Talur

Talur is a nation inhabited by the Urkow. They are a folk who direct their efforts towards order and rationality. They were recently formed after several smaller Urkow tribes decided that they should create a secure haven for all people who are looking for one.

# Species: Urkow

The people of Talur are humanoid bears with 2 sets of arms, their lower arms have hands with opposable thumbs and fingers, their upper arms have claws, Their furs are different shades of brown/green and their eyes are completely black. They are about 2 meters tall on average. There are no sexes amongst the Urkow, they reproduce through parthenogenesis.

# Language: Sok

Sok is a language in which tonality, tempo and emotion are just as important for meaning as sound. The idea is that emotions from the speaker are part of the meaning of the word. With this the speakers want to avoid double and latent meanings to their language.

Common words are:

**Ta**(going up) for a yes with positive emotions  **Ta**(going down) for a yes with negative emotions. **Uh**(going up) for a no with positive emotions  **Uh**(going down) Well, I think you see where I’m going with this. I will have to work this Tonality system out further. Other common words are: **Ek:** need **Ur**: Person belonging to the group **Tal**: Order. **Uster:** Food **Talan:** To contemplate. **T:** past **A:** Present **L:** Future. **Kow**: Fur **Mor:** water **Dos:** Gatheringplace **Gon:** To make

Sentences follow a basic structure of Subject(s)- verb - Objects. The language knows no adjectives or adverbs. So its not the deep ocean but always The ocean that reaches deep. A common expression is T a l ek Tal (Past present and Future need order)

# Capital’s name: Dosmor

Traditionally a place where different tribes came to trade for fish. They decided to establish a council in this place, uniting the tribes.

# Most common religion: Eiirp

Followers of Eiirp believe that the world is a chaotic place and that peace and prosperity are only possible through the construction of order. The world needs to be put into logical terms. Otherwise we cannot understand our world, nor utilize entities within it. There is a hierarchy within the religion where one attains a higher status and more power by becoming more knowledgeable, and proving this knowledge with their deeds. The religion is very new and therefore the power relations and such have not been established in depth. The current believers are the first generation believers. They are the same people who founded the country in the first place. There is no creationmyth within the religion. If anything, a creationmyth is something they shy away from. It is clearly something no one has actual knowledge about. So acting like you do know would be considered a sin. How this religion will develop further depends on what happens in the country.

# Moral values and principles

The pursuit of knowledge and the establishment of order are the most important principles of this society. Currently the elders are trying to set up a system of education in order to secure the future of the newly allied hunter gatherers. Curiosity is considered a virtue, but so are obedience, and rigorousness. They don’t like leaving things to chance and if an uncertain situation can be avoided, it should be. They are risk-averse, believe in role patterns for members of society. They also have a strong sense of community, choosing yourself above others is considered a form of creating chaos in the order they want to maintain.

# Traditions

The one memorial day they have has recently been decided. It is the ‘Day start pact’. This day is there to commemorate the several smaller tribes getting together and promising each other to bring order to the world. It is decided that a member who has their geneology with one of the different groups represents one of the founding members. In smaller groups people have to reenact the day on which the pact was made, if someone doesn't have a role in the ceremony, they are there to witness it. Games they play are logical puzzles and trying to count a specific object, or entity and organize it as logically as possible. A third party then will have to judge which person went the most rational way. We will see if there will be any other events that are deemed necessary to be remembered.

# Art

There is no art to speak off as of yet since it is a newly formed country in a very very pre modern age. Their buildings and tools however are optimized for function. The buildings are made to last, not to be pretty. Instructions and knowledge shared in an efficient and logical manner are appreciated however. We will see how this develops.

# Government

The leader of the tribe is the one who is deemed most knowledgeable and wise. HE governs however through council with 50 other elders who only decide with unanimous voting. The council elects itself and is chaired by the leader:Otel. If there is reason to doubt a decision, the decision should not be made. Certainty above all. If however, someone is deemed to question decisions in an ill suited manner, they can be banished from the council for a period of 30 days. They call this the ‘relearning period.’ If someone is deemed to do something that brings chaos to order, they are banished from the country for a one week period. They can however only return if they have shown to learn from their mistake by answering some questions of one of the council members. This system will have to be developed further.

# Prejudice

All other tribes that did not join are seen as chaotic people that have not embraced the necessary order. It is possible for other people and species to do so, but as long as they have not proven themselves to adhere to order, they are inferior.

# Flag or emblem

Since there is no real diplomacy or nationalism yet, this has not been a matter to the council,

# History of Talur

## Year one

After making the decision to unite the tribes a conserted effort was made to formalize governance. Otel, together with the other elders discussed for two weeks straight and came up with a constitution in which certain basic laws were written down. When it came to the system of governing ut was decided that local councils could decide on local tribal matters, but that matters that concerned the whole of Talur would be decided by the council of elders. The decision was also made to call this council 'Tal Gon' or, 'Order Made' . To give guidance to the peoples basic rules were written down. These rules were fairly basic, but made it easier to guide actions of people. Examples of such rules are: you are not allowed to harm another person. You are obliged to act in the most rational way possible. You are not allowed to create doubt for doubts sake. Judgement in these matters are left to the local Elders.

Seeing the peaceful gatherings and appreciating the order that the people of Talur are attempting to create, other tribes soon requested to join the nation. The region that called itself Talur grew and the province of Southforest was added to the fold.