"Barbarian"

Basic Outline

Appearance

The palest of all the ethnicities and least diverse because no one wants to move to the relatively terrible conditions they've lived in for centuries. They commonly wear heavy furs and have practical weapons displayed on their belts proudly.

History

Ashfall

The Ashfall led to even more squabbling amongst the tribes than usual and may have even led to all out war; however, the Skeeln complicated things. The monsters were just as desperate as everyone else and their raids of the barbarians and Sirtzites got even worse.

The barbarians eventually had to make a long retreat to another mountain range that they named it The Steepest March (referring to both the difficult climbs as well as the price they had to pay in lives).

Afterwards, even the barbarians started to raid nearby towns just to survive because there wasn't enough food for them in the mountains after their march. This has given them a fairly bad reputation with the Sirtzites ever since.

Tribes of The High Places

The "barbarians" are the scattered tribes among the mountain range named the "High Places". They have many different cultures because each tribe is different from one another. Some commonalities are they frequently practice some form of animism/shamanism. Strength and wisdom are both sought after heavily, but with a leaning towards strength because of the need to survive in harsh conditions.

Tons of leeway with what you could do within the "barbarian" points already laid out. Mores, folkways, culture, societal structure, and government I want to leave up to you guys if you want to be a barbarian.