Anouki

The Anouki are one of the few races native to the Islands of the Great Sea. Though they are primitive even by Hyrule's standards, they have outlasted the mighty and advanced empires that ravaged these lands in the past. Part of their success is their homeland and adaptability to its environment: a wasteland in a near perpetual state of winter. 
The Anouki are primarily a hunter-gatherer society. Though they have no bias against the developments of other empires, they prefer to stick to their traditions and simple way of life even after being exposed to technology. This attitude often gives the Anouki a reputation for being stubborn and stupid, though this is not exactly the truth. In the distant past the Anouki had a major war with the Yook, also natives of their homeland. After the war nearly destroyed both peoples, a truce was signed that divided their homeland. For centuries neither side has violated the agreement, though the Yooks have migrated away from their homeland as far south as Hyrule. 
The Anouki have a huge advantage when fighting in snowy and icy terrain. This makes them a very defensive faction as this bonus does not apply to fighting in most other types of environments. The Anouki army is one of speed; they can usually outmaneuver and position their infantry and sleds in strategically important locations before other armies can. The Anouki have a rather unremarkable navy of small canoes and brigs.

Basic Information

Anatomy

Anouki are humanoid species with white fur, reindeer horns and faces and reindeer hooves for feet. They have human-like hands and torsos, similar to satyrs.

Ecology and Habitats

Anouki thrive in snowy and frozen landscapes, such as the Isles of Frost

Biological Cycle

As they mature, Anouki shed their horns to grow larger ones. The older the Anouki, the larger the horns.

Additional Information

Social Structure

Anouki are a hunter and gatherer society and follow a Chief in their village

Geographic Origin and Distribution

Most Anouki are found in the Eastern Great Sea by the Anouki Ice Shelf, primarily the Isles of Frost

Civilization and Culture

Naming Traditions

Anouki only use given names based on Anouki words and mythologies.

History

The Anouki have existed in the Great Seas for millennia, since before the time of the Cobble and Lokomo, and have survived beyond their society. The Anouki have stayed within the confines of the eastern Cobble lands and took it over when the lands flooded and become a frozen abyss
The Anouki have long been at war with the Yook and have only recently settled on a peace due in part to the actions of their Chief Honcho

Interspecies Relations and Assumptions

The Anouki have a tenuous relationship with the Yook, having been at war for territory for centuries. They recently created a peace treaty but it is tumultuous at best.

Genetic Ancestor(s)

• Firstborn