Outsiders in General
The average Balazaring looks at foreigners with a mixture of fear,
respect and greed. Fear due to the large number of Balazarings who have perished in
foreign lands or locally during the Lunar conquest of Elkoi, respect due to their
martial/magical abilities and superior technology, and greed due to common Balazaring
belief that the average foreigner is as rich as the citadel kings. Foreign ways and
manners are to be feared but foreign possessions are much coveted.
Lunars
The Lunars are feared and respected due to their "easy"
conquest of Elkoi and the obvious military and magical might they possess. They are
especially respected/feared because they're the only foreigners who have bothered to
invade Balazar for hundreds of years. The Balazarings are incapable of telling one Lunar
from another so Immtherings, Dara Happans and Carmanians are basically interchangeable to
them.
Light-Bringers
Mixed feelings. The Balazaring tradition of Yemalio worship tends
towards a traditional antipathy towards Orlanthi however some Balazarings are beginning to
identify Orlanthi as Lunar foes. (Ignoring the basically Orlanthi nature of the
neighbouring kingdoms).
Non-humans
In General
Generally speaking Balazarings fear and distrust non-humans. They
have a long history of antipathy and hostility towards non-humans which is returned by
their non-human neighbours. For the most part their non-human neighbours are militarily,
technologically and magically superior to them.
Elves
Even though they worship the same god, Yemalio, the Balazarings and
aldryami (or forest folk) have not traditionally had good relations. The Aldryami were one
of the groups of non-humans the Balazarings played off against each other in the second
age to their own advantage. Since the forests of Balazar were burned in the Second Age
there is less cause for conflict as the Balazarings don't want the elves' forests. The
Aldryami are the non-human group the Balazarings respect the most and are their most
likely allies. No Balazaring would dare cut down a tree or even picking deadwood without
asking the forest people for permission first.
Dwarves
The Balazarings haven't had as much contact with the Mostali as they
have with the other major groups of non-humans in the area. Again, they have a history of
having played the various groups against each other so there is a history of distrust
there. The dwarven way of life is so alien to the Balazarings that they basically have no
common ground for interaction.
Trolls
Balazaring tradition has it that Balazar drove the trolls out of
Balazar in the Second Age. Balazarings fear trolls due to their (what they consider)
cannibalistic behaivour and superior military skills.
Dragonewts
Dragonewts are closely associated with Dragons and the Dragonkill
war that killed Balazar. Balzarings tend to fear and shun dragonewts.
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