Amor

Structure

Local Councils (Hearth Circles) Each town or village has a Hearth Circle, composed of respected members of the community. These may include: Elders – Chosen for wisdom and life experience. Lorekeepers – Guardians of history, ethics, and cultural memory. Hearthwrights or Artisans – Representing the voices of makers and laborers. Spiritstone Keepers – Offering spiritual insight and guidance from ancestral traditions. Forager Representatives – Ensuring sustainable land use and harvest.
The Circle of Stewards (National Assembly) On a broader scale, a Circle of Stewards made up of delegates from each Hearth Circle meets seasonally at a central hall—perhaps a mountain-ringed glade or a great timber hall in the heart of Amor. Structure: There is no single ruler. Instead, stewards speak for their regions and collaborate to ensure cultural continuity, manage inter-village trade, and handle rare emergencies or disputes between communities. Decisions are reached by consensus or near-unanimity, and any single steward may request a delay for reflection or consultation with their people. Spiritual Component: Each meeting begins with a ceremonial placement of spiritstones, symbolizing the unity of intentions and the ancestral presence in every decision made.
Civic Roles with Authority While there is no royalty or military hierarchy, some roles carry civic responsibility: Pathwardens – Maintain peace on travel routes, mediate disputes between travelers, and guide pilgrims on the Lover’s Path. Feastmasters – Appointed during major celebrations to coordinate contributions, seating, and rituals. Envoys – Trained speakers who represent Amor’s interests to other regions or nations, chosen not for ambition, but for wisdom, tact, and moral clarity.

Technological Level

Artisans & Makers 1. Hearthwrights (Architect-carpenters) Design and build timber halls, homes, and city centers using pulleys, levers, and traditional joinery. Often revered for blending structural knowledge with artistic carving.
2. Smiths & Founders Craft tools, cookware, weapons, horseshoes, and musical bells. Specialize in bronze and cast iron; some may also work with lead for infrastructure.
3. Glassworkers Produce lanterns, bottles, flutes, and decorative panels. Mastery of fire and fine control makes them respected but uncommon specialists.
4. Woodcarvers & Joiners Create furniture, bows, ceremonial items, and decorative architecture. Many apprentice under a family member or village artisan.
Domestic & Communal Roles 5. Cooks & Hearthkeepers Prepare meals for households or public gatherings. Skilled in smoking, baking, fermenting, and preserving food using hearth-based tech.
6. Winemakers Oversee fermentation, bottling, and aging of Roselight Reserve. Some also serve as community hosts for ceremonial toasts and anniversaries.
Spiritual & Intellectual Roles 8. Lorekeepers Maintain oral and written traditions, family lineages, and historical events. Teach script, oversee the writing of vows, and sometimes serve as mediators.
9. Spiritstone Keepers Tend to community shrines and altars. Lead spiritual rituals during Romance Day, betrothals, and the Feast of Gratitude.
10. Sculptors Carve ancestral monuments, spiritstone holders, and architectural embellishments. May also serve funerary roles, crafting grave markers or ceremonial figures.
Environmental & Foraging Roles 11. Foragers & Herbwardens Collect edible plants, medicinal herbs, and crafting materials. Skilled in forest reading, sustainable harvest techniques, and seasonal cycles.
12. Trappers & Fishers Use harpoons, nets, and traps to catch fish and wild game. Tend to smokehouses and ice cellars, often working closely with Hearthkeepers.
Engineering & Maintenance 13. Waterwrights Maintain water systems—gravity-fed pipes, filters, and drainage channels. May also repair mills and public wash stations.
14. Tinkerers Repair metal tools, screws, presses, and pulley systems. Work in tandem with smiths, especially in farming or food production communities.
Cultural Roles 15. Musicians & Flutecrafters Perform during rites, feasts, and courtship events. Many make or maintain their own flutes and pass melodies through family lines.
16. Calligraphers & Papermakers Produce hand-written letters, ceremonial texts, or painted dedications. Use reed pens, berry inks, and bark-paper for creating personal and public works.
Centaur-Specific Roles 17. Shoers & Hoofsmiths Craft and fit horseshoes tailored for different terrains and centaur needs. Often combine practical work with spiritual respect for one’s path and footing.
18. Pathwrights Maintain walking routes and The Lover’s Path trails. Sometimes leave carved markers, mirrors, or floral arrangements to aid in navigation and ritual.

Minerals & Earth-Based Resources

Clay

• Use: Pottery, roof tiles, drainage pipes, fermentation vessels, and insulation.
• Source: Riverbanks, glacial lakebeds, or alpine mudflats.
• Cultural Note: Clay hearths and spiritstone altars might be crafted with patterned tiles.

Stone (Varied Types)

• Granite or Basalt: For building foundations, sculptures, and tools.
• Slate or Shale: Used in drainage systems and roof tiling.
• Limestone: For carvings, spiritstone holders, and food-safe vessels.
• Source: Mountain quarries or glacier-exposed veins.

Metals & Metal Ores

Charcoal

• Use: Essential for blacksmithing, smelting, and glassworking.
• Source: Produced locally from Lodgepole Pine, Douglas Fir, or Sitka Spruce.

Botanical & Wood-Based Resources

Trees & Wood

• Sitka Spruce, Douglas Fir, Subalpine Fir, Lodgepole Pine, Balsam Fir – For building, tools, bows, and heating.
• Bark, Resin, and Sap – Used for glues, finishes, incense, waterproofing, and even flavoring.

Edible & Forageable Plants

• Rice – Cultivated in glacial-fed wetland terraces; used in sushi and daily meals.
• Cinnamon – A local bark-spice used in Embercoils and stews.
• Grapes – Native pink variant used for Roselight Reserve wine, fresh eating, and preserves.
• Raspberries – Used in sauces, glazes, sweeteners, teas, and ceremonial dishes.

Wild Herbs, Mosses & Ferns

• Lady Fern, Bracken Fern, Fern Moss, Reed Grass, Watercress, Duckweed – Used in cooking, wrapping, teas, and sometimes medicinal preparations.
• Arctic Lupine, Pink Mountain Heather, Wild Geranium – Dye, ritual decoration, and mild flavoring.
• Tussock Cottongrass – May be used in bedding, insulation, or as a food thickener.

Animal-Based Resources

Local Game & Aquatic Animals

• Elk, Wild Boar, Love Swans, Glacier Trout, Crystalfin, Coho Salmon – Key sources of food, fat, hide, and bone.
• Bone & Antler: Used in tools, needles, arrowheads, flutes, and ornamentation.
• Hide & Leather: For water pouches, bags, shoes, belts, tack, and instrument coverings.
• Tallow (fat): Used for soap, candles, and sealants.
• Wool or Hair: May be harvested from traded livestock or feral mountain animals for insulation or cloth.

Crafting Materials & Consumables

Natural Dyes & Inks

• Use: Calligraphy, fabric dyes, ritual painting, and document marking.
• Made From: Berries (raspberry, grape), bark, wildflowers, charcoal, and mosses.

Resin & Pitch

• Used for sealing flutes, containers and rooftops.

Core Material Technologies The Wheel Materials: Local oak, birch, and Douglas fir for wheel rims and carts; iron and bronze for axles and fittings Imports: Occasional imported hardwoods or exotic rubber for high-durability wheel coverings (rare)
Levers & Pulleys Materials: Lodgepole pine for beams and levers; bronze and cast iron pulleys; hemp rope from imported fibers Imports: Durable hemp or flax rope is sometimes imported for critical lifting systems
Screws & Threading Materials: Bronze, copper, or cast iron (local some screws made from dense hardwoods Imports: Rare tin may be imported to make bronze; otherwise mostly self-sufficient
Metal Casting Materials: Locally mined copper, iron, and clay for molds Imports: Tin for bronze alloys; coal or high-heat fuels are occasionally imported for hotter forges
Lead Materials: Rarely mined in mountainous regions; used in small amounts Imports: Sometimes imported from southern regions in ingot form
Glass Materials: Sand, limestone, and ash (local colored with berry-based pigments or metallic salts Imports: Specialized pigments or exotic glass tools
Hearth & Heat Systems Stone or Ceramic Hearths Materials: Local granite, slate, clay, and limestone Imports: Rare decorative tiles or glazes
Smokeless Chimney Systems Materials: Engineered using slate baffles and Douglas fir boughs Imports: None—fully local expertise and materials
Radiant Heat Floors Materials: Flat slate, basalt, or limestone slabs, mortared with local clay Imports: None
Artisan Toolmaking Woodworking Tools Materials: Cast iron, bronze, and hardwoods like birch and oak Imports: Rare blades of hardened steel or exotic wood grips
Fermentation & Brewing Vessels Materials: Douglas fir, reed grass, clay (for seals), moss Imports: Occasional resin or wax for sealing
Grain Processing Tools Materials: Stone (slate, basalt), reed, fir, bronze Imports: None
Food Preservation & Preparation Stone Cellars & Ice Wells Materials: Granite, slate, limestone, packed with snow or ice Imports: None
Cold Smoking Racks Materials: Spruce wood, basalt or slate foundations Imports: None
Steam Cooking Pits Materials: Basalt or shale for lining, fern leaves, local herbs Imports: None
Tools & Daily Craftsmanship Carpentry & Joinery Materials: Douglas fir, Lodgepole pine, oak, and bronze pegs Imports: None—traditional techniques replace nails
Blacksmithing Materials: Iron, bronze, clay molds, granite anvils Imports: Charcoal or high-heat coal from lowland regions
Cookware Materials: Clay, bronze, cast iron, reed, wood Imports: None
Lighting & Illumination Bioluminescent Lanterns Materials: Glass, mica, live moss, or insects Imports: Minor components like rare insects from warmer lands
Mirror-Based Light Amplifiers Materials: Polished bronze, stone, and mica Imports: None
Fir Oil Candles Materials: Distilled from Balsam fir resin Imports: None
Clothing & Fabrication Looms and Dyes Materials: Reed grass fibers, pine bark, raspberry, and grape skins for pigments Imports: Occasional exotic dyes like indigo or saffron
Weather-Adaptive Cloaks Materials: Local wool, fir resin, woven reed fiber Imports: Rare silk or foreign dyes
Horseshoes (Centaur Hoofwear) Materials: Cast iron, shaped with stone and metal tools Imports: None
Water Systems Gravity-fed Wooden Pipes Materials: Hollowed Douglas fir logs, sealed with clay Imports: Rare sealants from trade
Reed Filters & Stone Basins Materials: Reed grass, moss, slate, granite, and charcoal Imports: None
Drainage Systems Materials: Gravel, clay, slate tiles Imports: None
Construction Aids Log Lifts & Timber Joinery Tools Materials: Pulleys of bronze, wooden levers, hemp rope Imports: Durable rope from distant fiber sources
Carpenter’s Ink Boards Materials: Spruce soot, chalk, and slate boards Imports: Chalk sometimes imported
Agriculture & Foraging Tools Rice Terracing Tools Materials: Wooden paddles, shovels, iron plows, reed fencing Imports: None
Forager’s Kits Materials: Leather, bone, bronze or iron, glass jars Imports: None
Wine & Celebration Tools Grape Presses Materials: Douglas fir, bronze screws, clay seals, basalt for drainage Imports: None
Spiritstone Altars Materials: Granite, limestone, shale, and basalt Imports: None—stones are sacred and always locally sourced
Bells Materials: Cast bronze, sometimes iron Imports: Rare tin for bronze casting
Weapons & Hunting Tools Harpoons Materials: Birch, iron, stone, or bone tips Imports: None
Bows & Arrows Materials: Douglas fir, yew, waterfowl feathers, bone, flint, iron Imports: None
Language, Art, and Music Writing System Materials: Reed pens, berry ink, pressed reed paper, thin bark pages Imports: Rare ink pigments from afar
Stone Sculpture Materials: Limestone, shale, granite, bronze chisels Imports: None
Flutes Materials: Elder wood, reed, glass Imports: None
Calligraphy & Books Materials: Pressed reed, thin bark, ink, wooden covers Imports: Rare parchment or imported dyes

Capital

Amor

Demonym

Amoran

Major Imports

imports Salt (mostly imported or traded) Used for preservation, tanning, soap-making, and seasoning.
juniper garlic cheese honey dried fruits
iron hemp rope

Copper

Use: Alloyed with tin to make bronze for tools, arrowheads, and decorative items. Source: Mined in mountainous areas; may require trade to supplement local supply.

Tin

Use: Combined with copper for bronze; rarely found in large deposits, so likely traded. Source: Possibly imported from outside Eronar.

Zinc

Use: For brass (if it exists), medicinal ointments, or corrosion-resistant coatings. Optional—not required unless you want more advanced metallurgy.

Cast Iron

For pots, tools, horseshoes, bells, and structural reinforcements.

Lead

Used in counterweights, pipes, seals, and occasionally for glazing.
Glass Hand-blown from local sand or traded materials; used in lanterns, bottles, flutes, and ritual objects.

Judicial Body

Justice is restorative, not punitive. Disputes are brought to the Hearth Circle, where all parties speak. Resolutions may involve restitution, public apology, or community service, not incarceration. For serious breaches (like harming the land or breaking a marriage vow), rituals of atonement and reconciliation are held—often with the guidance of a Spiritstone Keeper.

Location

Eronar

Controlled Territories

• Amor
• Lake Esthana

Neighboring Nations

• Petre
• Setche /Sɛtʃɛ/

Related Species

• Centaurs

Related Ethnicities

• Amoran