Ikorians

The people of Ikor are rural and relatively peaceful men who dwell in the small kingdom of that name. They were once devoted to the Ikor Dynasty until that house died out and later served the Salahan Empire but kept their culture and traditions.

## Description:

Ikorians are described as slightly tanned with green or blue eyes and dark hair. They wear greenish dyed tunics and their women wear laced dresses of the same color in formal affairs. It is said their peasant folk wear their native soil as a sign of pride and their nobles often wear garlands of flowers upon them, even the males.

In battle, the peasants wear padded surcoats with the symbols of their lords upon them, usually plants and fruit while their nobles wear enameled armor polished to shine bright by their squires, showing great pride in battle.

## History:

The people of Ikor started life as a group of Vaxtos tribesman who wondered the continent of Palakro. It was not until the legendary figure Ikor united the group of Vaxtos clans into a single kingdom that they gained a distinction. Slowly under Ikor's heirs, newly named **Ikorians** developed a distinct culture and ideals from their Vaxtos kinsfolk to the east. They rose as one of the most prominent civilisations in the area, rivaling the Mound-builders, Dragonbinders and Edessans and warred with them and the northern Mulka clans.

They would be hit quite hard by the Cataclysm of Onixana with the last of the Ikor kings being killed in battle against the demon hordes. Several houses attempted to control the land after the demons’ defeat but none were successful for long, House Aneir being the last. They were forced to swear fealty to the Salahan Empire.

They became a viceroyalty of the Empire, serving as a major agricultural center for them and supplied their armies with food. Though most of the population took the faith in Tolmeacha and Salahan coinage as their own, they never truly forgot their roots and kept many of their old customs even under foreign leaders.

## Practices:

Ikorians have a strong agrarian culture with most of their population being farmers. They grow a lot of fruit and make lots of honey, using it for food and wine. They have agnotic succession and during the Salahan Era, they practiced slavery. They have focus on their families and national pride, preferring to defend their own and getting into blood feuds quite easily over familial issues, though these feuds tend to last only a few generations. Their banners tend to be decorated with images of fruits and flowers, which they proudly display on their cloths as well as that of their servants and soldiers.

## Religion and Holidays:

In modern times most of the population follow the Tolmeacha, the three goddesses of the Salahan Empire though historically they followed their own pantheon lead by the old world guardian Gnosis, who was killed by Jun'huru.

They celebrate most of the holidays of their fellow Tolmeachans as well as holding the anniversary of their first king Voranos Ikor's unification of their lands.

## Notable Characters of Ikor Origin:

Pallakar Ikor: Last of the Ikor kings, killed while attempting to defend his people from the demonic hordes.

Tristan Aneir: Last king of an independent Kingdom of Ikor.

Jackson Honyholt: Vengeful lord who took power over Ikor from House Benberrow.

Ashford Honyholt: Viceroy during the Silence of Nara, married his daughter to the Emperor’s heir.

Uthar Aneir: A lord-scholar who tried to create a noble oligarchy in Ikor.

## Trivia:

* Second group of Vaxtos to appear after their dragonbinding kinsfolk.