let me quote the wiki:
The Khitan were a nomadic people from Northeast Asia who ( from the 4th century) inhabited an area corresponding to parts of modern Mongolia , Northeast China and the Russian Far East .
The history of the Khitans dates back to the 4th century. The Khitan people dominated much of Mongolia and modern Manchuria (Northeast China) by the 10th century, under the Liao dynasty, and eventually collapsed by 1125 (or 1211).
Originally from Xian Bei origins they were part of the Kumo Xi tribe until 388 when the Kumo Xi-Khitan tribal grouping was defeated by the newly established Northern Wei. This allowed the Khitan to organize and consolidate their own tribe and entity which led to the beginning of Khitan written history.
From the 5th to the 8th centuries the Khitan were dominated by the steppe powers to their West the Turks and then the Uyghurs. The Chinese also came from the south (Northern dynasties or Tang). In some cases they were under Korean domination (from the East, mainly Goguryeo) according to the balance of power at any given time. Under this triple domination the Khitan started to show growing power and independence. Their rise was slow compared to others because they were frequently crushed by neighbouring powers—each using the Khitan warriors when needed but ready to crush them when the Khitans became too powerful.
Enjoying the departure of the Uyghur people for the West and the collapse of the Tang dynasty in the early 10th century they established the Liao dynasty in 907. The Liao dynasty proved to be a significant power north of the Chinese plain as they were continuously moving south and West and gaining control over former Chinese and Turk-Uyghur’s territories. They eventually fell to the Jin dynasty of the Jurchen in 1125, who subordinated and absorbed the Khitans to their military benefit.
source: Khitan - Official Conan Exiles Wiki
So, their lore suggests clearly at some points (same as their furniture)
that they are chinese or/and strongly chinese influenced; and partly mixed
with Koreans and Mongols (see that source linked).
instead, darkpower, let me ask you, if you know the Asian lore of the Lingzi:
They are typically used on the helmets of warriors,[4] where a pair of pheasant feathers extensions are the indicators that the character is a warrior figure; the length of the feathers, on the other hand, is an indicator of the warrior’s rank.[1]
source: Lingzi - Wikipedia.
With that, they are a clear pendant to the Nordheimer Deer Horn helmets,
showing off their ranks.
Legacy of the Nordheimers - Official Conan Exiles Wiki
So, maybe you think “feathers are cute” but that is a misconception;
if you show the exotic cultures in Conan Exiles, then this is added value,
because it is the way how power is shown in these different cultures.
I think its only an additional opportunity for the concept art and art style,
but that isnt the core of this suggestion.
The core was the chickens.
Especially pheasants/wild chickens are interesting, wild exotic creatures and can be seemlessly integrated into daily life economy as well as blend into atmosphere.
I agree that “domesticated” (Nemedian/Turan?) chickens might be out of place in the wilderness of the Exiled Lands or Siptah…
anyway, a little chicken house would be really nice, as above.
, doesn’t make the Conan series historical event, but novel!