Harekkeim

Discipline and the will to survive are indoctrinated in the children of Harekkeim from the youngest age. In ancient times, it is said that to prove their worth, all children had to compete with one another for survival and were sometimes even deliberately left behind when the wandering clans of Harekkeim began to move -- only the strongest, cleverest, and most tenacious would survive and relocate their families. Though this is no longer practiced except for fringe cultures in the central parts of the country, Harekkeim has no tolerance for the weak; since the Godbomb, rifts in the country have opened up and unleashed "undying monsters" upon the Harekkians. Despite being driven nearly to the point of extinction several times, Harekkeim refuses the aid of the Alamo Empire in dealing with this threat -- to do so would be to admit weakness. As a result, the Alamo Empire military only remains on the borders of the country to keep the threat contained within Harekkeim's borders.
Families in Harekkeim are large, often with the expectation that most children will not survive; some desperate parents will spirit away their children to orphanages outside Harekkeim so that when they return home, they will fight all the stronger to ensure that the world remains safe for their surviving children. Harekkians value tenacity above all else and will never accept defeat; a loss in battle is still not a defeat if the enemy suffers losses as well or if the loss was part of a larger victory. Battle is the only proper place for emotions -- grief, joy, and rage are to be expressed only with a weapon in hand. Outside of battle, the Harekkians are withdrawn and perhaps seemingly apathetic; if questioned, the Harekkians may state that emotions are powerful tools to drive one to fight. As such, they must conserve their emotions for fighting the endless war that was forced upon their ancestors hundreds of years ago.
Category:Ealdremen Nations
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