The Pure Horse People are aloof, traditionalist, arrogant, and contemptuous of “ground people” (farmers and those who herd livestock other than horses). They love their horses above all other things and worship the Feathered Horse Queen as a living goddess.
The Grazeland Pony Breeders call themselves the “Pure Horse People.” They are descendants of the ancient Unknown people who ruled Unknown and Peloria at the Dawn. They exclusively ride and herd horses, and do not plough, craft metal, or practice trades other than warfare and priestly offices.
The Pure Horse People typically have golden-tan skin, with yellow-blonde hair; a minority has black, brown, or reddish-hair. Their eyes are typically blue or grey. Men and women grow their hair long; men usually grow beards and mustaches. They are stereotypically described being of great stature and beauty. Adults are marked with tattoos of their gods, clan, warrior society, personal Runes, and other magical symbols.
The Pure Horse People speak an obscure Pentan language known as “Pure Horse Tongue.” It is spoken only by the Grazelanders as a primary language, but it is very similar to the language of the horse barbarians of northern Peloria. The Pure Horse People use it only among themselves, preferring Tarshite, Esrolian, Sartarite, or Tradetalk with outsiders.
The Pure Horse People claim dominion over the local farmers, who they call vendref. Vendref are of Orlanthi origin, descendants of settlers from Esrolia and Saird enslaved by the Pure Horse People during the resettling of Dragon Pass. They are tied to the land, and work as bonded agriculturalists, artisans, merchants, tradesmen, and scribes. The vendref are not always complacent serfs, and sometimes serve their overlords as warriors or join invading armies, and have even moved en masse to a new location. Many among the vendref are adroit at getting and using wealth, a skill considered to be beneath the attention of the Pure Horse People. The Pure Horse People must be careful how they treat the vendref, and their rule is far lighter than that of a slave and its owner. Vendref cannot be bought or sold, they live in their customary villages or towns, retain half the fruits of their labor, and can and do buy their freedom.