The Merchant Caravaners
        The merchant caravaners  are a loose group of related families who
live by trading among the inhabitants of Durrin.  These caravaners do not
consider themsMaracarans to be citizens of any one country, and don't seem
to mind the high tariffs which they must pay at some border stations.  The
caravaners are a proud people, and enjoy showing off their expertise with
their pack and riding animals.  Caravaners rarely travel the same route
consistently, since they like to see as much of the countryside as the can.
These people are real nature lovers, and rarely stay inside towns if they
are able to avoid doing so.   Many of the larger towns and cities have
built special Caravansary just outside their cities, in hopes of attracting
more caravans.  The caravaners do use these buildings, but whether or not
they attract the caravaners is not certain.
        The Caravaners are part of what is left of the two nomadic peoples
present on Durrin during the Dark Age.  During much of the early expansion
of Bramhillian and Tashnais, the Geothonnish people maintained their
independance, and continued their ancestral travels.  The Geothonnish
people might have been able to maintain their lifestyle, if the new gods of
the secondempire had not vanquished their own gods.  A dread plague
decimated the population, leaving a fragmented culture and few survivors.
Those few who did survive and had the heart to contiue travelling did so.
The remaining fragments of the Geothonnish people became subjects of the
Triad, and so have been lost to history.
        The Merchant Caravaners have their own language, but they all speak
the other languages of Durrin.  Few non-Caravaners realise that the
Caravaners have a written language.  Although very few Caravaners can read
or write in any language, the most educated have maintained the written
Geothonnish language.  Geothonnish books are quite rare, however, since
books and papers are heavy items to carry.  Much of the Caravaners history
is passed on through oral tradition, a rich tapestry of songs, poems and
dances.
        Caravaners tend to be tall and thin, and usually have long black
hair.  Caravaners tend to wear colorful clothes, and single pieces of
expensive jewelry.  They sometimes supplement their trading income by
putting on performances in their camps.  Lots of acrobatics, juggling and
stage magic tricks.  Sometimes the caravaners even tell fortunes, but they
are almost always vague.  Often though, the vague answers do tend to come
true.

Thonnish Nomads
        The Thonnish nomads are actually several distinct tribes who share
much of the same territory.  These people are cousins of the Mercahnt
Caravaners.  Like the Caravaners, these people also maintain a rich oral
tradition, and their own language.  However, the Thonnish people make much
less of an effort to learn the languages of their oppressors, and rarely
follow foreign gods when their preists are not actually present.
        The Thonnish nomads follow the herds, and since the herds ignore
the border between Tashnias and Labhartain, the Thonnish also ignore these
borders.  Every few years either Tashnais or Labhartain tries to impose
taxes on the Thonnish.  However, since the Thonnish are hard to find, and
have little of value, as well as being rather fearsome defenders of their
territories, these oppressors usually give up after a short time.