The De-unification and Diaspora of the Xanto
As centuries turned and populations grew, so did the rivalries between the many Xanto clans. Domesticated species of wild animals had replaced much of the need for hunting, and the great plains of America sustained the grazing animals' appetites without the need for systemic agriculture. All of this ended when the relatively tame conflicts of the past boiled over into all-out clan warfare between three main factions and their allies. After many years of bloody conflict, the three distinct factions had splintered off and formed distinctive cultures.
What few villages there were at the time of conflict were soon razed and their citizens scattered. Following their ancient traditions, villagers were not highly regarded by most of the wild-hearted Xanto huntsmen and herdsmen, and so what few survived were sent off into the wild with nothing more than a few crude hunting weapons, driven high into the Rocky Mountains. Nothing is currently known about their status, or even if any still survive.
The second defeated faction fled East to the banks of the Mississippi River, taking their possessions and surviving livestock with them. Although they attempted to maintain their previous lifestyle, without the vast rolling plains of the midwest their animals could not simply sustain themselves without aid from humans. Thus they became the first Xanto descendants to develop a systemic agricultural society. They currently live in mid-sized towns and are beginning to develop the sophistications of other civilizations: writing, religion, and trade. They lack a centralized leadership, with each town being completely autonomous. These rugged townsmen call themselves the
Panta.
The third and largest, who still called themselves Xanto, retained their traditional lifestyle of razing livestock and grazing across the open plain. They constructed no cities, for they needed none, and moved with their herds taking little else with them. To solidify his hold on power, the victorious clan-chief
Anar ordered a massive stronghold built along the banks of the Colorado River. Although it served little practical purpose in times of peace, the wandering herdsmen could fall back to its massive walls in times of war and wait out their invaders. They named this stronghold after their leader. Though it was mostly abandoned during grazing seasons, the clans met their in the winter where they held competitions of strength, courage, and cunning. These clan warriors became the most dangerous irregular troops the world had seen up to that point, although their lack of centralized leadership meant that a true army was not possible.
The war still continues between the Xanto and the Panta, although the fighting has died down to little more than a few skirmishes and raids across the undefined border between them.
PS: this is my first NES, so I'm not entirely sure how much freedom I am allowed in my "orders". Just take what you want
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Welcome! Dare I suggest you get into JalNESII or FarowNESIII as this one is a bit restrictive (and isn't really a NES anyway)
