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: ''Main Article: [[Ortûlékian peoples]]'' | : ''Main Article: [[Ortûlékian peoples]]'' | ||
The Ortûlékians have their origin in the cold and rainy plains of [[Belkondíl]], but they do not easily remain in one place and can now be found in nearly every corner of Elondor; and that, upon their tendency towards conquests and massacres, mostly in powerful positions. Initially living in a clan-based and largely genderless society, their different ethnicities’ cultures and languages have diverted wide over the millennia, adopting many of the traditions of their host countries as well as conceiving of their own innovations. They are typically tall, light-skinned, and light-haired. | The Ortûlékians have their origin in the cold and rainy plains of [[Belkondíl]], but they do not easily remain in one place and can now be found in nearly every corner of Elondor; and that, upon their tendency towards conquests and massacres, mostly in powerful positions. Initially living in a clan-based and largely genderless society, their different ethnicities’ cultures and languages have diverted wide over the millennia, adopting many of the traditions of their host countries as well as conceiving of their own innovations. <!--They are typically tall, light-skinned, and light-haired.--> | ||
Traditionally, the Ortûlékians are split into three subgroups, the [[Géni|Genians]] ([[Aribelians]] and [[Celdic peoples|Celsondach]]), the [[Olgish peoples|Olgs]], and the [[Auls]] (one of the groups ancestral to the [[Iiles]]). | Traditionally, the Ortûlékians are split into three subgroups, the [[Géni|Genians]] ([[Aribelians]] and [[Celdic peoples|Celsondach]]), the [[Olgish peoples|Olgs]], and the [[Auls]] (one of the groups ancestral to the [[Iiles]]). | ||
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===Celdic Tribes=== | ===Celdic Tribes=== | ||
The Celdic Tribes, or Celsondach, as they are (somewhat pejoratively) known to many, are distant cousins of the Aribelians (both are said to descend from the Genians), but they bear little resembles to each other. The Celdic peoples inhabit the plains and forests of southern Celsond, a cold and unforgiving land north of the Reknayan mountains, and one of a few areas never under the sway of Lécaron. They vaguely fall into two groups: The Western Celsondach, proud riders occupying the Celdic Steppes and the direct neighbours (and archenemies) of the Aribelians, living lives centred on warfare, honour, and trade; and the Eastern Celsondach, who dwell in the more fertile and forested east of Celsond, living in harmony with nature and rarely engaging with the matters of the world beyond their borders, except for their easternmost tribes, who gained great wealth in the trade with Seligon and became allies of Lécaron. | The Celdic Tribes, or Celsondach, as they are (somewhat pejoratively) known to many, are distant cousins of the Aribelians (both are said to descend from the Genians), but they bear little resembles to each other. The Celdic peoples inhabit the plains and forests of southern Celsond, a cold and unforgiving land north of the Reknayan mountains, and one of a few areas never under the sway of Lécaron. They vaguely fall into two groups: The Western Celsondach, proud riders occupying the Celdic Steppes and the direct neighbours (and archenemies) of the Aribelians, living lives centred on warfare, honour, and trade; and the Eastern Celsondach, who dwell in the more fertile and forested east of Celsond, living in harmony with nature and rarely engaging with the matters of the world beyond their borders, except for their easternmost tribes, who gained great wealth in the trade with Seligon and became allies of Lécaron. | ||
==Iiles== | ==Iiles== | ||
If the Olgs are the most famous of Elondor’s nations, the Iiles are their closest competitors for the title. Born from an alliance of Auls, Amasians, and Sosks, the Iiles have their homeland on the marshy shores and rocky islands of the Gulf of Seligon, and they are known for their prowess as seafarers, explorers, and maritime traders, occupying all of the Gulf and the lands of Moreth and Amasia, and for a short time even commanding their own empire. Archfrenemy of the Olgs, their are known for their national pride and stubbornness, and above all their unwillingness to submit to foreign rulers. | If the Olgs are the most famous of Elondor’s nations, the Iiles are their closest competitors for the title. Born from an alliance of Auls, Amasians, and Sosks, the Iiles have their homeland on the marshy shores and rocky islands of the Gulf of Seligon, and they are known for their prowess as seafarers, explorers, and maritime traders, occupying all of the Gulf and the lands of Moreth and Amasia, and for a short time even commanding their own empire. Archfrenemy of the Olgs, their are known for their national pride and stubbornness, and above all their unwillingness to submit to foreign rulers. | ||