Perercha Tribal Zu'aan

History

The Perercha kin’toni clan’s beginnings were in the Skelaugh Alpine Forest – a mountainous region with lots of mountains decorated with forests of many trees and bountiful quantities of flora and fauna. With a need to find a place to stay, a group of kin’toni found that the Skelaugh Alpine Forest was the best location for them to start the construction of their settlements and went to work at making their new homes using the wood from the trees that filled the region. When they had the foundation of their infrastructure set up, they then chose to start mining in order to collect more resources and started getting more stone.

Which they invested into making stronger stone bricks that would add to the durability of their homes – this resulted in the heavy upgrades and advancements to the kin’toni homes and lifestyle. Furthermore, there started to be efforts in trying to improve the insulation of housing due to the chilly nature of the Skelaugh Alpine Forest. As progress was made by the inhabitants of the area, they soon found themselves facing an issue – this was their leadership. With the region being so expansive and no real link in terms of rulings between all sections.

There was ultimately a sense of divide in beliefs both politically and religiously. Therefore, there was the partition of the Skelaugh Alpine Forest into four sections each with their own rulers, with a small section in the centre being made as a place for the four rulers and their councils to meet every six months or when the occasion arose to discuss many matters such as finances, governance, possible projects to work on, and a need to make sure that the inhabitants of all regions had the necessary living requirements such as housing, food, drink, clothing and much more.

However, whilst this system functioned successfully, there were soon tensions as the first ruler to step down - Shlaya Hoel of the Waesth (Western) region - was replaced by his son Mihirr Hoel. The reason for these tensions was because of Mihirr Hoel’s disliking for the way that the Naesth (Northern) and Eaesth (Eastern) functioned as both those regions believed in the idea that everyone would be free to gain whatever wealth and land they liked and rise from their previous positions in the social class.

This contrasted with what the Waesth believed in the sense that they felt there would be the leader followed by the ruling class that worked alongside him, and then all the workers below who would take orders from their leaders in the ruling class and then do their duties and labour. Therefore, the Waesth had a confidential meeting with the ruler of the Saesth (Southern) region to suggest that they should interfere; the Saesth region’s ruler responded to this by saying that he was not interested in causing divide and chaos, and secretly informed the Eaesth and the Naesth of what Mihirr Hoel had been planning.

As a result of this, Mihirr Hoel was soon exposed for his plans and his own people rebelled against him, feeling that the other regions had greater benefits and that Mihirr Hoel was simply power-hungry. With the help of forces from the other regions, the people of the Waesth managed to invade Mihirr Hoel’s mansion and have him executed in a violent battle, allowing for a new ruler to step up and once again bring peace to the Perecha kin’toni clan.

Psychology

The serenity of the Skelaugh Alpine Forest has always meant that it is an excellent choice for those that preferred a peaceful lifestyle to vacation in and rest their mind. The chirping of birds in the morning and the lack of hustle and bustle had always been a great way to soothe the mind and body as a whole, entrancing those who were within it into a state of tranquillity and protecting them from their worries. Ultimately, there was that liberating feeling, and that is what the Perercha clan experienced when the first occupied the area as they had finally found an ideal location to make their home.

When the divide took place, all regions were still peaceful but began to develop different views and even slightly change in their thinking. The Naesth region was always a peaceful and calm place as it was full of forests that helped to create a tranquil environment, and overall the residents were more than happy to be a part of such a beautiful, amazing, stunning place. The abundance of natural resources like wood and bushes that had berries made it so that the settlers were worry-free in terms of finding food or repairing and constructing new and improved housing.

The Eaesth region was also similar and the people there were very jolly and happy as well as artistic and expressive – this can be demonstrated through their use of musical instruments and the singing and chanting that is a part of their culture. The presence of deer and berry bushes also reduce their tensions in regards to food, meaning that the region get to live happily and not have to worry about any possible famines. Another factor that could be noted about both regions is that they gave more freedoms in the sense that anyone was allowed to own land and accumulate wealth.

Meanwhile, the Saesth region tended to be more devoted in religion and focused on their work and ultimately the growth of the region through increased trading, construction, and labour by the workers. Most settlers had a sense of determination and had the desire to achieve their aim of becoming the best region they could become. However, there were tensions as a result of the actions taken by Mihirr Hoel, which leads onto the Waesth region. The Waesth region had the intent of governing differently to the other regions, and whilst this was a risky move by Shlaya Hoel.

It was still successful as everyone under his rule were happy due to the fact that the workers had not had their freedoms taken away at the cost of the wealthy having more power. However, when his son Mihirr Hoel came into power and disturbed the system there was a sense of distrust and hatred by the workers for Mihirr Hoel and the workers were now determined to put him down. Furthermore, he managed to create tensions after his conference with the leader of the Saesth and even come close to trying to start a political civil war.

Thankfully, this was prevented by the workers in the Waesth combined with the forces of the other three nations, and once again peace was restored to the Skelaugh Alpine Forest.

Culture

The culture of the Perercha kin’toni clan is distributed amongst each of the four regions with each region having its own set of traditions and beliefs. The Naesth region is a very forested location with an abundance of its assortment of trees and foliage. Overall, the people of the region are very peaceful and feel the need to look after the forest, even going so far as to hold festivals every year of regrowth where more seeds would be planted. There are also many birds in the region since there are so many possible locations for them to make their homes.

These birds are often slaughtered and then made into soups or stews that would often be mixed with herbs and spices that could be foraged – a common tradition was to have a cooking pot where families would each bring their own ingredient to add to the pot, and then after some cooking they would taste the concoction they had produced. In the Eaesth region, trees and shrubs would be commonly found and there was always a sense of serenity and peace. The people who inhabited the region were always happy and loved their home and made sure to care for it, as well as share their pride in it through the use of music and singing.

Instruments could be fashioned out of the wood that could be found in the region. Deer are also a common sight, and they would often be hunted for food and barbecued over a fire for a large group of people to consume, as well as berries and herbs that could be used to marinate the raw meat and add flavour to it. The Saesth region is very mountainous and hilly in comparison to the other regions and is populated with plenty of mountain goats. These goats were very useful to the residents as their wool could be sheared and made into fleeces that could be sold for a profitable price.

Or turned into garments that would provide plenty of warmth against the sometimes bitter, cold temperatures of the region. Food was also another benefit these goats provided as milk could be collected from these goats and turned into cheese or simply drunk as fresh milk after being pasteurised, or if the goats were too old and no longer provided much of a benefit they can be slaughtered as meat for food and the horns can be kept for medicinal purposes.

These goats could also be found in the Waesth region where these practices with the animal were also common.

As well as having plenty of mountainous and hilly locations, this region also had many mines that contained valuable resources such as gold, iron and other useful metals. The stone proved to be useful as well in construction work and even became a key factor in the industry of the region as they spent their efforts in gaining resources to sell to the other regions as well as foreign nations. Due to having so much access to these resources, metals such as gold could be made into luxurious jewellery that would often be seen in the high ranking individuals of the Waesth region’s society

Although silver and even bronze jewellery can be found in the other social classes.

Government

Governance has been a key factor for the Perercha kin’toni clan with its first settlers expanding out over the expansive, vast, spacious Skelaugh Alpine Forest. Despite not having any formal rulers for a long period of time, the region was still capable of surviving with all inhabitants having a mutual relationship and mindset that through working together they would be able to make the natural resources like the large abundance of trees into a new civilisation – a new home. And in fact, they were correct as the region found itself growing and becoming more and more prosperous as well as advanced.

An example being how the housing started from wooden huts to houses made of stone brick to even mansions made with a mixture of stone bricks and wood carved in such a manner that it was stunning and well admired. Then the partition took place which meant that the kin’toni found themselves becoming a part of one of the four regions depending on their location: these include the Naesth (Northern), Eaesth (Eastern), Saesth (Southern), and Waesth (Western) regions. To prevent any tensions over territory, buffer zones were created in between the regions (large stretches of mountains and forest).

And there was a central zone built solely for the purpose of large conferences to discuss matters that required the input of all regions. The ruler of the Naesth was Niklas Belgum and the ruler of the Eaesth was Morten Magnussen, and whilst the regions were far away from each other they still shared a very similar mindset that involved allowing the residents to have freedoms such as owning their own land and wealth and not being restricted from becoming richer or going up in their rank in the social classes. Meanwhile, the Saesth ruler was Sivert Kise.

And he held a belief similar to all the other regions in the sense that he followed what Niklas Belgum and Morten Magnussen believed, but also took inspiration from the beliefs of the Waesth region and felt that the rich should not be able to gain too much power and that there should be a minimum amount that all residents will get in the society to allow for them to survive – providing that they were capable and could provide for the region in the form of labour. The Waesth region on the other hand was ruled by at first by Shlaya Hoel.

Who published his doctrine stating in summary that workers would be ruled by a ruling class and that the ruling class would gain their instructions and rulings from the leader and his council. However, it was the duty of the ruling class to make sure that the workers are provided for with payment, food, drink, clothing and necessities, and workers were welcome to complain providing they did so within reason. This system was successful under the rule of Shlaya Hoel as there was a sense of mutual understanding and the dynamic between workers and their bosses functioned well with rarely any complaints.

But this was all yet to change after a few years when Shlaya Hoel gave his son Mihirr Hoel the powers of being a leader due to the pressure of a sickness, he had which caused Shlaya Hoel to believe he could no longer be fit as a ruler. With Mihirr Hoel in power, many were disappointed as he made the efforts to take away many luxuries of the workers and give more to the wealthy ruling class, causing the original system to fall apart and in the end, there was a rebellion to remove Mihirr Hoel from power and bring back the stability of the Waesth region.

Military

The Perercha clan’s views on military have always been that it is necessary so that a nation can stay safe and protect itself from any threats – whether it is enemies or the natural environment. Either way, there was always some form of armed forces that the Perercha clan had so that it could protect itself from any dangers, with the first armed forces being simple troops trained in using swords as well as small sections of archers that had average abilities but were nothing extraordinary. There was also some other training given such as in guerrilla tactics and camouflage.

Which could be very beneficial in an environment such as the Skelaugh Alpine Forest. But after the separation took place, each region chose to have its own military forces independent to the armed forces of the other regions; this led to differences in the military power of each region, the leadership, the weaponry, the uniform, and much more. The Naesth region had a strong military force that wore a dull, sky-grey uniform with different berets depending on the rank and what part of the armed forces you were a part of. These troops would often be better trained in guerrilla tactics such as ambushes and raids.

Since the region was full of trees and forest, which was an ideal environment for soldiers trained in these techniques and enabling them to be extremely powerful and deadly for opponents. Weapons that were used by troops of this region would often be swords, axes or hammers rather than bows, with daggers being a popular choice due to their capabilities of being able to be hidden yet still keep all soldiers armed at all times. On the other hand, the Eaesth region tended to have a greater focus on archery with a majority of the troops using either a bow, crossbow or slingshot.

Since there was more forest in this region, the landscape was an ideal place for the soldiers to hunt for animals as training of their skills in ranged combat as well as survival in the wilderness. The uniform worn by these troops were usually simple leather tunics and caps that could be dyed other shades of brown for better camouflage. In the Saesth region, the use of lightweight weapons was perceived to be more beneficial and ideal for troops due to the hilly nature of its landscape, and hence short swords, long knives, and daggers were a viable option of weaponry.

he uniform they wore would be a dark grey cap with a lighter stone-grey waistcoat as well as jet black hiking boots. Due to the large number of mines in the Waesth region, many of the soldiers would be equipped with weapons from a large arsenal fashioned out of metals like iron: this assortment of weaponry includes swords, shields, daggers, knives, spears, axes, hammers and much more. Due to the ability to manufacture so many different weapons, there were many different troop types within the region, such as guards who would normally be armed with spears and foot soldiers that would likely have swords and if they willed a shield to defend themselves.

Religion

Common lore that was believed by many in the Skelaugh Alpine Forest was that the origins of the region were as a result of gigantic stone giants being created by gods to fight each other for the sake of the gods’ entertainment. Once one of them had lost the fight, that giant would then collapse and fall on the ground, its remains being the formation of a mountain. This was believed to have taken place long before zu’aan or kin’toni existed, and hence it continued for on and on until the gods were bored and saw this sport as tedious, leaving their toys to lie in the region, still, ancient, abandoned.

Many were fascinated by these tales and believed them and saw it as a privilege or blessing that they were living on the creations of gods and goddesses; others tended to be more unapproving to the idea and passed it off as folklore. Those that believed in this even went to the extent of building temples just to commemorate these creations of their deities. Others worshipped deities that were said to be gods and goddesses of the forests. Gisyn the Goddess of Nature was an example of one of these goddesses and she was said to wear a crown of twigs on her head and have pointy ears.

Many perceived that she was over fifty metres tall and that she wore moss green clothes made out of foliage from the forest. She was also said to watch over the Skelaugh Alpine Forest through her golden, glowing eyes and send her tree spirits to provide growth and sustainability of the forest. The way that the believers commemorated her would be through weekly services where those who believed would come together and eat, drink, and spend time together before a service was started where someone would lead a chant giving praise and worshipping the goddess.

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