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Territory Cultural Cheatsheet

This page is intended to work as a quick reference guide on the inhabitants of the many regions encompassed by the continent of Vitaveus. Each section will provide brief characteristics pertaining to each people and a link to the complete material if you want to dig deeper on the lore.


Western Territories

Teramer

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  • People known as: Teramerians.

  • Physical traits: historically, light colored hair and very fair skin, with shorter limbs and stocky frames.

  • Influence: Black Sand Beach – Iceland, Siberia, Russia. Traditional example names such as Artyom, Konstanin, Sasha and Nikita are common for those hailing from Teramer.


Kaduraas

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  • People known as: Kaduraans.

  • Physical traits: traditional Kaduraan people are a lithe and wirey bunch, with dusky skin and darker pigments of hair, with brown to green colored eyes. However, many of them are of mixed blood, interbreeding with those from the East.

  • Influence: Bulgaria, Romania. Traditional example names such as Naiden, Ignat, Rada and Lyubov are common for those hailing from Kaduraas.


Niunas

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  • People known as: Niunians.

  • Physical traits: its original inhabitants and founders are thought to have been Collatian dissidents who sought to escape the potential persecution of their native homeland, so reasonably they share similar traits.

  • Influence: Brazil, Rainforests, Everglades. Traditional example names such as Itzcali, Cadmel, Eadrich and Ctialee are common for those hailing from Niunas.


Sulastas

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  • People known as: Sulastains.

  • Physical traits: traditional Sulastains themselves are a short and lithe people, and number among the shortest people in all of Vitaveus. Their skin is of a deep brown complexion and their eyes boast a wide range of greens and browns.

  • Influence: Peru, Tropical Rainforests. Traditional example names such as Xoc, Akna, Ah-mun and Nakon are common for those hailing from Sulastas.


Prodai

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  • People known as: Prodaen.

  • Physical traits: no reference.

  • Influence: Ancient Persia. Traditional example names such as Ahman, Srivan, Aida and Shana are common for those hailing from Prodai..


Collatia

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  • People known as: Collatian.

  • Physical traits: no reference.

  • Influence: coming soon!

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Murandesh

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  • People known as: Murandai.

  • Physical traits: no reference.

  • Influence: coming soon!

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The Midlands

Yultac

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  • People known as: Yults.

  • Physical traits: the Yult people of the Yultac highlands were traditionally a pale flesh people with lighter colored hair and eyes of blue and greenish hues. Compared to the size of other Midlanders, they were slightly shorter build with a coarse hair.

  • Influence: Ireland. Traditional example names such as Maxwell, Douglas, Ainsley and Kenna are common for those hailing from Yultac.


Ostenam

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  • People known as: Osteins.

  • Physical traits: the ancient people of Ostenam were a pale skinned and dark of hair and eyes folk. They remain among the tallest people within Vitaveus, and their frames are usually bulky and big boned, and native Osteins still retain much of their pale skin and dark hair identifiers.

  • Influence: Tarkine Forsest, Australia. Traditional example names such as Isaac, Arlo, Harper and Evie are common for those hailing from Ostenam.


Volgen

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  • People known as: Volgs.

  • Physical traits: no reference.

  • Influence: Yorkshire Moors. Traditional example names such as Albert, Victor, Brea and Fiona are common for those hailing from Volgen.


Drolund

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  • People known as: Drodain.

  • Physical traits: no reference.

  • Influence: Midwestern United States. Traditional example names such as Colborn, Cade, Kimberley and Nara are common for those hailing from Drolund.


Ghaenthgrand

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  • People known as: Ghaenthens.

  • Physical traits: no reference.

  • Influence: Anglo-Saxon, Camelot – Arthurian Legend. Traditional example names such as Theobald, Baldric, Bella and Anabel are common for those hailing from Ghaenthgrand.


Virrenul

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  • People known as: Decusians (revision pending).

  • Physical traits: no reference.

  • Influence: coming soon!

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Heston

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  • People known as: Decusians.

  • Physical traits: people from Heston look like an amalgamation of Aedaens, Easterings, Virrenians, and Athaerians; their skins ranging from sunkisses to pale, brown eyes to light blues and greens, and even blonde hair to raven black.

  • Influence: Celtic and Gaelic. Traditional example names such as Bryn, Rowan, Gwyneth and Morgan are common for those hailing from Heston.



Eastern Territories

The First Coast

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  • People known as: Decusians.

  • Physical traits: no reference.

  • Influence: Ancient Rome. Traditional example names such as Marcellus, Maximus, Octavia and Valeria are common for those hailing from the First Coast.


Arkhess

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  • People known as: Arkonens.

  • Physical traits: no reference.

  • Influence: Greenland, Alaska. Traditional example names such as Hans, Jakob, Kristine and Mette are common for those hailing from Arkhess.


Athaerun

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  • People known as: Athaerians.

  • Physical traits: no reference.

  • Influence: Scottish Highlands. Traditional example names such as Camdyn, Glenn, Isla and Finella are common for those hailing from Athaerun.


Aedenshyr

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  • People known as: Aedaens.

  • Physical traits: no reference.

  • Influence: Greece, Italy. Traditional example names such as Alexander, Deacon, Adelphie and Callista are common for those hailing from Aedenshyr.


Redholme

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  • People known as: Decusians.

  • Physical traits: no reference.

  • Influence: England, western Europe. Traditional example names such as James, Winston, Ashley, and Mildred are common for those hailing from Redholme. Prelacy families hailing from this region exclusively have latin naming conventions.