So... more than a few questions then...  ;D<br/><br/>Let's do these in order:<br/>@Callie><br/>- White women are everywhere!<br/>- Not in the cities please!<br/>- The game will be starting in Kaerlud itself.  Specifically, the King's Castle.  I will be going into a lot more detail on the exact happenings in the opening IC post this weekend.  In a nutshell, though, whole lot of people applied for the "job" and were winnowed out through interviews, and minor tests until the 'best four for the job' were found.  That's the party.<br/><br/>@swordwind><br/>- I had only planned for a small handful of languages here.  Linguistics will never be a super high skill for anyone  ;)  Main tongue is Aenglish/Common.  There is an older version called, of course, Auld Aenglish, used mostly by record keepers and some poets/bards.  There are regional dialects which include "Fenspeak" and "Highland" both of which are different enough from Aenglish to be actually considered a separate language.  Then there's the ancient tongues.  There is "The Auld Tongue" which is basically the setting's equivalent of Draconic.  It's written only, as no one has actually used it as a language in uncounted ages.  And, of course, there are some who have 'translated' the wierd runic structures occasionally found which fit none of the above, and have collected them to call them Faetongue.<br/>- I'm actually not sure what you mean by 'city tone'  Peasants, on the other hand, feel like peasants.  Kind of dirty, reasonably fit because they work so damned hard...  >.>  In all seriousness, think medieval peasant with a tiny bit more education.  They're a typically superstitious lot who paint ram's blood on their doors at equinox and solstice to keep the Fae away, hate and fear the strange and different, and do exactly what they're told by the noblefolk to avoid getting summarily killed when no one else is looking.<br/>- Likewise, the tech level is typical medieval england.  They still pay men to walk the city streets to keep the lamps lit on the main thoroughfares, and the fastest thing going is the horse.<br/>- Homes differ depending on where they are.  In the city, most homes are riverstone with wooden support structure.  I have some pictures to cover the city and structures, which will be included as needed in the tale to get a better feel.  In the rural villages, more wood than stone, except for the big and important buildings like inns and smithies.<br/>- There are two levels of militia in the land.  There's the Royal Guard who are invariably knight-level gear.  Full Plate, Longswords, Spears, and Barded Horses.  Then there's the typical city guard.  Chain shirt, halberd, conical helm, and a club for 'taking them alive'  Rural villages are usually protected by a single sheriff who uses whatever he's comfortable with, and if needed, townsfolk as militia in the traditional conscript manner.  Pitchforks and scythes ftw!<br/>- The clergy of the Pantheon are not in the habit of handing out their miracles for free unless they need to sway or impress a crowd.  That said, they do provide care for free for any citizen of the Realm in the manner of a bed, and an expert with the Heal skill.  The same cannot be said of the Druids.  They will heal if needed, and rarely actually ask for payment for their spells, however, they do expect that they will be treated with respect, and if they express a need for something, they expect that they will get it, even if it's the village's only horse.<br/><br/>Whew.  Big list.<br/><br/>Since the other questions were about languages, and I answered that above for swordwind, that's the end of them for the moment.<br/><br/>On another topic, I have absolutely no compunction about people IMing me with questions and/or concerns about the game.  My messengers are in my profile.  All I'm going to ask is that if you choose to message me, please tell me who you are right off the top, yeah?  Saves me getting all creeped out about random strangers I've never heard of before  :P<br/><br/>Anyone need any further clarification on anything?  (And yes, I do realize I didn't yet answer the city tone question, so I'll expect a clarification of that and be ready to answer)