Drityuk

## Overview

The frozen land of Drityuk sits to the north of the eastern continent and borders the Canaren Fiefdom of Milus. The terrain of the northern country is cold and rugged, with many tall mountain ranges dominating the landscape. Vast swaths of ground are covered in snow and ice, though there are some tundra like forests and grasses throughout.

The people of Drityuk, known by the global community as the Drityukai, are a tribal people that live simple nomadic lives for the most part. Each tribe typically consists of a small, mobile settlement constituting twenty to fifty members, though a handful are much larger. Some tribes are also ruled by larger tribes, depending upon location and individual tribal history.

Another alias for the Drityukai are ‘The Chained Ones’, due to the fact that each member of the adult population wears a set of broken chains on their wrists, ankles and wrapped around their necks. Drityuk religion and faith dictates that these chains are the rites of penance, a physical binding reminding them that they are chained to the land that gives them life, and cannot abuse it.

The Drityukai are also innately magical beings. With glowing eyes and horns, and with a heart of literal ice, their ability to utilize the ways of frost magic is exceptional. In particular, the Drityukai can create a bluish white flame that causes frostbite within those they strike.

Trastyak

The mountain known as Trastyak, translated roughly as ‘the Origin of Stone’ is one of the largest in the world, and is sacred to the Drityukai. They believe it to where their focal God, known as Drit (hence Drityuk, or the land of Drit) touched down and created the world. In the current day, it’s also seen as the home of the rest of their small pantheon [Think Mount Olympus].

Around Trastyak is one of very few permanent settlements for the Drityukai. It mostly consists of hardened wood and stone buildings, constructed like large igloos and domes, settled in a valley near the bottom of the mountain. The settlement, Viyak (Frozen Stone) isn’t terribly large but holds a very important cultural significance. It houses the temple of Drit (including the First Stone), the forges of the stone masons and the Bowl of Frost, where numerous fighting competitions have taken place over the years.

The Average Drityukai

The Drityukai are tall, gaunt beings with pale, cream white skin. Their flesh is cold to the touch, with the texture of a block of smooth ice. Their eyes are catlike and vivid blue, and each has a set of ridges/ horns jutting out of their heads. These horns glow bright at their base before tapering into a stone like tip.

Though each member is incredibly resistant to the cold, they do wear hide and leather type clothing and armour. On top of this, each adult wears a set of unconnected manacles and chains around their necks, lower arms and shins. These chains are of a lightish blue colour, constructed from Iceflek, and are almost unbreakable.

Typically, Drityukai are quiet, thoughtful individuals and tend to appreciate the land beneath their feet, rather than expand beyond their mountain ranges. This is not true for all though, as some tribes are more warlike and violent whilst others stealthy and mysterious. The biggest genetic difference between certain groups is horn length and style, as male and female Drityukai are more or less identical, appearance wise.