Rancagesh “We endure in Unity”
Rancagesh
“We endure in Unity.”
Colors: Saffron, Light Blue, Black
Banner: Smilodon
Population: 7,046,546
Capitol: Treto
Government: Tribal Federation
Leader: Jedekka zi’Pazclact, Tatoanni
Languages: Rancar, Common, Oseptian
Notable Exports: Cocoa, Coffee, Fur, Leather, Lumber, Raw Materials, Tobacco
Despite being home to orcs, goblins, and other races with considerable existing history, Rancagesh is a young nation with a rough past.
An indelible scar has been left on this nation’s region of the world, but the rancar are working to heal the land and mend old wounds. The citizens of Rancagesh are a varied sort. In olden times the land’s assortment of races were spread out across the continent, and they were far apart both physically and in cultural values. The strongest of these old civilizations belonged to the orcs, and second to them were the provinces of the goblinoids. Over the passing millennium the area now known as Rancagesh has been conquered by invading monstrous races, taken over by dwarven nations now extinct, absorbed into lost human kingdoms, and forced into in servitude by Oseptian slave-traders. Rancagesh’s borders are small when compared to the lands the old races once held, but her people have grown stoic, and they are determined to regain their lost prominence.
The people of Rancagesh believe that Vathis is a beautiful gift from the Arkhos and deities who begat the world from chaos.
If one cherishes the world around them, it will return the favor tenfold. They know very well that hard work is necessary if they are to coexist with the other nations of Vathis. Although most rancar say that everyone deserves a fair chance at life they are wary of their enemies and hastily angered by distrust, and the older portion of the population tends to hold prejudiced grudges against certain nationalities. Rancagesh is a nation of jungles and swamps meant to be experienced outdoors, and the rancar are found inside their homes only when required. Most Rancan cities are crowded from dawn till dusk, as the local populace is intensely driven by social interaction. On account of their long history of animal husbandry and almost-druidic reverence of nature herd animals and pets are seen everywhere interspersed with the country’s population.
The rancar care little for the collection of material possessions, and they tend to own only a precious few objects.
Instead, the rancar concentrate on the value of one’s life as a whole, which they display in their dress and appearance. Excessive decorations and ornaments, mostly handmade, bedeck homes and city stalls. Nobles and otherwise fashionable people will file their teeth and nails into points as a sign of elegance, and some can be seen adorned in tattoos, body paint, piercings, and even decorative scarification. The tattoos and scarification are a societal holdover from Oseptian culture, but these hallmarks have remained prevalent in Rancan culture even as the freed people set themselves apart from their former oppressors. Women in Rancan society are seen as the paragon of self-sacrifice and strength. This is especially true of mothers, as nature itself gifted them with the ability to create and nurture life. Mothers are honored regardless of their individual social status. The second most valued persons in the nation are priests and druids whose magic is pure, honorable, and natural. While martial strength is respected and viewed as necessary, the various magics of the world are held in higher esteem, though treated with a mix of suspicion and fear.
Rancagesh is a land of hot summers and wet autumns.
The summer months tend to be long and warm but relatively dry, followed by a six-to-eight month fall season which is slightly cooler and rainy. Compared to the winters of other regions of the world Rancan winters are warm, but still the coolest season. Sea breezes blow across the country for roughly one fourth of the year. The humidity in the area is high, which leads the populace of the nation to experience a great amount of discomfort in summer months. Collections of swamps and mangroves can be found along the nation’s coastlines nurtured by the season of heavy rain and near-constant humidity. The surrounding seas and accompanying winds are generally calm, but thunderstorms are prevalent, and the occasional duststorms originating within the Nashendasorn Desert sometimes end up in Rancan territory. Extreme heatwaves and destructive floods, though rare, do occur from time to time.
