Celts

Celtic: Based on Scots, Welsh, Irish. (Italics are not my writing btw keeping them for now until, until I have a good discription of the people.)

Okay so you know how in fantasy Humans will be split into different races, (e.g. Elder Scrolls, Nords, Bretons , Redguards) well that's what's going on here, with ethnic and culture irl groups giving the races their names (yeah I don't see how this will bite my arse) So the there's currently a small describtion of them in universee (or the Briton lot) and the rest is steryotypes of the irl lot that will influence them. .

The Celts are split into three ethnic Groups, the Gaels,Picts and Britons. They are the surviving members of what was once a large cultural Empire. Pushed back by centuries of invaders, these surviving Celts would eventually unite together and form the country of Celtland to stand off against their enemies on the isle of Albion. Overall they are well known for their bravery and courage, their common use of the Kilt as a Celtic ware. They are widely known for their love of alcohol as well as their violence. Foreigners have a habit of getting confused between the Celtic people, often mixing the Picts for the Gaels. Clans are a big thing for the Celtic people.

**Britons:** Modern Briton’s who inhabit the middle valleys of Albion (later southern half of Alba after ice-caps melt) are regarded by their kin as the best bowmen and subsequently the best marksmen in the world. While Celts are generally seen as gifted in the art of poems and singing, among them, the Britons are seen as the best. In media cause of their relation to king Arthur when differentiated from the gaels and Picts they will often be seen as stoic, somewhat dull people. In fiction, they will even be stereotyped as being stupid and backward, mainly because they all live on farms and supposedly know nothing about modern technology.  They commonly speak the Brytonic language which is often seen as ancient and the oldest of the surviving Celtic tongues, it is also known for causing weird and long town and village names. A more modern idea of the Bitons is they are the miners of the Celtic people.

**Picts:**

*When it come to differentiating between the three ScotIreland:* Foreigners outside the UK frequently mix and confuse Irish and Scottish stereotypes with each other. Many Scottish celebrities are frequently thought to be either Irish or British. The only one nobody mistakes for being anything other than Scottish is Sean Connery.

*Man in a Kilt: All Scottish men walk around in traditional* Scottish clothing, which includes the tam o' shanter (a hat), the sporran (a pouch worn on a loose belt), a Sgian Dubh (ceremonial knife), but especially the kilt. Expect jokes to be based on the idea that it is actually a skirt and/or that he doesn't wear undergarments beneath it. Never mind the fact that nobody in Scotland wears this outfit, except perhaps during national or local festivities or sports competitions.

*The English language has a phrase, "going* Scottish", which means walking around with nothing below your skirt or dress.

*The Clan: All Scots are part of a clan and take pride in* being a part of that family.

*Brave Scot and Violent Glaswegian: A positive stereotype* about Scots is that they are supposedly all brave and fierce "real" men, toughened by the harsh climate. They don't mind cold, rain, wind, or fog and will fight their clan or country's honor at all cost. The negative end of this stereotype depicts them as dour, grouchy, and mean sourpusses with a trigger temper. They will criticize any Scot who doesn't share their tough ways of living for being No True Scotsman. Sometimes they are even depicted as being ugly, usually in combination with what can be seen beneath their kilts.

*"Get three Englishmen together and they'll start a* club. Get three Welshmen together and they'll start a choir. Get three Scotsmen together and they'll start a fight."

*In combination with the Brave Scot archetype, the strong men* will be participating in the Highland Games, where they throw long poles, stones, weights, and hammers as far away as possible. Another contest is tug o' war (two teams pulling a rope).

*The only other famous Scottish sport all foreigners know is* golf, which isn't part of the Highland Games at all.

*As stated on a Monty Python's Flying Circus sketch:* "Scots folk don't know how to play tennis to save their lives." (Since the men's singles victories of Glasgow native Andy Murray in the Olympics and US Open in 2012 and Wimbledon in 2013, this stereotype has become less prominent.)

*Thrifty Scot: One of the most enduring stereotypes is that* all Scots are thrifty and stingy misers who can't bear the thought of spending a simple penny. Foreigners have created a lot of jokes around this idea.

*BRIAN BLESSED, Have I Got News for You: You know, there* really is a petrol crisis when motorists in Scotland start panic-buying, with some putting in as much as five pounds' worth at a time.

*The German word "Schottenpreise" ("Scotsmen* price") actually means a "cheap, low price".

*Everything's Louder With Bagpipes: If you're Scottish,* you're able to play the bagpipes, specifically the tunes "Amazing Grace", "Auld Lang Syne", or "Scotland the Brave". In popular culture, non-Scottish people, particularly patriotic stuck-up Englishmen, will dismiss these musical sounds as being horrible noise.

*All Scots have red or yellow brown hair. Men wear sideburns* and/or a beard.

*Every Scot has a last name starting with the word* "Mac" or "Mc". Typical first names are Gordon, Donald, Duncan, Hamish, or Angus.

*Much like the English, Scottish cuisine is not held in high* regard in other countries. In fact: even the English seem disgusted about some of the Scottish national dishes, most notably haggis.

*Scots deep-fry everything.*

*From Doctor Who: "You're Scottish, fry* something!".

*Mock the Week, "Weird Things to See on a Road* Sign": "You are entering Scotland. No salad for 200 miles."

*Scottish liquor on the other hand is universally popular.* Whisky (spelled as "whiskey" in Ireland, making the distinction) and especially "scotch" are their most universal export product.

*Whenever you're in Scotland, expect to see some thistles* (their national flower), green grassy hills, huge lakes, a variety of sheep, castles, and walls made out of stone cobbles. Only two cities will be mentioned in popular culture: Glasgow and Edinburgh. The only other location worth mentioning is Loch Ness, so that the Monster Of Loch Ness can have a cameo.

*The Scottish legal system has also gained some notoriety,* with a third verdict apart from "Guilty or "Innocent", named "Not Proven".

*The Scottish accent is also distinctive and has been* imitated — poorly— by many foreigners. Typical Stock Phrases are "aye", "laddie", "bonnie", "wee", "shiite", and "mate", always spoken with a strong emphasis on the letter "r". Certain syllables will be swallowed, such as "call" which becomes "ca'" and "never" which becomes "ne'er".

*Scots are frequently typecast as poets. This may stem from* historical examples such as Robert Burns (a national icon), Walter Scott and William Topaz Mcgonagall (considered to be the worst-ever poet in the English language).

*In Great Britain, Scotland is also frequently associated* with The Scottish Play.

*Scots are also dismissed as being nothing else but a bunch* of drunk and violent savages living close to nature. In reality, Scotland has produced quite some notable scientists and inventors who had a positive effect on human history, including Alexander Graham Bell (inventor of the telephone), Kirkpatrick Macmillan (inventor of the bicycle), James Clerk Maxwell (discoverer of electromagnetic radiation), Joseph Lister (introduced antiseptic surgery), Alexander Fleming (discoverer of penicilline), James Watt (inventor of the steam engine), and John Logie Baird (inventor of tv). Some of the world's most famous British authors were Scottish: Walter Scott, Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Louis Stevenson, J.M. Barrie,... Also, historically England has been ruled by monarchs or Prime Ministers born in Scotland a couple of times, including James I, Tony Blair, and Gordon Brown.

**Gaels:** *ScotIreland: Irishmen are often mistaken by* foreigners for being English, Scottish, or Welsh. The confusion is understandable, seeing that the accents can be difficult to differentiate for people unfamiliar with them. Also, the Fighting Irish and Violent Glaswegian are basically the same stereotype with the same unintelligible accent. What further adds to the confusion is that many Irishmen emigrated to Great Britain (many Violent Glaswegians are descended from Irish immigrangs) and that several celebrities and historical characters who are usually called "British" were in fact born in Ireland: The Duke of Wellington, Bram Stoker, Oscar Wilde, soccer player George Best,...

*The Irish are usually portrayed as heavy drinkers, usually* whiskey. Their alcoholism either leads to violence (see Fighting Irish) or being a self-pitying drunk.

*Irishmen beating their wives is a popular American* stereotype.

*Since St. Patrick's Day is a good occasion to drink and* celebrate, the drunk Irishman stereotype will often be brought in association with this holiday. This also brings up the Irish association with the color "green".

*Oireland: (Whether or not because they are drunk) the* sentimental Irishman is also a popular stereotype. They are generally presented as a canny and friendly folk (the word 'quaint' tends to pop up a lot) with a cheerful song in their hearts and a mischievous twinkle in their eyes, expressing their simple-yet-wise philosophy that's as old as the hills and informed with the magic and mystery of the ages and the Fair Folk, just waiting for some poor outsider who's lost sight of the really important things in life that they can educate, and other such horribly trite cliches.

*In popular culture, Irishmen will often wear green clothes* and have a clover stitched on their chest. Men will have a red beard, sideburns, and are a Fiery Redhead. They'll smoke a pipe and consume a lot of alcohol. Their name will always be of the "O'" variety: O' Brien, O' Ginney, O' Hara, O' Flaherty, O' Donnell,... and have surnames like Patrick, Sean, or Kelly. Expect stock expressions to be used like "Ayyy, 't is true...", "Ah to be shoor, to be shoor and begoraah", and "Top o' the moornin' to ye." and semi-medieval words like "ye". Instead of saying "my", they will use "me", for instance: "This is me house."

*Irish women will evoke the classic "Colleen" —* that is, they'll have tumbling locks of red or auburn hair pinned up quite high on the crown of their heads so the ringlets cascade down their shoulders. They will be very fair-skinned, possibly freckled, and in flattering depictions, pretty hot in an ethereal sort of way. Bonus points if they also wear an ornately embroidered céilí dress.

*The most ancient stereotypes about Ireland show a country* stuck in Celtic tradition. There are no major cities, only small farms and villages in green landscapes with lots of hills. All walls are made from stones simply stacked upon each other. Celtic crosses will be seen everywhere. A horse-drawn caravan or covered wagon will be the only means of travel.

*The 19th century also brought several enduring stereotypes* about Irishmen. They are all poor farmers with lots of sheep. Bad potato harvests made many of them migrate to the U.S.A. during The Irish Diaspora (this is why potatoes are often associated with Ireland as well). In the U.S.A., Irish immigrants were stereotyped as uneducated peasants who marry their cousins. The fact that the Irish are more tied with their families than Americans or British may have created this stereotype.

*Irish cuisine will consist of nothing but bacon, corned beef* with cabbage, and potatoes. Corned beef and cabbage in particular is a cultural trait of Irish-Americans, learned from their Ashkenazi Jewish neighbors.

*Irish Priest: Irish people are often depicted as being* devoutly Raised Catholic (even though a large part of the population is also Protestant). Priests in popular culture may speak with an Irish accent as a result.

*The Troubles between Catholics, Protestants, and their* respective terrorist organisations I.R.A./I.N.L.A. and the U.D.A./U.F.F. are perhaps the most negative image Ireland has cast upon the world. This was especially true in the late half of the 20th century. Images of bomb attacks, protesters, and British soldiers patrolling through the streets were not uncommon.

*The Irish Question: Some foreigners have trouble* understanding that Northern Ireland is actually not part of Ireland but of the United Kingdom. The eternal battle for independence has led to a lot of violence and bloodshed in the country over the years and the image that all Irish and Northern Irish hate the English.

*The Fair Folk: Ireland has a strong association with* mythological folklore characters: leprechauns, dwarves, elves, pixies, fairies, goblins, and gnomes will often have an Irish accent. When characters visit Ireland, these little fairy tale characters will usually make a cameo appearance, despite disbelief from the people who see them. Leprechauns in particular will hide a pot of gold near the end of a rainbow.

*This also tends to be represented when it comes to Irish* (and Irish American) superheroes and supervillains; either their power will be explicitly magical in nature or if a mutation will still have a supernatural theme.

*Irish folk music is world famous as well. Expect people* playing the fiddle, dancing Riverdance or Lord of the Dance moves, and singing "Danny Boy", "The Old Irish Washer Woman's Song", "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling", or "It's A Long Way To Tipperary".

*A reference to U2 isn't uncommon, too. If not them, it's to* either The Dubliners, The Chieftains, The Cranberries, or Enya.

*Irish literature is also internationally renowned. Expect a* reference to Jonathan Swift, Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, George Bernard Shaw, or W. B. Yeats to be made.

*Ireland is also the ideal location to make a limerick (in* Limerick, of course) or to notice "It's a Long Way To Tipperary".

*Other dominant Irish stereotypes involve cops and mobsters*

*The Northern Irish, aside from being terrorists, are* chain-smokers and The Unintelligible. Nobody likes their accents (on men, at least).

*The accent is particularly rhotic and quite harsh-sounding,* at least compared to the lilting Southern Irish accents — a classic shibboleth is "an hour in the power-shower", which comes out as "an arr in the par shar", when said by a native Northern Irishman.

*Before the sectarian conflicts broke the economy, Northern* Ireland was known for being very industrialized compared to the rest of the island.

*Since the second half of the 20th century, it's mostly known* for The Troubles between Catholics, Protestants, and their respective terrorist organisations I.R.A./I.N.L.A. and the U.D.A./U.F.F. Common images are British soldiers patrolling the streets, bomb attacks and people crowding together to either protest against or indulge in violence.

*On a more positive note, a trip to Northern Ireland in* fiction is not complete without a visit to the amazing Giant's Causeway, or the Bushmills whiskey distillery.

Celts have a violent history, with other races adamant in the genocide of their race. Their once vast cultural empire was devastated by the Laton people, their people becoming subject to the new empire, all except the Picts and the Gaels who held their lands of Erin and Caledonia. During the migration period southern Nords laid waste to what remained of the latin cultured celts, leaving the Picts, Gaels and the cultured Britons the last remaining Celts. After the latons left Albion, the Britons sought help from the Saxons against their cousins the gaels and picts. After gifting land in the south of the Albion island to the Sazons they would swiftly betray and push back against the Briton people. The Britons would however hold their own in the valleys of “”. King Arthur appointed by the gods would unite the three remaining Celtic people and taking back the isle of Albion from the Saxons. Years after his death the Saxons would invade again and this time be here to stay.  Centuries later the Celtic people would finally unite to form celtland, having suffered at the hands of the Saxon king known as Edward longshanks.

As an untied people the Celts would hold of against the Nordic invaders of the Saxons and Vikings. An alliance would be formed with the Gauls and an end to war and begin of a trade alliance would happen with the Vikings. Along with the Vikngs trade in the far east with the Yamato would be enabled.  A similarity in culture and none pressure of Religion would make trade easier.

Relations with Races and countries.

Nord: Historically Celts have had a strained relation with the Nordic race, with the Saxons serving as their first interaction which later lead to them loosing half Albion. While now extinct ethic groups where wiped out by southern Nordic groups during the migration period. Further trials would come when the Northern nords, the Vikings would begin their pillaging. How an alliance with the Nordic Gauls against the Saxon would see relation improve and relations with the Vikings would increase following a trade agreement.

Saxon: of all Nordic groups, the Saxons have had a heavy hand on the Celtic people.

Yamato: Interaction between the Yamato people and Celtic people came as a result of the trade alliance between the Celts and Vikings. A similarity between cultures and a none forcefulness of religions allowed continued trade between the two people compared to the other West Cania countries.

## Trivia

I blame the whole independance vote of 2014 for this, and the years since haven't helped. (Also the document this was last edited in May 2016)