Gomosenghan Ideas

Traditions
+10% National Tax Modifier
-15% Cost of Advisors with Ruler's Culture

Ascetic LivesThe picturesque lands of Gomosengha were well known to possess many qualities dear to those seeking a quiet, contemplative life far away from the temptations of the physical world. Ever since his auspicious hatching in 1444 AA, ascetics also came to be closer to Varlengeilt, the son of Drozmagog. The very best of these, morally and spiritually, would then be chosen by the Ustajanky ik Drozma, or Mouths of the Dragon, Varlengeilt’s personal tutors, educators, and priests. Even those who aren’t considered for the Ustajanky ik Drozma are strong of faith and can be trusted to spread the word of the Dragon.
+25% Religious Unity

Fur ParadiseGomosengha, which means “Mountain’s Shadow" in Rzentur, is a bountiful land, so named due to the Ekyunimoy mountains to the west. It is located by the frontier beyond the traditional boundary of the Ynnic realms, where many trappers and hunters range to hunt, trap, and fish. They then bring these products to market in Gomosengha which, bolstered by its own local abundance of wildlife, has led to a thriving regional fur industry. Nowhere is this great demand seen more than in the muskrat, ermine, and beaver pelts that bombard the markets every year.
+10% Goods Produced Modifier

Elf of the MountainAn Old Rzentur legend tells of a tall, proud elf who appeared out of the forest hills one day, with his body draped in furs and his large feet covered in long, green shoes. A family of Old Rzentur gave the elf hospitality for a night, and he returned the favour by teaching them how to tame moose. The next day, the elf tried to leave on his journey, but the family insisted the elf of the mountain stay for another night. And so the elf of the mountain reciprocated this favour by teaching them how to make cheese from moose milk.\n\nThe third day, the elf departed, but just as he was about to vanish on the edge of the horizon, he turned back and spoke to the family: “Fools! Had you insisted I stay for another day, I would have taught you how to make candles from the whey."
+20% Institution Spread

Varlusgie MinersWith the arrival of the Cannorians to the Ynn River Valley, the spread of the tales of Mighty Varlengeilt began. Whilst the Cannorians are of a multitude of different races, the beings known as kobolds, which we dubbed 'Varlusgie' for the green scales of the first to arrive, are a strange, almost distorted mirror to the Drozma Tur. Small, wingless and almost like humanoid dragons, they claim to be related to - or even created by - dragons. They first began to arrive in the lands of the Rzentur en masse after hearing of Varlengeilt, the one true god. They venerated the idea of dragons as gods in Cannor, but none were to be found, until their arrival in Aelantir.\n\nExcellent excavators and with a predisposition for finding wealth, many of these kobolds devote themselves to Varlengeilt and gladly adopt the true faith. They display piety through labor and the excavation of the riches of the mountains and they hope to one day personally place these treasures at his feet and add them to his great hoard.
+10% Production Efficiency

DrakehoundsThe foothills of Gomosengha, and by extension the Ekyunimoy Mountains, are populated with small settlements of fur trappers, hunters, and miners. These wild frontiers also hold another inhabitant: the drakehound. Drakehounds, despite what the name suggests, are not related to dragons. Instead they are a large breed of canine which has risen to prominence in recent years due to its thick, fluffy coat being well suited to the cold climes of the Northern Ynn and the Broken Sea.\n\nExtremely protective of their owners and those who earn their trust, drakehounds have been known to brutally savage any they think are harming their charges. Such is their loyalty, it is not unheard of for drakehounds to carry ill or injured owners upon their backs for miles to receive aid, including through enemy territory.
-0.03 Monthly War Exhaustion

Frost FightersMuch like our Old Rzentur cousins to the north, we Gomosenghans have great expertise surviving the harsh winter months. Legends tell of a time in which our ancestors lived peacefully in the mountains before the arrival of the frost demons from the west and the life-or-death battles that followed until we received the magic of fire to defeat them. Still today we retain some pyromancers among our ranks and some households are warmed by Everflames.
-15% Land Attrition

Home of the DolenmachWhen Drozmagog perished in 1371, only his egg, They-who-would-become-Varlengeilt, was left behind. For nearly a century it showed no signs of life, and the faithful fell to despair as rulers fought each other for Drozmagog's hoard. Except for a few. A devoted group of veterans, returning from the War of the Great Dragon Host, founded the Order of Dolenmach which pursued the mission to safeguard Drozmagog's egg from any Ynnic incursion, hiding it for its safety among the foothills of the Ekyunimoy Mountains.\n\nThen, in the spring of 1443, the egg showed signs of life, eliciting great joy, but also eliciting great caution. The members of Dolenmach were priests and forward-thinkers, who realized that many would try to persuade the young hatchling and influence them negatively, or worse, try to subvert the Son of God to their own ends. And so the news were kept secret for a year, until the joy and commotion for His Divinity's hatching became too much to hide.\n\nAfterwards, Dolenmach kept fighting to ensure that Drozmagog's spawn was raised by morally upright guardians in a philosophically and culturally rich environment, overseeing the creation of the Ustajanky ik Drozma, or the Mouths of the Dragon, tasked with ensuring the Son of God would be capable of not only leading the faith but also of uniting it towards a new future.
-1% Prestige Decay
+2 Tolerance of the True Faith

Ambition
-0.1 Yearly Corruption