Okay, this is what I have right now, I'll add some stuff to it and format it better later when I have the time. [hr] The Rizu Name: The Rizu Tribal Clans Demonym: Rizan Population: 830 Government Style: Great Chieftain + Elder Consul as the main head and War Chiefs as "governors" for the hordes and villages. Religious Beliefs: [hider=Gods]Same as all the other tribes but they believe the Gods live underground instead of under the sea. Mountains are often considered holy sites as they believe mountains act as a sort of direct communication hub for the Gods. Seeing Rizan shaman or holy men meditating or maintaing small cottages on mountain peaks isn't an uncommon sight in some places.[/hider][hider=Spirit Air]The clouds or "Spirit Air" as its more commonly called is thought to be the souls of the dead with the more honorable being represented a larger clouds. Rain and other forms of perception are translated as either the spirits being angry or sad in which case ritual are preformed to please and cheer them up. A cloudless day is an ominous sign to the Rizu as they see it that their ancestors are not with them that day.[/hider][hider=Dragons] Along with the Gods, the Rizu also believe in dragons, with three ruling over the world, the Dragon of Life, the Dragon of Spirits and the Dragon of Bravery. They can be likened to controlling the elements of earth, wind and water respectively. They are considered different than the normal Gods, though to be much closer to mortal man but also more destructive when enraged (which is often the Rizu's blame for natural disasters). The Dragons command more slightly respect than the Gods in most cases as many believe the Gods to be too great to be trifled with mortal issues.[/hider] Location: [hider][img]http://i.imgur.com/cytcfOR.jpg?1[/img] The South west part of the island is where they can be found but their villages occupy a much smaller space than what is shown, but the area show is the general area which their hordes can be most commonly found. That's not to say some of the braver hordes go out far beyond these boundaries.[/hider] History: [hider=Act One:The Two Tribes] When talking about the Rizu, one first must note that they are not a single tribe, but in fact two tribes bound together by marriage and contract, the Oriisan and the Yeren. The Oriisan lived in their villages, becoming highly adept stone workers, able to produce fine weapons and decorations out of stone, flint, obsidian and sometimes bone. The Yeren however were a nomadic people who seemed to have a divine gift with animals, able to simple breed them and control them better for reasons outside even their own comprehension. The two tribes banded together after a year of poor harvests and the sudden death of their Cheif and his family, the Oriisan and asked for help from the Yeren. The Cheif of the Yeren was kind and took the opportunity to expand his power. He took in some of the Oriisan into his nomadic ranks, but couldn't provide all of them enough. To counter act this, he had his son marry the noble daughter of the Oriisan so he could watch over them in his steed, of which the son did a wonderful job. Even after the disaster was remedied, the Oriisan enjoyed the rule of the wise son of the Yeren and allowed him to remain as their ruler. Once his father had died, he inherited command of the Yeren Nomads and bonded the two together under his name, Rizu. Since then the Rizu tribe has a unique life style as both cultures are intertwined, yet different with some of them preferring the Yeren's nomadic life style while other enjoyed the safety of village culture.[/hider][hider=Act Two:Across the Sea] When the Confederacy failed and the islands where devoured by the sea, the Rizu joined the many others in search of a new home. Although they had nearly 3000 tribesmen and women who set out, only a bit more than a fifth had made it. This was likely as the Rizu where never a maritime or naval tribe, having never met a river than a foot deep. Their inexprince at both ship construction and naval travel meant a great many where lost to the depths of the sea. Those who were spared drowning or the wrath of the water would often die of sickness due to the cramped conditions of the ships. Out of the nearly two dozen ships which the Rizu had packed themselves on to, only four of them ever made it to Exile. One cannot describe how happy they were when they finally reached land, celebrating non stop for two days and two nights before moving in land in hopes of finding a plains similar to the one they had left behind. It could also be that they really hated the ocean and wanted to get away as fast as possible.[/hider][hider=Act Three:The New World] Time has passed then their epic voyage across the seas, but life has returned once more to relative normal for the Rizu. Equally split between nomads and villages, they have once again picked up the art of working stone and animal husbandry, producing the finest stone, flint, obsidian and bone items and breeding outstanding horses. However, they are unused to having to be so close with other tribes as some of the younger, more militant tribes people have discussed the idea of raiding other for "extra food". While Chieftain Showa and the Consul of Elders are preventing them from doing anything too drastic, one cannot but feel that they might strike the flint of their neighbors a bit [i]too[/i] hard one day.[/hider] Other: WIP