Rinngard

Rinngard is a friendly north western nation known for grand festivals. The people love foreigners and are eager to learn about all culture & beliefs. Not much is known of their history, the only real stories in writing are of their current king Ihan. Rinngard is trying to become a nation of commerce and diplomacy.

## Basic information

* Name of the nation in local language: Rinngard
* Name of the people: Oothern
* Ruling figure's name: Ihan
* Founding player's name: Thiizic
* Controlling player's name: Thiizic
* Languages: Bhoshm
* Capital: Xoomun

## Language

Bhoshm (means flow/circle/adapt)

The Oothern often uses local languages and adapts them which makes it easy to communicate with neighboring nations. They often speak with an emphasis on vowels.

Common Words from old language are:

* Hoom - Friend or Family
* Tuqka - Enemy or Rival
* Munma - Together or Event/Festival
* Xoobak - Energy or Power
* Sefa - Forgiveness or rebirth

## Religion

Rinngard has no official religion. People are free to believe what they want, as long as it does not harm others.

## Traditions

Rinngard is known for its festivities. The people hold large feasts every week to celebrate with friends, family, and visitors.

#### Festivals include:

* Festival of the dead (end of year)
* Festival of the living (new year)
* Festival of food (trying different foods, new recipes)
* Festival of Founding Xoomun (Day that Ihan founded Xoomun)
* Festival of Change (Celebrating the change that the stone Ihan brought)
* Festival of Forgiveness (where you try to set aside your differences and make amends with your rivals/enemies)
* Festival of Travel (day where you celebrate the people who are leaving to travel or who came back from travel, those people tell stories and show things they learned)

#### **Sports**

There are no official sports, but plenty of group games. It was said the first board game was invented here

#### Cuisine

Food is very important in Rinngard, but there is no national dish. Instead citizens experiment with different ingredients from across the land. You can find some of the best and worst dishes here.

## Art

Portraying art as an image of the people is looked down upon. It is encouraged to create based on the natural world and materials, but not of the people. Otherwise they are free to express themselves in their own medium.

#### **Architecture**

Around the nation is also different. Originally houses were basic huts, but it's a mix of different styles now. Greek, Roman, Gothic, Victorian esque. As long as it is deemed livable and not a danger to people then it is free to be built.

#### **Books**

Most books are imported from other cultuers. Any children stories written in Rinngard is usually a variation of Ihans Epic.

## Government

Rinngard is ruled by Ihan. He brought the nation together from the brink of extinction. The people see him as their King and some even worship him.

Rinngard uses peace servants for policing. They don't have weapons, but are trained in de-escalation, health/safety training, hand to hand combat. The number of peace servants is large and you can usually find them wherever you are.

Social Classes: Ruling Family, Land Lords, Merchants, Working class.

Prison & Punishment: Very little prisons. If outsiders break the law they are held or banished. Death penalty is not banned though.

#### Laws:

- Freedom of belief, expression no matter what

- No violence in any form

- Access to all required living necessities

- No discrimination

- You must attend all major events

- You are required to work the job given to you

- You are required to treat all visitors as family