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[color=00BFFF][h3]The Iceborn[/h3][/color][/center]
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[b]Nation/Clan/Kingdom/Tribe Name:[/b] The Iceborn 
Represented Color: [color=00BFFF]Pale blue[/color]
Race: Human
Capital: Dagshall
Ruler: High Chieftain Dag

[b]Type of Government:[/b] Tribal Kingdom. A primitive form of feudalism, without serfs or a farmer/peasant class distinct from a warrior caste. There are only three social classes: the nobles (families of chiefs or holy men), below which are the tribespeople (this includes about everyone else), and at the bottom are the thralls (people taken as slaves during wars or raids, or tribespeople reduced to that status as punishment for crimes). There is a High Chieftain or King under which all the other chiefs swear fealty, so the system is more organized and hierarchical than the loose confederation of villages that one would expect under a fully tribal government. When a chieftain dies, one of his sons or brothers inherit the title.

[b]Religion:[/b] The Iceborn believe in numerous gods, though the most important would be Father Frost. He is a harsh but not wholly evil god, and through his actions the Iceborn were made stronger and driven to the land that they now inhabit.

Holy men called Godis communicate with the spirits and these gods. Sacrifices of food, animals, or even people are sometimes offered to the gods during festivals or in times of dire need.

[b]Geographical Location:[/b] Dagshall, their only settlement, is located near the center of the continent. It is a port on the coast of an island that is sandwiched between the delta of two rivers and the sea.

[b]History:[/b] The Iceborn were once known by another name and were one of many tribes inhabiting a place that they call the Fatherland, far to the north. But a rapidly changing climate (that they believe was caused by Father Frost) brought longer and longer winters, and quickly rendered the Fatherland into a harsh and unforgiving place. The Iceborn tribe was formed by some of the hardened survivors. Other tribes persisted as well, but when resources grew scarce enough, a war broke out and the Iceborn eliminated all other tribes. Even alone, there eventually came a time when there were not enough resources to sustain the entire tribe, so they sailed in search of a new homeland and never looked back.[/hider]
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[*]Dag, the High Chieftain of the Iceborn. He is a grizzled warrior, though doubtless past his prime.
[*]Sverker, one of the tribe's warriors. His alcoholism was enough to make him decide to brew mead, so he became a beekeeper in order to produce the necessary honey.
[*]Father Frost, god of ice, winter, and death. Patron god of the Iceborn.
[*]Kjorn, a god of blood and war.
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