02-07-2012, 11:41 AM
With regards to BC 2300 this is a very interesting question. AFAIK we've had some discussions on New Thonia, which would be located on Skothar, but we haven't touched on much other than that. There are a few things we know about this time from canon:
It's also interesting to not that horses are introduced/utilized along the southeastern coast of Brun before the Ethengarians get a hold of them. This probably means that the horses on Brun came from the west... possibly from the Savage Coast and the cultures living there.
Quote:BC 2000: Ethengarian ancestors arrive in Ethengar.So the interesting implication (if you can believe it) is that the early Ethengarians did not ride horses. Perhaps they rode some other beasts, or perhaps they traveled by foot. Horses are absent from the BC 2300 setting for this reason, but that doesn't mean folks don't travel. Giant dogs and wolves take the place of horses in BC 2300 - they have the advantage of being almost equal participants in combat, however I would think that feeding costs make their numbers prohibitively small. The horse (once it is introduced to Brun again) will have the advantage of being relatively cheep to upkeep by comparison.
circa BC 1750-1700: Ethengarian conflict with humanoids (King Loark and Akkila Khan)
BC 1675: Tahkati Stormtamer is said to have brought horseback riding to the continent of Brun
It's also interesting to not that horses are introduced/utilized along the southeastern coast of Brun before the Ethengarians get a hold of them. This probably means that the horses on Brun came from the west... possibly from the Savage Coast and the cultures living there.