THE SETTLERS

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GENERAL INFORMATION

technology the settlers are skilled in a wide range of technology. they've brought gunsmiths to supply muskets and ammunition. bookbinders, brewers, apothecaries - they've all come to the 'new land', bringing new technology with them. they ride in wagons pulled by horses, shear wool from sheep for clothes, and make strange square buildings with wood. they can make also make glass and large, strong ships.

clothing the clothing of the settlers depends largely on gender and wealth status.

wealthier women might wear lightweight bright or pastel-colored satin gowns over bodices, corsets and petticoats, and short strings of pearls. a lace-trimmed coif or cap might cover the hair of a married woman. others might wear more modest clothes of wool or linen in shades of mulberry, brown, dull green or tawny.

men often wear linen shirts with fitted doublets, their breeches tied to them using points, or ribbons. wealthier men may have metal tips on these points set with pearls and gemstones. outerwear usually consist of cloaks or capes - short for the warmer seasons, long for the colder.

common footwear includes flat shoes, small heels, and heeled boots turned down below the knee, paired with stockings and boothose.

religion varies, but the general belief is that there is one god, or no god (although that isn't really talked about in public). anything seen as witchcraft is punishable by death.

society the settlers live in a patriarchal society. some women who are highly educated might write literature that is deemed appropriate; otherwise they are not allowed to have a true profession.