Garoc

GAROC

Garoc, the homeland of the Akaarus, is the snowy glacier of Ecarth. With tall pine forests and shivering winters, it surely takes courage to trudge the country.

Garoc's culture has deep complexity to it. Garoc is split into different lands, governed by an Amurok (Chief in common tongue). Since most of Garoc's population is that of the Akaarus, its culture is much less diverse than the other countries, such as Iralor.

The Garocish folk go by a symbol designed by their ancestors known as the Irachoir, or "Square of Virtues" in common tongue. It represents the vow every Akaarus receives upon birth, which is (translated from old Akaari to common): Thou shall be honorable, full of wisdom, completely loyal, and always persistent. It is the four sacred virtues among the Akaarus people. Garoc's culture is separated into four different areas that make up the perfect Akaarus society. Those who follow wisdom become teachers and priests, those who follow loyalty become hunters and those who follow honor become soldiers. Persistence ties into all.

The mode of Garoc and the Akaarus people is very simple. They do not deplete their honor by wasting anything they hunt, so pelts are normally used as their form of fashion. Pelt colors also represent high or low class or their assigned job. Leaders will genuinely wear white pelts of that of a polar bear or wolf, commoners wear bronze or brown, priests or teachers wear grey and soldiers of the military port black pelts. The pelts are usually worn on the back, covering heavy armor made of the Old Irons (an ore that is rarely used in the present), a dark but durable iron that Akaarus use for protection.

Garocish food is also very simple. They don't choose to overdue their eating habits at risk of displeasing their ancestors. They hunt game and bring it back to be cooked and eaten. Animals such as Deer, Moose, Bear, Seal, Fish; they believe to have pleased their ancestors if they come across a white stag.

The Akaarus people celebrate as their ancestors did. They drink and laugh and dance around the enormous fires until dawn breaks. They bring no shame to each other for disconnecting from the world once a month for the world will still be there the next morning.

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