An ancient people who have widely dispersed through the continent, Farstriders have a multitude of tribes that adhere to dramatically different lifestyles, beliefs, and practices, with great variation in technology. From pastoral herdsmen to hunter-gatherers to city-dwelling traders and merchants to farmers and fishers, they have practiced, and in many cases originated a multitude of crafts and trades in the current Age. They have raised up many prosperous nations, which have usually fallen in turn and been lost to the wilds. Theirs is a people divided by their differences and the often harsh demands of their homeland, for though they have many different tribes, many of those tribes are hostile to one another.
It is nearly impossible to tie-down what can be considered "normal" for Farstriders as a whole; there are too many different tribes and traditions to make any generalization about them. Some, for example, are extremely martial. Others are scholarly. Still others are religious communities, and others pursue agrarian lifestyles. Some are primitive in the extreme while others are even more sophisticated than is commonly seen in Order territories. What can be said is that you can find virtually any and every practice among them somewhere. You just have to know where to look. Unfortunately, these differences in identity and behavior have lead to a tremendous amount of infighting over the centuries, so that most of the greatest of Farstrider achievements have been buried by other tribes of Farstriders rather than the depredations of Monsters. The gods have rarely had cause to launch a Cycle against their nations, as they tend to self-destruct over internal conflicts first. Their lands are littered with the ruins of countless kingdoms that have risen up only to topple down.
Farstriders are a common sight abroad. Many take up careers as merchants and traders, taking them far afield of their homelands. Others prefer to soldier their way into wealth. However, most remain embroiled in their daily lives at home, supporting and protecting their communities from Monsters and rival tribes. There are a great many towns, villages, and cities within their lands, but these are often subject to raids by jealous or zealous rivals, making life more difficult for everyone there.