Tell us about the local people and their cultures.
There are three main cultures in Tarsyn:
Tarsynian The highly-cosmopolitan and highly-educated Tarsynian culture descends from a hodge-podge of people the city conquered and assimilated over the millenia. They are typically olive-to-dusky skinned with dark hair. They form the majority of the population.
Truskan The previous conquerors have settled in Tarsyn and intermarried with the local populace. They favor olive or bronzed skin with hair colors ranging from light-to-dark brown. Truskans are both militaristic and mercantile. They adapted their pantheon to match Tarsyn's.
Crusaders The Crusaders were once a distant part of the Tarsynian Empire but broke away, keeping the Vaspianic religion (Tasyn' main faith), but deifying the first Emperor as The Son. When word of troubles reached their lands, they mounted a huge army, joined by religious fervor that bordered on zealotry, and they crossed half the world to liberate Tarsyn from the Truskan invaders.
Crusaders have pale skins and eyes ranging from auburn to blonde to brown.
Although it would be simple to believe these three groups are at each others' throats, tensions tend to ease off and quiet down quickly because there are always "something bigger" that needs immediate attention.
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