Chavs (/øˈɒːjɾgɔʃ/)
We of the Crimson Steppe, hard of Heart and bounteous in Spirit.
We of the Crimson Steppe, hard of Heart and bounteous in Spirit.
The Concept
In concept, the Chavs are the Hyylic ancestors of the Ynellian. They are a very devout and tenacious people, a group once living amongst the sweltering dunes of the Black Sea and the vivid red grasses of Derq'ond Îayr. The Chavs of this time, the Esrîl Osfrimul (First Age), were just one tribe. One of a vast nomadic hunter-gather culture. The Savasque Clan. The Savasque, known today as the Chavs, were very devout and unyielding peoples who through strife came to know transience and temporality well before ushering in the Kyter Royct (The Four Kingdoms of Chavia). Not unlike their descendants of Marríz Chavia, Savéa rose towards the end of an era as a very puny kingdom of Marél during the White Dawn. It was known as Osfrimul Umregakta al Ashkamenilr (First Kingdom of Men) or simply Vré Savéa. Rangers discovered remains of the kingdom in the Deirkoniei and Luénos d'Leacui (Lake of Light), so it must have been a humble kingdom born of red reeds and fish. The Chavs were fervent worshippers of the goddess Euna, Saintess of Tides and Endings. While they called the grasslands of An Kyto Dergonia (The Fourth Dominion) their home much of their reign was spent conquering much larger territories such as Reiaule Dergon to the southwest and Anfaiseu to the northeast. Their persistence and extensive knowledge allowed them to establish Vré Savéa as the “Land of Roses”. While not the first kingdom of marél ever established. The Savasque were the first people to conquer the Alei Taran Omarri in its entirety.Ancestors - The Chavs
Today, not much is well-known of the Osfrimul Umregacta al Ashcamenilr from the First Ages. The first true kingdom of the Chavs. Although many grand ruins dot and score the rosy red fields of Deirconiei, many scholars believe the origin of the Savasque to lay outside of the Luénos al Leacui (Lake of Light). The largest lake in the Isthorna mainland, where a mighty cluster of spirits, duraí, and remnants reside. Was it a humble sphere born of red reeds and fish? Or a network of intermingling tribes brought under one banner? Although we know naught of the Savasque born of those short 219 years and afore, the first records tell of the Antuilea Savasque, "the Second Peoples." They were one clan of a vast group of interrelated indigenous peoples. The origin root of all Marél and Ynellian born of Alei Taran Omarri. Today, we know those tribes as the Ayrgoth Clans, fierce nomadic huntsmen sired of the northwest. A race from the Mharru. Many Chavic texts describe them as fairly stout, swarthy-skinned peoples of solemn nature. Bearing hair of ginger white and eyes of sterling gedi, the Ayrgoths were a spattering number of clans living west of Uagh Ìomdári near the Cea Mharru. At the time, before the Ágilai Antuilea. The Ayrgoths were possibly a collection of nomadic pagans. Many clans shared what could be vocal tradition and folklore. And even some blood ties and customs. However, they were just that, separate clans. Until the Osfrimul Umregacta.
And though they could often be confused with the raven-haired and brown-skinned Undaira of the Rose Isles.Culture
Major language groups and dialects
The One Root, the Three Branches, the Three Leaves
Classical Tongue
Ânsûc Želo (Ancient)Forbidden Tongue
Ânsûc Omrâvm (Imperial)Mainland Tongues
Ânsûc Âuismhoqeyn (Standard)- Ânsûc Ij Gabreyn (Crimson)
- Ânsûc Saqteyn (Witch)
Northern Tongues
Ânsûc Marežian (Sea)- Ânsûc Bâvian (Soldier)
Culture and cultural heritage
The Âyrgoš Blood
IIn the Isyalas Asrîlean, many people born of Âyrgoš blood have tawny to olive skin. A common trait of the Hyyl living in Al'e Zondin Omařchaîd. Their hair is quite voluminous and unruly. Long strands of Âyrgoš hair fall like a woolly cascade. In color, it oft lies in shades of brown between amber and henna. Most Âyrgoš have large, almond-shaped eyes and round faces. However, a unique identifier of the Âyrgoš people is eye color. Oft recorded in storybooks, men and women born of Âyrgoš heritage are born with 'sorcerous eyes.' Their pupils oddly glow câd ṱannoy (lilac purple), ij qabre (crimson orange), mare ṱâv' (viridian green), ecřis šîao (cerulean blue), or oyêlbi (saffron yellow). Until the rediscovery of Chavic texts and Geulian pieces from the early Dacrian, these eyes were a prominent sign of Âřneyn Ôrs (king's blood).Legacy of Ševesqi
In the Ânsûc tongue, Âyrgoš means "Welcome destiny." It is their epithet, the name of an unyielding people whose strength of will was born through strife. The tribes that formed the Âyrgoš Clan came to know transience and temporality well in the harsh crimson steppe of Derq'ond Îayr. Here, sevâbcha (goblins), memr gedcha (ogres), p̌ûcha (giants), and qolafhcha (imps) once strode the land freely. The fickle waters of the Eirme Geb Zând (Strange Demon River), the A'd Astôs Gâ'ûtr (Two-head Serpent), and the Âvr Ôrscha Âcovi (World Veins) warped the air with illusions. In the days of the second age, the Ševesqi were the ones to unify the tribes into a singular people. The Âyrgoš. It was their ṱev'ôrc who pushed them to speak as one in the face of many dangers. Speak the Ânsûc, "our tongue." And they who conquered the rugged crimson of Derq'ond Îayr under the banner of 'Nâlchaes (our ancestors).The Chavic Origins
The First Age
Today, not much is well known about the Omregacta Âsindel Ašqâmenni îd (First Kingdom of People) from the First Ages. The first true kingdom of the Chavs. Although many grand ruins dot and score the rosy red fields of Derq'ond Îayr, many scholars believe the origin of the Âyrgoš to lay outside of the Ichâs Âqma îd (Lake of Light). While it is the largest lake in the Isthorna mainland, it is better known as a grand aura cluster where wraiths and their remnants reside."Was it a humble sphere born of red reeds and fish? Or a network of intermingling tribes brought under one banner?"
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Author's Notes
For a long time, I wasn't really sure of the Hyyl lineage of the Ynellian. Specifically, the roots of their origin. I knew, well, beforehand that the Ašvâla, their Síophea half, waded through the black desert. Grave sinners, banished by their own kin. Only to, then, stumble upon something magnificent. Something they thought impossible. A thriving Hyyl society. At that point, I had this idea of an oh-so-great mageocratic empire, a civilization built by Hyyl hands alone. But. The more I thought about it. The more I dwelled on that thought. I found that less appealing. Less interesting. I didn't want that. I wanted a more weatherworn culture. Strong but clumsy. Young and yet unwavering. I desired the imperfect. And so, 'they' were born.