When Nomads become Peshwah

[Havard]

The FFC identifies several different nomadic groups living in the North. One of them is the Peshwah. However, it seems to me that the DA modules and the ZG books have redefined the Peshwah as to include all of these groups, though giving them distinctive clan names.

From the FFC I can think of the following:

• Horsemen of Peshwah: Supported the Earl of Vestfold during the first Coot Invasions.
  
• Ben Hassock: Invaded Blackmoor about "400 years ago". The "Weasel" departed to their lands prior to the Coot Invasions.
  
• Desert Nomads: The Chief of the Nomads is said to be found in the Desert. It is unclear whether this is a separate group of Nomads, or one of the other listed groups.
  
• Nomads of Ten: Allied with the Duchy of Ten/Egg of Coot during the Coot Invasions. Second Nomad Invasions wiped out by the Sniders.
  
• Gypsies: Gypsy Chance Cards. "Gypsy accents are terrible"

I am not including in this list Skandaharians, Picts or Valemen which are not describes as Nomadic cultures.


So where in the new material can we find traces of these groups?

Horsemen of Peshwah
This could ofcourse refer to multiple tribes, but they would definately include the Adiel who are described as the "Archetypical Peshwah". Ordniri and Somhak may also be included here.

Ben-Hassock
This is one of the more hostile groups, at least historically. At first I thought this could be a reference to an early version of the Afridhi. Greg has said that the Afridhi did appear during the original game. Another theory is that they are the Bortai (but see Desert Nomads below).

Desert Nomads
These could either be the Leron or the Bortai (or both). Both the Leron and the Bortain live near the Desert near the Valley of the Ancients. The Chief of the Nomads could correspond to DA1's Sirk Am Peshwah who is a Bortai.

Nomads of Ten
These could also be the Afridhi, but it seems more likely that they are the Irfat. It is said that they were allied with the Duchy of Ten before the Afridhi Invasion of that land. They are descrbed as "The Black Riders" who live for war. Qulaam may also be included here.

Gypsies
The Briela are described as "a kind of Gypsies" which is my main reason for including them here. The Zah may also be included here, though they tend to stick to the area near the Salt Tower/Salt Town.

See my blog article to get a quick summary and map of the various Peshwah Tribes mentioned here. What is interesting about mapping the tribes to the FFC groups is that it means we can get more information about each group. While this is all probably highly speculative, the matches are IMO remarkable.


Thoughts?

-Havard