The Cingedoz in Aevos

[Ibn Khaldun 7729]

 

THE CINGEDOZ TRADITION
𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅗𝅥𝅘𝅥𝅯𝅘𝅥𝅮

( Pronounced seen - GEHD - oz )

 

The Cingedoz [also spelled Cingedos] tribe consists of a core of Highlander humans with additional members who have sworn to adopt the tradition, keep the language, and practice the values & virtues that set the Cingedoz apart from other Highlander cultures such as Lechian, Norlandic, Radaghastian, Raevir, & Rathonian.  The full endonym for these Highlanders is Cingedoz hal'Trewandunon, translated from Sprækjom to Common as The footmen of the wooded redoubt. This archaic endonym indicates the Cingedoz first making home in woodland regions. 

 

They are known for being adventurous, entertaining the thrill and challenge of navigating precarious situations and the unknown, but always carrying with them a yearning for hearth and kin which habitually leads adventuring Cingedoz to recollect time and time again whether in a shared settlement or mere tribal halls. They, being both bold and adventurous, have an endearing affection for whatever weapon and shield they can find and are known for being creative in both combat and in precarious situations. It is a common tradition that a man or woman of the Cingedoz frequently write sagas of their adventures and lives to keep for memory’s sake and as a source of learning for others.

 

 

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CINGEDOZ IN ALMARIS
 

Spoiler

Any recent recounting of the Cingedoz must begin with the revival led primarily by Gaisorix hal'Cingedoz aided by fellow tribesmen including Arminius, Dumnoric, the Elvellyn Lysandros, & Uortigernos. The Cingedoz first regathered on the isles of Daeland, now known as Vistulia, under chieftain Gowthur Douglas. A period of ten years of peace permitted the Cingedoz to raise the first of many runestones which are still found across the bridge to Vistulia. In this period, trade flourished until the start of The Great War.

 

The conflict, referred to by the Cingedoz as The Great War, embroiled most of Almaris and the political entities therein in a war waged involving Elvenesse, Haense, Krugmar, Oren, & Urguan. Daeland, a vassal under Old Savoy, teetered between restraint and clandestine mercenary involvement in the war which earned the err of the court in San Luciano. Sensing growing consternation from the Savoyards regarding Gowthur's engagement in The Great War, Gaisorix decided to migrate the Cingedoz to the Jarldom of Dunrath in the North. He would declare verbally his intention to remain firmly out of the war after being struck down and injured in a failed raid on the Ephesian countryside.

 

Dunrath and its surrounding environs protected it from much of the wartime activities, occupying the mountains south of the old Norlandic capital of Varhelm. Gaisorix and the Jarl of Dunrath, Dughlas Sutherlann, maintained a very pleasant relationship with Gaisorix providing for the improvement of defenses outside Dunrath proper with an earthernwork wall and stout watchtower. Dunrath positioned itself as one of the few trade hubs unaffected by war and enjoyed relative prosperity even at the height of conflict between the many nations of Almaris. Twenty years passed until the war ended and fortunes turned for the Cingedoz in Dunrath.

 

Gaisorix hal'Cingedoz, riding on the success of trade during the war, recognized the potential for more profits with the end of the war. The ability to ferry caravans relatively unmolested led him to venture to the town & motte of Arichsdorf where he met the Baron Manfred of Arichsdorf. He learned of a potential conflict that would involve Dunrath if Oren decided to press a claim for the Norlandic throne on behalf of the Baron. After a series of diplomatic meetings, Gaisorix received promise that Dunrath would be left unassaulted if Dunrath did not intervene on the passage of Oren's host. Dughlas Sutherlann, loyal to Norland, refused the terms which resulted in Gaisorix seeking to migrate once again.

 

In old age, Gaisorix felt a greater sense of responsibility for the whole of the tribe and wanted to not involve them in a conflict that had neither effect nor purpose for the Cingedoz. This time, the Cingedoz would revisit the Isles off the shores of Old Savoy to find another Highlander culture flourishing. The Piast Casimir Vilchyc of the Radaghastians met with Gaisorix and urged his tribe's return and a place at the table regarding decision-making. Gaisorix accepted this and led the Cingedoz to settle on the isles once more - occupied now by the Cingedoz, the Daelish, & the Radaghastians.

 

Prosperity and conflict intermixed as the now Vistulians vied to protect their isles from the consequences of an early association with the Horde. Gaisorix took on the role of Chief Merchant of the Clandom during the war.  After the war, Gaisorix died in battle in the dread city of Kivdrona with his son Brennus taking the mantle as leader. Brennus would pass on leadership shortly after to Lurana hal'Cingedoz before dying at the hands of the magi-highwayman Max Baitman in the anarchy of the fall of New Vienne.

 

 

A NEW REGATHERING ON AEVOS

 

Artorius hal'Cingedoz, in the year 137 of the Second Age, set out across the burgeoning cities and towns on the newly colonized continent of Aevos to regather tribesmen and to bring the disunited familial lines, known as hiwræd, together to meet at a united thing (assembly) and under one banner. Cunimund hal'Cingedoz, the Temple Librarian for the Archdiocese of Albarosa, recently pledged his spear and shield to Artorius; naming the youth rix (leader) of the tribe. The son of Brennus, Odoacer of the hiwræd of Aedoz, is rumored to be missing after finding a potential means of reviving a mythical treant in Cingedoz lore known as the Brigbonon.

 

The young rix continues to venture across Aevos, the small tribe slowly growing and raising many klukarunjoz (runestones) across the continent as a beacon conferring reminders of their tradition and ways with runestones currently erected in Aaun (on the royal road leading into Whitespire) and outside the Halfling lands of Dunfarthing.

 

 

 

 

 

LINEAGE AND ADOPTERS OF THE TRADITION

 

Surviving Cingedoz (Living on the continent of Aevos): Holly hal'Cingedoz ( @MapleSunflower ), Artorius Ambiorix hal'Cingedoz ( @Jihnyny ), Ogmios Catuvolcus hal'Cingedoz ( @siglms_ ), Cunimund hal'Cingedoz ( @Ibn Khaldun ), Morgause hal'Hrunzdur ( @far1ca ), Harjamodaz hal'Cingedoz ( @Norgeth )

 

Dead or Missing Cingedoz: Isolde ( @koanda), Uortigornos ( @Norgeth), Arminius ( @Cloakedsphere), Gaisorix ( @Langobardi ), Senex ( @HistoryChap ), Ambiorix ( @Jihnyny ), Dumnoric hal'Cingedoz ( @FallingGuy ), Guinevere hal'Cingedoz ( @Rattussmackus ), Cathubodua hal'Tulach ( @lemonke ), Rinya hal'Tulach ( @KrisppyKreme ), Aeline hal'Tulach ( @LillyPapaya ), Cormack hal'Cingedoz ( @RyuTheCoolest ), Odoacer hal'Cingedoz ( @Ibn Khaldun ), Bodbmakos hal'Cingedoz ( @Privet ), Azigate ( @Witchweaving ), Brennus hal'Cingedoz ( @Ibn Khaldun ), Britius hal'Cingedoz ( @Endovelicus), Ceolwulf hal'Trewehled ( @TN_TURKEY ), Lurana hal'Cingedoz ( @Hopeful )

 

 

OUT-OF-CHARACTER BASIS

 

Spoiler

I wanted to write a shorter post regarding the Cingedoz, a quick reference if you will.

The Cingedoz are loosely based on proto-Celtic & proto-Germanic cultures such as the Belgae, Gaul, Suebi, and the language has been derived from a mixture of Brythonic, Proto-Germanic, and Gaulish with two dialects where the grammar either functions similar to Arabic and another to English. This is intended to be a laid-back group whose members are more concerned with creating beautiful landscapes, scenery, and generally being conducive to fun roleplay for others with a number of us being older players who avoid politicking. We don't care to have "activity requirements" nor impose any.

 

If you are a player who likes the intention behind this group, please feel free to contact @Jihnyny or me for more details and how to get involved. Please don’t feel it necessary to dedicate a bunch of time to this project; this group is intended to be laid-back and plans for the long-term. If you are a player who wants to enjoy the game unadulterated from OOC drama and open to collaboration, give me a ping over Discord: IbnKhaldun8

 

Helpful threads include:

1. Cingedoz Culture thread: 

 

2. Historical Narratives of the Cingedoz thread: 

3. Discord: https://discord.gg/bGDGmywkHk

 

[Ibn Khaldun 7729]

 

SAGAOZ HAL'CINGEDOZ

 

The Cingedoz have a rich mythical tradition as well as a penchant for recording adventures. These myths, stories, & tales are recorded with some of them being placed in leather-bound tomes hidden away in niches hewn in the runestones they raise.

[Ibn Khaldun 7729]

KLUKARUNJOZ HAL'CINGEDOZ

A meaningful deed encouraged in the Cingedoz tradition is the raising of Waystones, often referred to as klukarunjoz (runestones). These waystones are intended to be lasting testimonies of deeds or knowledge gained by members of this Highlander tribe. Contrary to other northern folks who may distinguish their own dolmens, menhirs, or standing stones as pagan idols or burial tombs; the waystones of the Cingedoz are solely instructive or descriptive of mighty works done by men and women or a repository of knowledge by which others may turn to to learn.

 

Those waystones erected to commemorate heroic and important deeds are often raised in the vicinity of where the deed took place, be it a battlefield, outside a town's walls, or any relatively flat space of terrain. Waystones dedicated to a corpus of knowledge are typically placed more freely and the Cingedoz only need to be able to transport the hewn length of limestone or soapstone either by horse-drawn wain or vessel upon waterway. It is also common, though not considered a traditional obligation, to nap away and sand a hole in the waystone and orient it in such a way that sun or moonlight can pour forth in beams. To the childish or superstitious, the motes of dust lit by sunlight pouring through the waystone are mistaken to be faeries dancing through the air.

 

Composed below are a recorded list of known raised waystones with a brief description. Those outside of the Cingedoz tradition are welcome to visit, read preserved knowledge, & learn of the deeds that have kept the tribe alive & good virtues in practice.

 

 

HARVI ALLR CINGEDOZ DI 58 SA ACH ALMARIS

"We first recollected on that Daelish spit of islands"

"We gathered among distant cousins, but closest friends"

 

These runestones form a circle on a crag opposite the Vistulian Isles (once known as the Daelish Isles) above a bay in the eastern shores of Old Savoy. These runestones mark the meeting place between Gaisorix of the Cingedoz tribe and the Douglas twins of Old Daeland in which the Cingedoz agreed to settle the isles alongside the Daelish. Through treachery on the part of the Savoyard Crown and the population dwindling from the inhospitable environs, the Cingedoz would migrate to Dunrath for a few decades during the interregnum of the Douglas rule and the Ap Fawr rule (who would eventually be supplanted by the Radaghasts of Vistulia). Only one runestone circle exists at any given time and is designated the gathering place for thingoz (assemblies).

 

 

HARVI GAISORIX DI 61 SA ACH ALMARIS

"We crossed the Rathonian Mountains to the village of Dunrath of Norland,"

"erecting an earthen-wall for the Sutherlainns in exchange for settlement"

 

This runestone commemorates the migration of the Cingedoz to the Jarldom of Dunrath in the 60s Second Age during the interregnum period at the Daelish Isles between the rule of the Douglas Clan and the Ap Fawr Clan. The Dunrathi, in honoring the Cingedoz contribution to their western defenses facing the Rathonian Mountains and to the common infrastructure, maintain and keep the runestone outside the town walls.

 

 

HARVI BODBMAKOS DI 93 SA ACH ALMARIS

"I emancipated Quentin Brae, Lord of Du Loc, from Man-Maker's ritual"

"and stand ever present on the hills of Ferremore in heroic vigil"

 

This runestone pays tribute to the adventurous quest of Bodbmakos hal'Cingedoz in the town of Du Loc. They freed the Lord of the town, Quentin Brae, from eldritch magicks rendered by the Man-Maker. With the aid of Abraham the Wizard, Rex Gill'Riik, and the Lectors; this glorious party defeated Man-Ender and arrested Man-Maker in the aftermath of Brae's emancipation.

 

 

 

HARVI BRENNUS DI 94 SA ACH ALMARIS

"God alone exists beyond all time and all space"

"No partners has God whether above, with, or below his place"

 

This waystone dictates the traditional primitive monotheism that constructs the Cingedoz's understanding with the universe. This particular slab of limestone contains a hewn pocket where a small tome is tucked away exploring the creedal contentions of the tribe as well as a rock-cut sconce holding a famed karnyx warhorn.

 

 

 

HARVI BRENNUS DI 95 SA

"These towns once flowered under the Savoyard sunlight"

"Mayhaps the sun came too close for they are now in flight"

 

This runestone stands below the Lady of the Lake, a statue erected by the Rozanians of Old Redclyf, in the lake between Redclyf and the thoroughfare to the Atoll Grove. This runestone is a marker detailing the now-derelict settlements of Hyspia, Redclyf, Chaldees, & Caer Raewynn which once provided resources across an intertwined network of routes which Vistulia once benefited from handsomely.  During the inscription, one Kol Ragnarrsson Mosu requested an addendum mentioning the reason for Redclyf's particular desertion. It is said that Kol, who had intended to commit fratricide, was himself cut down by his brother Bjorn.

 

 

 

HARVI BRENNUS DI 99 SA ACH ALMARIS

"Elvellyn & Cingedoz embrace each other warmly, full of peace"

"The wondrous race & tribe proclaim shared interest will never cease"

 

This runestone stands in the southern courtyard of Amaethea, overlooking the quay and port of the Elvellyn city. This runestone indicates a goodly peace between the Cingedoz and the Elvellyn, having been commissioned by Acanthus Daesmon. This particular runestone has an animated bas relief depicting a Cingedoz tribesman and an Elf embracing and shaking hands. The relief appears to be on a loop and has Elvish and Spraekjom inscribed along the surface of limestone.

 

 

 

HARVI ALLR CINGEDOZ DI 106 SA ACH ALMARIS

"A new chieftess, a new migration"

"A new runestone circle for assemblies met with ovation"

 

These runestones stands on an elevated plain overlooking the new village of Danuglas, the new home of the Cingedoz founded by the rix or Chieftess Lurana hal'Cingedoz west of the Arentinian Alps and east of Celia'nor and the Iron'Uzg. These runestones demarcate an assembly-place for the tribe to gather to debate current affairs and matters pertaining to tribe as well as a gathering point for trade caravans and military sortees.

 

 

 

CIGANIZ AIR BRENNUS DI 109 SA ACH ALMARIS

"Aedek abo bardoz slaugiz seldlicoz!"

"Sihafekozyrdi stow binat magjodrenxoz"

"My zeal for the bards works wonders!

We shall have a place for great songs!"

 

The runestone circle within the confines of the village Danuglas on the western side of the Arentanian Alps are currently being warded by the Bardnemetoi (Revered Bard) Brennus hal'Cingedoz and, with enough time, bardic feats and magicks will be easier to perform within range of the runestone circle. A gathering of Cingedoz witnessed the first of many invocations by Brennus and listened to both his song to ward off stress and of the tales of Bodbmall the Warlock and Boiorix the Bard.

 

 

 

HARVI ODOACER OK BRIGODRENX DI 114 SA ACH ALMARIS

"Cingedoz ok Reinmarenoz ogbijozoz karantsoz

Sin klukarunjo gīsl twǣm ciallos"

"The Cingedoz and Reinmarens are friends,

This runestone is an agreement between the two"

 

The labor that came after for Odoacer was one of patience and precision rather than stoutness and strength. He used chisel and mallet to beat away at lettering from the Common language, the Reinmaren and the Cingedoz tongue known as Spraekjom.

 

 

HARVI CUNIMUND DI 136 SA ACH AEVOS

"The Church Librarian for all his hand-copied tomes,

Raised a runestone upon tall hill, over Aaun it looms"

 

Cunimund hal'Cingedoz, having labored as a librarian for the Archdiocese of Albarosa since the first colonies on Aevos, was granted a parcel of land to raise a runestone overlooking the royal highway leading into Whitespire in Aaun. The runestone is the Aevosian runestones describing the credal principles of the primitive monotheism that many Cingedoz follow.

 

 

HARVI ARTORIUS DI 137 SA ACH AEVOS

"Across expansive meadows & rolling hills of the Halfling Shire,

Artorius raised a stone, a beacon rather, with which to inspire"

 

Artorius hal'Cingedoz, the youthful leader of the Cingedoz, has raised one of many runestones meant to serve as a beacon and indication to tribesmen and those interested in adopting the culture that the tribe is being recollected across the new continent.

[Ibn Khaldun 7729]

HARVI CUNIMUND DI 139 SA ACH AEVOS

"Spanning from Whitespire to Lurin across a river-scored landscape

A stone half-sunk in a meadow half a mile from a diver's cape"

 

Cunimund hal'Cingedoz, the lorekeeper of the Cingedoz, met with the leader of Lurin - Mika Anarion. With a persuading tone, good Cunimund appealed to him in an audience of his citizens for permission to raise a runestone so that lost tribesmen might learn that they are sought after. The runestone is hewn with a few niches that contain both an almanac and a dictionary, reminding of the life and the language of the tribe. The runestone is visible from the road between Whitespire and Lurin, past a bridge nearest Fort Scuntworth.