Description
The Althrics occupy the western hills of
Devania and
Nothgard, which they have called their home for millenia. They are a hardy and war-like folk who have been on the precipice of annihilation since Devania formed - and yet they still stand. An Althric warrior can be easily identified - they are always shirtless, wearing the head of a wolf upon their head, and yipping and howling as if they weren't human at all. A mass of such warriors can be quite an intimidating sight, and the armies of the Devanian crown have fled on more than one occasion simply upon witnessing such an event.
Even before the persistent Devanian threat, the Althrics had a warrior spirit. Their primary deity,
Volgrim, is one of the
Ones Around and drives their villages to hunt in packs. While one might believe that subtlety is necessary for a successful hunt, a pack of Althric hunters could eradicate an entire herd of deer through sheer endurance, driving them into traps and dead-ends before cleaving their heads in with axes and clubs. In ancient times, the Althrics dominated Devania, and were only driven towards their endangered status by the intervention of
Delos'Nordan in aid of the
Dulmens.
The Althrics are distantly related to the
Hill-Wigs, and have close relations with the
Kolbecs today.
