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Odol-Hiria [WIP] - Quinn - 01-29-2014 The Desert City Of Hodol-Hiria History: - Ancestors to the Hiria Merchenaries were horses for Assassins - The City is now swollowed by the desert, few buildings remain, but a labyrinth of halls still exist under the sand - Only Akhal Tekes populates the area because of the harsh conditions - Very few know the secrets of the once great city (chambers, weapons, the underground tunnells) - The Hiria have a very distinctive language, which contains both bodylanguage and sounds - When the city was abandoned by men, they released their horses, but the horses never left The Hiria – tradition and lifestyle - The Hiria is a proud clan, always trying to keep their blood clean If someone stands out in battle or as a warrior, they may give their blood to the clan, to produce a second generation of great warriors - They sell protection to other herds, often if they try to cross the desert - The Hiria has a tradition of plucking out the mane on their warriors, to prevent the mane to get in the way and to help with the heat - They also cut off parts of the tail - Only a pure Hiria with clean blood have their horn tilted forward and those born of a higher rank also have a horn under their chin - There are few mares in Odol-Hiria, but as only a stallion with a Leiutenant rank or higher is allowed to breed (with permission from either the Major or a higher rank). Mares do not get ranks, but they are still trained in basic self defence while they are being kept away from the stallions in a harem. They keep a certain system to keep track of what rank they originate from. A Captain stallion can only breed with a mare that has a Captain as her sire. This system makes the Stallions fight harder to climb up in rank, as there is a great pride in producing a colt with pure blood. The Garden - It is a brutal ranking-system within the Hiria. If someone breeds outside their rank or show any form of disobedience, they end up in «The Garden» - «The Garden» is a great hall buried underneath the desert where traitors and enemies end up. The unlucky horse is bound, before others pour melted sand over them. They end up as a glass statue. Rank system (High to low) General*: The highest rank Colonel*: The right hand of the General Major*: Answers to the Colonel Captain Leiutenant Sergeant Corporal Private: Those still in training * Only one per rank Known Leaders - General Kovac - Colonel Orvos - Major Kessec Hiria's in Helovia - Quinn Fun Facts - Odol-Hiria means City Of Blood. Rules for creation (coming soon) |