Roughlanders

Roughlanders are the name given to the humans who have grown to call the vast desert steppes and rocky mesas of the Wildlands their home. Their towns are sparsely populated and scattered across the Wildlands. They get around atop powerful mechanical bikes that belch smoke and flame. This allows them to move across the vast wasteland very rapidly in search of more water supplies to settle around.

The Roughlanders live in one of two ways:

The first of which are massive vehicle caravans that travel from settlement to settlement, trading and resupplying. Known as "Roving Burghs" or simply just "burghs", they are always on the move. These massive rolling settlements typically are home to hundreds of thousands, and are borderline anarchistic where might is right. This rough, hardy exterior is attributed to the constant bandit attacks and I'lathian raids that are common to those who live in the Burghs.

The second, and least common are the Watering Towns. These towns spring up around the various water supplies in the Wildlands, and in the various oasis' littered about. While never reaching more than a couple thousand, these settlements are the primary source of water and other goods necessary for survival. These settlements mostly survive through trade with the Roving Burghs.

While these two societies are often very independent from one another, they all share the same over-arching issue of laying in between the Tar'Darii and the I'lathian Enclave. This means that any settlements caught in the crossfire often end up with serious Roughlander casualties in the constant war the Humans and Kobolds share. It also has attributed to the huge distrust the Roughlanders have of outsiders, often make them seem cold and withdrawn.

Other Information
The Roughlanders are strongly inspired by the American Wild West and the post-apocalypse society of Mad Max.