Product Update
Work on Lia Tsashu is proceeding, but much slower than I would like. While writing it, I’ve realized that I’ve had to gloss over several topics that really require more in-depth explanation than a city supplement would be able to give them. Because of that, I’ve revised my release schedule.
Guang Keshar’s first official release will cover the richichi, both as new player race and as NPCs. In it you’ll find information about their life, beliefs and society. What do richichi eat? What’s their religion? What do their houses look like? You ‘ll find all of that in the richichi book, along with ideas on how to incorporate this new race into your game, as well as suggestions on adapting them to your favorite game system.
Until it’s ready for publication, I’ll continue to post excerpts from the book. Please feel free to post questions or comments, ideas and any suggestions you may have.
Richichi Town Life
Even in towns, richichi maintain their own gardens. It may only be a couple of meager pots growing tomatoes, but it is usually the pride of their home. While richichi country homes rarely rise more than a single story above ground, town homes are built with many stories and frequently house several families at once. In town, many small humanoids will rent rooms in the same houses, so a richichi family on the third floor may have a halfling family below them, etc.
Shopkeepers and tradesmen have their store fronts on the ground floor of their houses, while they and their families live on the floor(s) above the shop. A poor tradesman will usually rent out the rooms on the floors above the one(s) he and his family uses.
Every able-bodies adult owes the town two days work out of every month. This kabu sa (“gift work”) is part of the taxes owed to the town and kingdom the person lives in. During their kabu sa, people work on repair roads and bridges, keeping the town clean, maintaining administrative buildings, keeping fire watch and some light town guard duties.
The richichi take great pride in their homes and that extends to their towns and cities, as well, which they view as part of their home.
To get around town, most richichi walk. Many streets, even in a large city, are simply too narrow to pass through otherwise. The wealthy may travel in richichi-sized palanquins, rickshaws, or in small carriages pulled by tiny horses especially bred by the richichi. Middle-class and well-off peasants frequently travel in carts pulled by their beloved dogs. Riding is difficult for the richichi because of the anatomy of their hips and leg, but some richichi performers do so, standing or squatting on dog-back.
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