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What role did the Talanta Halflings play in the Last War?

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#1
Cyber-Dave
Jul 23, 2009 22:34:44 Were they just trying to keep everyone out of their lands? I'm in the process of creating a history for the talanta halfling I think I am going to be playing in the upcoming game, and I am trying to figure out what the character would have been doing while the war was raging.
#2
Ogiwan
Jul 24, 2009 4:11:32 I do recall multiple mentions of Talenta halflings serving as mercs. Consider: Glidewing scouts could cover a great deal of ground fairly cheaply (not as pricy or exotic as gargoyle, wyvern-mounted, dragonhawk-mounted, or the like scouts). Halflings mounted on Carvers or Clawfeet may not have been as agile or quick as a cavalryman on horses (basing this on 3e; I don't have the 4e books in front of me right now aside from the ECG), but they make up for this lack of speed with a great deal of killpower. Medium cav, in other terms.
#3
aeren_219
Jul 24, 2009 4:26:29 Forge of War pgs 90-92 seems to answer your question adequately. So basically, individual tribes couldn't stop their ancient land becoming yet another landscape to be conquered. So they gathered under tha banner of a leader, fighting off incursions (not exactly to the Plains itself, but as a path between Karrnath and Cyre) and defending their livestocks.

From there you could have a number of concepts based around people protecting their ancient land. Not unlike, say, American Indians I guess. Of course, outsiders weren't particularly interested in the resources, but more of a convenient battlefield where the cavalries could charge to their hearts' content.
#4
Duke5150
Jul 24, 2009 15:58:59 They were self serving merc's. They also worked with different nations. There was no central leadership among the tribes and rallying them was a pain. But they did aid cyre again karrnath.

The forge of war is a great resource for this subject.

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#1 Cyber-Dave Jul 23, 2009 22:34:44	Were they just trying to keep everyone out of their lands? I'm in the process of creating a history for the talanta halfling I think I am going to be playing in the upcoming game, and I am trying to figure out what the character would have been doing while the war was raging.
#2 Ogiwan Jul 24, 2009 4:11:32	I do recall multiple mentions of Talenta halflings serving as mercs. Consider: Glidewing scouts could cover a great deal of ground fairly cheaply (not as pricy or exotic as gargoyle, wyvern-mounted, dragonhawk-mounted, or the like scouts). Halflings mounted on Carvers or Clawfeet may not have been as agile or quick as a cavalryman on horses (basing this on 3e; I don't have the 4e books in front of me right now aside from the ECG), but they make up for this lack of speed with a great deal of killpower. Medium cav, in other terms.
#3 aeren_219 Jul 24, 2009 4:26:29	Forge of War pgs 90-92 seems to answer your question adequately. So basically, individual tribes couldn't stop their ancient land becoming yet another landscape to be conquered. So they gathered under tha banner of a leader, fighting off incursions (not exactly to the Plains itself, but as a path between Karrnath and Cyre) and defending their livestocks. From there you could have a number of concepts based around people protecting their ancient land. Not unlike, say, American Indians I guess. Of course, outsiders weren't particularly interested in the resources, but more of a convenient battlefield where the cavalries could charge to their hearts' content.
#4 Duke5150 Jul 24, 2009 15:58:59	They were self serving merc's. They also worked with different nations. There was no central leadership among the tribes and rallying them was a pain. But they did aid cyre again karrnath. The forge of war is a great resource for this subject.