Viamonters
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Long before Throne of Destiny introduced the Viamontians, this Isparian heritage was planned to be included in the original launch.
Early lore such as To Be A Shadow, introduction to Aluvian history, and introduction to Gharu'ndim history us the term Viamonter to describe these people.[1][2][3]
An early map of Dereth, labeled "Beta Map of Dereth" on Maggie the Jackcat's site, has a marker labeled "Viamont" located west of Aluvia and north of Gharu'n.
In a developer chat, Chris "Stormwaltz" L'Etoile mentioned that originally more than four heritage groups were planned.[4]
In the Stormwaltz 2016 Q&A, Stormwaltz speculated that perhaps the Viamontians were cut from the original game because both the Aluvians and Viamontians were based on European cultures, but the Aluvians were a more traditional fantasy European culture, and a second was not needed.[5]
References
- ↑ 1999/11 Release - To Be A Shadow
- ↑ 1999/11 Release - Zogblaster Archive: Aluvian Introduction
- ↑ 1999/11 Release - Zogblaster Archive: Gharu'ndim Introduction
- ↑ 2000/06 Developer Chats: Developer Chat - 2000/06/15
- ↑ 2016/09 Stormwaltz 2016 Q&A: Question 28