Commonwealth of Hoedr

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Commonwealth of Hoedr was founded by two tribes of different races: humans and airexes. Airexes are tall horned mammals. Putting aside their differences and rivalry the two tribes created a settlement that soon grew into a large city.

Basic Statistics

### Technology

#### Banners

To represent the nation two banners are flown together. One is of the state and one is of the current ruling house. Each house has its own banner. Banners are rectangular. Blue is the color of the state. The banner of the currently ruling house - foresters is a tree on a green field.

## Politics

Headmaster of the ruling house - Svavä of the house of foresters.

Every town has a number of established houses - dynasties that gained influence over the years. Commoners can enter the house by a different means so most of the population one way or another is affiliated with a certain house. Among the housemembers there’s a difference between a commoners that recently entered and an old family dynasties. Those of old origin have more voting power and influence.

Every established house votes on a headmaster of the house to represent it in annual lawmaking meetings. Commoners and non-essential house members are banned from visiting or participating in the meeting. Moreover every ten years headmasters hold a voting among themselves to pick a ruling house for the next decade. Headmaster of the ruling house has unique power privileges and often has the last word of a certain matter or law. Emergency meetings can be held in case of… emergency.

Each city has a house of war who are responsible for protecting the city and training guardsmen.

Social structure:

Guardsmen of the city obey the laws produced by the ruling council and can detain anyone who breaks the law.

Laws are made by the counsel of headmasters of established houses. Laws protect the lives of citizens, their property, various freedoms as well as freedom to join and leave a house.

## Religion and culture

### Moral values and principles

The Commonwealth is composed of two races: humans and airexes who overcame their differences and decided to live side by side. Both races (or species) are not compatible for procreation with one another, but interracial marriages are still a thing in Commonwealth.

Anatomically airexes are bigger and stronger than humans, but naturally both races participate in army and guard duty. It is believed that humans compensate for their lack of strength with agility and nimbleness. Both races are equal in the face of the law.

Even though the two races lived together for centuries, they retained small differences in culture. Airex dresses are more open at hands and feet, whilst humans prefer long sleeves and long skirts. Airexes bear different ornamental piercings in their horns. Humans prefer to wear amulets and necklaces, although totemism in their common beliefs forces airexes to do the same.

### Traditions

Cultures or humans and airexes fused and both of the races celebrate the same holidays and have almost identical traditions and rites.

New year starts at the last week of harvesting. As the chilly wind comes and the fields become bare, people celebrate by cooking traditional dishes and sharing on the tables in the main squares of the cities for all citizens to enjoy.

### Religion

Celestial Paganism. A belief in various gods and spirits that rule over all things and in possession of all things. Totemism. Belief that totems and amulets dedicated to a certain deity or a spirit have magical powers.

### Art

Commonwealth traditional art is found in the forms of totems and amulets people wear and bear. When a person dies, their relatives bury the totems they associate with that person. Totems are usually made out of wood and each person has at least one hand-carved totem they carved themselves. Amulets are usually made out of stone or gems and are said to hold magical power.