Onysabr (People of Onys)
Starting Location: You know where.
Society: The ruling class (Acon) is composed of a small council of men(Maybe a dozen) whose ancestors through pure charismatic and leadership abilities secured the loyalty of the lower classes and acquired a cult of some divinity that was past down the generations. If there is a particularly inept character, then he or she other gets, ”disposed” in one way or another, and usually a wealthy male becomes the replacement. These leaders weld absolute power, and can do whatever they want, however the normal factors along with the balance of power amongst the members of the Acon keep them in check from doing anything outrageous.
Beneath them are simply the wealthiest males (Faern), mostly by trading and/or large surplus agriculture. They often double as advisors to the Acon, and with some under the table dealing and some luck, may become one, though that only happens very rarely(On the scale of decades, I’m simply letting you know Ninja that they can and have done so) They often own hundreds of slaves acquired through various sources.
Under them are the male artisans, the poorer merchants, and those who work in the large slave trade (Lonus). Next is the average peasant male (Reyn) and the peasant female (Reyni). Note that females cannot ascend any higher than a Reyni. At the bottom are the numerous slaves (Ieth).
At the country level, there are many countries each with their own competing Acon who accuse each other of being liars or heretics or what have you. War between Onysabr countries occurs somewhat often because of this, but usually, the Acon are happy to reside in their individual countries and entertain themselves. This is reinforced by the fact that the wealthy tend to move to the most stable regions, and if they reside within their country, they can be taxed. The actual resources and boundaries of each Onysabr country are quite undefined and whoever has the best military only really can back up any claim. War however, is instead conducted against what are considered the weak and uncivilized peoples surrounding the outlying Onysabr countries, who usually wage large scale raids for the profit of enslaving, or if the region has been depopulated enough, for gaining control of the region for the usual reasons: better agricultural land, luxury goods, some trade related reason, or prestige.
What the Acon actually rule is the capital city, or more of a large town, caused by the usual factors, and then an extremely rural countryside as expected for this time. Towns, small towns, only pop up at markets and other such trading centers. Otherwise, there may be some small fishing villages and small towns near mining sites and where luxury resources are extracted (if there are any).
As far as family structure, males are by far the most important, and females are regulated to keeping care of the family and household and to baby making(and have no rights really). Polygamy is practiced. Otherwise, its pretty much the same as OTL.
Lineage: Patrilineal
Values: Resourcefulness, Loyalty, Honor, Physical Ability.
Religion(s): There is the universal acknowledgement of Onys, The Great God of War, as the paramount God. Other than that, there are numerous variations. The most radical religious groups say the Onys is the only god, and not just the god of war, but of everything. Mainstream thought is that Onys is the ruler of a pantheon of gods, but this also splits in too many branches with varying structures of the pantheon and what god goes where. Weekly animal sacrifice to Onys is required. Oh, as mentioned, the Acon have worked up a cult of divinity and this fits into the Onysabr religion by another universally accepted fact that the Acon are the agents of Onys on earth(or whatever this clump of dirt is called.) to do his bidding. The peoples generally follow the religion with good faith, for the usual reasons, but they aren’t all that fanatical about it(On a scale of 10, maybe the average is somewhere between 5-7), but if a crusade is called personally by the Acon, then some will surely join for Onys against the heretics.
Language(s): Given the Acon’s preferences for war, or related pursuits, the intellectual interests have been somewhat (Though not totally) neglected, and structured language was gained by modifying the languages that were learned from foreign traders.
Mythos: Generic Onys created everything including us so we worship him stuff, the Onysabr aren’t particular interested in Mythos.
Economic Base: Overwhelmingly agricultural and based around the rivers, and is logically where most expansion, if for valuable land, would be directed. There is small fishing villages, but nothing major. If there are any luxury resources or minerals, I’d imagine the appropriate facilities would be set up for extracting them. There is also a very large slave trade from raiding out into the uncivilized lands and enslaving whoever they capture. If some “civilized” peoples(PCs) near the Onysabr, to keep such lucrative trade going, I would think that they’d simply raid and enslave them too. I’d imagine that the Onysabr Peoples would have a relatively large population compared to ofters, first for being located on rivers and good agricultural land where most others aren’t, and second, they farm it like hell.
Nation Names: Alyss, Bria, Ceocor, Ceureoia, Conem, Doporth. Fadonisi, Fasmne, Icelices, Itenusylur, Lallesobil, Oialaleuneo, Papene, Susiorneo, Tetheusi, Tica, Vipybeumiar, Visel, Xeiaeus, Ycteuse, Ylyloce ,Zedoneicaei, Zeononerti, Zesme, Zesta
Person Names: Please note, that there is a first name and a last name, and the middle name is what class that person was born in, so a peasant male would be ______ Reyn ______. Names: Dalistht, Docytheust, Gaephyr, Ischoll, Jopychys, Krisial, Lisitusip, Musetas, Musm, Oner, Riaega, Rntega, Salususes, Thodeus, Viag
Place Names: Asususacyte, Bearysym, Egomusc, Emusan, Enod, Farolelilvi, Helesthena, Heritheu, Mithalia, Nenol, Odanym, Pryraleis, Xestanaes, Yiol, Ytulous
