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Can I just draw a map for Eos and get my bonus vote?

you should be able to +1 or -1

awesome am i allowed to put my first attempts of myths and Humlish words here ?

ok here are my first 3 words

non = holy
zu (plural zuae) = priest
shinga = mountain lion

that's all i have at the moment

I think that'd be an interesting mechanic, especially if it could be anonymous and if it got better once espionage became a thing.

The dawn of sapience had all but ended. The Cereans had risen, superior, above all creatures in Eos. They had split into tribes which were groups of families sticking together for food and protection. These tribes began to migrate and explore outside of their original valleys, as a result of food and water shortage. Far and wide, they spread and the Notrean tribe were one such tribe.

The Notreans eventually settled in the North and decided to send out exploration parties to discover more about their surroundings. However, whether due to getting lost or just not wanting to return, most never went back. For a while, these individuals lived a very nomadic and basic lifestyle, traveling wherever the food was. They lived alone or in very small groups and so this meant that they were often victim to vicious predators. Therefore, these travellers banded together and the Norica were born.

They camped together and eventually settled in grassy plains west of the Notreans. Finding themselves lacking in food, they resorted to raiding the larger Notrean tribe, which were successful more often than not. However, in response to these raids, the defenders developed flint-tipped spears, which rather blunted Norican attacks. But their attacks were rescued, when one unnamed Norican invented a basic sling, which they used to lob small stones at the enemy before they could get in close with their spears.

Soon, the Noricans became a lot more established and decided that it could be profitable to engage in trade with their enemies. Temporarily, the raids stopped. But old habits die hard. Although the Notreans tried desperately to use this lapse in raids to pacify them, their attempts to give them cattle failed. The Noricans had no idea how to look after the cattle, which all perished. Needing a food source again, their raids resumed under the cover of night. Notreans often woke up with their stores or sometimes even cattle nowhere to be seen. At the same time, some of the Noricans decided to give the Notreans knowledge of their slings, and while they weren’t looking, grabbed a few Notrean spears.

Generations later, the Notreans tried once again, to teach their simpler counterparts the art of animal husbandry, so that they could produce food of their own. They saw this as essential to relieving themselves of the persistent raids. Eventually they succeeded, and many of the Norica become cattle herders. The raids trickled out to almost nothing. Meanwhile, other Norica cultivated wheat near their rivers, and soon small, simple settlements sprung up in these areas. The Noricans had really shifted into gear now and were well into their transition from wanderers to established tribe.

It was at this point, some Noricans sought to take advantage of the rivers, now called the Winde (northern river) and the Casbah (southern river). First, they crafted simple rafts but these soon developed into canoes. Riverside settlements prospered as people and supplies were carried to and fro. This prompted many arrivals in the river villages from the hills, and fishing soared. The Noricans, who had come from almost nothing, had become a Minor Power, to rival their neighbours to the east. It was during these prosperous times that the eastern Noricans contracted the remnants of the plague that had ravaged the Notreans. However, it’s effect was minimal as the population was widely dispersed and it soon disappeared.

Now, the Noricans are still enjoying their prosperity. Times are good. Using their boats, they have discovered a link between their two major rivers – an as yet unexplored sea. This was important, allowing them to travel between their villages in the north and south and keep contact between them. Also, their settlements have begun to transition from tents to more durable huts. Although they are by no means anywhere near as civilised as the Aciremans, they are certainly developing. On the other hand, the most westerly elements of the Noricans have resisted change, resolutely keeping to their lifestyle of nomadic cattle herding. And Noricans are troubled by Notrean farmers invading on their territory to the east.

But, I think it is safe to say, things have never been better for us. This is the story of the Noricans so far. Hopefully, there will be a lot more to tell.

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Thanks you guys!

I would have spent more time on it but my laptop is rather temperamental so I had to write it quick.