Mir Sing Ar

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The Central Sing (Mir Sing in their language) are a group of peoples who live inland in the North Eastern forest region.

There are currently three main peoples living there, the Shir Taik, Hwan Kai, and the Fong

The Shir Tak are a humanoid race with four arms. They originate from the tropical rainforests in the southern territories. Their patron god is Hal Kan.

The Hwan Kai are a humanoid race, most of whom grow a singular horn, which often grows on either the left or right side of their foreheads. Those who grow multiple are considered further blessed by their god Ur Tai. They originate from the temperate deciduous forests in the eastern territories.

The Fong are a humanoid race with serpentine features, uncluding slit eyes and scales covering parts of their body. They originate from the temperate rainforests in the western territories. Their patron god is the serpentine water dragon Shan Fong (The Great Fong).

Basic Statistics

## History

[Week 16 - 2021/12/15] The Central Sing are united under one nation.

## Geography (WIP)

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### Fauna

Information about the cute little animals.

## Languages

The common and official language of Mir Sing Ar is Mir Sing Hai, "The Language of the Central Sing"

## Politics

The leader of the Sing at present is Chien Yun of the Hwan Kai, who united the cities initially. The central government is run by him along with representative ministers from each city.

The position of leader is decided from among the ministers by a simple majority vote among themselves. Every year, a vote of confidence is held. If the leader loses the vote, another vote is held to see who should replace him. The latter is a plurality vote; to replace the leader, they only have to have the highest number of votes, not a majority.

This system is also used to select the ministers in the cities. Each city council chooses the representative city minister from among themselves. The city council itself is open to any interested citizen.

The law is encoded into a national record, which may be amended by the leader proposing an amendment and having it passed by a majority vote by the ministers.

The laws are enforced by peacekeepers and judges, who are hired and vetted by the city council.

## Religion and culture

### Religion

The Sing believe in the existence of local gods, who they often pray to for rain or general protection. There are gods for rain, gods for the harvest, and gods of the rivers and mountains. The Sing believe that every individual is blessed by a god to be grand

Every city generally has a founding city god who they pray to, who they believe blessed the land for the Sing to live in. Once the cities unified under Chien Yun many started to worship him as the national god as well.

When a Sing dies, their body is often cremated as an offering back to the god which gave them life. Similarly, when a Sing finds a dead animal, they often burn or otherwise offer the parts they don’t use for the god of the animal.

### Moral values and principles

As the Sing believe that every individual is blessed by a god, they are almost exclusively vegetarian, and abhor war and slavery, as they would anger the god protecting them. Parents teach their children to respect the sanctity of life.

Customarily, the Sing wear simple clothes made of cotten or linen, and rarely animal pelts taken from already dead animals.

Chien Yun, the founder of the nation, is one of the most highly respected individuals in the Sing. Many epics have been written about him, many exaggerated to the point where some believe him to be a god in human form.

### Traditions

Although it varies by city, many cities also have festivals a few time a year to make an offering to their local gods. These festivals can become quite elaborate, especially when the city folk believe in many gods who have offerings made for all of them.

New Years is celebrated on the first of every year. Compared with the festivals for the gods, which can be quite ceremonial by nature, the Sing celebrate the new year with secular activities such as sport and public festivals of food and drink.

They also celebrate the unification of their people annually.

### Art

Their primary forms of art is in the form of craftsmanship. They have a rich culture of wood and stonecarving, as well as intricate metalwork.

Many of the carvings and metalwork depict the gods that they worship, and also function as idols to give offerings to or protection charms in the case of smaller ornaments and jewelry.

On the other hand, paintings and tapestries often depict stories and legends of their people.

### Prejudices

The Sing very much have a “citizen of the world” mindset. All people are Sing and are welcome, though they themselves are the Central Sing. Because they accept that there are many gods, they do not prejudice themselves against other nations’ religions.

Since they view every life as being blessed and protected by a god, they dislike war as it would anger the other side’s gods.