Demographics¶
Population figures survive for two Ages and in two forms. The Sanctuary Age Timeline counts the peoples of the Broken Sea in 704 SM, head by head, from the 35,000 who lived through the Age of the Dark Sun to 12,661,000. The Compendium of the Earlier Ages gives only the share of each human, dwarven and elven people within its own kind. A later outline ranks the races of the Fifth Age by numbers without giving any. The three are different times and places and are not one series. Each people has its own page under Peoples; this page sets the figures side by side.
The Broken Sea, 704 SM¶
Growth since the Morning¶
The Sanctuary Age Timeline gives "approximate humanoid population" by century from the return of the Sun (S326):
| Century | Period | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 0s SM | The Morning | 35,000 |
| 100s SM | Rebirth | 65,000 |
| 200s SM | Bloom | 240,000 |
| 300s SM | Fae Resurgence | 850,000 |
| 400s SM | Faewild Wars | 3,900,000 |
| 500s SM | Sancturi Foundation | 6,400,000 |
| 600s SM | Sancturi Campaigns | 9,100,000 |
| 700s SM | Current | 12,700,000 |
The earlier campaign notes of 2018 had compressed this growth into a shorter history, and their author wrote against them: "Timeline is WRONG! Need at least 300 years to populate to this degree after the end of the Fae Resurgence" (S132; see the Calendar).
By people¶
"Current Broken Sea Demographics - 704 SM" (S326). "Surviving" is the number who came through the Age of the Dark Sun; the growth rate is the source's annual figure. The last three columns divide the present total between the Imperium, the Kingdoms and the wilds.
| People | Surviving | Growth rate | Total, 704 SM | Imperium | Kingdoms | Wilds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draconians | 700 | 0.008 | 185,000 | none (exterminated) | 5,000 | 180,000 (in Pherox) |
| Dwarves | 1,200 | 0.007 | 158,000 | 62,000 | 81,000 | 15,000 |
| Dark Elves | 2,100 | 0.002 | 0 (8,500) | extinct | ||
| High Elves | 5,600 | 0.002 | 0 (14,500) | extinct | ||
| Wood Elves | 4,200 | 0.006 | 144,000 | 70,000 (slaves) | 52,000 | 22,000 |
| Gnomes | 600 | 0.006 | 39,000 | none (exterminated) | 33,000 | 6,000 |
| Halflings | 400 | 0.005 | 13,000 | 3,600 | 9,000 | 400 |
| Curcian humans | 3,700 | 0.01 | 3,920,000 | 2,100,000 | 1,400,000 | 420,000 |
| Danari humans | 4,500 | 0.01 | 4,760,000 | 1,850,000 | 2,600,000 | 310,000 |
| Huur humans | 300 | 0.009 | 160,000 | 125,000 | 35,000 | none |
| Naher humans | 3,100 | 0.009 | 1,640,000 | 420,000 | 590,000 | 630,000 |
| Oesterkull | 1,800 | 0.007 | 237,000 | 61,000 | 92,000 | 84,000 |
| Black Orcs | 3,500 | 0.008 | 925,000 | 180,000 (slaves) | 240,000 | 505,000 |
| Green Orcs | 1,800 | 0.008 | 476,000 | 210,000 (slaves) | 94,000 | 172,000 |
| Rock Trolls | 500 | 0.003 | 4,000 | none (exterminated) | none | 4,000 |
| Total | 35,000 | 12,661,000 | 5,081,000 | 5,231,000 | 2,348,000 |
The source marks the Dark and High Elves "(ext)", with their figure in brackets, presumably the number before their extinction; it does not say when or how they died out. Of the Imperium's peoples, the wood elves and both kinds of orc are counted as slaves; the Draconians, gnomes and rock trolls are marked extinct within its borders. Humans are more than four in five of the whole, and the Curcians and Danari alone are more than two thirds. Slavery in the Imperium is on Social Order.
Gap
The table ends "TODO: Lizardfolk pop." The Lizardfolk of the Broken Sea, who are named in several of its kingdoms, are not counted, and neither are the Silek, the Uk'Zarai, the Riftborn or any people outside the Broken Sea.
The Fifth Age by race¶
An outline of 2020 lists "the major races of the Fifth Age" "in order of population" (S024), with no figures and no region or year:
| Rank | Major race | Branches named |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silek (Guhvils) | a "Goblin-Demon sub-race" |
| 2 | Humans | Wild Men ("tribalistic"); Riftborn ("Human+Demon hybrid") |
| 3 | Orcs | none named |
| 4 | Wood Elves | Ashen Elves; Boreal Elves |
| 5 | Araxians, "several broods under the control of Seth'Arax" | the Vrix, "Vermin Beetles, etc that have broken from Seth'Arax" |
The minor races "don't control large kingdoms and may only control city-state sized settlements at best. In many cases they have no racial home at all and are found living among other races." They are the dwarves, whose "great dwarven halls of old have been abandoned and in most cases overrun", with the Stonekin and Khardun among them; the Oesterkull; the Gnomes, "shy, in hiding, sometimes co-mingled with Elves"; and the Uk'Zarai, most of whom "live in the 'sacred city'", and the Dark Angels cast out from them.
The order puts the Silek above humans, where the 704 SM table has humans as nearly the whole population of the Broken Sea. The outline is later and wider in scope than the 704 SM table, and no source connects the two.
The Earlier Ages¶
The Compendium gives each people's share of its own kind, with no total and no date beyond the Age of Magic (S372).
Humans¶
| People | Homeland | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Huur | Fornastal Sea area and the Thyssal Empire | 22% |
| Naher | West | 21% |
| Danari | South-west and west | 17% |
| Tsule | North-east | 11% |
| Curci | North | 10% |
| Kamnara | South | 9% |
| Korun | North | 6% |
| Aesean | Northern islands | 2% |
| Uizur | Scattered, and a few cities and towns in the Thyssal Empire | 1% |
| Aquitan | Scattered wanderers and nomads | under 1% |
| Pict | A few city-states in the north | under 1% |
| Gildan, Muazi | Extinct | none |
Dwarves¶
| People | Common name | Homeland | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hadrin | Ironbeards | North-west, scattered | 41% |
| Tholim | Firebeards | South | 33% |
| Aurelian (hill) | Bronze | Scattered cities and towns | 11% |
| Duergar | Burningeye | North-east, scattered | 8% |
| Olboc (hill) | Bloodstone | East | 7% |
| Joraan | Deep | Extinct | none |
After the Thyssal conquest "the entire dwarven population" of the Olboc "was sold into slavery", and "years of systematic abuse and rebellion has led to their numbers dwindling dramatically" (S372).
Elves¶
| People | Common name | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Etholi-Sylvim | Longear (wood) | 37% |
| Avi-Lothim | Moon (high) | 19% |
| Terus-Moradrim | Drow (dark) | 15% |
| Doro-Sylvim | Wild (wood) | 13% |
| Xari-Sylvim | (wood) | 7% |
| Opes-Moradrim | Night (dark) | 5% |
| Maridan-Lothim | Sun (high) | 4% |
| Belli-Sylvim | Tree (wood) | extinct |
The Maridan-Lothim and Opes-Moradrim are marked "endangered". The elven kinds are described on High Elves, Dark Elves and Wood Elves.