Orodum

The First Tribes
Although many native tribes settled a lot of them either went extinct or intermarried with larger tribes.

In the land of we call Orodum many native tribes settled. These tribes included: The PalFir Tribe, this tribe was the strongest out of all the tribes yet they lacked in technological advancements and did not develop any type of writing system; The Twilgon Tribe, this tribe was the most zealous out of all the tribes they were the ones who we think first either invented the old tribal faith or brought them through trade and or conquest; The Misirit Tribe, this tribe was the wealthiest of the tribes inventing new architectural features, now common in pre-historic Orodum, and having the most developed internal government structure.

Gender Roles
Within the first tribes gender roles did not differ largely but one key factory was the strength and height of men, the strongest and more importantly the tallest of men were considered the highest of society and that they were an embodiment or 'sons' of the great Khans. The leader of the tribes were strictly male being known as Khans however some roles men could not do. Some roles within the priesthood of the faith men were forbidden from as their nature was too rash. The fire Khan is known as the father of men and the Water Khan is the mother of women, this means that the tribes of old Orodum viewed men and women as entirely different animals that had to co-exist to produce more offspring however this view overtime within the tribes was forgotten.

Government Structure
The government of the tribes did differ widely however there were four main roles. One, the Khan was seen as almost a god and many after their deaths were worshiped for some time as gods however only one khan lasted as god. The great Khan Argun was revered after his death as a god for a long time his worship only dwindling after more faiths and cultures polluted the original faith however the final name in the coffin for his worship was the conversion of the leader of Orodum (Allo) to Novaism. Second, the high priest was seen as not a person but a conduit for the gods a direct link to them and any harm on them would harm the land and the peoples relation to the pantheon. Third, the head wife was seen as the embodiment of the water khan and was protector of all women in the city. One great wife who's name has been lost to time was so great she was revered as a god after her death which was very rare for wives of khans, her ability to rule the city while her husband was away at war or sickness in his old age showed that she was effective as a leader to the tribes. This made her to be seen as being a person of both water and fire which to the tribes was impossible. Fourth, the chief's hand. Historians and scholars disagree if this was a role in the government or the chiefs actual hand but what records show is that it was related to war and combat and that it was the hand that declared and ended wars.

Unification of the Faith
After the unification of the tribes under Khan Argun, the religion that was separated for so long finally was codified into 1 single text which we have dubbed the 'Magna Codex' (MC). The MC lays out a detailed account of the later part of the Orodumite faith however at the period the MC was written many other foreign gods and beliefs had been adopted. Not much is known about the true native faith of the pre-Orodumite unification however what we can infer from the MC is when one removes any foreign gods we are left with a clear cut glimpse into a pre-unified faith.

Magna Codex Ratified
From the 'Magna Codex Ratified' (MCR), we see a clear sanctification of 3 things within early native society. These 3 things include the mountains, the sea and the spirits. The mountains were seen as escaping the sea and going towards the sky (the sky being an embodiment, also birds, of total freedom from the sea.) being a representation of the masculine energy in society. The Sea, which was viewed as something to be conquered and escape from as when coupled with the fact that the large majority of native society was fishing based we can assume that when storms and or people were lost at sea the grief of the people were projected and embodied by it creating a somewhat benevolent or evil entity. The spirits, spirits in native society were viewed as creatures old as creation and that all beings had a spirit within them that when they had passed was subject to the will of the elements. If a spirit from a dead relative was respected and rituals made in its name by their family then it would remain at peace however, spirits that were not appeased were seen as angry and immoral, killing anything till respected.

The Four Khans of the Cosmos
Well technically not revered as a god many of the native tribes acknowledged some form of elemental chaos that spawned the great Khans of fire, earth, water and air respectively. None of the khans' have been discovered but we do know they had no gender but did have children.

The Fire Khan
The Fire Khan: once again these 4 great Khans are still not seen as gods but father figures (even though they were genderless constructs) and guiding hands in the cosmos. The Fire Khan who's name is still unknown is closely linked with the aspect of war and intensity.

The Earth Khan
The Earth Khan: the earth Khan, aka the resting Khan, is said to be eternally asleep after giving birth to all his children the mountains. Since he cannot bestow blessings to his worshipers some priests interpreted this as to worship his children instead of him as they could affect their lives.

The Water Khan
The Water Khan: the water Khan is seen to be closely linked to a mother earth type figure and is said to be held in high regard amongst her loose base of followers however, this contradicts with the hatred of the sea which we observe, most scholars have concluded that the kingdom of the sea was invaded by a foreign unnatural deity which was very early adapted into the core faith.

The Air Khan
The Air Khan: the air Khan is said to be eternally meditating waiting for the final day where his winds of time can destroy all, the complete abscence of any time god within native faith puzzled scholars for generations until after they finally reviewed one of the first stories we ever came across that was related to the native faith. The story of the Air Khan's Staff, this story tells the reader that the staff of the Air Khan is the universe itself and his grip on it is what we perceive as time since the pressure on the staff squishes the space hence squishes time to be slower for us. How the staff can exist in the universe and be the universe is not explained which leads some scholars to think that there is another god, Quotextia the god of time, within the staff.

Munbta
Munbta: in most of the native faith history Munbta has not been a person but more of an embodiment of the mountains and a physical manifestation of masculinity within the society.

Aljo
Aljo: the god of the sun, since the sun was the highest point in the sky to the early nativesm, Aljo was seen as the highest being in the natural order being the final judge of all life and ushering in the end times. Aljo was not worshiped but more acknowledged by every god so in fact any worship within the pantheon was worship to him.

Alja
Alja: the goddess of the moon, the moon was seen as the lowest point in the sky to the early natives, Alja was seen as not the lowest being but more the god of the lowest peoples in the natural order. Her cult 'Sword of the Moon' (direct translation, long-pieces of metal aimed towards the moon from old orodumitian) had played a major role in the fight for unification of the tribes since the main strategy of the cult was to foment peasant revolts within the late tribes and arise in the ranks of the rebellion bestowing them with knowledge and tactical strength to win the support of not only the land but the vast majority of people.

*Unkown*
* unkown*: the goddess of life and wife of Aljo, since her name is lost many scholars has concluded that this deity in particular did not play a major role in society but as a minor god to the general population but having a large following among mothers and nurses.

Husuba (disputed)
Husuba: the goddess of fertility, this deity had a large following in the early and late parts of the tribal period however only when birth rates were higher as her domain of fertility indicated that with more births it was direct worship of her. Her disputed nature comes down to her name and heritage, the name Husuba when directly translated from the earliest native language is servant of however, when translated with later texts it comes out as husband. This is interesting to scholars as in all depictions of her she is in traditional female attire and addressed as a women (goddess) but her name of husband/servant would indicate she is infact a male. Her heritage is disputed as most scholars agree she is descended from the earth khan however due to the passion of her rituals and their intensity some scholars suggest she may be descended from the fire khan.

Posideus
Posideus: the foreigner god of the sea is viewed as the most evil god of the pantheon however his name Posideus is not native to the tribes and came to them through the early trade routes. Posideus is roumered to be a foreign god from enemy non native Orodumite tribes and since there was constant exposure to this deity and his somewhat aquatic appearance the early tribes attested their hatred of the non native tribes to him finally embodying the non native tribes invasion in the myth, 'Posideus's conquest of the sea'.

The Migration
After the tribes' unification had made them one cohesive state, it began to fail. Political stagnation, a failing economy and no leader, all signs pointed to the end of Orodum. Until Allo and his group migrated to the province and established the town of Orodum.

Allo
Allo, the leader of the new Orodum state, was young when he first came to Orodum. Him and his friends had travelled for days until coming to Orodum and meeting with the tribes. He did not adopt their faith but merely recognised it. His religion at this point is assumed agnostic or atheist.

Growth
under Allo and his government Orodum's activity and economy grew to new heights the old tribes soon adopted his new Orodum culture but still held firm to their tribal ways of faith and law. The gold reserve of Orodum is said to have been so overwhelmed a lot of the gold is still buried within the ground.

Decline
After tremendous growth Orodum slowly began to decline as political matters shifted away from Orodum but to the new home of Prophecy, novian lands, that Allo had then invested more and more of his time into. Orodum was not abandoned but a lot of Allo's control and activity began to shift. Pagan ways began to spread however a more neo-pagan way, the old beliefs were tainted and lost. The new government now suffered the state of the old with political stagnation, a failing economy and a less present leader.

Neo-Novian
With the arrival of a new population from the old Novian lands a new culture had formed from what remained. This new culture was a mix of Novaist tradition, Orodum tradition and Novian tradition, the culture was dubbed Neo-Novian as the peoples there followed the old Novian ways without experiencing them.

Conversion
With the mass influx of people the call for some faith soon came, many of the native peoples called for a return to the old pagan ways however Allo with his conversion to Novaism soon stopped all Pagan ways within Orodum. In fact this act is seen as the final blow to the old pagan faith of Orodum some calling it the death of the old gods and the birth of the New. Old monuments and art were (idols) were destroyed and replaced with holy flames to preach and appease their new god Nova.

Political Fractures
With the remnants of the Novian Sanfedisti still calling for a return to the holy land, the new Neo-Novians demanding representation and the new emerging class of workers within Orodum, political instability was assured.

The United Front of Orodum
The United Front of Orodum was a collaboration of left-wing parties that hat emerged from the rapidly industrialised city. These parties included, the Workers Party of Orodum, The Social revolutionaries of Orodum, The People's Party of Orodum and most importantly The National Front of Orodum.

The Workers Party of Orodum
This was the original party that formed out of the industrialised city it called for an end to the new capitalist class and for wealth to be given to the workers of the land.

The Social Revolutionaries of Orodum
This was the first split off group of the WPO calling for radical land reform in which all members of society will have their own land claim over their dedicated property which will be organised by a syndicate of workers.

The People's Party of Orodum
This party was created after some people discovered the old Novian peoples party. It called for complete reform of Orodum in which land would be given to the party so that they can guide the revolution in where all workers and peasants of the world would unite to overthrow their bourgeoisie oppressors.

The National Front of Orodum
This party held many socialist views however their appeal was mostly with the radical youth who wished for a return to the holy land, they did this by having large military parades in their party uniform and called for a strict authoritarian state and that Orodumites have been oppressed by the Credian Crown for far too long so an Orodian state must be established for the protection of all its citizens.

The Traditional Block
The Traditional Block was a collaboration of Right-wing parties that hat emerged from the rapidly politicised city. These parties included, The Liberal Party, The Loyalist Party of Orodum, The Novian Sanfedisti and most importantly The Nationalist Party.

The Liberal Party
The Liberal Party is a right-leaning party that calls for Orodum to remain under the crown of Credia and to increase the wealth of all citizens by implementing some form of laissez faire Capitalism.

The Loyalist Party of Orodum
The Loyalist Party is a right-wing party that either supports the crown of Credia or in fact calls for its own monarchy under an Orodian crown and under Nova, the reason the party holds these 2 views is that its current leaders are both apart of the Credian nobility and some are not.

The Novian Sanfedisti
This party is yet a sliver of its former self, its original supporters are now old and its messages of recapturing the holy lands in holy crusade do however resonate with the new peoples of Orodum.

The Nationalist Party
The Nationalist Party is a far-right group that calls for war to be declared on a credian state so that an Orodian state can conquer all the land, it believes this because of one of its core tenets. Lively-land, this is their policy that the people of Orodum need more land to set up more Novaist cities so that Orodumite faith and way of life can be spread as much as possible.

Raid of Sanctuary Bay
The day was warm, the sea calm, until a raid of men clad in netherite and diamond attacked the peaceful islands of sanctuary bay. Men were slain however the valiant Baked Croissant armed only with a shield and gladius charged the final invader. He sustained many injuries however with his right hand man Akira dealing the final blow, chopped off his head he was finally slain.