Dorraqe

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A small nation of humans on the New South Sea coast, which speaks a dialect of the Karrdaq language family. Arrakdoqnod is their closest neighbour to the west, Zauyatul to the East, and Doqnokarr to the north.

The nation is primarily made up of humans who follow the Toqota religion. The general life outlook of this people is a 'work hard, play harder' mentality. They value hard work, but also the leisure side of life, with most everyone having an artistic hobby of some description.

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## History

Formerly a human ethnic group of the Doqnokarr nation, who followed a charismatic leader out to new lands. This leader claimed to have visions of a goddess that had blessed the land by the sea to be fertile both for crop growth and population growth, and this sect of humans quickly became isolated from their former nation.

Since the death of that original leader, and subsequent technological advances, Dorraqe has become a lot less isolationist, and welcomes the idea of speaking to other nations and races, though they preserve many of the same moral values, and worship of any religion other than Toqota is almost unheard of.

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Based on placename evidence and local legends, this charismatic leader was known as "Lana". According to legend, he was born to refugees fleeing Doqnokarr in the province of "Lanamiqeda". He quickly gained prominence among the small band of refugees, and eventually returned to Doqnokarr to inspire more of his people to settle in the south, beginning the Great Dorraqe Travelling. He brought these refugees to the site of what would become Toqnosa on a broad, shallow tributary of the Saqsan known as "Mimaqansan". Toqnosa is believed to mean "Home of Need", perhaps in the sense of "Home that is needed".

## Geography

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## Languages

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Dorraqe people's were once thought to speak a language from the Karrdaq language family, also spoken in Doqnokarr. Following research by Alligatorian and Sahnavey scholars, however, it was determined that the Dorraqe and Arrak form their own language family that was heavily influenced by Karrdaq.

Dorraqe uses the "mi-" prefix to denote plural, and the "-a" suffix to denote something that is possessed by the preceding noun (ie, construct state),

Nothern Dorraqe—spoken in Sagstepogueta—is somewhat different. Notably, the characteristic "q" of Dorraqe is mutated to "g".

**Wordlist**
 *Maqan* | Water
 *Saq* | Holy
 *Toq* | Need, Obligation
 *Nos* | Home

## Religion and culture

The only major religion in Dorraqe lands is Toqota worship, the same religion that the original settlers of the land followed. Less concerned with the overall creation of man and the world, Toqota worship focuses on how this land was made fertile and habitable, and what the Dorraqe people can do to keep it that way, both in physical working of the land, and spiritual workings of the relationship with their goddess.

### Moral values and principles

Nature is of course very important to the Dorraqe, and while they do make buildings and farms, there is a culture of returning whatever you take, so for trees that are cut down, they must be replaced elsewhere, as an example.

Another major facet of the religion is a worship of fertility, and as such, a focus on women and pregnancy. Becoming pregnant is seen as one of the most important parts of a womans life, and feasts are held any time a new child is born.