Romanborn

Romanborn are a fictional humanoid race featured in fantasy literature, role-playing games, and related media. They are defined by a cultural heritage inspired by classical Rome, including Latin-derived speech, civic institutions, and a strong emphasis on law, engineering, and military organization.

Origins and homeland: In most works, Romanborn trace their roots to a peninsula-connected empire whose survivors established city-states with monumental architecture and rigorous administration. Their homeland is often depicted as a network of coastal cities and inland provinces linked by roads and aqueduct-like waterworks.

Society and government: Romanborn society typically centers on a patronage-based aristocracy, a senate or consulship, and organized legions. Public life emphasizes rhetoric, jurisprudence, and public service. Education often includes grammar, logic, and ancient history. Social order can be hierarchical, with patrician lineages and civic offices.

Language and culture: A Latin-derived language or closely related dialects are common, with inscriptions in a Roman alphabet adapted to fantasy sounds. Art and architecture favor arches, domes, and aqueduct-inspired infrastructure. Daily life includes baths, forums, and organized festivals.

Religion and belief: They commonly worship a polytheistic pantheon with gods representing aspects of state, war, harvest, and household life; rituals emphasize civic duty and public offerings. Afterlife beliefs vary by work.

In fiction: The Romanborn appear in various settings as militarily capable, legally oriented neighbors or rivals to other civilizations; notable figures and conflicts are often used to explore themes of governance and empire.