Ok, here's one for all you Loremasters out there
I'm putting together a campaign in Jaiman and Northern Emer, and I've been looking into what was happening with the Y'kin/Yinka c. 6053. In particular, I'm interested in where they came from and which racial group from Emer they sprang from.
In Cloudlords, the Yinka are described as being short and stocky, with 'dark, mahogany skin and brown eyes' [Cloudlords, revised edition, p. 25], and that their god is called Yugal.
In Haalkitaine, however, it states: 'There is little doubt that the Y'kin are of the same origins as the Jaaderi of the central Emerian plains, though this group has been stunted after centuries of living in a cold, damp climate inhospitable to their nature. The Y'kin are distinguished by their red-brown skin, hooked noses, high sloping foreheads and elongated ears.' It also mentions that their god is Akalatan.
In Jaiman, it says they have 'large noses and full lips'.
In the Master Atlas [Third Edition], the Yinka are described as an offshoot of the Ochu; the Yinka are not specifically described, but the Ochu are said to have 'red-brown skin' and to be of 'medium height and build'.
Finally, In the Emer Atlas II, the Ochu are still described as having 'red-brown skin', but are now described as tending to be 'tall'. The Yinka are not described.
If I'm reading this correctly, then, it seems likely that the Yinka are an offshoot of the Ochu and that the harsh living in colder climes has stunted the Yinka a bit, so they no longer have the stature of the rest of the Ochu.
I am wondering, though, are the Ochu supposed to be tall or of medium height? And are the Ochu stocky like the Yinka, or of normal build? And are the Yinka descended from the Jaaderi or the Ochu?
Just wondering.
Cheers
