The Acianese tribe

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=== Lifestyle ===
Ever since being “evicted”, they’ve been living a nomadic lifestyle. They have adapted to live anywhere. They’ve lived in the Ice, Mud, Sky and Sand kingdoms. For the last century they’ve lived outside the ruins of the Night kingdom. This is due to there being no dragons to eat them, no other scavengers to worry about, and the caves provide good shelter and the nearby sea provides a consistent food source. They don’t farm much due to their nomadic lifestyle. Most of the farms they have are small private patches.
==== Culture ====
Ever since their founding, their culture, has been centered on dragons. They use the dragon calendar: A.S. (After Scorching) They celebrate a holiday called the torching. It takes place during the ending days of when the scorching took place. It is a Christmas like tradition. Many private feast are held. During the final day, presents are given and a large tribal feast is held. Also on the final day, a group of 50, go around Pyhrria on horses along with bags full of offerings for the dragons. Although it sounds contradictory, they celebrate it due to their enemies “paying the price.” It is also known as “the day the enemy pays the price.” On this day, they also tend to make floating lanterns, some are release them into the sky, others are hanged on wires and poles. Every summer, they hold a festival called “Feuerfest” meaning “fire festival.” The festival usually last around 1 week. Colors worn during the event are: Red, gold, amber, orange, yellow and green. There are several events. Games, competitions and performances. They do the same thing during the winter, called “Winterfest” literally meaning “winter festival,” Same as “Feuerfest” but opposite. And old tradition involved having a parade on a day know as “dragon day” the predecessor to the “Torching.” This tradition has been abandoned due them not having permanent settlements hand having to move constantly. 
Note: Most of their general traditions tend to vary from place to place
Food is never the same. Since they are nomads, they have to adapt to what is available. Like in the desert they tend to use cacti and small animals such as lizards. When near the coast, they tend to have a more marine diet, such as, fish, shrimp, krill, oysters and seaweed. Depending on the region, their diet can seafood, cereal grains, fruit, and veggie and red/white meat. “Dragon bread” is a special type of bread. It consist of a donut shaped bread made of flour, eggs, milk and honey and Dragon fruit. It has a scale like pattern and various designs depending on the tribe it is based on. 
Clothing also varies. It depends on the environment. In frozen climates they tend to wear thick wool coats and hats. In summer climates long white robes are preferable. In standard mild climates they will wear standard clothes other kingdoms wear. It is fashionable to wear various dragon scale like patterns, with patterns mimicked from the tribes. Jewelry in the shape of dragons and dragon related symbols are common. The crown (the same one worn by the first king during the beginnings of the K.O.A.) worn by the tribe leader is shaped like dragon with several green emeralds. Jewelry representing the tribes is common among women. Usually necklaces, bracelets, rings, earrings and those jewelry pieces that hang on the forehead (I forgot what it is called) are the most popular. They are usually made of gemstones that correspond to certain tribes such as: Rubies, Garnet, Carnelian for Skywings, Sapphires, Opals and Spinel for Seawings and so on. Rainwings (and as of recently) Leafwings are represented with flowers and Hivewings with bugs (the bugs aren’t alive, they are first dried out and then “stonified”). Silkwings are represented by both bugs (mostly butterflies) and flowers.
Music is somewhat clearer, they tend to prefer a mix of peaceful and energetic hymns. They use bongos, congas, timpanies, tambourines, and a variety of stringed instruments. With strings to provide a “soft” feeling and drums to provide a heavy and/or fast beat. 
Art is very clear. Sculptures of dragons have been very common since the early days of the K.O.A. The K.O.A’s capital had a life size statue of a dragon dubbed “The great one.” The statue was finely detailed and very precise and it was based off the dragon’s seen at the time. It was on of the best examples of the fine masonry created by the kingdom’s masons. The statue was destroyed during the torching of Halatic, though there are rumors stating that the original plans remain somewhere buried. Many smaller sculptures have been made. These are simpler although they are still fairly realistic. These are usually made of clay (no pun intended) or wood. Art is commonly depicted having dragons and humans living in peace and harmony. Majestic depictions of dragons flying, standing on cliff ledges or sitting while staring into the sky (obviously no pun intended) along with other hypothetical scenes are common. Depictions of dragons and humans interacting are somewhat less common but still easy to find. 
==== Government ====
The Acian tribe, as they are now known, are ruled by a tribal leader, the equivalent of a king or queen. The tribal leader is the eldest sibling in the hierarchy of the royal family. Most of them have been males, though there have been a few noticeable females. There is a council. They are led by an elective representative know as the “Volksreuer” “People’s leader.” They are elected by the council, who in turn are elected by clan leaders, a man or woman who lead a specific “clan” the main subdivision of the tribe who are in turn themselves chosen by regular tribe members. The tribal leader has the most authority, though there is a constitution making sure the ruling family does not gain absolute power. The Volkseuer the one representing the people in the goverment, is tasked with enforcing laws and hearing the needs and demands of the tribe members. The council, consisting of 20 members elected by clan leaders are responsible for taking care of individual task. They have their own sub-council consisting of 5 people to help them out. Sub-council members are chosen by council members. Clan leaders are members tasked with taking care of “clans”, subdivisions of the tribe consisting of 8-15 families. 
==== Education ====
The Acian tribe is the most advanced human society. Despite appearing simple at first glance (due to their nomadic lifestyle) they have made many inventions, tools and weapons to help them. They have inherited many famous scholars and philosophers from the days of the Kingdom of Acia. They “unlock” this knowledge from minors via various teaching methods. These methods range in tactics (repetition, etc) and styles (verbal, written, hands on, etc). They take great pride in knowledge and put key emphasis into research, studies and philosophy. One might call them: “the Nightwings of humanity.” They study various fields in mathematics, science, language, religion, philosophy and history. This has helped them create many inventions that helped them prosper since the days of the Kingdom. They monitor childeren at a young age for any prodigies or gifted members. These people are taught and treated with special care due to their higher potential. There is primary school and secondary school. School life is 12 years (not including pre-school and post secondary education) Two semesters, 9.5 hour school days. 
Being a “Dragon obsessed tribe” there are courses that fall under a category know as the “Dragon curriculum (D.R).” This is mainly: Dragon history, language (both old and new), science (mostly anatomy and classification) and society. It’s not required to be enrolled in this, but most minors (97%) are. This makes them, experts on dragon related topics and as a result can speak the dragon language perfectly. 
Nearly half of their history has been lost to time during the “Torching.” Initially, scholars and elders attempted to salvage as much as they can before the enemies got to it, but there wasn’t enough time and there was only so much they could carry. They attempted to use what they did save and what they did remember to help get a “clearer answer.” This is on if the main reasons why they want to find their lost kingdom. 
==== Technology and achievements ====
W.I.P.