Mnálans
The mnálans1 are one of the seven tribes of Tederans that make up the Ptivamanaktem Alliance in central Karatvánamb Forest in southeastern Túlmikkía. Their territory is located around the southwestern shore of Jám Lake to the northwest, centered around the city of Tetámb.
Before the alliance, mnálans were among the most powerful tederan tribes for much the same reasons as they remain one of the most important members of Ptivamanaktem, namely their powerful cavalry and having access to an abundance of different resources, both local and through trade with independent tribes.
Their totemic animal is the platybelodon, elephant-like creatures found around the lakes and parts of Karatvánamb Forest.
They are unusually warlike for tederans, frequently raiding their traditional enemies, the Vevúni who inhabit the lands around the other Túlmikkían Great Lakes and being more interested in defeating their rivals rather than simply scaring them off or acquiring captives, as mnálan warriors see defeat -particularly capture- as far more humiliating than most tederans.
Before the alliance, mnálans were among the most powerful tederan tribes for much the same reasons as they remain one of the most important members of Ptivamanaktem, namely their powerful cavalry and having access to an abundance of different resources, both local and through trade with independent tribes.
Their totemic animal is the platybelodon, elephant-like creatures found around the lakes and parts of Karatvánamb Forest.
Warfare
Mnálans are the only member of the alliance to have a strong equestrian tradition, employing both light and heavy cavalry in battle, with the former fighting with javelins and the latter equipped with spears.They are unusually warlike for tederans, frequently raiding their traditional enemies, the Vevúni who inhabit the lands around the other Túlmikkían Great Lakes and being more interested in defeating their rivals rather than simply scaring them off or acquiring captives, as mnálan warriors see defeat -particularly capture- as far more humiliating than most tederans.
1Original icelandic: Mnálar, singular: Mnáli.
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