Ithsaarsa

Ithsaarsa is a remote island in the Shivering Sea, and the largest in the Ithsaarsi Archipelago. It is the home of the Ithsaarsi people. Ithsaarsa is a cold, rugged and windswept island, located so far north that the snow is year-round and the nights last for months during wintertime. Because of its harsh and inhospitable climate, only small weeds and grasses can grow, making the population of the island entirely hunters and fishermen. The Ithsaarsi themselves are a mysterious, shamanic and xenophobic society.
== Culture ==
The Ithsaarsi live in small seaside communities, called Saawics. The population of each Saawic can range from a few dozens to several hundred, with the largest having populations in the low thousands. There are around thirty Saawics across the Ithsaarsi Archipelago, although it is possible that there are more Saawics inland. Each Saawic is led by a Wiaathsi, a shamanic chieftain. The Ithsaarsi seem to live in an egalitarian society, where men and women can both became hunters, warriors or shaman. 
The Ithsaarsi are notoriously enigmatic and xenophobic. Because Ithsaarsa is so remote and they are so closed off to outsiders, very little is known about the Ithsaarsi. However, some Saawics allow a few trading ships into their waters during summertime to trade, although even they have minimal contact with the islanders. The Ithsaarsi trade for lumber and grains, and trade away luxury metals and precious gems, for which they seem to have no worth.
What is known of Ithsaarsi culture paints an even more mysterious picture. The Ithsaarsi have a heavily shamanic culture, with ancient totems suggesting that they worship spirits of the frost and night. The Ithsaarsi have been known to leave food out during the darkest nights of winter as tribute to these spirits in a yearly tradition, although it is unknown whether this is a form of worship, a defense against the spirits, or simply an ancient tradition.
The Ithsaarsi speak Ithsaarsi, also known as Whispertongue, an ancient language that sounds similar to wind blowing and ice crackling. There are only fourteen letters used in the translations of Ithsaarsi, although their traditional script has not yet been deciphered. Both the language and writing system of the Ithsaarsi bare no similarities with any other cultures. (Aa, I, W, S, Th, C, R, F, H, L, N, V)
== Settlements ==
Name
Fiskiwis
Niẃsewic
Sisceẃaac-Niscewis
Wiscilaathsis-Sicaawis
Siẃaac-Ithwicis
Lithiẃisc
Fiswaasic
Wiẃsic-Wisciẃaathlith
Visiẃicwaacsic
Aathsiẃaacwic
Ficwisaac
Nifisiciẃ-Aacsiẃis
Withisaac-Liẃis
Liẃthiciswicis