Dorjiloka
| Dorjiloka | |
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| Culture Level | Dark Ages |
| Ecology | xxx |
| Climate & Terrain | arid plateau |
| Year Formed | xxx |
| Population | xxx |
| Races (%) | xxx |
| Languages | xxx |
| Religions | xxx |
| Government | xxx |
| Ruler(s) | Jampal Rinpoche of the Lotus Hat Order |
| Darklord(s) | Dorji Kerima |
| Nationality | |
| Analog | Tibet |
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Biology
Hardly any plant life can take a foothold at this high altitude, but simple shrubs and small fruit trees have somehow survived the domain's oxygen-deprived atmosphere.
Geography
Dorjiloka is an arid plateau that sits atop a high mountain range thirteen-thousand feet above sea level.
Authority
Absolute power now lies upon the entity living within the City of the Shattered Bolt. In this semi-theocratic form of government, the highest monastic position is the person titled Jampal Rinpoche of the Lotus Hat Order, believed to be the living incarnation (Sattva) of the mighty Hjam-Dral-Dryangspa, the Gentle-Voiced One.
Language & Culture
Dorjiloka's folk are mostly human and can live up to great ages, despite their surprisingly thin frames. The natives wear thick clothes made up of goat and yak fibers, and women decorate themselves with braids, beads and gold jewelry inlaid with semi-precious stones.
Native folk try their best to eke out a living in the unforgiving land, battering down rocks to create small farmland. Some resort to animal husbandry, tending to flocks of mountain goats and taming yaks for butter and leather.
Monks, generally called Rinpoche, are unusually common in Dorjiloka, and prefer to shave their heads and wear saffron-red robes. Monks' Orders are usually defined and differentiated by the decorative headwear they put on.
Religion runs deep among Dorjilokans, and this is shown in how they live: rugged, simple and sometimes destitute. "All things are impermanent," runs a sacred saying, "the material world is but an illusion. True power comes from hard work, good relations and devotion to the divine."
Found in the netbook Navigaccio: Worlds of Ravenloft.
