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=== Goblins ===
[[Goblin]]s are a people who value relationships and personal history above all else, although personal wealth is highly respected. Goblin society organizes itself into corporate structures, with cities and tribes acting as businesses. Goblin tribes tend to set themselves up wherever they can, with some occupying caves, ruins, dungeons, or previously abandoned towns. Goblin cities on Alharth are usually found in the [[Gob-Lands]], a subterranean mercantile empire which occasionally spreads to the surface in regions with less Council oversight. The Gob-Lands hide many large cities, and elaborate tunnel systems stretch across the continent. Each city is ruled by an [[Overgoblin]], and the entire empire is ruled by the [[High King]].
Contracts are powerful tools in goblin culture. Breaking a contract is viewed negatively by their society, although it occasionally happens. Warriors sign five-year deals with tribes, and tribes can sign two-year agreements to join an army. Army agreements, sometimes referred to as War Contracts, are viewed as a form of slavery by other races. Goblins are fond of slavery, and are willing to enslave pretty much any species.
=== Ranalon ===
[[Ranalon Lore|Ranalon]] are an [[Fish and Snail Anatomy|amphibian]] race with a vastly different worldview and culture than the rest of the species on [[Alharth]]. Ranalon have very short lifespans, with old age reached after 200 moon-cycles (about 6000 days). Despite this biological limitation, Ranalon have an established culture, skills, and unique magics they use to thrive wherever they are. The key to their perseverance is an extreme genetic memory, with Ranalon eggs inheriting the complete memories and skills of their mothers and partial memories of their male parent. A Ranalon mother may create over a hundred eggs in her lifetime. The ultimate goal of the Ranalon race is to thrive as a species, and their proliferation is supported by the god [[Enoyos]] who views them as part of his plan to flood the entire world. He has been known to transport their eggs inland using waterspouts, and this is likely how the [[Ranalon]] entrenched themselves in parts of eastern [[Alharth]] such as [[Serbule Hills]] and [[Povus]].
