Valan

the People of Urzan

The Valan were a branch of the Katilan people that came to live in Craddle Valley sometime around 2700 pre-sc. The Ancient Siduum text known as the Book of the Valan, claim a group of women, lead by Vala, left Katiland in search of a home free of male rule. They came to live with Elder Tree Urzan and formed their own society, the Valan.

Their numbers were said to have grown over time as wandering Daemon from other tribes joined them in their new land. Pre-Aggelomachy, they rejected most men from their society, only keeping those they felt were the best for reproduction. There is no recording of their numbers or size, but by the Aggelomachy they are a thriving community large enough to have a 'puhrum' (citizen assembly) made of seven women from each community gathering for decision of social matters.

The community, like every other, was devastated during the Aggelomachy. In desperation to survive, the Valan embrace darker aspects of the Anon (Magic), merging Aurochs of Craddle Valley with volunteer male citizens. These warriors, the Minotaur, passionately protect and defend their way of life. It is these creatures that are credited with Valan survival of the heavenly war, with they, and the auroch, becoming a symbol of Valan resilience ever after.

After the Aggelomachy

In the aftermath of the Aggelomachy and the eruption of the Na Boon Super Volcano at its end, the Valan gathered under the protection of Urzan. The tree's Mantle protected the people, keeping their lands warm and fertile. Out of mercy they took in Katilan survivors, both men and women. Though remaining a matriarchal culture, men quickly became part of the leadership in many aspects of their society. Minotaur remained in their communities as well, as protectors, still being created long after the end of the Aggelomachy. Estimates for the early Randagri Period, from records such tomb carvings, put the amount of minotaur at one per every five humans. Though hardly concrete, it shows that there was a large number of these creatures living among and still loyal to their creators.

The grew and spread during the Randagri, the home in Craddle Valley afforded them protection for the harsher nature of the icy world of the world north and south. The population began dividing into many subcutures, such as the Beneten that journeyed west or the Mahal that moved south.

It was the Valan were some of the first to begin using Obsidian for tools.

Like nearly every culture of the world at the time, the Valan suffered from the arrival of Gilgurth. Though they were not hit by massive waves like their southern kin, they did have to survive the steaming skies and burning debris that fell from it. An obscure tomb carving found in the Craddle Valley describes an ancient event the locals called the 'days when the skies rained soil and fire.' It is largely understood that this carving must be referencing the Gilgurth impact.

The Valan culture had spread far and wide by the time of the impact. With Gilgirth those near enough, once more huddled under the protection of Urzan's Mantle. Its magic again shielded the people from a world ending disaster. Those Valan too far away to reach the tree suffered in the days and weeks after the distant blast. Their true suffering came later however, as food supplies dwindled. These people traveled to the tree for help only to be turned away by those within the protection. It was feared that there were far too many survivors and Urzan's boon of fertility in its region was not enough to provide the food needed. Conflict arose between those within the Mantle and those on the outside. More death was the result. Both sides lost over half their numbers, but it was the Urzan Valan that came out victorious with the help of Maah the Narasan of Urzan. This pushed the surviving outsiders away, into the dark lands of ash and fire. These were found by Dragons. Some killed, others joining the Cult of the Wyrm for survival.

Language: Enishan spoke Enisha, a precursor many of the modern languages common throughout modern-day Anbar.