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| - The roots and customs of the Kargarim were most similar to those of the ancient Talatherim of the first age. The Kargarim were descendants of those Talath who had less changed and were less influenced by other cultures, and had maintained their archaic tribal roots, warring among themselves and peoples of neighboring cultures like the Linerim, the Adek and the Shay of the southeast. Their horses were well known for their strength,though they were not as powerful as the horses of their Rycoli cousins. During the winters they traveled south, where the heat and grasslands remained abundant and during the summer, they invaded the lands of the north, and even dared to venture beyond Talathrant on numerous occasions. The Tribes commonly known as the Kargarim could be divided into two major factions: The Numahar and the true Kargarim. The first were named after the Talathrant's tributary river of the same name, and many had turned away from nomadism to settle the fertile valleys surrounding the river, and had intermixed with Cheyan and Chyan settlers from the south or southwest.The true Kargarim however , had always continued their semi-nomadic life travelling across the vast pastures of the plateau. The Kargarim riders traveled in large and small companies dominated by leaders known as the "Seys". The only bigger city of Aharian Kargaris was Delik Kizil, near the center of the plateau, where companies came to trade their spoils of war without resorting to violence, and to buy furs and inks.
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