Before a Hero speaks, their clothing may already tell part of their story. Fashion explores the materials, silhouettes, layers, and symbols through which the people of Rhuna make identity visible.
The Pathway Fashion chapters begin with the visual languages of Influence, Prowess, Lore, Skill, Threads, Devotion, and Divinity. Explore attire shaped by social presence, martial practice, study, craftsmanship, Thread-weaving, and sacred purpose, with illustrations to help you imagine how those influences might appear on a person.
The Culture Fashion chapters turn toward styles associated with particular peoples and communities, including the Zaltar, Gahlians, Kalthir, Pahric, Ezhani, Daathru, and Corvian traditions. Across these entries, clothing reflects more than taste: environment, belief, practical needs, and social standing all leave their mark.
Begin with a Pathway that suits your Hero, or browse the cultural chapters for details that connect them to a place and its people. Use the illustrations as inspiration for a memorable silhouette, a treasured garment, or a small sign of the life they have lived. Let the final appearance become their own.
© Charles Hildreth / Rhuna Games, LLC. 2019
Rhuna is a fantasy RPG in active development.
Current artwork and lore serve as concept pieces while we build the setting and seek creative collaborators for future publication.
If you are interested, please inquire.
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Fashion in Rhuna Copy link
Fashion in Rhuna is more than appearance — it is social language, survival philosophy, regional identity, and narrative intent made visible. The garments a Hero wears communicate where they come from, how they travel, what Pathway defines them, and how deeply they are connected to the structures of civilization.
The Fashion / Persona Cards allow players to visually and narratively define their Hero through layered attire, materials, motifs, and symbolic details. These are not “equipment sheets,” but expressions of identity.
A Hero’s fashion may reflect:
• Their Travel Role (Tenthar, Elovesh, Kaldara, etc.)
• Their Access Familiarity within society
• Their Origin or faction
• Their profession or specialization
• Their moral outlook or divine alignment
• Their relationship with Threads, Divinity, or civilization itself
What Fashion Represents Copy link
Social Standing Copy link
Access describes social belonging and institutional support, not wealth. An Unseen Hero has little recognized support to call upon; an Embedded Hero has deep ties to people and institutions. Either may dress richly, practically, ceremonially, or plainly according to their circumstances. Clothing can suggest a relationship or affiliation, but an Access rank does not prescribe a wardrobe.
Function & Survival Copy link
Rhuna’s fashion is meant to feel lived-in and practical:
• Dust scarves
• Utility straps
• Reinforced boots
• Layered weather cloaks
• Sacred mesh armor
• Travel robes
• Ceremonial collars
• Riding coats
• Hidden sheaths and pouches
Even aristocratic attire often contains survival functionality beneath elegance.
Pathway Identity Copy link
Each Travel Role tends toward recognizable silhouettes and aesthetics:
• Tenthar (Prowess) → martial tailoring, straps, layered coats, reinforced silhouettes
• Elovesh (Influence) → elegant social couture, jewelry, layered noble fabrics
• Kaldara (Lore) → scholarly robes, astronomical motifs, observatory styling
• Shevah (Threads) → flowing asymmetry, celestial embroidery, thread-symbolism
• Thia / Thiar (Divinity / Devotion) → sacred geometry, luminous fabrics, ritual silhouettes
• Arknite (Skill) → practical craftsmanship, utility-focused layering, adaptable travelwear
The Purpose of the Fashion Cards Copy link
The Fashion / Persona Cards help:
• visualize the Hero instantly;
• establish memorable silhouettes;
• communicate social status without exposition;
• inspire roleplay;
• reinforce world identity;
• give players a shared visual language for Rhuna.
A Hero’s clothing should feel like it belongs to the world — worn by someone who has traveled its roads, survived its dangers, and carries their story visibly upon them.
In Rhuna, fashion is not cosmetic.
It is biography.