Lore and Legends of the Dezzyverse

Tribes of the North Part 2

The Bryndffolk are a human people who live among the Kælish Highlands, Kymrau Mountains and the Kharian Basin. As a species, the Bryndffolk are born with characteristics of the elements. These characteristics are used commonly as social distinctions within Bryndffolk culture, more so than their gender expression. They have a primal, elemental bond with the land of Fahr Ryasc. They divide themselves among three tribes and those subdivide themselves among Clans. They have a strong cultural pride on having never been conquered, and remain fiercely independent.

There are four elemental bonds among the Bryndffolk, they are spiritual (even soulful if you prefer) and established at birth. There is no known or understood connection between parentage and elemental bond. A child can be born with any elemental bond, even twins or larger multiple births can have differing elemental bonds. The Druí believe this bonding is made by the Elemental Sovereigns through their own inscrutable wills and agreements.

The Karrak Brynd

Bryndffolk with a bond to the element of Stone, the Karrak are often larger and stronger than thier other Bryndffolk cousins. They are stoic and unyeilding (some would say stubborn) like the mountains they are related to. Unsurprisingly, they have skin, hair and eye colors that tend towards earthy tones.

The Ganigan Brynd

Bryndffolk with a bond to the element of wind, the Ganigan are free and unbound, They tend to be slender when compared to their Bryndffolk cousins and have light complexions similar to those colors found in the sky. They are mercurial in nature, but possess a keen insight into the nature of others. They are swift and fleet of foot as their elemental bond woul suggest.

The Fflam Brynd

Bound to the element of fire, Fflam Brynd are passionate and excitable. They are lithe, often athletic, and can be very graceful when compared to their Bryndffolk cousins. The Fflam Brynd are exceptional acrobats and dancers, combining their inherant agility with their passionate nature to express themselves superbly when moving.

The Tonna Brynd

Tonna Brynd are bound to the element of water. They have strength that can rival the Karrak, and an agility which can rival the Fflam. However, despite these extremes, the Tonna Brynd are the most centered and balanced of the Bryndffolk. The Tonna Brynd have cool complexions in their skin, hair and eye colors.

Nations of the Bryndffolk

The Bryndffolk are numerous in the North, as common as the Tralfolk. They have organized into three nations based on their geography. Within each nation there are several Ræmse (Bryndspek for “kingdom”) that rule themselves independently, sending representatives to a Kings’ Council called a Rhæag. Within each Ræmse, the Bryndffolk further form clannish communities that are semi-autonomous.

Just like Bryndffolk families can be found amongst the Tralfolk realms, the nations of the Bryndffolk hold citizens from all the peoples that can be found in the North.

Kymrou

The Kymric Brynd consider themselves the first of the Bryndffolk. When the ancient, sorcerous realm of Vakra sank into what would be the Kharian Basin, the ancestors of the Kymrou escaped to the only lands they could find that were safe from the catastrophe, the Kymrou Mountains. There, they established communities free from the domination of Vakra. Kymric legend maintains that this is when the Bards and Druids mark the beginning of the Bryndffolk. High up the face of the Kymrou Mountains, they await the return of the Aírdrígh, and the reunification fo all the Bryndffolk.

Kælish Highlands

The Kælic Brynd are Bryndffolk from the Kælish Highlands of the North of Fahr Ryasc. The Highlands are a rough region of steep hills and deep valleys, called “Kæls”, where the Kælic clans thrive. Each clan claims a single Kæl as it’s territory. Within the Kæls, the Clan’s Taisech (Chief) serves as liege. The bond of the Taisech to the land, their Talav-Nasc, impacts its abundance as much as its people do.

Kharia

The cataclysm that sank the land that became the Kharian Basin both blessed and cursed the Bryndffolk who live there. The swamps of the Kharian Basin are rich in magic and resources, but they are also home to aggressive and hostile flora and fauna. The Kharian Brynd have adapted to this bountiful and dangerous environment. They are among the finest mariners in Fahr Ryasc and are masters of navigating the dense network of marshes, shallow lakes and connecting rivers of the Kharian Basin.

The Druí Roth Mohr

The Druí Roth Mohr is both a faith that worships the natural deities of Fahr Ryasc, named the Circle of the Cycle and the college of Druid – Priests called Druí. The Druí hold a cultural place of privelige in Bryndffolk society. In their role as keepers of Rites, Advisors and mediators among the Bryndffolk, the Druí Roth Mohr are permitted freedom of travel throughout the Bryndlands.

One of the most important rites the Druí Roth Mohr perform is the investure of the Land Binding, or “Talav-Nasc” upon the Taisech of communities within the Bryndlands. The Land Binding ties the prosperity of the land and it’s people to the rulership of the Taisech. A strong Taisech who rules in accordance with the will of the Circle of the Cycle will, through the Talav-Nasc, cause the land to flourish. Whereas a weak Taisech tho violates the will of the Circle of the Cycle, or a person who usurps the role of Taisech without being given the Talav-Nasc, cause the land, and their people to suffer and blight.