Editing HC Places (section)

==Tegayet Plateau==
*'''Heartstone Knights. The Most Humble Brothers-Guide of Kirlan and the Veil; Wardens of the Heartstone''' An order of warrior-monks based in the Sephet Alliance and Tegayet. They guard the fortified houses which mark the route of the Kirlan Pilgrimage up to the Heartstone and serve as guides to pilgrims. They were very active in the initial conquests of the east. Closely associated with St. Alcuin. ''See The Quiet Hand, below.''

*'''Heart Dancers (Tegayet Clan).''' Neighbours to the Sparrow Kin, the Heart Dancers are both allies and enemies. There is much intermarriage between the two clans, but raids are also common. With such close ties, blood feuds are inevitably common.  

*'''Order of St. Alcuin'''

*'''Order(?) of Sta. Tereza'''

*'''Quiet Hand of Peace (Hero Cult).''' A hero cult that worships St. Kirlan, the Quiet Hand is a relatively small organization that claims to have been formed by Kirlan's children. Their beliefs parallel early versions of the Sturian Church but emphasize the roles of Kirlan and Mineera as guardians of revealed truth and friends of the natural world. The Quiet Hand has connections to the Heartstone Knights that stretch back many years, but this relationship has been occasionally contentious or even bloody. This stems from the Quiet Hand's claims that the Knights have left the path of wisdom and selfless heroism in favor of political advancement and conformity with the Empire. The Quiet Hand is currently led by an ancient rootwalker known as Unbowed Branch who claims to have known Kirlan when he walked the world. 

*'''Low Tribes.''' The assorted goblin clans of southern Tegayet are known as the Low Tribes. Their organisation is very loose indeed, based around the extended families which men call Clans.

*'''Snow People (Tegay Clan)'''. A clan of Tegay mountain men known for their ferocity. Northern neighbours to the Sparrow Kin, they are a constant source of trouble. They pride themselves on their ability to travel in the winter, the time when the Plateau is the golins'. animist demon-worshippers and madmen.

*'''Sparrow Kin (Tegay Clan)'''. A clan of Tegay mountain men who call the peaks of Ledrik their home. Their villages are built on such steep inclines and perilous cliffs that it is thought that their ancestors were birds who flew there and eventually took on human form. They farm in the steppes and hunt in the valleys, coming into contact with the "civilized" men and women of the Empire to sell their wares. While they can be rough-natured and reckless, they are respected for their knowledge of the wilderness. They currently follow the Sturian Church, but all villages retain remnants of older, animistic belief systems. 

*'''Tegay (Tegayet Mountain Men).''' The uncivilized men who live on the Tegayet Plateau. They are organized into close-knit clans and agreements are sealed between these clans through marriage. Blood fueds are not uncommon.  Tega often serve as mountain scouts or skirmishers for the Empire.