A Comprehensive Study on Bardonian Culture

= A Comprehensive Study on Bardonian Culture = By Nasayu Eaglemore, former Lord of Annunor and Mayor of Yuzhen.

About the Study of Bardonian Culture.
Bardonia has always suffered from a lack of identity, be it for lack of authentic historical research or a lack of interest on the past ages. This has caused an internal division and the constant seeking of a national identity by artificial means. I, Nasayu, have always been an advocate for the traditional ways of life of the Bardonian people, and have always been against the adoption of foreign cultures. Because of this, I'm writing this book, that aims to help the Bardonian citizen understand the meaning of his nation's past, so he can better adopt its cultural expressions.

I'm not the first person who delves into the study of Bardonian culture. Nor will I be the last. Centuries before, the wise men of Trost have studied with care the origins of the bardonian man and of its early cultural expressions. Also, the priests at New Dorasterrock and Doraserrock have libraries explaining the traditions and rituals of the now decaying Dandelist Religion. Sadly, most of the holy books of Dandelism were lost during the destruction and sacking of Bardonia City during the war against Daelyria, and the posterior sack by southern barbarians.

This study of Bardonia's culture aims to give Bardonians a practical approach, without any useless history.

About Contemporary Bardonia's Cultural Traditions
Contemporary Bardonia can be sliced into four main cultural traditions: The Dandelist Astorians, the Pickelists, the Solanum Tuberists, and the Annunor Folk. These peoples have merged with smaller subcultures to create contemporary Bardonia's four cultures. These four cultures in change, merge in a subtle way to create the greater collective Bardonian culture, rich as its history. These four cultures have exchanges between each other that only enrich the nation they inhabit. From the crusades between the Tuberists and the Aethians to the mythical founding of Dorasterrock by the Astorians to the founding of Trost by Shanks Aelarion.

It is important to understand that these cultures are equally important in the study of Bardonia's cultural identity. They have equally shaped Bardonia's landscape to convert a humble land of forests into a cultural center between two continents.

The Astorian Traditions
** insert ancient bardonian traditions. Dorasterrock and Dandelism**

The Pickelists
** insert pickelist traditions.

The Solanum People
** insert solanum traditions.

The Annunor Folk
Annunor is a region of contrasts. From the steamy shores of the Annunor River in Yuzhen to the freezing cold peaks of Virothen, the whole region features Bardonia's most diverse place to live in.