Lundhargo Tribes

The least numerous of the people of the Sea of Grass, the Lundhargo are a nomadic folk who move with the seasons in a range that extends along the lower portion of the Shimmering River and the upper reaches of the Xircos River.
Unlike their K’Haln and Mongat cousins, the Lundhargo have established semi-permanent settlements. Always built near the banks of a river, each of these settlements contains several timber constructions upon stone foundations, including a great hall, several lodges, and temples where ancestors or the forces of nature may be venerated or placated. The only year-round residents are priests who tend to the needs of the ancestors while the tribes are upon The Plains. At several holy times during the year the tribes return to their traditional settlements to make sacrifices and receive instructions from the priests. The Lundhargo arrive with their families, horses, and flocks, setting up vast fields of colorful tents around the settlements. Though gathering for religious service, these are also times for celebration as distant relations greet each other, and the people contest in horse riding and strength of arms, arrange marriages and engage in trade and commerce.
Lundhargo traders travel widely throughout northern Akados to bring their goods to market at these times. In addition, merchants from Pelshtaria, Apothasalos, Bard’s Gate, and even far Libynos are welcomed into the sprawling and chaotic market area, where it is said most anything that can be bought or sold can be found. This includes some trade of the less-than-savory sort, including an active market in slaves. Some of these unfortunates are captured by Lundhargo raiders, while others may have been purchased from their K’Haln or Mongat kin.
The Lundhargo think of themselves as the most “civilized” of the folk of the Sea of Grass. Each tribe is led by a patriarch or matriarch who wields secular authority and a priest or priestess who was apprenticed at the tribe’s traditional settlement. However, ultimate authority resides in the priest or priestess.

Lundhargo Tribes

Ruler

none

Government

tribal theocracy

Population

101,700 (human tribesfolk [Hundaei descent])

Languages

High Lundo (dialect of Kirkut)

Religion

animism/ancestor

Resources

horses, livestock, grain, trade (including slaves), raiding

Currency

barter (some currencies of precious metal accepted)

Technology Level

Iron Age

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Type

Geopolitical, Tribe