Mole People

= Mole People of Refuge = The Southern Mole Kingdom is a sub-terrain kingdom below ? mountain range within the nation of Refuge. While the Kingdom is firmly part of Refuge it is granted certain autonomy, for instance having its own king.

Relations have not always been easy between the Refuge settlers and the native mole people. One point of constant issue is the amethyst gardens which are very important to the surface dwellers but the moles consider it a tasty treat.

Pre-histroy:

Recent-history:

Mole diaspora

The Moles were pushed out of their homes by human invaders seeking to mine the riches of the ? Mountains. The Moles were forced to flee. Many groups splintered off and went their own way. A small tribe known as the ? decided to head south. The journey was tough; many moles died due to disease and starvation as well as attacks by surface tribes.

Most of the tribe died on the journey but eventually the moles found a new home. A sparsely populated mountain range on the furthest south of the world.

There the moles began to create a new home boring deep into the mountains away from the threats of the surface. Within the mountains the moles discovered a large cave network making it a perfect place to make their home.

Creating new home

The new Mountain range proved to be an ideal place to settle as a large cave system already existed within the mountain. While excavating the tunnels for their new home the moles discovered large deposits of amethyst in the mountains. The rare rock immediately became a central part of mole culture, sought after for jewelry but more so as food. The moles were obsessed with the taste of the new found rock and began mining it extensively. They dubbed their new mountain home,?.

With the founding of their new home much had changed culturally and many societal customs and norms were forgotten and changed. With so many of their numbers lost, communality, already present in mole culture,  became more important. This resulted with a very tight knit society with each mole helping and knowing each other.

Overview of mole culture and society

Gov

Vaholfe’s government is an elective monarchy. Where new elections are held upon the death of the previous monarch and the newly elected monarch serving for life. While there is no codified constitution dictating laws the king does not hold absolute power. Rather most mole kings rule with a light touch. Within mole society there is a strong sense of egalitarianism. After the King the most powerful mole is the High Justice in charge of determining what is a crime and dispensing justice.

At any point the King can appoint a grand vizier who serves as his chief advisor and helps in the running of the realm.

-cpt of the house guard

Food