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Until about 300 years ago, the steppes, grasslands and deserts to the south and west of the People were controlled by relatively unorganized nomadic tribesmen, all culturally related to each other by a common language and ancestry but independent. This hodgepodge of people were known collectively as the Valongo. | Until about 300 years ago, the steppes, grasslands and deserts to the south and west of the People were controlled by relatively unorganized nomadic tribesmen, all culturally related to each other by a common language and ancestry but independent. This hodgepodge of people were known collectively as the Valongo. | ||
− | About 300 years ago one of these tribes converted almost en masse to a new religion that was moving in from the west. This religion was known as the Informatio, and its | + | About 300 years ago one of these tribes converted almost en masse to a new religion that was moving in from the west. This religion was the known as the Informatio, and its leader was a figure called the Pastor, living far off on the edge of the Lacuna Niger (Black Pool). The Pastor's disciples had converted many, and the nations that came to follow the Knowledge began to be known as the Pastorate. |
With newly found purpose (and the assistance of other nations of the Pastorate), this tribe began organizing and integrating the Valongo into a larger entity, the Associação, a process that took about 150 years to complete. | With newly found purpose (and the assistance of other nations of the Pastorate), this tribe began organizing and integrating the Valongo into a larger entity, the Associação, a process that took about 150 years to complete. | ||
− | Being nomadic by nature, the Valongo do not have a government organized by geographical boundaries. Instead, the Valongo tribes have all been incorporated into several Legions, named after the metals associated with the cardinal directions in Valongo folklore; the Legion do Ferro (Iron, North), the Legion do Cobre (Copper, West), the Legion do Lata (Tin, South), and the Legion do Mercurio (Quicksilver, East). Additionally, the Legion | + | Being nomadic by nature, the Valongo do not have a government organized by geographical boundaries. Instead, the Valongo tribes have all been incorporated into several Legions, named after the metals associated with the cardinal directions in Valongo folklore; the Legion do Ferro (Iron, North), the Legion do Cobre (Copper, West), the Legion do Lata (Tin, South), and the Legion do Mercurio (Quicksilver, East). Additionally, the Legion od Ouro (Gold) occupies the central portion of Valongo lands, and is directly commanded by the supreme leader of the Associação de Valongo, the Geral-Sabio (General-Sage). |
Think Mongol Hordes crossed with Teutonic Knights, with some other cultures thrown in (Berber tribes, Australian Aborigines, etc.). They | Think Mongol Hordes crossed with Teutonic Knights, with some other cultures thrown in (Berber tribes, Australian Aborigines, etc.). They |