Alperkin

Alperkin
Flag Coat of Arms
Motto: "Jed Eä I Nanä" (The Far Are Near)
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Map versions	TBA
Capital	TBA
Largest city	Alpazkigz
Official language(s)	Alpazkigz
Official religion(s)	Alpazkigz Religion
Demonym	Alpazkigz
- Adjective	Assorted
Government	Tribal
- Jed Janavasu-lile (The Heavenlet)	TBA
- The Ashk	TBA
- Legislature	TBA
Establishment	37.62 PSSC (6/13/18)
Area	~ TBA sqkm
Population	TBA (37.62 PSSC)
Currency	Faznamä
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National forum	N/A
National animal	Chamois
National food	Noctic Rabrev Leaf
National drink	Noctic Rabrev Stem Milk
National tree	Noctic Rabrev
Abbreviation	ALP

The existence of each individual Alpazkigz community or tribe centers around the worship of at least one adult alp, such as the one pictured. Such alps, in turn, live on at least a part-time basis amongst their communities of worshippers.

The Alperkin is a woodland region defined by a loose confederacy which exists between the nomadic bands of practitioners of the Alpazkigz Religion, which centers around the extensive consumption of the crop known as Noctic-Rabrev, and the worship of the vampiric alps who inhabit the wild shores of northwestern Lake Morovia.

History

Timeline

Date	Event	Significance
TBA PSSC (04.VII.1661)	Caputian travelers report tales of mimic vampires.	Caputian travelers seeking to settle along the northern shores of Lake Morovia report the presence of elf-worshipping mimic vampires in the region. These reports prompt investigations by the Caputian military and New Zimian War League.

Religion

Beliefs

Belief Type	Belief	Belief Summary
			Strongly Believed	Moderately Believed	Weakly Believed	Not Believed
Theology	Alp-Worship	The Alperkin Religion centers around the worship of the vampiric elves, known as alps, who have inhabited the shores of Lake Morovia since before the beginnings of human settlement in the region. There are, according to the Alperkin Religion, two types of alps which may be worshiped: High Alps, and Dark Alps.	X
	High Alps	High Alps are those alps who are worshiped by the tribes of the Alperkin region. Such alps are often public figures, who interact on a regular basis in human society.	X
	Dark Alps	Dark Alps are those alps which are not widely worshiped by any major Alperkin tribes. Such alps do not tend to interact with humans, save for whatever few rural worshipers they might enjoy, preferring instead to remain as much as possible in the shadows of nature.			X
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Practices

Belief Type	Belief	Belief Summary
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Culture

Overview of Values

Value Type	Value	Value Summary
			Strongly Upheld	Moderately Upheld	Loosely Upheld	Not upheld
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Overview of Customs

Custom Type	Custom	Custom Summary
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Calendar	The Liturgical Calendar.	The Alperkin Calendar is divided into four distinct seasons. The first of these is the season of Winter-to-Spring. The second is Spring-to-Summer. The fourth is Summer-to-Fall. The fourth is Fall-to-Winter. Each of these seasons is defined by its own respective holiday.	X
	Winter-to-Spring: Cricket Rise Festival	The holiday which defines the Winter-to-Spring season is the Cricket-Rise Festival, which commemorates the re-emergence of the crickets from their winter-time dormancy. This holiday is celebrated during the first full moon following the year's first notes of the nocturnal cricket song.		X
	Spring-to-Summer: The Cicada Song Festival	The Cicada Song Festival coincides with the first new moon following the first occurrence of the cicada song, which takes place near the Summer solstice. This is the most important of the Alperkin festivals, insofar as it marks the beginning of the year's annual migration for most of the region's tribes.	X
	Summer-to-Fall: The Cricket Fall Festival	The Cricket Fall Festival takes place during the first full moon following the final occurrence of the cricket song. A dark celebration which commemorates the dead, it is reported that certain Cricket Fall rituals include necromancy and cannibalism.		X
	Fall-to-Winter: The Silence	The Silence is a festival which coincides with the winter solstice. A somber festival, which stands in stark contrast to the boisterous and highly sexualized Cicada Song Festival, rituals and ceremonies associated with the Silence are intended to promote introspective meditation.	X
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Geography

Climate and Elevation of Alperkin

Elevation V	Climate >
		Tropical 2	Tropical 3	Arid 1	Arid 2	Temperate 1	Temperate 2	Temperate 3	Temperate 5	Temperate 6	Continental 1	Continental 2	Continental 3	Continental 4	Polar 2
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Highlands	-
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