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【费伦的种族】种族:穆兰人
« 于: 2019-01-14, 周一 16:23:20 »
穆兰人Human, Mulan
区域:查森塔、琼达尔森林、穆尔霍兰德、塞尔、恩瑟
种族专长:神圣纹身、神政者
Regions: Chessenta, Chondalwood, Mulhorand, Thay, Unther.
Racial Feats: Sacred Tattoo, Theocrat.
自从古代伊玛斯卡人灭亡以来,穆兰人统治着坠星海的东岸。在两个神系的带领下,古老的穆兰人帝国穆尔霍兰德和恩瑟,在不同的时期征服了阿森纳斯、查森塔、东夏亚、穆洪(Murghom)、雷瑟曼、参法(Semphar)、塞尔、塞斯克和攸木林南部巫师湾的城市。由于他们的苏醒,这些帝国留下了几乎完全由穆兰人组成的统治精英。经过几千年的统治,穆兰人变得傲慢,高度抵制变革,并完全相信自己文化的优势。
Since the fall of ancient Imaskar, the Mulan have dominated the eastern shores of the Sea of Fallen Stars. Led by two pantheons of deities, the ancient Mulan empires of Mulhorand and Unther conquered at various times Ashanath, Chessenta, the Eastern Shaar, Murghom, Rashemen, Semphar, Thay, Thesk, and the Wizards’ Reach cities that lie south of the Yuirwood. In their wake, these empires have left ruling elites composed almost exclusively of Mulan. After millennia of rulership, the Mulan have become arrogant, highly resistant to change, and wholly convinced of their cultural superiority.
穆兰人坚定地坚持使用法术,唯一的分歧点是是否要追求奥术或神术的传统。数代以来,穆尔霍兰德和恩瑟神系的神祗在托瑞尔留下了强大的化身,作为神王统治着这两个帝国。神王的沉睡统治使得在穆兰人的文化中发展出一个强大的牧师阶层,长期以来,他们一直与奥术施法者争夺权力。他们严厉的宗教统治引发了法师和术士的多次反叛,导致如今了穆兰人的后裔红袍法师统治着塞尔。
The Mulan are firmly wedded to the use of magic, with the only major point of disagreement being whether to pursue the arcane or divine tradition. For many generations the god-kings, powerful avatars of the Mulhorandi and Untheric deities long resident on Toril, ruled both empires as incarnate gods. The somnolent rule of the god-kings permitted the development of a powerful priest class in Mulan cultures that has long struggled with practitioners of arcane spellcasting for power. Their heavyhanded clerical rule prompted repeated rebellions by wizards and sorcerers, leading to the dominance of Thay by Red Wizards of Mulan descent.
穆兰人通常身材高大,苗条,有着黄色的皮肤,眼睛呈淡褐色或棕色。他们的体毛不多,而且他们中的许多人——包括所有贵族——会剃掉他们所有的头发。那些没有剃头的穆兰人头发颜色从黑色到深棕色不等。塞尔、穆尔霍兰德和恩瑟的下层阶级经常有明显的雷瑟曼或图拉米人血统,这导致他们的肤色更暗。查森塔的居民长期与附近的琼达斯人混在一起,所以那里的纯粹穆兰人特色很少见。
Mulan are generally tall, slim, and sallow-skinned with eyes of hazel or brown. They lack much body hair, and many, including all nobles, shave any hair that they do have. Hair color on an unshaved Mulan ranges from black to dark brown. The lower classes of Thay, Mulhorand, and Unther often have significant Rashemi or Turami blood, leading to darker complexions. The folk of Chessenta have long mixed with the nearby Chondathans, and pure Mulan features are rare there.
穆兰人有着悠久而为之自豪的历史,他们将自己的社会和文化视为永恒的。而快速的变化被认为是可疑的,他们要么热情地拥抱奥法艺术(塞尔),要么深深地不信任奥艺(穆尔霍兰德和恩瑟)。穆兰人认为自己更文明、更繁荣、更有创造力、更强大(如果他们选择这样做的话),并且在所有其他方面都优于所有其他民族。即使面对相反的证据,穆兰人也会对其他文化的成就不屑一顾,公开傲慢自大地尊崇自己的成就。
The Mulan have a long and proud history, viewing both their society and their culture as eternal. Rapid change is regarded with suspicion, and the arcane arts either warmly embraced (Thay) or viewed with deep distrust (Mulhorand and Unther). Mulan believe themselves to be more civilized, more prosperous, more creative, more powerful (should they choose to be), and in all other ways superior to all other ethnic groups. Even in the face of evidence to the contrary, Mulan are dismissive of other cultures’ accomplishments and openly arrogant with respect to their own.
穆兰人的历史很大程度上是穆尔霍兰德、恩瑟、查森塔和塞尔的历史,这在被遗忘的国度战役设定集中有详细描述。
The history of the Mulan is largely the history of Mulhorand, Unther, Chessenta, and Thay, as detailed in the FORGOTTEN REALMS Campaign Setting.
历史
在数千年之前,由于伊玛斯卡帝国在瘟疫侵袭之下人口锐减,因此统治该国的法师们决定建造两座连往另一个世界的传送门以获取奴隶。他们从两个异世界中掳获了过万人,然后再将传送门永久封闭,并设下屏障以断绝与异世界的所有联系。从此伊玛斯卡人就开始奴役并压榨这批人类(穆兰人),虽然奴隶们不断的向自己信奉的神祇祷告,但因伊玛斯卡法师们设下了屏障,因此神祇们无法听到这些子民的呼喊。
然而艾欧插手介入了此事,让奴隶信奉的众神们得以采用另一种方法绕过屏障,那就是化身为具有强大力量的凡人。这些神祇的化身带领着奴隶们击败了伊玛斯卡帝国,并在较西方的地区建立起自己的国度,这就是穆尔霍兰德与恩瑟两国的由来。但这两个国家随即互相宣战。在多年战争之后,这些神祇化身彼此间达成协议,勘定了两国之间的国界,并同意将征讨的方向改向其他地区。
过了九百年后,大陆上忽然又出现了一道通往某个未知异界的巨大传送门,且自门中涌出了数之不尽的兽人部落。这些人型生物迅速攻入穆尔霍兰德与恩瑟两国的北部地区,引起两地神祇化身的注意,并挺身而出与之对抗。而兽人的祭司们为了抵挡对方的力量,也立刻将他们的神祇召唤至这个世界。这场大战让双方都死伤惨重,但最后兽人落败,并逃窜至托瑞尔世界的其他地区。
又过了两千年之后,穆尔霍兰德治下的行省开始出现叛乱行动,分裂为今日的穆洪、参法、以及塞尔国。自此之后穆尔霍兰德的国势江河日下,一直到动荡之年结束,艾欧撤除伊玛斯卡法师设下的屏障后,情况才开始出现转机——这让众神的化身得以与自己的神性本源结合,并取回自己的主要力量。从此穆尔霍兰德结束了化身神祇的统治时期,首次由真正的凡人领导这个国家——虽然在改革过程中曾出现骚乱,使该国暂时采行高压的军事统治,由祭司们(该国长久以来的统治阶级)重新稳定政局,让一切回归常态。
当恩瑟的暴君吉尔金(Gilgeam)死亡后,该国失去了最后一位统治的神祇化身。而在穆尔霍兰德国内,安荷(穆尔霍兰德神系的战神)一直以来都大力敦促法老,要求他更积极的介入这个世界,因此恩瑟国内发生的巨变让年青的荷鲁斯坦三世法老决定有所作为。法老认为,由于恩瑟国的吉尔金已经死亡,连带的两国神祇之间的边境协议也随之失效,因此他允许安荷的祭司们领军进攻邻国。这场军事行动获得外国“黄金宝剑”(Gold Sword)佣兵团的大力协助——该雇佣兵团的领袖是肯德拉·钢骰(Kendera Steeldice)。穆尔霍兰德的军队沿着阿兰勃内海海岸进军,迅速攻下了恩瑟的大部分领土,一直到占领了恩瑟北部的夏色城(Shussel)为止。目前穆尔霍兰德军正忙着镇压新领土内层出不穷的奴隶起义行动,并重新训练这些恩瑟奴隶,以供穆尔霍兰德神殿驱策。
回到史卡德城后,法老开始为佣兵团长肯德拉而着迷——这位佣兵的献身精神、战斗技巧、以及丰富的经验都让他印象深刻。而且由于国内能作战的男子都已加入军队开往西方的新领土,目前穆尔霍兰德全国正面临着严重的劳工短缺问题。但在肯德拉的建议下,荷鲁斯坦三世已发布新的律法,允许女性从事男性的工作,并计划着更进一步修改继承法,让不同性别的子嗣都能享有均等的地位。
穆尔霍兰德的领土已扩展了将近一半,但直到现在恩瑟却仍无法协调一致并组成有效的防线。目前塞尔(Thay)、查森塔(Chessenta)、以及其他邻近国家都改采小心翼翼的态度与来与穆尔霍兰德交涉,各自派遣外交人员来到史卡德城,希望能与法老维持良好的关系。此外,虽然恩瑟的残存势力正日夜担心着敌国会在明年再度大举进攻,但法老的军事顾问却建议他不要在短时间内过度扩张。
恩瑟的起源历史与邻国穆尔霍兰德十分类似,但恩瑟人却比他们东边的邻居更为好战且富侵略性。恩瑟的领土曾一度囊括了今日的查森塔(Chessenta)、琼达斯(Chondath)、以及众多阿格拉隆德(Aglarond)南部的沿岸城市,该国凶暴残忍的军队也饱受(被占领区人民的)憎恨。但是扩张过速让恩瑟的财政濒临破产,迫使统治者将沈重的财政负担摊派到人民身上,向他们收取不合理的高额赋税。
随着恩瑟迈向衰亡,殖民地也受到的压迫也越来越重,生活也愈渐艰苦,长此以往,恩瑟的殖民地一个接着一个的掀起叛乱,其中查森塔在一位名为察斯萨的英雄领导下奋起反抗,反过来统治恩瑟将近百年之久。然而,察斯萨其实是一只化成人型的红龙。查森塔在起义成功后甚至还反过来征服了恩瑟全境,统治了将近百年之久。
在察斯萨失踪后,恩瑟才趁机重获自由,并开始残酷压榨国内的人民。该国虽在雕塑品、诗词等艺术领域上取得了极大的成就,但随着吉勒今逐步迈向残暴及疯狂,该国的道德水平及国力也逐日下降。而查森塔诸城邦仍宣誓效忠中央政体,但每个城邦却都对该由自己来坐上这位置有不同的意见,因此帝国在一场又一场的内战中变得支离破碎。几乎永不中断的内战让诸城邦成为精良战士的盛产地,也变得频频委托外来的佣兵或冒险团队代为进行各种龌龊的勾当,看来短时间内没有再次统一的可能。查森塔通过海路与其他国家进行贸易。
当提亚玛特将吉尔金杀死后,穆尔霍兰德看到了发起攻击的良机,派兵越过两国的传统界线。边境的小镇及前哨站逐一陷落,军队最后攻占了该国的首都及大多数城市。比起一年前的原有面积,目前恩瑟的领土只剩下不到三分之一,可说濒临灭亡。若恩瑟想要继续生存,或许只能寄希望于穆尔霍兰德法老会心怀仁慈,或希望国外其他势力(比如红袍法师会、散塔林会、以及提亚玛特教会)能介入调停此事。红袍法师会特别不愿见到恩瑟灭亡,因此大力对恩瑟支援各种物资及力量,使对方能继续生存。有些未沦陷区内的恩瑟人非常担忧接受这些援助之后必须付出的代价,但却有更多人认为不管怎样都好过被穆尔霍兰德征服。
塞尔地区曾被穆尔霍兰德帝国统治数百年之久,而当地的原住民(雷瑟曼人)也一直被穆尔霍兰德帝国的穆兰贵族奴役着。后来有一位名为伊萨兹·布瓦尔(Ythazz Buvarr) 的强大法师——他是穆尔霍兰德秘密法师结社“红袍法师会”的一员——掀起了叛乱,希望摆脱神王的影响而建立一个由法师统治的国度。最后伊萨兹与他的追随者率领军队攻入当时塞尔省的首府,并摧毁了所有前任统治者的残存势力,在922 DR 成功建立了塞尔国。
自此之后,塞尔曾无数次侵入阿格拉隆德与雷瑟曼地区,为了并吞这两个邻国,他们有时甚至会与黑暗精灵或恶魔结盟、派出刺客、或者人为的制造各种自然灾害攻击对手。不过每次行动都失败了,因为红袍法师们总是无法真正的竭诚合作。最近的一次行动是试图与火元素界的火巨灵与火蜥蜴结盟。但当最后情况失控(盟友转而攻击己方)时,卡署斯(火焰之王)的牧师们祈祷生效,他们的神祗插手将这些异界生物逐回火元素界,解决了这场危机——这件事让卡署斯教会在塞尔的地位大为提高。
当发现公开征服邻国的政策无法达成后,首席们却发现其实整个内海地区的大部分城市都非常依赖塞尔出口的货物——尤其是魔法物品。由于红袍法师会的成员众多,再者根据传统,法师学徒与组织中的低阶成员都必须服多年的“劳役”,因此首席们可以轻易地动员大量法师来制造魔法物品,再用低廉的价格抢占整个魔法物品市场。
经过这些年后,这种交易已经从填充首席们保险箱的便利方法和压榨学徒的有效渠道变成了一个非常有赚头的事业。在首席们的指示下,中阶的红袍法师们在费伦大陆各城市中建立了贸易租界——有重重围墙保护的、像堡垒一样的据点——以倾销他们生产的魔法物品,赚取外国的财富。
由于过去的征服政策经历了无数次的失败,且目前的贸易政策取得了极大的成效,因此目前红袍法师会内部开始出现另一个新派系——他们支持目前的贸易政策,反对任何的武力扩张。因此首席议会 (由死灵学派首席巫妖萨扎斯·坦姆领导,他是有争议的“塞尔最强大的红袍法师”) 勉强同意暂停对外直接武力侵略的政策,并观察贸易政策是否能完成之前未能达成的目标。目前塞尔与阿戈拉隆以及雷瑟曼正维持着这种微妙的休战协定。
性格Outlook
穆兰人相信秩序和纪律,并强烈抵制变革,这是由恩瑟和穆尔霍兰德的神王统治数千年形成的。他们他们要么高傲地认为自己是神选者(在穆尔霍兰德,恩瑟和查森塔),要么高于神(在塞尔),并认为他们的文化高于所有其他文化。与大多数其他人类文明不同的是,穆兰人相信他们生活在一个尘世的天堂,那里的稳定和安全将永远存在。而来世不过是凡人世界的一面镜子。在塞尔,这样的信仰被扭曲了,他们认为不死者才是生命的镜子,而在恩瑟,吉尔金长达数百年的暴政使今世和来生都变得恐怖。穆兰人从小就被教导要尊重他们的文化传统,尊重法律,尊重神的仆人(或红袍法师,在塞尔的情况下)。
The Mulan believe in order and discipline and are strongly resistant to change, the legacy of millennia of undying rule by the god-kings of Unther and Mulhorand. They haughtily believe that they are either the chosen of the gods (in Mulhorand, Unther, and Chessenta) or above the gods (in Thay) and hold their culture above all others. Unlike most other human cultures, the Mulan believe they dwell in an earthly paradise, where stability and security shall reign for all eternity. The afterlife is merely a mirror of the mortal realm. In Thay, such beliefs have been twisted to regard undeath as the mirror of life, while in Unther the centuries-long tyranny of Gilgeam made a horror of both this world and the next. Mulan are indoctrinated from a young age to revere their cultural traditions, to respect the law, and to honor the servants of the gods (or the Red Wizards, in the case of Thay).
尽管穆兰人不喜欢冒险,但在在他们传统的家乡之外,他们通常都是各种各样的冒险者。无论他们是查森塔的雇佣军领主,还是异族残余的提亚马特教派,穆尔霍兰德的官僚牧师,还是塞尔的独裁红袍法师,他们冒险的原因一部分为了逃离奴役,或因与地方当局的分歧而被流放。其他人被派到国外作为一个穆尔霍兰德的代理人,作为一个塞尔的飞地的代表,追查从穆尔霍兰德墓地中掠夺的文物,在一个查森塔雇佣军组织战斗,或者监视那些恩瑟王国的残余。
Although not drawn to adventuring, Mulan seen outside their traditional homelands are usually adventurers of one sort or another. Some have fled enslavement or been driven into exile due to differences with the local authorities, whether they be mercenary lords in Chessenta, cultists of Tiamat in the remnants of Unther, bureaucratic priests in Mulhorand, or autocratic Red Wizards in Thay. Others are sent abroad as agents of one of the Mulan realms, serving as representatives of a Thayan enclave, tracking down relics plundered from a Mulhorandi tomb, fighting in a Chessentan mercenary company, or spying on those who have designs on Unther’s carcass.
穆兰人角色MULAN CHARACTERS
无论是在查森塔的雇佣军队,恩瑟和穆尔霍兰德的教会军队,还是在塞尔的巫师领导的军队训练,穆兰人通常都是优秀的战士。穆尔霍兰德和直到最近的恩瑟的掌权者还是各种各样的牧师。因此,在这些国度中的许多穆兰人都是穆尔霍兰德神系、霍尔或提亚马特之一的牧师。查森塔也有相当一部分的牧师,他们中的许多人服务于各种各样的费伦神系的神祗,但只有卡署斯的教会和一些邪恶的费伦神祗在法师统治的塞尔中有足够的影响力。
Mulan typically make good fighters, whether trained in the mercenary armies of Chessenta, the church armies of Unther and Mulhorand, or the wizard-led armies of Thay. The road to power in Mulhorand and, until recently, Unther lies in the various priesthoods. As a result, many Mulan in those realms are clerics of one of the Mulhorandi gods, Hoar, or Tiamat. Chessenta has its fair share of clerics as well, many of whom serve various Faerunian deities, but only the churches of Kossuth and several evil Faerunian deities are strong in wizarddominated Thay.
在穆尔霍兰德,有强大的军事传统结盟的善良阵营神祗会雇用许多圣骑士为他们服务。法师和牧师在查森塔、穆尔霍兰德、泰和恩瑟都有很高的地位,尽管他们的努力在穆尔霍兰德受到神权政治的限制。吟游诗人的技术是由费伦西部的查森塔雇佣军带回的,在查森塔享有很高的声望,但在被穆兰人统治的土地上却几乎不为人所知。武僧只有在穆尔霍兰德才能大量出现,他们中的多数都被纳入了透特教会。游荡者在穆尔霍兰德和恩瑟的众多城市很常见,因为那里的牧师与其称之为虔诚不如说相当的腐败。穆兰人几乎从来不会成为野蛮人或德鲁伊,因为他们一直生活在神王和他们的牧师建立的文化中。同样地,穆兰人很少被召唤成为游侠,因为穆兰人居住在长定定居的土地上几乎没有森林或荒原。
In Mulhorand, good-aligned deities with strong martial traditions employ many paladins in their service. Wizards and clerics are well established in Chessenta, Mulhorand, Thay, and Unther, although their efforts are much restricted in Mulhorand by the bureaucracy of priests. Bardcraft, brought back by Chessentan mercenaries from western Faerun, is held in high esteem in Chessenta but is otherwise almost unknown in lands dominated by the Mulan. Monks are found in large numbers only in Mulhorand, where most orders are integrated into the church of Thoth. Rogues are common in the teeming cities of Mulhorand and Unther, where priests are more corrupt than pious. Mulan are almost never barbarians or druids, as they have always lived in cultures established by the god-kings and their clerics. Likewise, Mulan rarely find their calling as rangers, for the Mulan dwell in long-settled lands with few forests or other areas of wilderness.
进阶职业:许多穆兰人成为了包括奥术信徒,神力斗士,神力信徒,神力寻者这样的神术进阶职业。在穆兰人的社会中,投向邪恶神祗的刺客和黑色守卫并不罕见,他们在塞尔和恩瑟尤为普遍。在塞尔,几乎所有有足够技能的穆兰人法师最终都选择加入了红袍法师行列。
Prestige Classes: Many Mulan take up the divine prestige classes of arcane devotee, divine champion, divine disciple, and divine seeker. Assassins and blackguards devoted to evil deities are not unknown in Mulan societies and are especially prevalent in Thay and Unther. In Thay, almost all Mulan wizards of sufficient skill eventually choose to join the ranks of the Red Wizards.
穆兰人社会Mulan Society
尽管古老帝国穆尔霍兰德和恩瑟分裂了,但穆兰人几个世纪以来变化不大。严格的阶级划分将穆兰人社会分为贵族(包括所有牧师和奥术施法者)、平民(农民、商人和熟练工匠)和奴隶(其他人)。尽管在穆兰人社会,阶级向上和向下的流动是可能的——主要是通过加入教会或学习奥艺——穆兰人仍然歧视大多数其他人类族裔和种族,并保留严格的阶级制度。
Despite the fragmentation of the Old Empires of Mulhorand and Unther, the Mulan have changed little despite the passage of centuries. Strict class divisions segregate Mulan society into the nobility (including all clerics and arcane spellcasters), the commoners (farmers, merchants, and skilled craftsmen), and slaves (everyone else). Although upward and downward mobility is possible in Mulan society, primarily by joining the clergy or studying the Art, the Mulan discriminate against most other human ethnic groups and races and preserve strictly defined class roles.
尽管几个世纪以来神王一直存在着,但穆兰人既不特别崇敬神王也不太关心商业。穆兰人渴望权力,最好是有法术的支持,他们会通过无休止的阴谋来积累个人权力,无论他们要为名义上的理想付出什么代价。
Despite the centuries-long presence of the god-kings, the Mulan are not particularly reverent, nor are they overly interested in commerce. The Mulan aspire to power, preferably backed by magic, and engage in endless intrigues to accumulate personal power no matter what the cost to the ideals to which they nominally ascribe.
穆兰人重视教育,贵族和中产阶级的所有成员在孩提时代都接受过一定程度的教育。许多年轻人在更幼时都会成为一个强大法师的徒弟(塞尔),或是加入一个神王的教会(穆尔霍兰德和恩瑟),并与他们的家人分开长大。而当穆兰人成年时,他们被认为应该在社会中发挥作用,而不是制造风浪。对于大多数穆兰人来说,死亡是一种终生困扰,他们一生都在为来世做准备。穆尔霍兰德的人们集中体现了这种痴迷,他们总是计划着他们进入来世旅程的每一个细节。
Mulan place great stock in education, and all members of the nobility and middle class receive some amount of instruction as a child. Many youths are apprenticed to a powerful wizard (Thay) or join the church of one of the god-kings (Mulhorand and Unther) at a young age and are raised apart from their families. As adults, the Mulan are expected to serve their role in society and not make waves. Death is a lifelong obsession for most Mulan, who spend their entire lives preparing themselves for the afterlife. The Mulhorandi epitomize this obsession, planning every detail of their journey into the afterlife.
生活在他们主宰的土地之外的穆兰人保持着独立,形成了与当地社会分离的孤立的聚居地。当他们居住在异国他乡时,穆兰人把自己与其他种族和人类族群隔离开来,塞尔的飞地就是穆兰人的一个新的例子。文化的融合必定是通过与邻国的贸易接触来实现的,但移居国外的穆兰人更愿意尽可能地限制这种接触。来自古老帝国的穆兰人几乎从不崇敬除他们家乡的神系以外的其他神,而且大多数塞尔人几乎不会信仰任何神祗。很少有穆兰人看到除了通用语的当地方言之外任何语言的意义,。
Outside Mulan-dominated lands, Mulan keep to themselves, forming isolated enclaves apart from the local society. Thayan enclaves are simply the latest such example of the Mulan holding themselves apart from and above other races and human ethnic groups when dwelling in foreign lands. Of necessity, some cross-pollination of cultures does occur through trade contact with neighbors, but expatriate Mulan prefer to limit such contacts whenever possible. Mulan from the Old Empires almost never venerate deities other than their homeland’s pantheon, and most Thayans can hardly be bothered with any gods. Few Mulan see the point of any languages other than the local dialect of the Common tongue.
语言和文字Language and Literacy
由于家乡的关系穆兰人说的是是一个罗里克(Rauric)语系的各种语言之一——至少部分来源于古代伊玛斯卡奴隶的语言。恩瑟的语言是恩瑟语,而穆尔霍兰德、穆洪、参法和塞尔地区使用的是穆尔霍兰德语语。恩瑟语使用了矮人的符文作为字母表,这表明了大裂谷的金矮人和恩瑟早期居民之间的紧密联系。穆尔霍兰德语是基于天界语字母表呈现的,由透特的首先传播开来。
Depending on their homeland, Mulan speak one of the various tongues of the Rauric language family—all derived, at least in part, from the slave argot of ancient Imaskar. The language of Unther is Untheric, while the language of Mulhorand, Murghom, Semphar, and Thay is Mulhorandi. Untheric employs Dethek runes for its alphabet, suggesting a strong tie between the gold dwarves of the Great Rift and the early inhabitants of Unther. Mulhorandi is rendered in the Celestial alphabet, first introduced by a manifestation of Thoth.
在查森塔和巫师湾,查森塔语,一种与恩瑟语密切相关,但是深受琼达斯语和夏亚语影响的语言,在很大程度上取代了恩瑟语。查森塔的民间长期以来除了使用矮人文字外,还使用了古贸易语的字母,而且查森塔语几乎完全是用古贸易语字符书写的。塞尔和赛特控制的楚尔特都使用地狱文书写穆尔霍兰德语,从而有意识地否定了当前神王的统治。与费伦其他地方相比,在穆兰人控制的土地上,通用语的使用频率较低,但它仍然广为人知。学第二种语言的穆兰人通常会选择上面提到的另一种罗里克语:阿格拉隆德语(在巫师湾的城市之中)、琼达斯语(查森塔)、都帕语(穆尔霍兰德南部)、雷瑟曼语(塞尔语和巫师湾)、夏亚语(恩瑟南部)、受龙语(参法)和突米斯语(查森塔和穆洪)。
In Chessenta and the Wizards’ Reach, Chessentan, a tongue closely related to Untheric with strong Chondathan and Shaaran influences, has largely supplanted Untheric. The folk of Chessenta have long used the Thorass alphabet in addition to Dethek runes, and Chessentan is almost exclusively written using Thorass characters. Both Thay and the cult of Set render Mulhorandi in the Infernal alphabet, consciously repudiating the rule of the current god-kings. Common is less frequently spoken in Mulandominated lands than elsewhere in Faerun, but it still widely known nonetheless. Mulan who learn second tongues often choose one of the other Rauric languages mentioned above, Aglarondan (among the cities of the Wizards’ Reach), Chondathan (Chessenta), Durpari (southern Mulhorand), Rashemi (Thay and the Wizards’ Reach), Shaaran (southern Unther), Shou (Semphar), and Turmic (Chessenta and Mulhorand).
除了野蛮人(在这个古老的种族中非常罕见)、平民和战士外,所有的穆兰人都有读写能力。
All Mulan are literate except for barbarians (very rare among this ancient race), commoners, and warriors.
穆兰人魔法和知识Mulan Magic and Lore
对穆兰人来说,魔法是实现阴谋的道具。而预言系和幻术系的魔法尤其重要,因为它们促进了穆兰人施法者的秘密计划。
To the Mulan, magic is a tool for intrigue. Divination and illusion magic are particularly valued, for they facilitate the subtle plots that Mulan spellcasters employ.
法术和施法SPELLS AND SPELLCASTING
穆兰人在奥术和神术施法方面都有浓厚的传统,前者是古代伊玛斯卡人的遗产,后者是神王们数千年来居住在他们之中的结果。这两种施法传统长期以来一直相互矛盾,最明显的表现是塞尔和穆尔霍兰德的分离。
The Mulan have strong traditions in both arcane and divine spellcasting, the former a legacy of ancient Imaskar and the latter the result of the millennia-long residence of the god-kings among them. These two spellcasting traditions have long been at odds with one another, manifested most clearly in the separation of Thay from Mulhorand.
在塞尔,几乎所有的奥术施法者都渴望加入红袍法师的行列,在那里对魔法学派的专精比费伦其他任何地方都要极端。在那些等级较低的施法者中,法师的数量大于术士,而吟游诗人几乎没有多少。而在穆尔霍兰德和恩瑟,奥术的实践是非常有限的,大多数施法者是众多穆尔霍兰德神王之一的牧师。与其他文化相比,穆尔霍兰德人的圣骑士的数量更多,但游侠和德鲁伊都很罕见。在查森塔,吟游诗人的数量超过其他奥艺从业者,费伦和穆尔霍兰德迪神系的牧师也很常见。
In Thay, nearly all arcane spellcasters aspire to join the ranks of the Red Wizards, where specialization in a school of magic is taken to an extreme not seen elsewhere in Faerun. Of those spellcasters who are of lower rank, wizards outnumber sorcerers, and bards are almost unknown. In Mulhorand and Unther, where the practice of arcane magic is much restricted, most spellcasters are clerics of one of the many Mulhorandi god-kings. Paladins are found in greater numbers than in other cultures, but rangers and druids are all but unknown. In Chessenta, bards outnumber other practitioners of the Art, and clerics of both the Faerunian and Mulhorandi pantheons are common as well.
施法传统:穆兰人喜欢确保个人防御和了解神之意志的法术。战斗法术——特别是元素法术——也很常见。在塞尔人,火元素的奥术更受欢迎。在穆尔霍兰德,穆洪和恩瑟,保护死者陵墓或诅咒活人的咒语是最受欢迎的。常见的例子包括卜筮、降咒、通神术、火球术、守卫结界和徽记法术。
Spellcasting Traditions: Mulan favor spells that ensure personal defense and enable one to learn a deity’s will. Combat spells, particularly those of an elemental nature, are also common. In Thay, arcane spells of elemental fire are much preferred. In Mulhorand, Murghom, and Unther, spells that safeguard tombs of the dead or inflict curses upon the living are much favored. Commonly known examples include augury, bestow curse, commune, fireball, glyph of warding, and symbol.
穆兰人施法者们的历史上有着神王和强大的魔法,他们施法的方式与法伦其他地方的施法者有所不同。那些拥有南方魔法师专长(见附录)的人可以偶尔施展神术一样施放奥术,反之亦然。
With their history of god-kings and powerful magic, Mulan spellcasters cast spells somewhat differently than their counterparts elsewhere on Faerun. Those with the Southern Magician feat (see the appendix) are able to occasionally cast arcane spells as divine spells, or vice versa.
独特的法术:虽然穆兰人施法者创造了大量的法术,包括奥术和神术,但各种文化影响结合在一起,使得很少有广为人知的法术。透特的祭司长时间以来一直致力于将神秘的穆尔霍兰德德奥术隐藏起来不被外界所知。在塞尔,个人以及各种魔法学派之间的内讧使得大多数红袍法师的魔法不再广为人知,即使是在他们的同伴中也一样。现在已死的神祗吉尔金对所有新法术都严加把守,认为这些法术是对他持续统治的威胁。
Unique Spells: Although Mulan spellcasters have created large numbers of spells, both arcane and divine, various cultural influences have combined to ensure that few are widely known. The priesthood of Thoth has long striven to keep arcane Mulhorandi secrets hidden from the outside world. Infighting between individuals as well as the various schools of magic in Thay has kept most Red Wizard spells from becoming widely known, even among their fellows. In Unther, the now-dead god Gilgeam kept very tight wraps on all new spells, seeing them as a threat to his continued rule.
穆兰人魔法物品MULAN MAGIC ITEMS
穆兰人的传统不鼓励创造奥术魔法物品,这在很大程度上是因为不鼓励对奥艺的研究——为了保护牧师权力。虽然这种反对创造魔法物品的文化在穆尔霍兰德(在较小程度上)、恩瑟和查森塔一直存在,但它却被塞尔的穆兰人完全摒弃。正如分布在费伦各地的塞尔飞地数量迅速增长所表明的那样,在费伦,人们使用的魔法物品中红袍法师制造的占了很大一部分。红袍法师也创造了许多独特的魔法物品,但他们出于嫉妒一直保守着这些秘密。
The Mulan have traditionally discouraged the creation of arcane magic items, in large part for the same reason that the study of the Art has been discouraged— to preserve the power of the priests. While such cultural discouragement of magic item creation continues to hold true in Mulhorand and, to a lesser extent, Unther and Chessenta, it has been wholeheartedly rejected by Thayan Mulan. As indicated by the burgeoning number of Thayan enclaves scattered across Faerun, the Red Wizards are responsible for a large fraction of the widely known types of magic items in use in Faerun today. The Red Wizards have created many unique magic items as well, but they jealously hold such secrets for themselves.
各种各样的法杖也很常见,其中铁头木棒是神王土地上权威的原始象征。克赫帕什(khopesh,镰刀剑)、弯刀和剑通常都精雕细琢,且具有卓越能量、幽灵之触、神圣、强化投掷、雷鸣、强化伤害和邪恶的附魔能力。鞭子通常被赋予易伤的附魔能力。铁头木棒通常会受到瓦解和神圣的附魔能力。盔甲通常是用冷却、火焰抗性或闪电抗性的附魔能力来制造的。
Various magical staffs are quite common as well, as the quarterstaff is the original symbol of authority in the lands of the god-kings. Khopeshes, scimitars, and swords are commonly crafted with brilliant energy, ghost touch, holy, throwing, thundering, wounding, and unholy special abilities. Whips are often given the wounding special ability. Quarterstaffs typically receive disruption and holy special abilities. Armor is typically crafted with cooling, fire resistance, or lightning resistance special abilities.
常见的魔法物品:冥想之香、念珠项链、永恒之油、忠诚之门、保护之圣甲虫、统治之杖、疗愈之杖、信仰之衣。在穆兰人土地上的众多牧师生产了足够多的这些物品,他们可以在穆兰人或非穆兰人的任何大城市以10%的折扣购买(由于塞尔拒绝宗教,这种折扣不适用于塞尔)。
Common Magic Items: Incense of meditation, necklaces of prayer beads, oil of timelessness, phylacteries of faithfulness, scarabs of protection, rods of rulership, staffs of healing, and vestments of faith. The numerous priests in Mulan lands produce enough of these items that they may be purchased at a 10% discount in any large city in Mulhorand or Unther (due to the Thayan rejection of religion, this discount does not apply in Thay).
标志性的魔法物品:在许多穆兰人施法者的武器库中,更强大的魔法物品是提升之安卡(ankh,古埃及的十字架 见附录),这使得他们的所有法术都能更好地发挥作用。
Iconic Magic Items: Among the more powerful magic items in many a Mulan spellcaster’s arsenal is the ankh of ascension (see the appendix), which makes all her spells function better.
穆兰人神祗Mulan Deities
穆兰人是费伦主要人类民族中最后一个崇敬占统治地位的费伦神系之外神系的民族。直到混乱之年,穆尔霍兰德、穆洪和参法的穆兰人都崇拜穆尔霍兰德神系,而恩瑟、色雷斯凯(Threskel)和查森塔的部分地区则崇拜恩瑟神系。在圣者降临时,吉尔金和拉曼的死亡意味着恩瑟神系实际上消失了,它最后的成员(提亚马特和阿斯兰)被吸收进了费伦神系。穆尔霍兰德德神系终于意识到它如今岌岌可危的地位。今天,穆尔霍兰德、穆洪、参法和恩瑟的穆兰人崇拜穆尔霍兰德神系,而那些居住在查森塔、巫师湾以及塞尔的人主要崇拜费伦神系。
The Mulan are the last major human ethnic group to venerate a pantheon of deities other than the dominant Faerunian pan- theon. Until the Time of Troubles, the Mulan of Mulhorand, Murghom, and Semphar venerated the Mulhorandi pantheon, while Unther, Threskel, and parts of Chessenta venerated the Untheric pantheon. Following the deaths of Gilgeam and Ramman during the Avatar Crisis, the Untheric pantheon effectively vanished, its last members (Tiamat and Assuran) absorbed into the Faerunian pantheon. The Mulhorandi pantheon finally awoke to its own dire position. Today, the Mulan of Mulhorand, Murghom, Semphar, and Unther venerate the Mulhorandi pantheon, while those who dwell in Chessenta, the Wizards’ Reach, and Thay largely venerate the Faerunian pantheon.
三雷之主阿斯兰在其他地方被称为“霍尔”。他是正义和复仇的神,被恩瑟和查森塔的穆兰人所崇敬,而在阿肯纳克斯(Akanax)和莫克塔城(Mourktar)对他的崇拜最为强烈。随着安荷教会的发展,霍尔的教堂在全国范围内的影响力逐渐减弱,但在查森塔,它仍然很强大,在那里,霍尔,以其他的面相阿斯兰被尊为暴风雨之神,并被视为国家的守护神之一。
Assuran, the Lord of Three Thunders, is known as Hoar in other lands. He is a deity of justice and vengeance, venerated by Mulan of Unther and Chessenta, although his cult is strongest in the cities of Akanax and Mourktar. Hoar’s church has declined in influence in Unther as Anhur’s has grown, but it remains strong in Chessenta where Hoar, in his guise as Assuran, is venerated as a god of storms and regarded as one of the celestial patrons of the country.
太阳王荷鲁斯-雷,主要受到穆尔霍兰德迪的政府官僚与管理者的崇拜。尽管对他的信仰在穆尔霍兰德最坚定,但他的教会仍然在恩瑟吸引了越来越多的来自已经消失的恩瑟神祗吉尔金的信徒,这些信徒已经放弃了以前的邪恶道路。荷鲁斯-雷的牧师以他们的神的名义统治着广大的土地,并控制着穆尔霍兰德巨大的财富和权力。
Horus-Re, the Lord of the Sun, is worshiped primarily by Mulhorandi who govern and administer. Although his faith is strongest in Mulhorand, his church has attracted an increasing number of adherents from the ranks of the fallen Untheric god Gilgeam who have renounced their formerly wicked ways. Clerics of Horus-Re rule vast estates in the name of their deity, and control an immense amount of wealth and power in Mulhorand.
穆尔霍兰德和恩瑟的妇女长期以来都崇拜慷慨女士伊西斯,在恩瑟她被称为伊什塔尔。她在善良阵营的奥术施法者中有着广泛的追随者。在恩瑟的神祗吉尔金死前,他因为恩瑟所有的疾病而谴责提亚马特,这些疾病驱使许多反对他的严厉统治的恩瑟人投入了她的怀抱。龙后在混乱之年杀死了恩瑟的最高统治者,获得了复仇女神的绰号,这个行为解放了恩瑟,使她的教会获得了大量的追随者——即使是那些非邪恶的穆兰人也不例外。提亚马特在邻近的查森塔也有许多追随者,因为她在那里被称为察斯萨,称号是查森塔之父的红龙。随着时间的推移,当提亚马特的真实本性最终显露出来时,她的教会可能会缩小 。
Women in Mulhorand and Unther have long worshiped Isis, the Bountiful Lady, known as Ishtar in Unther. She has a very strong following among good-aligned arcane spellcasters. Before his death the Untheric god Gilgeam blamed Tiamat for all Unther’s ills, driving many Untherites who opposed his harsh rule into her embrace. The Dragon Queen earned her moniker as Nemesis of the Gods when she slew the Supreme Ruler of Unther during the Time of Troubles, an act of liberation that has earned her church large numbers of adherents, even among nonevil Mulan. In neighboring Chessenta, Tiamat has many followers as well, for there she is known as Tchazzar, the red dragon Father of Chessenta. In time, her church is likely to contract when Tiamat’s true nature is finally revealed.
与其他种族关系Relations with Other Races
穆兰人鄙视其他人类的民族。穆尔霍兰德、恩瑟、色雷斯凯和查森塔的少数民族图拉米人通常是能够被容忍的(除了在恩瑟,那里他们几乎被普遍的鄙视),但他们总是被认为是下层阶级的成员。在巫师湾以北,雷瑟曼人构成了塞尔下层社会的主体。红袍法师名义上把他们的等级限制在穆兰人法师和术士之下,但如果他们发现一个雷瑟曼施法者精通奥艺并且愿意假装穆兰人,则会他另眼相看,尽管强大的雷瑟曼法师可以免除这种伪装。
The Mulan view members of other human ethnic groups with disdain. The Turami minorities of Mulhorand, Unther, Threskel, and Chessenta are generally tolerated, (except in Unther, where they are almost universally despised), but they are always considered members of the lower class. North of the Wizards’ Reach, the Rashemi form the bulk of the lower class of Thay. The Red Wizards nominally restrict their ranks to Mulan wizards and sorcerers, but many look the other way if they find a Rashemi spellcaster skilled in the Art and willing to pretend to be a Mulan, although powerful Rashemi wizards can dispense with the charade.
由于几个世纪以来的贸易,穆兰人与大裂谷的金矮人相处融洽,并倾向于以同样的眼光看待所有粗壮族裔,但极低矮人和野矮人可能是例外。岩侏儒基本上过于罕见,因此穆兰人把他们看作小矮人。半身人也很罕见,因为附近最大的半身人群体集中在遥远的鲁伦,因此他们一般也被视为矮人。精灵和半精灵几乎不为穆兰人所知,也不为他们的迷信所关注,这在很大程度上源于很久以前恩瑟军队在征服攸木林的过程中所经历的挫折。在穆尔霍兰德和恩瑟,牧师的官僚主义将优雅族裔视为巫师,因此他们被视为与塞尔的红袍法师一样是恐惧和憎恶的结合体。
The Mulan get along with the gold dwarves of the Great Rift, thanks to centuries of trade, and are inclined to view all the Stout Folk in similar light, although arctic dwarves and wild dwarves might prove an exception. Rock gnomes are largely unknown, so the Mulan view them as little dwarves. Halflings are similarly rare, as the largest nearby concentration of the hin lies in far-off Luiren, and are generally treated much like dwarves as well. Elves and half-elves are almost unknown to the Mulan and the subject of great superstition, stemming in large part from the frustrations Unther’s armies experienced long ago while attempting to subjugate the Yuirwood. In Mulhorand and Unther, the Fair Folk are seen as wizards by the bureaucracy of priests, and thus are regarded with the same combination of fear and loathing as Red Wizards of Thay.
穆兰人鄙视半兽人,这是兽人门战争几个世纪以来的遗留问题。但在查森塔西部显然是个例外,特别是在风棘城(Airspur),在那里半兽人能够被容忍。在非人类文明的种族中,神魔裔,特别是阿斯莫,是穆兰人唯一期待的种族。在与神王亲密接触数千年后,穆兰裔阿斯莫被视为神的后裔,因此值得高度尊重。但提夫林所引发的是恐惧而不是尊敬,因为他们被视为塞特和塞贝克的后代。元素裔是罕见的,虽然穆兰人火元素裔在塞尔被视为纯血的穆兰人并大受塑能学派的欢迎。
The Mulan despise half-orcs, a legacy of the Orcgate Wars handed down for centuries. Western Chessenta is a notable exception, particularly in the city of Airspur, where half-orcs are tolerated. Of the nonhuman civilized races, planetouched, particularly aasimar, are the only race looked up to by the Mulan. After millennia of intimate involvement with the godkings, aasimar of Mulan descent are seen as descendants of the gods and thus worthy of great respect. Tieflings engender fear rather than reverence, for they are seen as the spawn of Set and Sebek. Genasai are scarce, although fire genasi of Mulan descent are treated as full-blooded Mulan in Thay and welcomed into the School of Evocation.
穆兰人装备Mulan Equipment
穆兰人喜欢简单朴素的衣服,比如白色的上衣、黑色的头饰、皮带和凉鞋。在寒冷的地区,人们可能会穿上色彩更丰富的衣服,但服装的风格仍然保持朴素——这是一个传统,最初是为了不挑战神王的威严而开始施行的。纹身是最常见的装饰形式,穆兰人的纹身通常会描绘各种野兽和怪物的风格化表现、神秘的符文和抽象的设计。
Mulan favor simple, unadorned clothing, such as white tunics, black headdresses, belts, and sandals. In colder climes, more colorful garments may be worn, but the fashion is for clothing to remain plain, a tradition originally begun so as not to challenge the majesty of the god-kings. Tattoos are the most common form of adornment, often depicting stylized representations of various beasts and monsters, cryptic runes, and abstract designs.
武器和防具ARMS AND ARMOR
在过去的岁月里,穆兰人使用的是青铜武器,特别是镰刀剑或弯刀,许多青铜制的文物至今仍被使用,要么用作仪式服装,要么是因为它们具有强大的魔力。现代穆兰人喜欢钢剑——这是在金矮人传授锻造钢的秘密后引进的——还有复合弓——在兽人门战争中被用产生了巨大的效果。除长矛和其他长柄武器外,费伦西部的大多数其他武器也在不同程度上被穆兰人使用。铁头木棒在穆尔霍兰德很受人欢迎,尤其是牧师,而鞭子是许多红袍法师的首选武器。大多数穆兰人选择的盔甲是鳞甲,尽管近几个世纪他们也采用了链甲和胸甲。重甲几乎是无人知晓,只有最伟大的战士才会使用。
In ages past, Mulan employed bronze weapons, typically khopeshes or scimitars, and many relics fashioned of bronze are still in use today as ceremonial attire or because they bear powerful magic. Modern-day Mulan favor steel swords, introduced after the gold dwarves passed on the secret of forging steel, and composite bows, which were used to great effect during the Orcgate Wars. Most other weapons employed in western Faerun, with the exception of longspears and other polearms, are employed to varying degrees by the Mulan as well. Quarterstaffs are favored in Mulhorand, particularly by clerics, and whips are the weapon of choice of many Red Wizards. The armor of choice of most Mulan is scale mail, although they have adopted chainmail and breastplates in recent centuries. Heavy armor is almost unknown, possessed only by the greatest warriors.
常见物品:鳞甲、环带甲、弯刀、镰刀剑、轻锤、重锤、短枪、复合长弓。
Common Items: Scale mail, banded mail, scimitar, khopesh, light mace, heavy mace, shortspear, composite longbow.
动物和宠物ANIMALS AND PETS
在神王统治的土地上,穆兰人将猫科动物尊为神的使者,这反映出在穆尔霍兰德次要女神芭丝特进化成夏芮丝之后的几百年里,对她的崇拜仍然影响深远。马匹在穆尔霍兰德非常珍贵,特别是在穆洪和参法。也许是因为塞尔有大量的半人马,所以那里的马并不特别出名。相反,黑独角兽形成了塞尔骑兵部队的核心。在塞尔,穆兰人奥术施法者使用小魔鬼、夸塞魔、电蜥蜴、蚊蝠、小蛇和蟾蜍作为魔宠。在穆尔霍兰德,魔法师组织的成员更喜欢与他们的守护神有关的动物,特别是鹰和朱鹭。
In lands ruled by the god-kings, the Mulan revere felines as divine agents, reflecting the lingering influence of the Cult of Bast centuries after that minor Mulhorandi goddess evolved into Sharess. Horses are highly prized in greater Mulhorand, particularly in Murghom and Semphar. Perhaps because of its large population of centaurs, Thay is not particularly known for its horses. Instead, black unicorns form the heart of Thayan cavalry squadrons. In Thay, arcane spellcasters of Mulan descent employ imps, quasits, shocker lizards, stirges, tiny snakes, and toads as familiars. Members of the Order of the Magi in Mulhorand prefer animals associated with their patron deity, particularly hawks and ibises.

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Re: 【费伦的种族】种族:穆兰人
« 回帖 #1 于: 2019-01-14, 周一 17:11:48 »
显然穆兰人原型是古埃及人和古苏美尔人——而这两者都是黄种人,这很难不让人多想一下他们之间有什么联系,毕竟空间和时间跨度不大。而在被遗忘的国度里这两者被视作同一人种。
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