Land of Wind, Horse Kingdom

The Horse clan is an elective monarchy where its 7 provinces will elect the monarch from amongst the leaders of the provinces at the time of death of the last monarch. They boast some of the best horses and cavaliers on the continent and as part of electing the new monarch the leaders will be judged on their own horses with all required to have broken or raised their horses themselves

Map

Land of Wind

Open full size

Capital

Zongye is an expansive city that stretches from the river to the hills with many nomadic camps dotting the edges. It is the city where the monarch of the Horse clan resides after they leave their province to lead the nation.

Provinces

Mǎ Xùn
Mǎ Qián
Mǎ Duì
Mǎ Zhèn
Mǎ Kǎn
Mǎ Gèn
Mǎ Kūn

Domestic Clans/Factions

Rhino

The Rhino clan is known for their firm, stocky builds and preference for larger mounts who emphasize the trait of loyalty in the clan. The clan is scattered across the land of wind in different tribes who find themselves employed as Thunder Riders. When members of the clan face each other as generals and leaders on the battlefield they have a tradition of asking for duels to determine the winner over a traditional battle. It is not mandatory to accept the challenge however there is shame brought on by losing after not accepting it.

Falcon

The Falcon clan has their roots in the union of members of the Rooster and Horse clan. They are a patriarchy of falconers by trade and are the lead hunters in the kingdom who are led by the best hunter in the clan. Slim builds and fair brown hair mark their appreance and on rare occasions, members are born with an exceptional talent for magic.

Culture

The horse clan is known for their highly organised nomadic society that values strength and loyalty. Merit and horsemanship are what defines ones standing and status within the kingdom where merit is tied into one’s loyalty and strength while horsemanship and riding skills are another form of strength to horse Clan. Everyone is expected to know how to ride a mount and those who don't are looked down on by the society. Children learn to ride horses at as young as three years old
Names in horse clan are typically very short with a majority only having one syllable. Members of the clan give nicknames to those from other clans with longer names and find people with especially long names or titles to be pompous and pretentious.
The colours worn by the clan consist of greens, browns and purples.

Military

True to their name the Horse clan military is made of horsemen and riders. They specialise in rapid, decisive manoeuvres and utilise the skill and endurance of their people to get the upper hand. Each of the seven chiefs act as generals in large scale wars and lead their own people. This leads to each of the chiefs having different kinds of armies based on their own preferences as well as their own tactics.
Two additional types of divisions that are not made of primarily horsemen. These are the Wind Riders and the Thunder Riders. Those of the Wind Riders are airborne usually consisting of Pegasus knights with additional non-combat units dedicated to recon and delivering communication. The Thunder Riders are those who ride large terrestrial animals and monsters and are the heavy cavalier units.

Leader

Gui of Xùn

Government System

Monarchy, Elective

Major Exports

Livestock, Horses, Animal hide and skins, Alcohol

Major Imports

Luxuries, Crops, Craft articles, Weapons