Hamathi

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  • Physical Description: Slightly tan, with long and flowing white hair. Men typically wear meticulously kept moustaches and don long, flowing robes or heavy steel plate. Hamathi fashion is regarded as very beautiful.
  • Personality: Deeply religious and adhering to a strict, feudal clan structure where birth dictates status and trade. The clan structure is patriarchal, with fathers and husbands holding near total control, and women are often treated like property for marriage arrangements. They are militaristic and produce excellent swordsmen, with a history of witch-hunting and monster-slaying.
  • Lands: The nation of Hama, a vast land of sprawling badlands and dense jungle, once a bountiful trade destination, but now plagued by hostile Beast-Folk (Rangi and Phasari) and monsters, as well as Jotun ruins.
  • Relations: They wage constant war against the Rangi and Phasari Beast-Folk, viewing them as vermin or a divine punishment. They are pressured by the Kizmeti and Miwu empires to accept trade and vassalization but strive to remain independent.
  • Alignment: Lawful Neutral.
  • Religion: Worship the Adrisaha, or "unseen council," an infinite pantheon with countless gods, each representing a concept. Priests hold the highest status and are largely above the law, often engaging in duels to usurp power, creating an ever-shifting governance.
  • Language: Speak Amskara, their native language, and often know Kizmeti and Miwudan tongues.