Weits

The Weits were a tribe of Old Tyrrus, native to the mountainous foothills in the south-east of the region. The people descended from this tribe are often described to be of the Weit ethnicity. They form a large percentage of the people of Whytehold.
=== Overview ===
The Weits were a militaristic people, who were very aggressive against their neighbouring tribes, and against each other. They began in the region now known as "Weitmark", but quickly spread north and west, through conquest. During the height of the Rune Kingdom, the expansion of the Weits and many other tribes was suppressed by the Runic Legions. Once this kingdom fell in 6.71, Eastern Tyrrus fell once more to anarchy, and wars resumed. A few years after this, the Weits found a tall hill next to the River Strom, and built a wooden fort atop it, which they named "Weit Hold".
When Solas Sorrowsong arrived at Weit territory in 6.97, to muster them for the Second Dragon War, he claimed Weit Hold as his headquarters, although he renamed it to Whytehold due to a language misunderstanding.
The Weits were constantly under threat of conquest by their various neighbours, and so were constantly on the offensive in order to defend themselves. This method resulted in the rapid expansion of their territory, and contributed to the current warmongering culture of Whytehold.
=== Appearance ===
Ancient Dasium texts describe the Weits as the "Red Men of the South", in reference to their hair colour, which was often bright red or orange. Like many of the southern tribes, they were known to be remarkably tall and broad shouldered.
=== Culture ===
The Weit culture could be considered an early form of Whyteholder culture. Much like their modern descendents, the Weits were a martial society who respected strength and honour. The abundance of dangers around them lead them to push everybody in the tribes to help fight. Those who couldn't fight would be set to making weapons, or would become priests. The Weits always had a respect for the Light Gods, but the arrival of the Arch-Angel Solas Sorrowsong, who lead their tribes to conquest and glory, turned this respect to a reverence.
=== Splinter Groups ===
The Weits are quite similar to the Reiks and the Thassaly, though it is unclear which came first.
=== Language ===
The Weit language has influences rooted in Dasian, Tyrraness, and Valarran, but developed on its own to become quite unique. Prior to the unification of the Weit tribes, there were many different variations of the language across the region.