Bjørn´sberg

Bjørnsberg, or Morcoronor in Aurlûnoren, is a small mountain kingdom in the northwest of Syltör. Its name translates roughly to "bear's mountain" in the Traveler's Tongue. The Bjørnic people make up a majority of the population, mostly concentrated in the capital and largest settlement of Toppmøte. The kingdom is currently a vassal state of the Aurlûnor Velande.

Bjørnic lore document link is here, more expanded details and other stuff is in it.

Early History
The region in Syltör now known as the Bjørnian Mountains was originally populated by the Autochthono-Bjørnsk, a hunter-gatherer human people similar to the more well-known Ghuren to the south. These peoples, whose true name is lost to time, lived in tribal societies for thousands of years. Not much else is known about them other than their archaeological remains, but linguists theorize that their language was used as a substrate that made the Bjørnsk tongue so unique among the other northern peoples.

The Brothian migrations would come to the north of Syltör starting around 2200 years ago. About 1700 years ago, one of the Nortfolk tribes, following the Brothians, would settle in the Bjørnian ranges. The interaction between the Trans-Bjørnsk and Autochthono-Bjørnsk would birth the first true proto-Bjørnic culture within two centuries.

The northern migrations brought agriculture and settled living to the proto-Bjørnic culture, in the form of small villages and towns. They paid minor taxes to Norfthorn or Andorn as the states established themselves, and exchanged control over the land, but the local people kept their own culture.

There were two major tribes Djøn and Yakek, and a difference in their methods of living led them to split. The Djøn settled in small communal towns, often along rivers. The Yakek were a nomadic culture in the region of Bjørn'sberg, (name given later), after the huge bears of the region, and these people where dubbed Bjørnians. Up until the founding of Norfthorn nobody invaded them, being very good at defense, but because they retained the nomadic lifestyle of the original Nortfolk migrants it was easy to divide and conquer them. The Bjørnians were not invaded by Andorn until many years after the Bjørn-Elven War. Sometime that is not exactly between the founding of Toppmøte and then they began to settle into towns as them and the Djøn became more similar.(Though small amounts of semi nomadic Bjørnic people continued to exist until today. But because of thier frequent stopping at and exchange with Bjørnic towns, they are a nearly identical people.)

Bergfüth and the Bjørnic-Elven War
In year -98 of the Aurlûnoren calendar A Bjørnic leader united several tribes and towns just north of the Southern Bjørnian Mountains. He declared himself "King of the Bjørns" or Kung av Bjørnnens in the Bjørnic tongue. He then symbolically hiked the mountains and declared the kingdom of Bergfüth (Mountain-south in travelers tongue) in the mountains and the territory he already controlled. There was little oppostion to this, and the small Bjørnic towns and monasteries in the northern part of the range accepted his rule. He eventually began to build a capital city on the highest peak he could.

Following the founding of Aurlûnor Velande, celestial elves started building settlements in the Southern Bjørnian Mountains, and tensions led Between the two, considering each other War Mongers, and this is when The Flaskor Mercenary Guild began, they are an elite group of Mercenaries that removed their iris and pupils to gain a control of sound, they made Bjørn´sberg do well in the war, assassinating many Celestial Elves, but they went to travel the world in search of more profit, this led to the Elven people dominating the Bjørnians and giving them heavy taxes to the people in the south, but other Bjørnic areas had a population booms from refugees and good harvests.

The Republic of Varlend
One of the most prospers areas was a Bjørnic region by the nearby inland sea. It gained an especially large population boost due to its nearness to Bergfüth. The small towns in this place had were often run by a form of direct democracy. When these towns began working together they ran under a system that could be called a form of democratic confederatism. (To use a real world ideology as an example.) They began trading along the many rivers in the area and eventually across the inaland sea most of them flowed into. Because of this thier culture had more maritime values. It would exist until the year 99 when Volkore would concur it.

The founding of the Modern Bjørnic state
This part is being redone but, I should finish it by Tuesday.(written on 11/21/2021)

The effect of the Allium-Coalition War on Bjørnsberg
Asries Flaskor allied with Ryzan, and after there Annexation he tried to claim a larger portion of Andorn(then apart of Bardonia) them, but he obviously lost and was executed, his son Frognog Flaskor was not killed but Exiled, he then was taken to Duragrad where he would make Cheese until he was 15. The Bardonian empire did not attempt to integrate the nation but merely sacked the single city of Toppmøte, causing most people to flee to villages villages throughout the nearby area.

The Rebiulding, Commonwealth, and The Helhiem Coup
This part is being redone, but I should finish it by Tuesday.(written on 11/21/2021)

The Helheim Duchy
Børn Helheim was able to make progress, but there were several bad harvests and population growth stagnated. (He wasn't able to get new players and up until the coop there were only 3 citizens, so there were two after) Much of the architecture and lore was designed in this point but overall it was slow from lack of players.

The Reunification Summit
On October 23rd 2021, a conference was held where it was agreed upon That Børn Helheim(the monarch appointed by Aurlûnor Velande) and the previous leader Frognog Flaskor who had built a defensive fort and was planning to take back his position by force would rule with equal power, appointing a high commander to lead the military and serve as a tiebreaker vote. (Full constitution here)

Religion
The nation follows Twin Dragon but with also with regional variations, mostly honoring Bjørnic folk hero's and belief in the spirts that were the focus of the native religion. They are from 7 cities that most Bjørnians believed were physically on the edge of the world before education of the greater world of Rathnir was common. (Nowadays the official doctrine places them somewhere within the cosmos of the Twin dragon religion, but some believe them as hidden in their own realms on the edge of the Syltor continent) In each of these cities there is a spirit king that rules them. The existence of the world/bjørnsberg is said to be the result of the spirits coming together in one region. Each has a festival day, but not all are celebrated commonly. Note well spirits of a type tend to be a certain way, this is not universal.

Berghüth are the spirits of the mountain. They are said to be wise, humble, and solitary. Out of all the spirits they are the most respected, but the hardest to reach. They can provide wisdom to those who are brave enough to journey to and hike the mountains and are the reason that monasteries of bjørnic faith are overwhelmingly built in the mountains.

Regnverglede are the spirits of the rivers and are said to be joyous, playful, and youthful. They are a favorite of common folk and are said to have discovered how to brew alcohol. The festival to honor them is still held in any area with bjørnic people and is often attended by outsiders who wish to experience bjørnic culture.

Roligtre are tree spirits who are said to be mostly tranquill, but are the least consistent in their behavior. They can often provide minor advice to those who develop a connection with the forest, but not to the scale of the Berghüths’ wisdom. They often are associated with and live in lighter forests rather than the dark and deep parts where Mørk-edderkoppdemon tend to dwell.

Lillafulth are trickster spirits. There is no specific place that they live. They are often associated with the color purple. They are responsible for a large amount of mischief in tales of Bjornic folklore. Unlike other spirits, it is unheard of for an individual to worship Lillafuth exclusively. Ironically they are the type of spirit that most consistently fit their common description. (trickster)

Snø-enslige are said to reside in their city for most of the year, only coming out in winter. They are the spirits of snow and winter. Like the Lillafuth, the common perception of them is not as positive as the Roligtre, Regnveglede, and Berghüth and thus worship of them has been discouraged after the rise of the twin dragon house of Helheim. They are sometimes portrayed as sad and longing. Their close worshipers often partake in a winter fast during their festival.

Oransjeødelegger are the spirits of fire and greatly feared for the destruction they can cause. There are thought to be far fewer of them around the world than other types of spirits, but they can cause great destruction when they work together.(A forest fire)  However there are said to be far far more of them than any other total. The explanation of this is that in mythological times the other spirits raged a war on them after nearly everything in the world at the time burned down. The Oransjeødelegger and their city were cast into a realm known as Neth after they lost.

Mørk-edderkoppdemon : The word Mørk-edderkoppdemon translates in the traveler's tongue to: “Dark spider demon” However, they are not always in the form of spiders. They can take many forms, but none can protect them from the pain they feel when in sunlight. They are said to be responsible for all that lurks in the dark forest at night and are the most feared of the spirits. Parents often tell children that the Mørk-edderkopp demon will come and bring them into a spider cave if they do not behave.

A more full description is being written the Bjørnic lore document.

Government
It is a vassal of Aurlûnor Velande with co rule between a Monarch and a representative appointed by the Bjørnsberg deep party

Diplomacy
It is a vassal of the Aurlûnor Velande, and has good relations with Norfthorn, and Bardonia.

Endemic Wildlife
The Grey Northern Bjørn (Ursus griseus borealis) is the largest bear in Rathnir, with males being able to stand 14 feet tall, weighing a ton on average. (2x the height of the average Bjørnian male) These bears are fairly passive omnivores but are some of the strongest animals in Rathnir.

The Andorn Lindworm and Syltörese Tiger are historically known to have lived in the mountains, occupying separate niches from the bears. However, these two predators have been driven effectively extinct locally, with the only modern members of these species crossing the border from Norfthorn or Andorn.