Cinneadh
Living in the dales and highlands of the Lower High Peaks are the Cinneadh. They are not ruled by a single King or Noble, but are a council of dozens of families, or Uneds, called High Cylgna. The Cinneadh High Cylgna doesn’t always agree and the Uneds have their own pacts and agreements on the side. Outsiders may have trouble following the politics of the Cinneadh as they also hold old grudges and these individual grudges frequently permeate throughout everyone in the Uned. This leads to certain Uned never cooperating with another specific Uned that has a centuries old grudge over a perceived slight. Sometimes these even lead to blood feuds for generations.
The opposite holds true as well however. If a Cinneadh or an Uned as a whole proclaims an oath of support, they will hold that oath until it is fulfilled. Many Uned have alliances with other Uned that have lasted for many years, even centuries due to an old oath. Only the Cinneadh themselves know all the oaths and it can be a complicated web of old and modern politics, much of which has never been written down.
The Cinneadh also paint their faces and bodies with elaborate tattoos that represent their Uned as well as their individual or family deeds. These are a source of pride to the Cinneadh and help each other recognize rank and structure within their people. A Cinneadh almost immediately knows a person’s stature upon first meeting them. Because of this, Cinneadh have a difficult time interacting with outsiders as they do not have an immediate way to understand a person’s standing from the onset of a conversation.
Subcultures
North Cinneadh
The Uneds to the north end of High Cylgna territory share borders with both the Argaun and Radabolsh people. This leads to an interesting mix of the Cinneadh Uneds and northern foreigner. They have some of the agrarian traits of the Argauns and are excellent shepherds. Some of the finest wool garments on Serrus are sewn by the North Cenneadh people. They are famous for their scarves in a multitude of different tartan patterns, commonly representing the pattern associated with their Uned. The North Cinneadh closer to the Radabolsh are considered more rowdy than their cousins, even though they share the same skill at textile making.South Cinneadh
The Uneds on the southern slopes of the Lower High Peaks are less inclined to be tolerant of outsiders than their northern cousins. This is not to say they are xenophobic, but they would rather foreigners not try to embroil themselves in what they consider Uned business. They do share territory with the Lakemen and thus have a more encompassing view of rulership within their Uned. Instead of a single Uned duke, the South Cinneadh Uneds are governed by a duke who answers to a group of elders, one each from the many Uned branches associated with the main Uned.Ddryslydmen
As hard as their name is to pronounce, deciphering their ritualistic lifestyle is just as difficult. The Ddryslydmen live in an area that they consider extremely sacred and filled with an unusually high amount of Elan within nature. They commune with the spirits around them on a daily basis and each claim to have a guardian nature spirit accompanying them wherever they go offering advice and helping them. In truth, they are right about the elevated Elan levels in their area. Scholars are baffled by it and the connections with other planes and Orrus is very strong here. The Ddryslydmen consider themselves a chosen people to watch over this sacred area and are fiercely defiant to any outsiders who try to tarnish the landscape.Naming Traditions
Family names
Ailenach, Banach, Baran, Bochanan, Breac, Buideach, Camran, Cananach, Caidh, Dalais, Deoireach, Dubhach, Dubhghlas, Dunaidh, Friseal, Geadais, Giobsan, Lobhdain, Moireach, Peucag, Ros, Seadh, Sgein, Tolmach, Urchadainn
The Cinneadh have the fierceness of the Rynnish and hold grudges like the Durgol. They drink like the Bolsh and fight like the Jutan. What a confused group of people.
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