RE: Crisis Cycles
03-24-2020, 04:32 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-24-2020, 04:51 AM by Demonsul.)
Culture Name: The Tuvarii Republic, ruling the City-State of Tuvarith
Banner Colour: Red
Government and Leader: Though originally inspired by the tribal consulate of the Federated Tribes, the Tuvarii Republic has only one Consul, and a more formally organized legislature of prominent urban families and tribal leaders. The government is far more centralized, with some cues taken from dwarven monarchy without giving up the representation of the Gadesu and Ranitezia.
Consul Arlial is the current Consul of the Tuvarii Republic. He is a tall elf with long silvery hair, usually adorned in flowing white and red robes. Arlial rose to prominence over the last fifty years, where he led military campaigns to annex the lands in the nearby western jungles. He has recently risen to prominence as the new Consul, replacing old Consul Turilan, who retired to one of his garden estates.
Society: Tuvarith was founded by elves from the Ranitezia tribe, originally choosing to flee the city of the Federated Tribes to escape the plague. Many of them were afflicted, and experienced a number of bizarre and occult visions and distorted memories in their feverish state. Something in what they experienced changed them, and they were no longer the carefree Ranitezian elves they had once been. Some of them claim they had a moment of divine revelation. These elves became more driven and disciplined, founding a new city on a small island in the lake attached to the River Orc, seeking refuge from the plague. Though still individualistic, they turned this into an independence, seeking to become doers as well as thinkers, and seeking to dedicate themselves to a new degree of perfection in all things. Taking advantage of their long lives, the new Tuvarii sought to constantly learn, constantly train and practice, constantly strive to improve themselves, and become the best they could be.
A short time after the city was founded, a small group of exiled dwarves showed up. They were clean-shaven and carved with runes, having rejected dwarven culture and followed the example of the Shaven King Dagram II (and been shunned from all dwarven society for shaving off their beards). They brought dwarven knowledge with them, and in exchange for a place in the city and granting this knowledge to the Consul of Tuvarith, they were treated well and welcomed into the new society. Few other dwarves left their isolationist holds to follow their example, and as such shaven dwarves make up a tiny part of the population of the city of Tuvarith. Even so, their introduction of dwarven metalworking and runecarving secrets early in the history of Tuvarith helped the Tuvarii strive for quality in all their crafts and works.
In time, this new city of Tuvarith began to draw in elven youths from the Federated Tribes, when they went out to explore and learn. The strange search for strength and perfection in Tuvarith caught the attention of some, and they joined the Tuvarii. However, less of those born in the Tuvarith chose to leave - the belief that they were seeking perfection and superiority tied them to their growing society. Over time, the population quickly grew, with some elves surviving even since the founding of the city. This pursuit of perfection turned to their surroundings, which were turned from wild heaths and woodland into gardens and productive farmsteads. Some focused on invention, seeking to drive the Tuvarii towards perfection by means of natural philosophy, mathematics, architecture, infrastructure. Much of what they learned was copied from the other cultures, though combined and improved.
The Tuvarii elves became obsessed with this pursuit of quality, of being the most intelligent, most powerful, most dominant they could be, and took it even someplace elves had never willingly gone in the past - to the battlefield, in skirmishes against the Orcgarchy and the patterned junglefolk. The Tuvarii gained a healthy respect for the combat prowess of the orcs, and ended up making a truce. Still, from that experience, their might grew. With spear and sword, with armour inspired by dwarven secrets, with perfect coordination and formation fighting, the Tuvarii created a new style of orderly and disciplined warfare, with resolute formations of troops moving fluidly together and marching in time. With peace secured with the orcs, they turned west, and subjugated some of the junglefolk tribes. They fight to strengthen Tuvarith and supply it with resources, so that they can focus on producing perfection within the city. And to a degree, they believe they are helping the "poor frogmen", teaching them their language and letters, and slowly turning them culturally into proper, perfect Tuvarii.
Species: The primary Tuvarii are elves. In Tuvarith, elves are not carefree and cheerful Ranitezians. Though they are still graceful, skilled in magic and fond of art and music, there is a rigid discipline to them that you do not find to the north. It is right and proper for a Tuvarii elf to dedicate themselves to mastering multiple talents and professions, spending years and years continuously improving themselves so that each individual elf is a master of multiple skills.
Under the elves, unable to easily emulate their high pursuit of perfection due to having far more mortal lifespans, are the junglefolk - particularly the Esklin tribes. Resembling anthropomorphic frogs, with colourful patterned skins and large eyes, they are usually thin and wiry, and more fast than strong. Despite not being able to fully follow the philosophy of the elves, the Tuvarii junglefolk who have been annexed by the Republic may still be swayed by the perfection philosophy of Tuvarith and dedicate themselves tirelessly to a single craft. Often this ties into their family's profession from before they were subjugated, which means quite a few of them end up joining the armoured and disciplined formations of the Tuvarii legions.
Stances on the three changes: The Cosmonauts are interesting. In their pursuit of perfection, the Tuvarii need to understand the secrets of the heavens, as well as the secrets of the earth they learned from the dwarves. They look to the cosmonauts with interest, and may wish for them to join the growing Tuvarii Republic.
The Formal galas of the distant dwarves offer a unique chance to display and embrace culture. By absorbing and improving upon this practice, the Tuvarii culture will be strengthened and driven closer to perfection.
Prayer has its place in Tuvarith. Many hold an almost religious belief in their own philosophy of quality and superiority, and Priests of Perfection play a role in educating and indoctrinating those who are a part of the Republic, as well as blessing and bolstering the legions by invoking their own belief in their discipline and unbeatable might.
Major cultural influence: The Tuvarii were originally Ranitezians, and the individuality, magic and inventiveness of the Ranitezians runs as a thread through much of Tuvarii culture. Even so, they have massively diverged from their parent society, becoming a wholly different beast - and the Ranitezians are probably looking on with disappointment and growing alarm. Beyond that, there is definitely some dwarven influence in their society, despite the lack of actual dwarves. The interactions between the original Tuvarii elves and the dwarven exiles helped colour and shape their culture to be more centralized and structured.
Banner Colour: Red
Government and Leader: Though originally inspired by the tribal consulate of the Federated Tribes, the Tuvarii Republic has only one Consul, and a more formally organized legislature of prominent urban families and tribal leaders. The government is far more centralized, with some cues taken from dwarven monarchy without giving up the representation of the Gadesu and Ranitezia.
Consul Arlial is the current Consul of the Tuvarii Republic. He is a tall elf with long silvery hair, usually adorned in flowing white and red robes. Arlial rose to prominence over the last fifty years, where he led military campaigns to annex the lands in the nearby western jungles. He has recently risen to prominence as the new Consul, replacing old Consul Turilan, who retired to one of his garden estates.
Society: Tuvarith was founded by elves from the Ranitezia tribe, originally choosing to flee the city of the Federated Tribes to escape the plague. Many of them were afflicted, and experienced a number of bizarre and occult visions and distorted memories in their feverish state. Something in what they experienced changed them, and they were no longer the carefree Ranitezian elves they had once been. Some of them claim they had a moment of divine revelation. These elves became more driven and disciplined, founding a new city on a small island in the lake attached to the River Orc, seeking refuge from the plague. Though still individualistic, they turned this into an independence, seeking to become doers as well as thinkers, and seeking to dedicate themselves to a new degree of perfection in all things. Taking advantage of their long lives, the new Tuvarii sought to constantly learn, constantly train and practice, constantly strive to improve themselves, and become the best they could be.
A short time after the city was founded, a small group of exiled dwarves showed up. They were clean-shaven and carved with runes, having rejected dwarven culture and followed the example of the Shaven King Dagram II (and been shunned from all dwarven society for shaving off their beards). They brought dwarven knowledge with them, and in exchange for a place in the city and granting this knowledge to the Consul of Tuvarith, they were treated well and welcomed into the new society. Few other dwarves left their isolationist holds to follow their example, and as such shaven dwarves make up a tiny part of the population of the city of Tuvarith. Even so, their introduction of dwarven metalworking and runecarving secrets early in the history of Tuvarith helped the Tuvarii strive for quality in all their crafts and works.
In time, this new city of Tuvarith began to draw in elven youths from the Federated Tribes, when they went out to explore and learn. The strange search for strength and perfection in Tuvarith caught the attention of some, and they joined the Tuvarii. However, less of those born in the Tuvarith chose to leave - the belief that they were seeking perfection and superiority tied them to their growing society. Over time, the population quickly grew, with some elves surviving even since the founding of the city. This pursuit of perfection turned to their surroundings, which were turned from wild heaths and woodland into gardens and productive farmsteads. Some focused on invention, seeking to drive the Tuvarii towards perfection by means of natural philosophy, mathematics, architecture, infrastructure. Much of what they learned was copied from the other cultures, though combined and improved.
The Tuvarii elves became obsessed with this pursuit of quality, of being the most intelligent, most powerful, most dominant they could be, and took it even someplace elves had never willingly gone in the past - to the battlefield, in skirmishes against the Orcgarchy and the patterned junglefolk. The Tuvarii gained a healthy respect for the combat prowess of the orcs, and ended up making a truce. Still, from that experience, their might grew. With spear and sword, with armour inspired by dwarven secrets, with perfect coordination and formation fighting, the Tuvarii created a new style of orderly and disciplined warfare, with resolute formations of troops moving fluidly together and marching in time. With peace secured with the orcs, they turned west, and subjugated some of the junglefolk tribes. They fight to strengthen Tuvarith and supply it with resources, so that they can focus on producing perfection within the city. And to a degree, they believe they are helping the "poor frogmen", teaching them their language and letters, and slowly turning them culturally into proper, perfect Tuvarii.
Species: The primary Tuvarii are elves. In Tuvarith, elves are not carefree and cheerful Ranitezians. Though they are still graceful, skilled in magic and fond of art and music, there is a rigid discipline to them that you do not find to the north. It is right and proper for a Tuvarii elf to dedicate themselves to mastering multiple talents and professions, spending years and years continuously improving themselves so that each individual elf is a master of multiple skills.
Under the elves, unable to easily emulate their high pursuit of perfection due to having far more mortal lifespans, are the junglefolk - particularly the Esklin tribes. Resembling anthropomorphic frogs, with colourful patterned skins and large eyes, they are usually thin and wiry, and more fast than strong. Despite not being able to fully follow the philosophy of the elves, the Tuvarii junglefolk who have been annexed by the Republic may still be swayed by the perfection philosophy of Tuvarith and dedicate themselves tirelessly to a single craft. Often this ties into their family's profession from before they were subjugated, which means quite a few of them end up joining the armoured and disciplined formations of the Tuvarii legions.
Stances on the three changes: The Cosmonauts are interesting. In their pursuit of perfection, the Tuvarii need to understand the secrets of the heavens, as well as the secrets of the earth they learned from the dwarves. They look to the cosmonauts with interest, and may wish for them to join the growing Tuvarii Republic.
The Formal galas of the distant dwarves offer a unique chance to display and embrace culture. By absorbing and improving upon this practice, the Tuvarii culture will be strengthened and driven closer to perfection.
Prayer has its place in Tuvarith. Many hold an almost religious belief in their own philosophy of quality and superiority, and Priests of Perfection play a role in educating and indoctrinating those who are a part of the Republic, as well as blessing and bolstering the legions by invoking their own belief in their discipline and unbeatable might.
Major cultural influence: The Tuvarii were originally Ranitezians, and the individuality, magic and inventiveness of the Ranitezians runs as a thread through much of Tuvarii culture. Even so, they have massively diverged from their parent society, becoming a wholly different beast - and the Ranitezians are probably looking on with disappointment and growing alarm. Beyond that, there is definitely some dwarven influence in their society, despite the lack of actual dwarves. The interactions between the original Tuvarii elves and the dwarven exiles helped colour and shape their culture to be more centralized and structured.