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| - Situated between the Orocarni (Q.: "Red Mountains") and the Romenëar, Aegan was a large, heavily-forested coastal region renowned for its myriad tree species. It's two grand temperate forests provided home to hundreds of different maples, oaks, chestnuts, cherries, hickories, elms, pines, and spruces. Besides yielding countless medicinal resources, lumber and pitch for boats, and various oils and syrups, the rich woodlands sheltered numerous beasts. Large cats and apes dominated the local chain of life. The Aegaw resided throughout Aegan. A Wômarin-speaking people, they constituted the southern branch of the same Hildofamily that produced the Wômaw. The four Aegaw tribes -the Ûonûrk (central), Ôrnûrk (west), Dawûrk (east), and Arxûrk (south)-shared a largely-common culture with their breth
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| - Situated between the Orocarni (Q.: "Red Mountains") and the Romenëar, Aegan was a large, heavily-forested coastal region renowned for its myriad tree species. It's two grand temperate forests provided home to hundreds of different maples, oaks, chestnuts, cherries, hickories, elms, pines, and spruces. Besides yielding countless medicinal resources, lumber and pitch for boats, and various oils and syrups, the rich woodlands sheltered numerous beasts. Large cats and apes dominated the local chain of life. The Aegaw resided throughout Aegan. A Wômarin-speaking people, they constituted the southern branch of the same Hildofamily that produced the Wômaw. The four Aegaw tribes -the Ûonûrk (central), Ôrnûrk (west), Dawûrk (east), and Arxûrk (south)-shared a largely-common culture with their brethren across the Bay of Swirling Waters. Only geography sundered their union. A watery gulf and rugged mountains helped restrict free movement and, because Aegan's two rivers (the Ôrosîr and Dawahîr) ran southward, the Aegaw focused much of their commercial attention toward the south. Like the Wômaw, the Aegaw enjoyed a strong, somewhat rigid political tradition. The four tribes each elected their leader, a "Hion", in an annual midwinter's moot. Blood played a major part in these elections, and it was not unusual for one family to oversee a tribe for a number of centuries. Every four years, the election was especially important, for afterwards the four Hioni joined to select another individual as Hionvôl. The Hionvôl served as the Over-chief of all the Aegaw. He resided at Ûon Aegan, where he maintained the Four Shrines, conducted foreign policy, and waged war. Aegaw symbolism was rich and varied. Nature and family provided many of the themes. All four Aegaw tribes carried similar banners, each a two-color design with a stylized tree emblazoned on a contrasting field. The Ôrnôrk's flag involved a dark red pine on a pale lavender background, symbolizing their affiliation with the Ôrosîr Valley. A green maple on a white field served as the symbol of the less numerous but powerful Ûonûrk. The plentiful Dawûrk carried a banner that nearly mirrored this design, for it displayed a silver oak on a green field. A yellow cherry on a black field denotes the Arxûrk. When joined, the Aegaw carried a large flag incorporating all four of the tribal fields (lavender, white, green, and black) and adorned with a black chestnut tree-the symbol of tribal unity.
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