Shax Brar

The Shax Brar people live in Anicarta in the northwestern part. There are about 20 villages that claim to be a part of the Shax Brar people. These people are peaceful but they would be taught from a young age to protect and fight. There are schools in each village that would help the parents in teaching their children different ways to deal with conflict both peacefully and with force if needed. This resulted in the villages being very calm and peaceful. They had several festivals each year that took place in an area that was equal distance from each of the villages. These festivals were celebrations of season change and religious ceremonies. The culture of the Shax Brar was also known for respect, kindness, compassion, and taking care of one another. Each village had a leader and laws that were kept by a small enforcement group. However, this group was only truly needed for the occasional traveler that did not or didn’t want to follow the rules.
Sadly this all changed about thirty years ago. A neighboring nation wanted to expand its territory. This nation is the Thoyburg nation. They knew that if they outright attacked they might be able to get one or two of the villages before being repealed by the rest of them. So they took a different approach. They had several legions of men come into each of the twenty Shax Brar villages looking for help and rest. Using Shax Brar’s own kindness against them saying that the men needed help and supplies because they had been caught in a nasty storm and needed help to return to their own lands. After two days of rest, the Thoyburg men attacked and killed the leaders of each village during the night and replaced them with their own men. These new leaders quickly disbanded any of the enforcement officers they also quickly changed several laws. They forbid any more festivals. They shut down the schools once they found that the young were not as easily swayed or taught. These once thriving bright villages are now solemn, and dark.
What they do not know though is that the Shax Brar will not be tamed and they are waiting for the right moment to attack back and free themselves from the Thoyburg nation.