The Poths

The Poths are a tribe of nomads who have been travelling around the Heart of Haven sea for generations. They have a very distinctive culture, including their religion, Anglism.

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History
The tribe of seafaring nomads existed for thousands of years, they originated in the snowy area of northwestern Eldham, relying heavily on fishing to live due to the harsh land, they were unable to leave due to the people occupying the surrounding lands. Eventually these neighbours invaded Poth, driving them off of the land and out to sea. The surrounding area was occupied by unwelcoming groups, so the Poths travelled south in search for land they could call their own, or at least be accepted into, to no avail. They grew hateful of the land and its people, they felt betrayed, they believed the land had never treated them well and they never asked for much, so they were confused as to why they had been forced out. Many cultural ties to the land, including religion, were dropped as they based their identity off of the water that let them exist. During this time the belief in an accepting ocean goddess emerged with no real name. This was the start of what would later become Anglism.

During their migration south they ran into the land of the Angh'Golits. The Angh'Golits were a race of fish-like people, the last of their species. They used to be an incredibly advanced nation in terms of philosophy, technology and culture, but were declining in numbers and advancement. They passed on copies of their scrolls that contained the knowledge.

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The tribe of nomads has existed for thousands of years, they originated in, from which they slowly made their way to the continent of Haven. The tribe likes to go along coastlines due to easy access to water and an open are to settle down. They made their way to the Heart of Haven and built a small village around 200 years ago which they abandoned around 30 years later. It is unknown why they abandoned the village but it is likely due to their lack of combat knowledge and practice outside of water, meaning they were unable to compete with natives and unable to defend themselves from them so they continued going around the Heart of Haven, it takes them about one year and one month to completely go around it. The tribe adopted Anglism from the Angh' golits, a declining society of a fish-like race. Since the fish people had a very different culture, Anglism nowadays is the result of those cultures who implemented elements of each others' culture.

Culture
Early on in their tribe, in Nieden, their nuitrition revolved generally around fishing, which was also how they got food when they were staying on a coast. They generally stayed in a village for around 6-9 days then took around one day to set up a new one.Their villages were composed of tents and a campfire. There were also chairs along the coastline so they could fish and barrels to store supplies. Their tents were made out of leather and long sticks to hold the leather up, with a floor made out of leather too. When they were moving to another spot, they rolled the leather around the long sticks. 2 to 3 people were needed to lift this up. Some people carried the barrels. As mentioned before, the Tribe nowadays goes around the Heart of Haven sea, doing so can take up to a year and a half and marks one year for the nomad tribe. Each time they do so it marks a year for them. Going around the sea can take around a year and a half. Each time they go around it, they celebrate i