Historical resources

Note: This page is completely and utterly Out Of Character. It literally has OOC written all over it.

In order to build a good backstory for your character, and to do a good character description, you probably need to know a bit about life in the 980s. This page is for links to basic in-character knowledge, like what my character is probably wearing, what (normal, plot-irrelevant) people he encountered on his way to meet the party, what he likes to eat, and what he passes his magic off as (if he shows it at all).

Don't be a jerk and start using this to do extensive research on things your character wouldn't know so that you can sneak the info into the game as an advantage. Only jerks do that.

Life in the 980s

• Byzantine Empire
• Gaulish and Celtic folk
  • Medieval Wales menu ... later, but since period information on Wales is tough to come by, it's the best I've found.
  • The Year 1000: What Life was Like at the Turn of the Millenium is a book that covers life in England in ... well, another decade.

What people looked like

• Byzantine Empire
  • The bottom of this page illustrates Byzantine dress.
  • Byzantine Clothing Info, Byzantine Costume PDF,
  • Medieval Welsh Clothing FAQ
• Gaulish and Celtic folk
• Celticgarb.org, whose name makes me shudder but seems to know which end is up.

Stories they might have heard

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