Life on the Südisch swamps

Where the river Ebben, Botz and Torad meet is a vast reed swamp that stretches for miles. This part of the river stays flooded most of the year, and has proved a challenge for Lords in years past to control and cross. But among the extensive marshes lay small settlements where the natural waterways of the river deposit alluvial material. The people here are isolated from the rest of the Südzland, speaking the dialect Räabisch; they are the Räabs.
The marshes of the Lower Torad provide shelter for the Räabs, who have formed small farming communities on the little available land. There, they take small Keites out onto the slow flowing waters of the Torad and fish. The swamps prove as a brilliant place to bring up young fish, with its slow flowing waters and sheltered reeds; coincidentally it was also great for fishing. When summer comes around, the harvest of Wild rice is ready. Wild rice grows on reed like plants and is scythed onto the keites in bunches during the late summer months. These foods prove as the staple for the Räabisch diet, who live a humble life.
The humble lives of the Räabs attracted monks who built a small monastery on one of the uninhabited islands. Only 17 monks are ever allowed on the island at one time, and they stay till death. The villagers don’t bother them; they’ve far too much work to do, and the monks do not bother them.
Räabisch culture has remained preserved throughout the ages, with the lords of the Südzland not paying much attention to the vagabonds in the swamp; besides they had no money to tax. The life of a Räab was one without the hustle and bustle of modern  Juhnvechteya. It was one of peace, as the Räabs never involved themselves in violence.
Category:Culture of Juhnvechteya