Moiauon

Moiauon are a very pretty sort, I have to say, although I am interested more in their rugs and furs rather than their women, for I do have a wife and ought not to take any mistresses.

— Clímaco Lefèvre

One of the many ethnicities that make up the so-called 'Museyries Peoples' dotted around the so-called Atoirelan North. Like many of these peoples, the Moi too are best known for specialist crafts and exports, usually of cultural importance and now commodified; seen as exotic delicacies and luxuries, a sign of either wealth or significance. In this case, this export is their specially crafted rugs which one upon a time were a form of religious worship.

History

The Moiauon peoples were once a small community in the north of what makes up modern-day Atoirel, as goes their first recorded event in most historical sources a Chasurian scholar can get their hands on. However, they might be northern to average folk, but within those who lurk the 'Atoirelan North' they are southerners, barely apart of the large white landscape. It is left hazy by history how they grew from their estimated 50 or so people, thanks to the Northern Dark Ages, which starts roughly around the time the Moiauon (known also as the Moi or Moian) appear in the historical record. Although, historians assume it is through conquest and marrying in to other 'tribes' in the surrounding area. This assumption is because when the Moi appear back in the historical record, somewhere in the late 600’s DEV, they have conquered a reasonable chunk of the north.

“There are two things that serve you well in the north: allies and loyalty"

Cultural Values

Due to the North's scarcity in resources, it being one of coldest areas within Chasuria, the Moi has always believed in close - and near sacred, an eminent of their old faith - ties between families and allies. To this day, many young boys (although it sometimes occurs between young girls, although it is a lot more rare) will exchange gifts on the full moon (most commonly handmade dice or furs, the former more common in younger boys, the latter with older boys or young men) in a ceremony called Nareach to become 'Reaheair' or 'Blood Brothers'
Another key to survival in the North, and a value at the core of Moiauonese culture, is loyalty. Because of these close almost family-like bonds between most people, betrayal is abhorred. Loyalty to one's peers is to be default, at least to them. After all, with what lurks in the recesses of the north, collectivity and loyalty to allies is key to survival. Even if, thanks to the slow march of technology, life standards up in this cold north are improving, there are still many reasons to never try to betray a man of Moian blood.

"Are these northern barbarians so vain enough that all they live off is wine and furs?"

— An ignorant nobleman

Exports

Exports make up most of the money for most Moian folk because of the fact that down south, their rugs, seen as normal to these Northmen, have a propensity to be priced so high. Thanks to southern demand, their 'exotic' rugs are overpriced. While to a Moianese person these rugs often have significant cultural importance, to a southerner with decent wealth, they are object, a decoration or a way to flaunt wealth. However, as so few industries thrive in the barren north, many kept making these rugs as a form of survival despite their cultural meanings slowly withering with the march of history.