Psycho Wizard
Banned
AND IT'S A MOSTLY DESERT WORLD!
AND THERE'S NO HORSES!
There are beasts of burden, but it has not occurred to the inhabitants of this world attempt to use them as steeds or to pull chariots. Nor would it be effective; as these beasts of burden are only good for pulling carts over long distances. They need little rest, little water and a no great deal of food. However these beasts of burden are fairly dim, not suited for lightning sprints, but rather going the marathon.
So essentially people in my world... Walk everywhere. Boats and ships sailing across vast seas are recorded in their history, but unfortunately: most of the seas are dried up.
Now the distances in the "region" that the story centres around is not large, cities and towns aren't a gigantic distance fro each other.
But let's talk food, commodities.
Obviously, water is the big one. Thus like in past ages in real world history, a low alcohol beer/ale would be a way of preserving water during droughts, sieges and through travel. But what kind of methods for preserving food, spices and other perishables are there in a low tech, more primitive (Compared to our own) society? Pickling comes to mind, but obviously there must be other methods. There are likely other methods for the kind of travel and conditions I'm talking about...
Thoughts? Suggestions? Golions?
AND THERE'S NO HORSES!
There are beasts of burden, but it has not occurred to the inhabitants of this world attempt to use them as steeds or to pull chariots. Nor would it be effective; as these beasts of burden are only good for pulling carts over long distances. They need little rest, little water and a no great deal of food. However these beasts of burden are fairly dim, not suited for lightning sprints, but rather going the marathon.
So essentially people in my world... Walk everywhere. Boats and ships sailing across vast seas are recorded in their history, but unfortunately: most of the seas are dried up.
Now the distances in the "region" that the story centres around is not large, cities and towns aren't a gigantic distance fro each other.
But let's talk food, commodities.
Obviously, water is the big one. Thus like in past ages in real world history, a low alcohol beer/ale would be a way of preserving water during droughts, sieges and through travel. But what kind of methods for preserving food, spices and other perishables are there in a low tech, more primitive (Compared to our own) society? Pickling comes to mind, but obviously there must be other methods. There are likely other methods for the kind of travel and conditions I'm talking about...
Thoughts? Suggestions? Golions?