My time is unfortunately too limited to join in this, but I'd like to make a suggestion while you're still looking for a background: They come from a nomadic tribe, traveling through the desert (or jungle). Their tribe/families kept away from towns, because those were frequently the target of demon ...
You might want to take a look at the old play "To swim with the fishes". I probably have an old script lying about in the guild hall. Remind me later if you're interested, and I'll see if I can get you a copy.
Since I have about half a dozen of these short stories about the golden age lying about: For Purazon # 12387 Iron Knight Heroes – Cynthia Marnacor the Seamaiden Despite her upbringing in the desert city of Agrabur, Cynthia Marnacor loved the sea. She enjoyed sailing and was delighted when she was as...
It seems the domain of scionsofthefaith is no longer active.
Also New Era is mentioned twice in the list and refers to the same page. (Maybe it was the intention to refer to the forum and website seperately. If it was, both refer to the forum.
I don't know if this is supposed to work yet. At the moment I don't get a mail. At the moment I do get the message "An approval request has been sent to [email removed by admin.] Please follow the link in the email to confirm the update. " Have attempted a few times, but there is no e-mail...