Wild Lands

From the cradle of civilization, the peaceful Fhokki people wandered across the land bridge to the main continent. To escape the more hostile tribes of early humans, the Fhokki traveled north to the sub-arctic regions west of Lake Jorakk. There, in the harsh environment, they quickly developed a close-knit society where the people relied heavily upon one another to survive. Wild game (caribou and reindeer) was plentiful in the summer and early fall, and during those months, every able Fhokki male over thirteen years of age participated in the hunt. The Fhokki domesticated wild dogs to help them hunt, but due to limited resources, they had only wood and stone weapons. The women Foraged for berries and similar edible Food. The Fhokki learned to smoke meat for the long winter months when the game animals migrated south and there was little to eat. During the next several generations, a minor ice age changed the climate. Heavy snowfall and extremely cold temperatures became prevalent throughout the year. Life was harsh and the Fhokki leaders were Faced with two options: migrate south, which meant war with the tribes they had fled From; or remain behind and face almost certain death. Many did not wish to fight those they had fled from, whatever the cost. The leaders were split; and those who opted to move south began to amass an army. Hall of the Fhokki set off southward in search of a more suitable homeland. Southeast of their homeland, they encountered a group of Dejy people. The relatively docile Dejy were taken by surprise and easily driven back east across the Drhokker plains and into the northern edge of the Khydoban Desert. This mass of Fhokki migrators then divided into two distinct groups. The smaller of the two groups, the Skarrns, moved south and reached Reanaaria Bay on the eastern edge of the Vrykarr Mountains. Having Found a more suitable environment, this group settled along the northeastern coast. The Bay's shores had a seemingly unlimited supply of food and natural resources. Further south, they encountered the Reanaarian people and established a peaceful trade relationship. They explored west into the Foothills and low peaks of the Vrykarrs. There, they encountered giants warring with dwarves and gnomes. The Skarrns befriended the smaller demi-humans and helped push back the giants. This conflict continues off and on to this day. The larger group of Fhokki, the Drhokkers, wandered north to the southern part of the Rytarr forest. There, they found abundant game and settled down to a lifestyle very similar to the one they had known in the northern plains. But with game so plentiful, the close-knit society these Fhokki once knew slipped away. A great curiosity began to overtake the people; a curiosity of the world beyond theirs. Since the Drhokkers could find Food with minimal effort, small bands set off to explore the new terrain. They spread out into the forest and found the bountiful waters of Lake Jorakk. Their influence also spread east to the edge of the Narrajy Forest. They developed an agriculturally based society and domesticated the wild horses from the vast herds living along the Jendasha River. In the north, the Fhokki that remained eventually fled the cold of the northern plains and migrated east to the Jorakk Mountains and the north shore of Lake Jorakk. Tribes of ores that had already claimed control of the area thwarted their attempts to settle here. This new threat, combined with news of the success of the first migration caused many of these remaining Fhokki, known as the Targgas, to travel south. The Targgas encountered a group of Dejy people who were their equals in combat. The toughness imparted to the Fhokki people by their harsh environment proved to be the edge they needed to win the war with the Dejy people. After several years of combat, the Fhokki finally managed to push the Dejy southwest. The surviving Fhokki, tired of war, settled in the game-rich areas of the Shynako Hills.