Heimrean (Culture)

The Heimrean people group is a cultural, ethnic, and religious group that originally developed in north eastern Sørligste. They have since dispersed across several continents and have/had presences in Sparwood and Helmia.

Etymology
The word Heimr comes from the Heimrean word for home and was used as the name for the region they inhabited. The word would eventually be used to describe the people themselves as Heimreans which roughly translates to "Home people". The word also has a sacred connotation as it is the name of the place where in the Fjoldian faith the gods first met with the Heimrean people.

Prehistory
The Heimrean ethnic group first came about when they split off from the Valdic people and migrated west to what was at the time a relatively flat plateau. These proto-Heimreans would wander this plateau hunting and gathering which would sustain a meager population. They would have a minor population boom after the domestication of the Heimrean Prickle Berry. This food surplus would allow for temporary settlements to begin to develop, but wouldn't allow for anything permanent so the Heimreans remained nomadic. During this period while their were many diffrent groups