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Help Keywords : Romani.
Help Category : Clans.
Related Helps : Clan.
Last Updated : 2014-06-12 18:14:20.
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NOTE: As of June 11th 2014, Romani is no longer an active Aardwolf
clan. This helpfile exists only to preserve Romani history.
Fleeing persecution, the Romani caravan arrived from a land beyond the
Great Pyramid and the vast Sands of Sorrow. They made their camp
outside the great city of Aylor and immediately began the task of
becoming acquainted with their surroundings. By day, their traders and
entertainers put their skills to good use to raise money. Groups called
'Paguba' traveled into the local countryside in search of supplies.
Mistaken for the Egyptians whom were believed to have once lived near
the Great Pyramid, the common folk began calling the Romani 'Gypsies'
-a term the Romani despise. No outsider, or 'gadje', knew with any
certainty why the Romani fled their homeland, but many whispered
suspicions and watched them warily when they were near.
Some of the many wanderers of Aardwolf, dissatisfied with life as they
knew it, had found themselves drawn to the Romani lifestyle and joined
the caravan. As time passed, the people of Aylor grew more wary of
the Romani. Their camp had grown with the increase in membership and
was gradually drawing more and more of the business away from the
city's coffers. Local merchants and artisans accused the Romani of
theft and demanded that a delegation be dispatched immediately to send
the Romani on their way. When they finally arrived at the caravan's
campsite, only the dying embers of the previous night's fires and cart
tracks leading westward gave any indication that the Romani had ever
been there. It is said that the Romani caravan still travels the lands
of Aardwolf, picking up drifters along the way as they continue to
search for a place to settle.
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