Suel (Greyhawk)

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Descended from refugees of the homeland that is now the Sea of Dust, the Suel are a fair-skinned folk. Most Suel have merged with Oerdian and Flan to form a mixed population in the central Flaness; the groups that remain culturally Suel have done so because of isolation and xenophobia.

Real-World Models

Scandinavian, British, Finn (appearance), Roman (culture).

Cultural Traits

The Suel are a race of contrasts, and their traits can manifest in very different ways, often in pairs of virtues and vices. Suel tend to go to extremes in alignment.

Thrifty/Selfish, Disciplined/Domineering, Honest/Blunt, Self-assured/Opinionated, Ambitious/Proud.

Practices

Birth control (often post-natal), Monogamy.

Taboos

Females breeding outside race, Incest.

Marriage

Conventional. Men can have children out of wedlock, women cannot. Decent is traced through the same gender, females having matrilinear descent, males patrilinear descent, leading to incredibly complex family trees. This is further complicated by strict rules against incest of second cousins, which means familiy trees are very important. The nuclear family is very strong, the extended family too complex and interwoven to function.

Magic

Pantheon

Name Rank Alignment Sphere Domains
Beltar Lesser CN Malice, Caves, Pits, Nonhumans Chaos, Death, Evil, War
Bralm Lesser N (LN) Insects, Industriousness Animal, Law, Strength
Dalt Lesser CG Portals, Doors, Enclosures Chaos, Good, protection, Travel, Trickery
Jascar Lesser LG Hills, Mountains Earth, Good, Law, Protection
Joramy Lesser N (NG) Fire, Volcanoes, Wrath, Quarrel Destruction, Fire, War
Kord Intermediate CG Athletics, Sport, Courage Chaos, Good, Luck, Strength
Lendor Intermediate LN Time, Patience, Study Knowledge, Law, Protection
Llerg Lesser CN Beasts, Strength Animal, Chaos, Strength
Lydia Lesser NG Music, Knowledge, Daylight Good, Knowledge, Sun, Travel
Norebo Lesser CN Luck, Gambling, Risks Chaos, Trickery, Luck
Osprey Lesser LN Sea voyages, Ships, Sailors Law, protection, Water
Phaukon Lesser CG Wind, Clouds, Birds, Archery Air, Animal, Chaos, good, War
Phyton Lesser CG Nature, beauty, Farming Chaos, good, Plant, Sun, Water
Syrul Lesser NE Lies, Deceit, Treachery, False promises Evil, Knowledge, Trickery
Vatun Lesser CN Northern barbarians, Cold, Winter, Arctic beasts Air, Animal, Chaos, Strength
Wee Jas Intermediate LN (LE) Magic, Death, Vanity, Law Death, Law, Magic