Cornavi

CORNAVI THE NORTHERNMOST TRIBE OF THE MAINLAND THEY DWELL IN BROCHS AND WORK THE LAND AS AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITIES BOUND BY FAMILY AND CULTURAL TIES.. THE TRIBE IS WELL CONNECTED WITH THE ORCADIANS, THEIR RELATIONSHIP IS MUTUAL AND AUTONOMOUS IN TIMES OF PEACE BUT IN TRUTH THEY HAVE BECOME SUBORDINATE TO THE EXPANDING POWER AND INFLUENCE OF ORKNEY. IN TURN THEY MAINTAIN GOOD RELATIONS WITH THE CAERENI ON THE RIVER NAVER WHO THEY TRADE SHEEP WITH. THEY HAVE LESS CONTACT WITH THE SMERTAE BUT AS THEY ARE ALSO BROCH DWELLERS THERE’S AN ELEMENT OF CULTURAL AFFINITY AMONG THEM. THE LUGI TO THE SOUTH ARE ALSO KNOWN AND FRIENDLY WITH TRADE IN WOOD OFTEN EXCHANGED BETWEEN THEM. THE CORNAVII ARE AN ANCIENT TRIBE, WELL KNOWN AMONG THE TRIBES OF SCOTLAND AS A VENERABLE AND HARDY GROUP. RESPECTED AS THE REMNANT FROM THE AGE OF DRUID KINGS THAT ONCE RULED ALL OF BRITAIN.