[b]Nation name:[/b] Skandos. [b]Race/Races:[/b] Wargs - bipedal wolf-like men. They are smaller than a normal man, it is rare for a Warg to reach 6' in height. They are also less heavily built, although they are faster. Wargs are covered in thick fur that can be any colour from white to grey to black, and any combination. [b]Population:[/b] ~450 000. [b]Key Leaders:[/b] Skandos has at all times two kings, currently King Torak and King Thorn. [b]Location:[/b] - [b]resources:[/b] The nation of Skandos lies on a huge buried forest, and this forms the basis of their resources. They extract from the dead forest wood, peat, and amber. However, although it is huge, the dead forest is a finite resource and so they are careful to only take what they need. They also fish and hunt seals, and whales if they can, although it is a risky and difficult task. [b]Imports:[/b] Metals, oil, tools. [b]Exports:[/b] Timber, peat, amber. [b]Other:[/b] Wargs keep the fur of their dead and use them (this is not considered taboo, although cannibilism is), but they would never consent to trading them. [b]History:[/b] The Wargs were originally split into different tribes, generally with poor and often hostile opinions of other tribes, and fighting over sparce resources were common. However, this changed when one tribe discovered the dead forest. The tribe was too small to extract the timber, so they invited a larger tribe to help and share the resources. When the size of the forest was realised, other tribes came, and it was decided to form the tribes into one in order to share this resource. Eventually the tribes were replaced with clans inside the Skandos society, with the first two clans forming the royal houses. [b]Culture:[/b] The Skandosi try to live in caves wherever possible, but if it is not they built houses out of whale bones or timber with a sod roof. They are a warrior society, but are different in that they value cunning and leadership above strength. Their sagas and stories tend to revolve around battles and victorious armies, rather than individual heroes, and the heroes they do worship are mostly leaders and strategists.