Čeleviak Tsardom

The Čeleviak Tsardom is the official name for the territories controlled by the Čeleviak ethnicity. They originated in Northwest Toraan, in the mountains east of Ha-Duna. Their traditional name for the mountains they originated in is the Uzhorak mountains. The Tsardom includes all the six original tribes of the Čeleviak ethnicity, as well as newly captured and assimilated territories outside the traditional borders. The Tsardom can be split into three parts: Traditional Čeleviak land, the Western expansion (territory west of the Čeleviak tribes), and the Eastern expansion (Territory east of the Padzialic river, or the Misanthir as known in Dunan.)
== Brief Summary ==
The Čeleviak tribes were traditional fractured among different chieftains. They worship a plethora of Gods but the worship of Thaa is significantly greater than any other, with Death being the focal point of most of their culture. Thaa is depicted as a all devouring snake with its eyes gouged out. They do not revere Thaa, but worship him out of fear and respect for being the end of all things no matter what takes place in life. This way of thinking reflects the harsh conditions of their homelands and stark reality they faced on a daily basis. 
The people are very stoic outwardly, but friendly inwardly. Jjonveyo took it upon himself to attempt to end the cycle of despair his people endure by (after becoming a Champion of Thaa) seizing control over all the chiefdoms to be declared Tsar. As Tsar he empowered an old ritual of tithing but made it spread across the different tribes. A tithe is a tax to the tsar which is then redistributed to ensure all members of the Čeleviak are living the best they can. 
Newly captured tribes are assimilated into the tithe and are considered Čeleviak unless deemed otherwise and potentially annihilated for being in the way of the grand vision. Now and again, but rarely, the Čeleviak ask for tithes from beings outside the "family" as Jjonveyo did to Ha-Duna, but that's usually a war tactic or more closely related to a tribute since the tithe wouldn't be redistributed outside the Čeleviak territories or what is now the Čeleviak Tsardom. 
It should also be noted that the Čeleviak can be hospitable, taking in Sigeran refuges and outcasts of other nations. Jjonveyo himself showed Čeleviak hospitality in the conquest of Jren and Skan by including newly captured tribes in the census and tithe - but also by showing mercy to the children and instead inviting them into the Čeleviak way of life. But at the same time, this is glossing over the punishment he dished out for refusal.
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=== Heroes ===
* Jjonveyo, Tsar
== Posts ==
https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5192138 - Jjonveyo completes his unification of the Tsardom, his nephew Wojeck issues demands to Ha-Duna
https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5192282 - The tribe of Skan is assimilated into the Tsardom, the tribe of Jren is punished 
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