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| The Yurt | |||
| Well suited to the nomadic lifestyle of the region's people, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yurt yurts] are central to Alperkin architecture. | |||
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| | | The Yurt-Story | ||
| | | Using local hieroglyphics, individual Alperkin families are known to record their histories on the walls of their own yurts. The histories of communities may be recorded on yurts owned by local chieftains or shamans. In addition to such histories, the walls of yurts owned by local shamans are often inscribed with he names of significant patron alps. It is believed that alps may reside in any yurt inscribed with their name. | ||
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| | | 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. | ||
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| | | 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. | ||
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| 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. | |||
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| | | 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. | ||
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| The Alperkin | ==Religion== | ||
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| 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. | |||
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| | | 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. | ||
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| | | 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. | ||
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| The Blood-Share | |||
| The main event of the annual Cricket-Fall Festival, the Blood-Share is a term used to describe a series of bizarre and gruesome rituals in which the vampiric practitioners of the Alperkin religion share blood, saliva, and other bodily fluids with one another, in an effort to induce intense dreams and nighttime visions. This ritual is intended to promote contact with the dead and the gods of the dead. | |||
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| | | The Gorge and The Hunt | ||
| | | The Gorge refers to the three-week period prior to the beginning of the annual Cicada-Song Festival, in which practitioners of the Alperkin Religion increase their consumption of Noctic-Rabrev leaves by as much as three times. This dietary ritual is a precursor to the Hunt, in which practitioners of the religion hunt, and drink the blood, of non-practitioners. | ||
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| | | The Blood-Let | ||
| | | The Blood-Let is a ritual which marks the beginning of the Cricket-Rise Festival, which is defined by practices involving extreme self-mutilation, and blood-letting. Such rituals are regarded as purifying and redeeming, and are intended to prepare practitioners of the religion for the coming year. | ||
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| | | The Chamois | ||
| | | The Chamois is regarded within the Alperkin Religion, due to its apparent high tolerance for the extremely potent psycho-active properties of the leaves of the [[Noctic-Rabrev]] | ||
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| | | The Harpy | ||
| | | Owing to the influence of the [[Stripping Path|Bassarid Religions]] of [[Lake Morovia]], the Harpy is revered within the Alperkin religion, on the basis of a myth which holds that the first vampire was born when a harpy mated with a chamois. | ||
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| | | The Goat-Headed Harpy | ||
| | | The Goat-Headed Harpy is the symbol of the first vampire to inhabit the shores of Lake Morovia, who was born to a harpy mother who mated with a god in the form of a chamois. | ||
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==Geography== | ==Geography== |
Revision as of 22:57, 18 June 2018
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.
Alperkin | |||
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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 website | N/A | ||
National forum | N/A | ||
National animal | Chamois | ||
National food | Noctic Rabrev Leaf | ||
National drink | Noctic Rabrev Stem Milk | ||
National tree | Noctic Rabrev | ||
Abbreviation | ALP |
History
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Timeline
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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. |
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Architecture | The Yurt | Well suited to the nomadic lifestyle of the region's people, yurts are central to Alperkin architecture. | X | |||
The Yurt-Story | Using local hieroglyphics, individual Alperkin families are known to record their histories on the walls of their own yurts. The histories of communities may be recorded on yurts owned by local chieftains or shamans. In addition to such histories, the walls of yurts owned by local shamans are often inscribed with he names of significant patron alps. It is believed that alps may reside in any yurt inscribed with their name. | X | ||||
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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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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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Sacraments | The Blood-Share | The main event of the annual Cricket-Fall Festival, the Blood-Share is a term used to describe a series of bizarre and gruesome rituals in which the vampiric practitioners of the Alperkin religion share blood, saliva, and other bodily fluids with one another, in an effort to induce intense dreams and nighttime visions. This ritual is intended to promote contact with the dead and the gods of the dead. | X | |||
The Gorge and The Hunt | The Gorge refers to the three-week period prior to the beginning of the annual Cicada-Song Festival, in which practitioners of the Alperkin Religion increase their consumption of Noctic-Rabrev leaves by as much as three times. This dietary ritual is a precursor to the Hunt, in which practitioners of the religion hunt, and drink the blood, of non-practitioners. | X | ||||
The Blood-Let | The Blood-Let is a ritual which marks the beginning of the Cricket-Rise Festival, which is defined by practices involving extreme self-mutilation, and blood-letting. Such rituals are regarded as purifying and redeeming, and are intended to prepare practitioners of the religion for the coming year. | X | ||||
Symbols | The Chamois | The Chamois is regarded within the Alperkin Religion, due to its apparent high tolerance for the extremely potent psycho-active properties of the leaves of the Noctic-Rabrev | X | |||
The Harpy | Owing to the influence of the Bassarid Religions of Lake Morovia, the Harpy is revered within the Alperkin religion, on the basis of a myth which holds that the first vampire was born when a harpy mated with a chamois. | |||||
The Goat-Headed Harpy | The Goat-Headed Harpy is the symbol of the first vampire to inhabit the shores of Lake Morovia, who was born to a harpy mother who mated with a god in the form of a chamois. | |||||
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