Lacrivian (culture)

The Lacrivian culture is a unique one - highly feudal and aggressive, Lacrivians value honour, valour and prestige above all. They tend to respond violently to threats against these three ideals.
== Architecture ==
Lacrivian architecture has always been fairly separate from the rest of the world - though it is currently being influenced lightly by Faramondian in the east and Dalforean in the west, this influence is stamped out where it is found as the Lacrivians hold only animosity and hatred towards these two cultures. Any other influence is too far away to have a meaningful impact.
Currently Lacrivian architecture looks a lot like a mixture of Baroque and Gothic styles. Many larger buildings are dark, brooding and gloomy with high spires, gargoyles and flying buttresses, though this is generally seen as an example of the disconnect between Lacrivian culture and the personality of the individual. Smaller buildings, houses and manors in particular, are lighter and more informal in style. The Chateu de Periconne is a prime example of this style; it features stained-glass windows with images of Urcane and Lacrivian folk heroes. Timber is visible in these designs, both structural and ornate, with plaster between load-bearing pillars.
== Folktales ==
Lacrivian folktales are generally related to knights and their deeds. Currently the Tol d'Gadfreuy is very popular in the country, and is being emphasised by the government or its inclusion of many Lacrivian knights - the Guerr-en-Exile and Sir Verrec being the most popular.
Past this, there are tales of knights and beasts - in the towns of Clanoît and Bòrmomble the story of the Halarack is sung often around campfires and in mead-halls, though this is done mostly to unnerve the Lacrivian soldiers keeping watch. The Halarack is said to feast on brave knights and warriors who venture into the Ruadhain Forest.
== History ==
Lacrivian culture really begins with Bertrand du Guesclin and Clovis Merovingius - the leaders of two contingents of the Halcyonian Flotilla - the Breton and French respectively. After the English and Irish split from Clovis' command he settled in the Greater Lacrivian region, while Bertrand had already settled across the mountains in Lesser Lacrivia.
Over time the two cultures came to interact and, as they were not too different to begin with, they quickly became analogous to a single culture - Lacrivian.
Category:Cultures