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 ===== The Early Days =====
-Before the days of Empire, there was the Hann people.  Spread all across the mainland, from East Telida right the way down to what is now known as The Far Coast States.  They lived in small family based settlements, organized into larger Clan Holdings - and they followed The Old Gods.  They were a mobile society, and moved around their lands with the seasons, and smaller groups often moved on, claiming new land but taking their clan allegiances with them.  In RL terms think of a society that is a cross between early Celts and Native American cultures - a people following their own path, but living in harmony with the land.
+Before the days of Empire, there was the Hann people.  Spread all across the mainland, from East Telida right the way down to what is now known as The Far Coast States.  They lived in small family based settlements, organized into larger Clan Holdings - and they followed The Old Gods.  They were a mobile society, and moved around their lands with the seasons, and smaller groups often moved on, claiming new land but taking their clan allegiances with them.  In RL terms think of a society that is a cross between early Celts, Finnish and Norse cultures -  people following their own path, but living in harmony with the land.
 They were fearsome in battle, spreading across the land by driving out humanoid and barbarian tribes and clearing monsters from their territory when ever they needed to.  They Skirmished amongst themselves, raiding for livestock, wives and prisoners - although prisoners were almost always exchanged. There were great gatherings, times when stories could be exchanged, marriages made, and treaties arranged.  It was a society where warriors were leaders and magic was in its infancy, a society with few written records - but they had priests who knew all the laws and customs, and who could manipulate the world in ways that others couldn't understand. Arcane magic wasn't well understood and, to some extent, was feared.