The Hansetians

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Hansetians

(People that hail from the frozen lands of Hanseti)

 

 

Physical Traits

Burly, hardy and resilient people; Fair skinned with darker colored hair, most commonly found with grey or green eye color. Hansetians are very much like the Aegis Northerners as the Kingdom’s first inhabitants hailed from the North most reaches of the known world. Hansetian males are bulky in mass and tall by nature, peaking at around 6 feet; While females do not reach such size, peaking at about 5 feet 7 inches and have a more slender physique in comparison. Their physical traits make them very adaptable in cold or winter climates and regions.

 

Characteristics and Traits

Hansetians love to engage in battle but too enjoy the simplest parts of life. Always seeking a challenge, most enlist in the military in order to curb their overwhelming sense of destiny among the ranks of their country. Hansetians tend to flock towards taverns situated in their community and engage in merriment and drinking. Their large mass allows them to handle quite a bit more ale than their human counterparts, Renatians and Salvians. They have a taste for food, however their bread is relatively tasteless and tough by comparison in other Human cultures. Mostly consuming meats and starches, their diet is nearly perfect for a soldier.

 

Due to the cold climates Hansetians endure, you can find a normal citizen wearing thicker set clothing, adorned with fur and several leather straps with bright brass buckles. It can be said that Hansetians do not have such a fixation on fine clothes but their garbs are often very comfortable and perfect for their environment. Members of the military class are subjects to standardized military uniforms. Most however can be found gently warming themselves by a roaring fire, talking with neighbors and enjoying a pint.

 

Most Hansetians are cheery by nature and consider it very normal to greet strangers of all sorts. They are not religiously devout nor overly zealous towards causes outside of their own Kingdom’s government of which they are nationalistic towards.

 

They are born with a sense for either one of two things, battle or labor. Their military is very strong and their labor force is among the most capable in all of the Human Kingdoms. And even though they have access to the spoils of intellectualism, their focus always remains close to work and war.

 

Language

Marian; A combination of the ancient Hansetian Language introduced by the founder and first King Gaius Marius and a Nordic dialect brought in by the absorbed nordic armies during the fights for Oren in Aegis.

 

Common; The most commonly used language of humans (hence the name) spawned from countless years of usage and adaptation. Though some other forms of common exist such as the high language of Oren Imperials, Hansetians are impartial to the class system and instead choose to speak a middle ground of the common spectrum. In the case of a few Hansetians, accents from Marian find their way into conversations spoken in common.

 

Culture

Hansetians are very much like the Aegis Northerner and Nords that inhabited the snowy regions of the North. Even in the world of Asulon, Hansetians found themselves right at home among the expansive frozen lands of Hanseti and leading on into the migration to Anthos, the Kingdom existed in the far North nestled below the cool breath of the towering mountain peaks.

 

Due to their hereditary bulk and size, Hansetians are more prone towards soldier type roles or at the very least labor intensive work such as lumberjacking and mining. They have an extreme respect for soldiers of their realm but too value other aspects of life. Among the many characteristics of man, Hansetians value the traits of Dedication, Honor, Strength and Loyalty above all; However the intrigue of intellectualism is no stranger to the Hansetian people as incredible feats of war engineering have spawned from the Realm as well as several other sects of engineering development.

 

Besides their pride in their military forces spawned from their foundations as a country, Hansetian citizens congregate in taverns or other social gathering locations and engage in merriment and drinking. The tavern is often a centerpiece for Hansetian communities and is normally an effective outlet for stories and news that is relevant to their lives.

 

Hansetians love their country and are all nationalistic to some extent.

 

Hansetians used to be very keen in the art of shipbuilding and sailing, however, they have since strayed away from this skill and instead have become more focused on land based activities. During the times of Asulon, the people bred and kept the large and powerful Hansetian War Horse. Though this breed has war horse in its name, their usage expands to suit every need of the Hansetians in that they are capable incline navigators, effective labor or transport vessels and of course are an incredible feat on the fields of battle as their massive form gallops across the field.

 

The Hansetian economy is primarily military drawn and government controlled leading towards the majority of the economic prospects being little to none for the progressionary economist however recent developments in the nations doctrine is slowly causing this to change. Goods are not normally exported and it is even rarer for the Importing of goods to occur. The primary focus of the Realm is on military prosperity and defensive capabilities, thus most of the labor force is focused on mining ventures and foresting work. Hansetians enjoy their government system of donating their gained resources to the central government and receiving the product of the peoples labor as needed. They are not inherently greedy by nature and often times do not have much of an interest in excessive material gains.

 

Hansetians adopt a rather unique form of architecture for both the civilian populace as well as government structures. The primary materials of choice are stone and wood, with Redwood being the material of choice from floors, to chairs, to the entire frame of a household. Hansetians normally live in a redwood dominated area and even detest the use of oak logs in their homes. The center of Hansetian homes revolves around the fireplace and the ‘main-hall.’ The main hall  normally takes up the majority of the first floor and serves as an all purpose space from living to workspaces.

 

Government or military controlled structures are most primarily constructed with stone and stone bricks. Often times being very tall and very thick as to maximize defensive capabilities but too sacrificing a sense of architectural cosmetics. Round structures are rare and the style often times does not make use of towers. However, despite their defense oriented style, architectural works posses their own form of beauty in on themselves with large struts and the very highly regarded glowstone light.

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