The Nomadic Northerners
In the far northeast, you will find the Aneira, they are a group of nomadic warg riders, who live by herding llamas, hunting yaks, and gathering nuts, berries, and mushrooms in the forest. because they are nomadic, their population density is very light, which has caused them to lose a significant chunk of land to the yenoees. They used to roam as far south as the edge of the desert, having called the entirety of the dry grasslands their home, now they are restricted to just the tundras and the pine forest.
Government
They aren't as much of a single country as much as they are a collection of large extended families, that come together once a year to discuss matters of great importance. these families are called clans, and each clan has a head, which is the eldest male in the most senior branch of the family. These clan heads are called chiefs, and these chiefs are typically the ones who come together with the other chiefs to decide things.
Besides the once-a-year planned thing, as they call it. they also sometimes meet randomly or by chance, when they may trade or share information.
Customs
They don't have any permanent settlements, but they do have crypts. they believe the bodies of the dead should be preserved, so they use a combination of yak fat and pine sap to preserve the corpses of their dead, each clan has a crypt, and when it is full, they will build a new one, although this doesn't happen very often.
The exact ritual involves removing all the organs and the brains, using salt to remove moisture from the body, and then using the fat and sap mixture to preserve the body, then it is wrapped in furs, and laid to rest in a coffin carved from stone and placed in the crypt, along with pottery jars, which are filled with the organs and strong alcohol, and belongings of theirs that were precious to them. family members will also leave gifts for them, as well as return on occasion to leave flowers.
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