New Þamtans
Þamtic: Úm-þamtjó /uːm θamthjouː/
Þiðic: Hjin-jeif'hje /çɪːn ɥeiːfʼçɛː/
South-Jolþic: Fólð Þavðna /fouːlð θaːvðnaː/
Númric: Rúl-þamtólór /ruːl θamthouːlour/
The new þamtans1 are one of the main elven cultures inhabiting the Þöton Peninsula in the eastern Southlands, and together with the neighbouring Þiðans and more distant Fjúnans to the northwest form the oldest communities of Southlandic Elves in Borgalor. The vast majority are descendants of settlers who migrated from Þamta in Jælondis to the colonies of Danþón and New Þamta on the northern peninsula, both of which eventually became independent countries and later unified during the Kvaralean Wars, or -more recently- þamtans who fled there during and after the devastating Fell Wars.
Many dishes come in the form of soups, stews and pies, while cakes are mostly restricted to certain festivals. Notably, a special spiced, decorated millet cake is served to young þamtans who have undergone the traditional initiation ritual, and is the first cooked food they eat after returning home.
Þiðan, hmargic and númran cuisines have also become popular in certain regions.
Very few venture back into the wild as adults, however, instead preferring to go on regular walks in parks, along beaches or hiking trails and reflect on the environment on the way. In the capital of New Tamþías, a large public park specifically made for such walks is located in eastern part of the city, where winding paths lead to a lake, a creek and groves with a variety of trees and bushes for people to focus on during their stay.
Burial in stone cists is the norm and posts carved from wood that decays slowly serve as grave markers, with different designs signifying the persons' status in life. A century ago, it was not uncommon for new þamtans to be lowered into bogs or marshes, which has since all but died out due to association with the myriad soldiers who drowned in the Kvaral Marsh during the wars against the forces of Kröþa.
Being haunted by the ghosts of these soldiers has since become a common trope in new þamtan horror, more so than older stories of being chased by feral arctolatrists or outlaws.
The new þamtans1 are one of the main elven cultures inhabiting the Þöton Peninsula in the eastern Southlands, and together with the neighbouring Þiðans and more distant Fjúnans to the northwest form the oldest communities of Southlandic Elves in Borgalor. The vast majority are descendants of settlers who migrated from Þamta in Jælondis to the colonies of Danþón and New Þamta on the northern peninsula, both of which eventually became independent countries and later unified during the Kvaralean Wars, or -more recently- þamtans who fled there during and after the devastating Fell Wars.
Culture
Cuisine
New þamtan cuisine share many similarities with traditional þamtan cooking, being based on rye, seafood, geese, beef, dairy products and vegetables like thistles and onions, with the addition of certain fauna and flora native to the Southlands as well, particularly on Íhin Island, including kelp, scurvy-grass, certain herbs and megaherbs. Millet and wine are less prominent than among þamtans, with the former being primarily grown on Íhin and the latter imported from Jælondis, and thus rye, rye beer- and Fizzies or þiðan crimson glory-wine are more popular on the mainland.Many dishes come in the form of soups, stews and pies, while cakes are mostly restricted to certain festivals. Notably, a special spiced, decorated millet cake is served to young þamtans who have undergone the traditional initiation ritual, and is the first cooked food they eat after returning home.
Þiðan, hmargic and númran cuisines have also become popular in certain regions.
Sports
Martial arts, including fencing with traditional curved daggers or short swords, are popular among new þamtans, as is swimming, racing, archery (both þamtan and þiðan style) and a kind of hockey.Religion
As in Þamta, while new þamtans traditionally adhere to various branches of Arctolatry and many consider themselves culturally arctolatrists, over half the population is irreligious. Certain customs, festivals and holidays of arctolatrist origin are still widely observed, including the initiation ritual referred to as living as a bear, during which teenagers must survive in the wild for a set number of days using nothing but their own strength, wits and arcane abilities2.Very few venture back into the wild as adults, however, instead preferring to go on regular walks in parks, along beaches or hiking trails and reflect on the environment on the way. In the capital of New Tamþías, a large public park specifically made for such walks is located in eastern part of the city, where winding paths lead to a lake, a creek and groves with a variety of trees and bushes for people to focus on during their stay.
Burial in stone cists is the norm and posts carved from wood that decays slowly serve as grave markers, with different designs signifying the persons' status in life. A century ago, it was not uncommon for new þamtans to be lowered into bogs or marshes, which has since all but died out due to association with the myriad soldiers who drowned in the Kvaral Marsh during the wars against the forces of Kröþa.
Being haunted by the ghosts of these soldiers has since become a common trope in new þamtan horror, more so than older stories of being chased by feral arctolatrists or outlaws.
1Original icelandic: Nýþamtar, singular: Nýþamti.
2The initiation ritual is often featured or referenced in new þamtan media, most recently the horror-comedy film series Daþúp starring Zótra Þirmon, which parodies many of the clichés and stereotypes associated with it.
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