![]() These latter constitute perhaps a third of the type. All Therns are not of equal ability, the best of the type being awarded the title of Holy Therns. They regard all races as beneath them, although they are somewhat in awe of the First Born. Although the latter are somewhat ignoble, both types are among the staunchest of fighters. This category includes the almost extinct Orovarians who have blond or auburn hair and the bald Therns who wear yellow wigs. Note: The "Sand Folk" described in Blackmoor module DA3: City of the Gods (1987) appear to be modeled after Green Martians, although with some differences. Green Martians are 15' tall, with six limbs (4 arms and 2 legs, although the lower set of arms can also be used as legs). The sword is undoubtedly their favorite weapon! There are perhaps two million Green tribesmen on Barsoom, with a total population of perhaps five million when females and children are considered. They do, however, employ them extensively against other Green peoples. They are not prone to use their 40' lances against humans, except in large battles against many times their own number of Red men for example. Of all their warlike abilities, their marksmanship with the Radium Rifle is by far the most outstanding. They typically take their tribal name from the abandoned city which they have chosen to house their Jed or Jeddak. There are many tribes of Green men, the largest being the Tharks, the fiercest the Warhoons. These strange creatures are all nomadic, roaming about the dead sea bottoms of Barsoom. Green Martians (Tharks, Warhoons, et al): Their eggs incubate for 5 Martian years (almost 10 Earth years) after which their offspring hatch as fully-formed youngsters. Red Martians appear human, but are oviparous. It is this race which maintains most of the inhabited cities upon the planet, and, excluding the Green Martians, they account for perhaps 75% of the population. The red race is the most numerous upon Barsoom, and its members run the gamut from the most superb fighters to the most abject cowards. These various Barsoomian races are described in Warriors of Mars, (pgs 41, 44):
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