Forsaken

The Forsaken are wildmen live in the Forsaken Hills.

History
The original Forsaken were criminals and outcasts from Bai’el, who were branded and banished from the nation. Most traveled south, and the hilly land south of the nation became known as the Forsaken Hills, a lawless land where criminals prowled. After the fall of the magocracy, many survivors themselves traveled south into the hills, intermingling and joining the Forsaken. Over the years, they have developed into a small niche culture of their own, eschewing the trappings of civilization in favor of brutality and power.

The Forsaken live short, violent, savage lives. They are a poor people who have no real industry or commerce of their own. They subsist by attacking traders passing through the Forsaken Hills and extorting permanent settlements within their areas of influence. Weapons, armor, manufactured goods, and women are prized acquisitions of raids and extortion of travelers and Hedgeland settlements.

They are a confrontational people who are quick to anger and hold grudges. Bonds between clan members are strong, making conflict between clansmen in the same tribe fairly uncommon. To cross one member of the clan is considered crossing the entire group, and tribal conflicts have arose in the past from slights to individual members. While they generally prefer to resolve their problems through violence, ransoms and payments of blood money are not uncommon.

While most clans are patriarchal, most are highly egalitarian, giving weight to every clan member’s voice and opinion, regardless of gender or social status within the tribe. Women are generally forced into traditional the gender roles of domestic chores and child rearing, but they are far from helpless. They are raised to be every bit as ferocious and fierce as men, and in some tribes, accompany men into combat.

Because they do not have access to metalworking and smithing, the weapons and armor used by Forsaken tribes are simple and basic. Most weapons are made of some combination of wood, bone, and stone and most armors are made of bone, leather, and fur. Despite the primitive technology, their weapons and armors are generally quite effective. Plundered weapons and armors are status symbols and generally utilized by accomplished warriors and leaders.

Known Tribes
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