Brandegoris Al'Mor
Citizen
hahah TRUE! Almost everyone in Camelyn calls the Two Rivers folks Backwards farmers and other disparaging things!!! And im scotch ( well somewhere down my line!) and am very stubborn..so...yeah... :P
Hmmm, I actually always found the Aiel to have similar customs to First Nations (or Native Americans, if you are from the US). Did anyone else get that feeling?
I always saw the Aiel as being very similar to the Native Americans. So much of their culture rings of various tribes, the wars and the alliances. The Native Americans also used a form of hand to hand combat that the Aiel way of fighting reminded me of.
I agree that the Aiel are the Native Americans and I see the Traveling People as the Israelites.
Mant Seachan customs remind me of China:
1) hair styles and nail length signifying rank
2) royal family drama (rulers in China would "disappear" to see who was loyal to them and murder in the royal family was common)
3) the warriors who displeased Tuon begged to be put on the front line to get their honor back (sounds like something from the book of the warrior to me)
This is only my opinion and I am no expert on Chinese customs but that is the first place my mind went to.