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Parshmen slaves with dull marbled skin and worker wraps, no warrior carapace

culture · PARSH-men

Parshmen

parshman · parshman slaves

A slave people common in cities: marbled skin, quiet, obedient, little speech. They look like without the spark or the shell.
Quiet marbled who look too much like .
Role
Menial : porters, servants, labor. Present, silent, overlooked.
First introduced
Chapter 3 — City of Bells
Most recently in view
Chapter 3 — City of Bells
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Look

Marbled skin in duller reds, blacks, whites, oranges. No warrior carapace. Simple wraps, bowed posture, downcast eyes. They look related to the way a quiet cousin looks related to a soldier.

As observed

Docile to the point of absence. They do not argue. They do not seem to want.

Where

Cities, , and caravans across the east. Not a nation on the map.

Connected

People of this culture

Named characters from this people at your current reading position.

Parshmen slaves with dull marbled skin and worker wraps, no warrior carapace

No named character from this culture has been introduced yet. What you know is the look, the homeland, and the habits — not a person with a name.

Look

Marbled skin in duller reds, blacks, whites, oranges. No warrior carapace. Simple wraps, bowed posture, downcast eyes. They look related to the way a quiet cousin looks related to a soldier.
Quiet marbled who look too much like .