Hvagnar
Clan/Tribal Council
Hardy hillmen in the north, these short, hardy people survived the mountians of he north to utilize the stones that are readily shaped into tools in the area, as well as trade od goods to others and hunting in the valleys. There are various clans, who vote for a life long chief that will lead any wars they all fight in and receive tiebreaker votes. Other times, however , the clans fight along.
Think of dwarves, riding on snow leopards.?no seriously, they'll dig mountain goats)
There will be a bunch of independent clans or clan coalitions that can fight each other, but they all elect a new king/head chief when the last one dies from among them, and talk of important issues together (ie, new traders, large disasters, fruitless clanwars) so you can set up a maybe some HRE style country.
I call that valley west of Yu with the river in the middle. That will be so awesome.
South of K'thdi
EDIT: Real Template to be filled in:
LOCATION ON MAP: Provide own map or suffer moderator stupidity.
Culture name; Hvangr
Perferred Mode of Living: a dualistic life based on crafting items from rocks dug in mines or from trees, or they can hunt animals or join warparties against other clans.
Structure: Peasant (Normal Dude, hunts a little, mines a little) -> Warrior/Hunter/Miner (Specialized in Fighting, Hunting and Mining and earned respect. Can teach peasants) -> Local Council/tribeleader (Be it village, city or small clan) -> Clan Leader/ OverClan Leader (Clan leader leads a clan of tribes, OverClan leader leads a coalition of small clans) -> Head Chief and Head Council (Head Council is council of all Clan and OverClan leaders, Head Chief is a lifelong position elected as a unifying position and as a tie breaker. Head Chiefs can be voted out of office)
5 Country names; Clan or Country Names?
Clan Names (6)
The Trusk Clan
The Grunnr Clan
The Oltho Clan
The Tiger Clan
The Hvathan Clan
The Uthgar Clan
(You get the idea, two syllables from the middle or first name of important predecessors)
OverClan Names (3)
The OverClan of Rentai Creek
The Overclan of Tentori Ranges
The Overclan of Eithorian Plains
(Overclans are named after important landmarks)
Head Chiefdoms (3)
Personally, I'll perfer a max of three head chiefdoms with lots of clans underneath: The Head Chiefdoms is not separate countires: the clans are more like it as they directly control their own fortunes until someone petitions the Head Chiefdom Council.
Clan Council of the Great Untaria River
Clan Council of the Mighty Wenthorian Mountains
Clan Council of the Endless Havgarian Plains
OverClan/Chiefdom Council (if you make more than three, sigh, this is the leadership of them all if possible)
Great Council of the Hvagnar Peoples.
5 Major City names; Each Clan and OverClan name is appropriate name for a city. Add Yan (Center) to each. For example YanRentai (Center of the Rentai Council) Eit-yan (Great Center) are used for Clan Council cities, many clans cities (large city) and such. So the EiyanWenthor (The Greatcenter of Wenthor)
10 Important people names: Each Clan and some Place names given were once all important people. I shall list them here and give new ones
Wenthor (Mountainier?)
Utar (Riverbased)
Eithor
Tentor
Rentai
Trusk
Grunner
Oltho
Uthgar
Preferred government types. Elected or Hereditery Chief/Clan Leadr/Council Member, local government based on the Council of Elders and the Council of Heros (important members of the community that did awesomethings)
Call it the Hvagnarian Parthenon. There are three gods that are the head gods, like the Head Chiefs. Each God has a harem of female gods and many many children. There are also outsiders and migraters into this system, forming the fourth branch.
The Three gods are Hvathgar, first Son of Mother Earth. God of War and Honor. His wife is Yanui, Goddess of Housewives and Larders
Then there is Guthnar, second Son of the Mother, and he is the god of Mines and Hard work. His wife is Kanthor, Goddess of Fertility and Fields
Finally, there is Dewenta, God of Death and the Afterlife. His wife is a freewilled Goddes named Heathnor, Goddess of the Hunt and the Woods
Thus, the Three branches are
The War branch, where warriors gain honr and their wives tend the homes. As well as guardian gods and some eccentrics.
The Labor branch of hard work, with overgods of mines and feilds, as well as guardians of children, birth, life and water
The Ancestor Branch of the Past, where Death and the afterlife, as well as treatment of the hunted and the woods. Many eccentrics here, with smaller branches leading to heaven, hell, second life, as well as love for some reason.
The New Branch of Migraters: Innovative and clever gods and heros life here, where the made their own branch of divinity in their cleverness. All hope to be immortalized in tales to travel to this branch, or make a new way of doing that he or she will be forever connected to.
FOR TURN ZERO: You have 30 EP with which to buy items, which will be spread out across whatever countries arise from your application, at my discretion. Buy what you want, no banking this turn.
3 EP for 12 Riverine Ships
5 EP for 500 Mountain Goat Cavalry of the Households
8 Ep for 1600 Warriors of the Households
14 for 5600 Peasant hunters or farmers or miners or merchants turned warrior.
(I hope I don't get crushed for playing incharacter)
I'll help you create NPC countries. It shall be a three-man NES, if necessary!
