Name:

What do these people call themselves? What do others call them? What meaning do these names hold?

Overview:
People of the northern areas, they are a very civilized culture with numerous actuarial and cultural
creations. They work with a more resource based economy as the lands are filled to the grim with
resources but lack the agricultural prowess. MORE DETAILS TO COME

Physical Attributes:

General Description:
What do these people physically look like on average? What is the range of appearances?

Unique Abilities:
What unique abilities do these people posses? Are these things magical or physical in nature? How
common are these abilities?
Geography:

Location:
North of the continent, very cold areas going north. A lot of cold islands as well for the less developed
peoples toward the northern area

Climate:
Almost all the lands are drowned in snow yearly even crossing the border to their neighbors. Mostly
Tundra Biome towards the south and more Ice y plains toward the north.

Terrain:
The Terrain consists of very large tundra forests in the south, towards the rigid north less vegetation.
The northern Islands have little to no trees which makes it really difficult for the locals.

Hazards:
Yearly snow storms that swoop the region. The locals are quite used to it, however foreigners might
find it difficult to cope with such conditions. The region is quite unstable however as most of the
houses despise one another such as House Hujil and House ------

Economy:

Agriculture:
What sort of farming do these people practice? What kind of crops are planted?

Domestic Animals/Herding:

What sort of animals have these people domesticated? Do they herd animals?

Hunting/Gathering:
Do these people practice hunting or gathering? Is this their main source of food or is it done seasonally
or secondary?
Industries:
What kind of industries exist among these people? Are they created for home or foreign markets?

Natural Resources:
A heavy abundance of valuable historical artifacts found in various above and underground ruins. They
have many metals which brings in much of the region's wealth. Fish and Fishing is an extremely
lucrative business for many people as _____'s fish are highly sought after.

Trade:
What goods do these people trade? Internal trade? External trade? How important is this to the
country's economy? Is there a type of merchant class?

Currency:
What is used as currency among these people? How available is this currency?
Political Structure:
General Description:
What sort of political structures do these people use? How entrenched are these structures in the
everyday lives of common people? Who controls these structures?
Political History:
How has history helped shape the political landscape of these people?
Political Leadership:
Who runs the governments of these people? Priests, warlords, landowners, bureaucrats, elected
officials? How are these people chosen for leadership? How do these leaders justify their continue rule?
Political Power:
How powerful and centralized are these people's governments? Through what means do these
governments exist and impact the lives of everyday people?
Political Structures:
What kind of structures exist in these governments? Does power lay at the top of a hierarchy or do
those on the ground wield the real power?
Religion in Politics:
What role does religion play in the governments of these people? Do priests hold more power than
secular entities? Do they hold speciale responsibilities or positions?
Magic in Politics:
What role does magic play in the governments of these people? Do mages play a different role in
government than non-mages?
Views on other Cultures:
Subcultures:
What kind of sub or non mainstream cultures exist among these people? How are they seen by the
mainstream culture? What kind of interactions are allowed with this subculture?
Minorities:
What kind of minorities exist within these people’s society? How are they preserved? Are they treated
as equals or as second class citizens? What kind of interactions are allowed with these people?
Foreign Cultures:
How are foreign cultures seen by these people? In what way do these people interact with foreigners?
What kind of relationships are acceptable with foreigners?
Cultural Appearance:
Adornment:
What adornments do these people wear? Are they for special events or casual wear?
Tattoos/Scarification:
Do these people permanently alter their skin in any way? Do they get tattoos? Do they scare or brand
themselves? Do these hold ritual significance? Do these marks hold certain meanings?
Makeup:
What Kind of makeup do these people use?
Clothing:
What sort of clothing do these people wear?
Hair:
What do these people’s hair look like naturally? How do they style it? What is done with facial hair?
What is different for men and women? Children, adults, and elders?
Attraction:
What is considered beautiful by these people? What are the standards for men and women?
What is considered ugly? What is the difference between cute/handsome and hot/sexy?
Cultural Creations:
Architecture:
What styles of architecture is common among these people? What difference is there between informal
commoner buildings and more large scale projects? Are these built to last or not?
Art:
What sort of art do these people create?
Literature/stories:
What sort of writing do these people create? Do they follow standard genres or archetypes?
Music:
What sort of music do these people make? What kind of instruments?
Food:
What sort of food do these people create?
Calendar/Time Keeping:
How do these people record the passage of time?
Societal Structure/Views:
Marriage/Courtship:
What sort of marriage and courtships do these people practice? Who initiates? What steps are taken in
order to get married? At what point in their lives do they get married? Who is allowed to marry whom?
Family:
What do family structures look like among these people? How long do they last? At what point in their
life do they form? Who are allowed to create a family?
Pregnancy:
How is pregnancy seen by these people? What is biologically different/unique? What things must
pregnant women do differently? What are they not allowed to do?
Naming System:
What is the structure of a person's names? When and by whom are these given?
Children:
What role do children play in society? Who raises them? What is expected of them?
Education:
What forms of education exist for these people? What groups receive what kind of education?
Elders:
How are elders treated by these people? What roles do they fill? What is expected of them?
Death and Burial Practices:
How are the dead treated by these people? Are they buried? Cremated? How are they prepared for these
rights?
Inharitance:
How is inheritance handled when someone dies? How does different classes handle inheritance?
Class/Caste:
Are these people separated by class or caste? Are these separations hard or soft? How do these different
groups interact, if at all?
Destitutes:
Who are the destitute and down trout within this society? How are they seen? Are they helped or left on
their own?
Gender Structures/Roles:
What sort of gender specific roles exist among these people? What is expected of men that is not
expected of women? Vice versa?
Sexual Identity:
What kind of sexual identity exists among these people? Is heterosexual relationships the only
acceptable type of sexuality? What non traditional types of sexuality are allowed? How are non straight
people viewed?
Personal Identity:
What aspects of a person are most important to their personal identity? Is it their family, clan, state,
profession, religion, ext?
Courtesy/Manners:
What is considered courteous or proper by these people? How does one treat a stranger? Family?
Freind?
Modesty:
What is considered modest by these people? How important is modesty? What is modest for different
classes and genders?
Laws/Legal Code:
What sort of laws and social rules exist among these people? Are these formal or informal? Enforced
by a central authority or a traditional social order?
Punishment:
What kind of punishments do these people believe in? What punishments are given in response to what
crimes?
Drugs:
What kind of drug use is acceptable or encouraged by these people? Under what circumstances are
these drugs acceptable to use? Which drugs are not allowed?
Language:
What do these people’s language sound like? What relation does it have to other languages?
Cultural Events:
Sports/Recreation:
What sort of sports or other recreations do these people do? Is there a difference between professional
and casual sports? Who plays what sports?
Festivals/celebrations:
What sort of celebrations and festivals do these people have? Are they centered around times of year?
Point in people’s lives? Specific events? Birthdays? Funerals? Marriages? Puberty?
Demographics:
Towns/Villages/Cities:
What kind of villages, towns, and cities do these people have? How large are they? Who controls these
population centers?
Migration/Population Movement:
How, and for what reasons, do these people move around? Are these short range or over long
distances? Do they return to a set ‘home’ or is home always moving? Do the young move or does
everyone? Do most people die where they are born or elsewhere?
Exploration:
Do these people explore new territory? How do they view exploration? What tools do they have at their
disposal?
Colonization:
How do these people colonize new territories? How connected are these colonies to their homeland?
What happens to the natives of these colonies?
Conflict:
Military:
What sort of military do these people have? Is it made of professionals or irregulars? How is gender or
class important within these people’s military?
Weaponry/Armor:
What kind of weapons and armor do these people use? Are they of the people’s own design or taken
from another people? What level of quality are these weapons? Do they export or import
weapons/armor?
Magic in Warfare:
How is magic used as a component of the military? Do mages serve specific roles or are they treated
like normal soldiers? What kinds of magic are used by these people in war?
War/Conquest:
Do these people wage war? How do they view war? How are conquered people treated? How
expansionary are they?
Resistance/Dissent:
What kind of dissent and resistance do these people practice? What groups are these targeted at?
Raiding:
Do these people raid? Is it acceptable to do so? Who is doing the raiding and who is being raided?
Slavery:
Is slavery allowed by these people? Who can be enslaved? Are children of slaves born free? What
rights do slaves have? How can slaves be made free?
Abandonment:
When do these people abandon their home? When everything they have is destroyed do they rebuild or
move on?
Natural Disasters:
What kind of natural disasters do these people deal with? How do they respond? From where do they
believe these disasters come from?
Diseases:
What kind of disease do these people deal with? What is seen as the source? How do they deal with
them?

Religion (Huton, Worship of Death):

Name:
What is the name of this religion? What meaning does it have?

General Overview:
Give a general overview of this religion. What are its major tenets? How does it exist in the daily lives
of everyday people? What religious leaders exist?

Religious History:
How has this religion changed over the years? How long has it been around? What major events shaped
it?
Religious Structure:
How are the formal institutions of this religion constructed? What levels of leadership positions exist?
How do these leaders interact with everyday believers? What informal institutions exist?
Deities/Mythic Figures:
Who, if any, are the gods of this religion? What characters exist in their myths? What powers do they
hold?
Sacred Lore:
What books or collections of tales does this religion teach? Are they equally important? Who tells these
stories?
Creation Myth:
How do these people believe the world and its people came into existence? How recent was creation?
Death:
How is death view in this religion? What happens to a person after they die?
Followers:
How do followers experience this religion in their everyday lives? How important is it to them? Are all
followers created equal?
Sacred Sites:
What sites or cities are considered sacred by this religion? How long have they been seen this way?
Why?
Religious Orders:
What kind of religious orders exist within this religion? Are they militarily focused? Isolated or open to
the public? Who is allowed to join these orders? What services do they provide?
Heretical Groups:
What heretic groups exist within this religion? How are they treated by members of the mainstream
religion?
Magic:
Does magic play a part in this religion? Do mages play a different part in the religion than non-mages?
Magic:
Connection to Magic:
What kind of connection do these people have with magic? How does it influence them? How much
control over it do they have?
Social Views on Magic:
How is magic viewed by these people? Does gender/class influence perceptions of magic? How are
mages viewed?
Styles of Magic:
How do these people use magic? Are there distinct styles or methods of using magic? What schools of
thought exist around magic?
History:
Historical Period or Era:
General overview of these people’s history in the named region.
Legends/Stories/Myths:
Name of Legend/Story/Myth:
Text of this legend/story/myth, either a brief description or a full write up.
Major Nations:
Name of Nations:
General write up of this nation and its significance.
Major Settlements:
Name of Settlement:
General write up of this city/town/village and its significance.
Major Individuals:
Name of Person:
General write up of this person and their significance?
Terminologie:
Define any terms or names used in this write up.
Notes:
Any minor notes go here.