New tribe - Myhar

There are allready two entries, but since we have a new way to schedule I need to rework them.... Will do this tommorrow, gotta catch some sleep...
I got promoted to goblin milkmaid - is that a good thing?

Overview
The Myhar

Appearance
Physical and or psychological characteristics.

Coat of Arms
Describe the tribe's coat of arms, if any, and perhaps add why it looks like this, what the symbols mean and what historical, cosmological or mythical significance they have.

Territory
Describe where the people live: natural boundaries, conditions there, if they're nomands when and why they leave, when/how they came there.

People
Describe here what makes the people unique and special. E.g. good horsemen, fighters, etc. Just mention there what this tribe has what others don't have. Mention special abilities here, e.g. magic, training ect.

Housing
In what kind of buildings do they live in?

Clothing
Clothing worn: discern between men/women if possible and seasons perhaps..

Food
Any special foods they eat. Take into account the circumstances they're living in.

Weapons
Weapons - any special ones they use? Or what are the most common among the tribe? Describe them here!

Occupations
If any: men/women

Government
Describe what form, e.g. Monarchy, Democratic, Republic, Emperor, Tribal, Tyranny, ect.

Production/Trade
What does the tribe mainly produce and is there any trading with other tribes?

Natural Resources
Describe what natural resources may be found in your land area. Please take into account where the tribe in fact lives.

Holidays, Festivals and Observances
Describe the celebration days (religious, pagan etc.) which are of importance for this tribe.

Important Achievements (Optional)
You can mention here for what exactly the tribe is famous for, like an important building which was erected, inventions, political breakthroughs etc.

History
* Origin/development of tribe or race.
* Important people (plus living dates) or events in this tribes or race's history.
* Any Cities, Castles, Strongholds built by your tribe/race should also be put in your history.

This is what I got from the Compendium:

The Myhar were first mentioned when AH;UIL QUERNEN (h; - a mixure between a g and a h) wrote his Mealriath ial Agtour or TRADEROUTES throughout AKDOR. He told of a people that lived near the MAIDIM MOUNTAINS, now known as the mountain range from RIMOK LAKE to the starting point of the river MOESAPHIN, he named the DelMuh;er ("Del" meaning "water"). Some 60 years later, the THELERNYIN (now merged with Myhar; the name THALORN is derived of Thelernyin) reported in their administration that some MOYARCHEN tribes had united to organize regular raids on cattle and had even burned the village of MUERAL and taken most of that years harvest. The people was described as wielding wooden spears with a sharp black point, and wearing simple unpolished stones as if they were diamonds.

As the internal feuds of the Thelernyin all but destroyed their administration during the next 13 years, it is impossible to say when exactly the Myhar started to settle permanently in the Moesaphin Vale, but at the end of the SHRINEWARS (which is the name for the internal thelernyin feuds) some few thousand Myhar were living among the original inhabitants of the Vale. Probably these were recruits that had fought for a Thelernyin faction in the wars, and now had settled on the rich lands. This might have been a reward for their valour in combat, or they might have been invited by the original inhabitants to strengthen the local population, after they had seen the sharpened weapons they were carrying.

Either way, the bonds between the the Myhar and the Thelernyin were strengthened as MARSOLYEN rose to power as ruler of all the Moesaphiena. The change of "ruler of the Thelernyin" into "ruler of the Moesaphiena" is significant; the geographical territory was almost the same, but not all the inhabitants were of one tribe. This is not the only fact that proves the Myhars increase of influence during the wars. The new advisor of the king was called ALKORTHEN, definitely a Myharan name. Furthermore, from that time on a yearly tribute of grain was sent west of the river to keep peace.

However, as the rival for Marsolyen's throne returned bringing with him an army of QUIER'NAY soldiers after ten years and captured the Thalorn, most former Myhar recruits were sent back, and their properties were confiscated the debt to Quier'na, and the tribute was stopped. As a result of this, the relations were getting worse every day, and the next summer an elite force of Myhar soldiers attacked the capitol of Thalorn in order to regain the captured possessions; it was not the Throne they were after, but the Treasury. But as they found out it was empty they decided to take control of the Thalorn Throne and raise taxes until the debts were paid.

In the beginning there was the void and Mante, and this did not change. But Mante looked around him and he saw nothing. He tried to eat but there was nothing to eat. He listened but (there was)* nothing to listen to. He wanted to feel with his hands, but (there was) nothing to feel. He wanted to walk, but (there was) no earth to walk on.

So Mante decided to create the Plane**, but because there was no material to create it from, he used himself. And his eyes were torn apart, and they became the lakes and the sees. And from his hair grew the grass and the trees, from his brain grew man and thus from every part of his body grew a part of the plane, and Mante became the plane, and everything in it.

The Myhar do not worship Mante himself, at least not directly; they worship the minor Gods of the lakes, mountains and forests they call Aspects of Mante. Furthermore, as man and animal are part of Mante, they have to respect any living creature (man and animal alike).

As you can see, this is a bundle of old reports, notes, etcetera, and for a compendium we need better structured information.

Edited by: Lamertu Kthaen at: 12/24/02 4:05:56 am