Gweriþ

A fierce people with a stoic way of life and a love for sword fights.

## Basic information

* Name of the nation in local language: Tir y Folleg "the land of the Folleg"
* Years of existence: 0-present
* Ruling figure's name: Lôr Dyddial Onaw "Lady Onaw Dyddial "
* Founding player's name: Loonyluna, Aston, The\_Grey\_Knäkt
* Controlling player's name: Loonyluna, Aston, The\_Grey\_Knäkt
* Languages: Ofriþ (language sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GFWgWOSudrg5PKTUvQXIr7ACEYDDPogbfrwkSuq0LKo/edit?usp=drivesdk)
* Unlocked Technology: level 1: schools, nation's representative, outer urban area, animal taming, writing and small boats.

### Ofriþ

#### Grammar

##### Split ergativity

Ofriþ has split ergativity were only names and pronouns are nom-acc while everything else erg-abs. In the intermediate state berween PSoO and Ofriþ, the case were so you that pronouns were always assumed to be the subject, and if otherwise, the subject is marked with something like an instrumental.
so for example if you had:

 see 1S-ACC fish
 see 1S

Then the pronoun is assumed the subject, so the accusative in "fish" and 1S is dropped, and to make it clear in the second sentence that the fish is the subject, an instrumental is used

 see 1S fish-INST
 see 1S

and then the INST was reinterpreted as an ergative case.

### Religion

Ing rhwb is the central religion of the Gwiren people but it’s not mandatory to follow. There is a social pressure to follow it though and people that don’t are often viewed as outcast and misfits.

#### Teachings of Loifr

This is the central social and religous code of the Gwerin people. It was written by Loifr y garreg, one of the forefathers of Gweriþ and the first Lôr. Loifr also wrote the Siars y Loifr, which is one of the most cited religous texts and a locus classicus when it comes to the religous philosophy of the people of Gweriþ.

1. Observe the waves and you will survive.
2. Welcome the stranger. They are truly your siblings and neighbors. Honor to those who assist the needy, and to those who forgive their enemies.
3. Be prepared for anything is possible.
4. Honor those who have gone before you, your father as well as your mother, all of your ancestors.
5. Allow your brother silence. Do not distract him from observance of the waves.
6. Protect your sister, provide for her safety through the storms.
7. Shelter your brother, equip him to face the storms.
8. Educate your children.
9. Educate the children of your clan.
10. Educate the children of strangers. Teach the way of Loifr to all.

### Culture

#### Moral values

Due to the growing belief in Ing rhwb, social norms have started to shift and change. The gawgwu nobi states “*there is no evil except the one inside your head”*, meaning if you don’t regret it then you haven’t done anything immoral. It also states that “*he who has conquered himself controls everybody else”*. Which has led to them developing a habit of slaving people they don’t like.

They also see no problem with going to war because they know that only the strongest will leave alive. Hearing this one might think they like killing or somehow enjoy it but it’s actually the opposite, they will only enter a war if they feel that they are being threatened. They are strongly against killing and therefore avoid it as much as possible. This is why you’ll never see a Gwerin warrior mercy kill someone; they deem it unnecessary and cruel. This has given them a reputation for being stone cold killers and barbarians but they do it because they believe that it is not their right to choose who should die and who should not.

#### Holidays

##### Siarwe y Gòefyddwrlli

Siarwe y Gòefyddwrlli, or as it's called in English Fest of the winterbride, is a holiday held in the name of Llòsia, The winterbride. During the fest it's common practise to spend time with family and loved ones,

The festival last six days, six giant torches (one for each night) are lead up to the center of town, where resides a giant tree. Watch night a single touch is lite, and the Dogn y felt will give their friends and family a single gift for watch night, but they do not open this until the last night. It's also come to, during the lighting of the last torch, chant "Pfa sŷn drô Gòefyddwrlli gum Llywsga ê, ast dy trî sŷn."

Once the last night is there and all torches are lite, there is a big feast, They sing songs, play games and open their presents, it's a time to be with loved ones and make new friends.

#### Cuisine

The main sources of food in Gweriþ is the sea and forest. They eat a lot of fish and different kinds of fruits, berries and roots but for more formal occasions it's normal to see them eat among other things insects.

##### isag ag coy stwnsh

isag ag coy stwnsh, which translates to fried shimmerfish with insect mash, is a popular cuisine in Gweriþ especially for more formal events. It's mashed insects, , fried shimmerfish and different berrries and roots. To go with it, they often drink fruit wines. It's common practice to add a lot of spicy and flavorful herbs to a meal while it's cooking

##### Nhyfruig

One of the signature dishes is the Nhyfruig. It is usually composed of shimmerfish , but can also be made of fòcodd meat. This usually depends on how good the fish harvesting has been. The meat is braised and seasoned with various local spices such as Fald (garlic) andif it's fòcodd meat then Clywd (rosemary) otherwise it's usually Rhygith (paprika), and local vegetables are slowly incorporated to the dish while it is simmering. The dish is served with a side of square-cut potato like vegetable, grilled and lightly salted. It is often presented in such a way that the meat and vegetables are on one side of a place, while the potatoes are on the other. Some may even serve it with an additional flat-bread as a side, which is dipped in the dish’s sauce. This dish is often of a dark, reddish color, due to the spices used in the sauce.

##### Lloib iwnh mon

A small portion meal, mainly eaten by the lower wealth part of society, given its cheap price and easy manufacture. Can be found anywhere around the Lloib territory, although the best is made in its exterior farming fields, where it originated from and also because of the chagwî sprouts that are mass produced in the area.

It is made of vegetables and dough, with a sliced piece of fòcdd steak in the middle. The ingredients are: sliced fòcdd steak, dough, orange and green pepper, chagwî sprouts, gwlo oil, salt, sycamore, gwnut ib sauce. First, the meat and vegetables are thrown in the pan, tempered with salt, sycamore and gwlo oil, after 5 minutes, a small portion of vegetables with a piece of the fòcodd is scooped out of the pan and half wrapped by the various paper thin dough sheets which after is taken to the oven for a few more minutes. When the dough is crispy, it is taken out of the oven, placed in a thick paper and washed by some gwnut ib sauce. Eaten by hand.

#### Funerary traditions

Families choose from two different ways of burial: open-air burial which is most common, and embalming. Many factors go into deciding which funeral practice to do. These consisted of the family's social standing, the cause of death, and the place of death. Embalming was mainly chosen by members of the house of Ddomlw; by choosing this practice, they are usually buried in a sitting position. This would show that they would always be in the position of prayer. If they choose open-air burial then two funeral stones are also placed over the closed eyes of the deceased, each painted to resemble open eyes. The symbolic meaning of this is to remind the faithful that they should not fear death, because it is not truly the end: we close our eyes in this world, but our eyes open again to the next life.

Desecrating a corpse by denying it proper burial is considered a heinous offense, even if the dead person did not follow the same religion. In more extreme cases, a corpse may be terribly desecrated by mutilating or dismembering it after death.

### "Tusking"

They have elongated canine teeth like apes do and gain their tusk through a procedure commonly called Gêrfogach “Tusking”. This is a where wooden rod is stuck behind the bottom canine teeth to slowly pushing them out of the mouth, deforming the jaw until their bottom canines protrude out like boar tusk. Nobody knows where tusking originated but it’s a common cultural trait found in many of the tribes across the gwerin march and archaeological evidence shows that they have been doing this for many generations, having starting in one ancient long lost tribe and was absorbed into others via cultural osmosis. According to themselves it’s done not just for aesthetic but also to make warriors more intimidating by showing off their prized teeth, to send fear into the hearts of their enemies. The warriors especially do this to avoid actually having to fight because of how they view war, so they hope to intimidate their enemy and therefore not needing to fight a fight. Tusking is usually done exclusively on upper class people though a rare few may allow lower class people to be tusked as well.