Novorosi Culture

Novorosi culture refers to the culture of the Principality of Novoros, stretching from the jungles of western Cymru to the islands and peninsula of eastern Sparwood minor.

Overview
As Novoros' geographical holdings are quite widespread, it becomes quickly clear to any historians, anthropologists, researchers, and visitors that it is extremely difficult to give a simple explanation of the ethnic and cultural identiies of the province. Most definitively there are three major groups: the various native Novorosi tribes that live scattered throughout the Cymrian jungles, the more metropolitan and culturally open non-native minority in cities such as Cadabia, and the isolationist Kemrian clans across the Nekkic sea.

Even when able to narrow the population into these thre groups, there are multiple subdivisions to each, which only serve to confuse and disorient an outside observer who may not understand the differences between one tribe and another, or other similar blunders. However, at least in the south, it seems as though the lines between the cultures of Cymrian Novoros are becoming increasingly blurred, with tradition and progress slowly intermingling as the wheels of time continue turning. Unfortunately it seems as though in the north, the Kemrian people still retain their pride in independance, and it has been quite difficult to slowly incorporate the region-- or at the very least ease up on the wariness towards outsiders...

Kemrian Novoros
Kemria's food, like all aspects of its culture, is distinctly different from the rest of the province. Most, if not all, of Kemria's terrestrial holdings (excluding the island-city of Kumaur) are semi-arid, with many people living semi-nomadic pastoralist lifestyles. Thus the agricultural productivity in terms of crop cultivation is not as high as Cyrmain Novoros. Because of this, the diets of the people are usually protein heavy, with fish and meat (depending on geographical location) being heavily featured, along with rice and wild greens. Food is usually rich, heavily spiced, and hot, and pickled or preserved foods are also popular, especially during the colder months where fresh ingredients may be harder to come by. The main food-related products of Kemria are reindeer milk and meat, seal meat, rice, wheat and barley, seafood, and other cold-hardy meats and plants.