Haraf'ne Ideas

Traditions
+1 Attrition for Enemies
+10% Production Efficiency

The Kinah FederationHaraf is a decentralized federation of the most prominent Haraf'ne Houses, autonomous chiefdoms having arisen due to its immense size. It consists of five "Great Houses" along with a fluctuating amount of lesser Houses. Although most Haraf'ne share a common lifestyle as semi-nomadic herders of hardy, four-eyed goats - each of the Houses are disparate enough to express some unique cultural traits and roles within the federation.\nAlas'gasidi - the traditional "First House" leading the federation.\nLeeti'haàt - skilled salvagers that seek long-lost treasure in the desert.\nDatai'tsel - traditionally the most martial and warlike of the Houses.\nHoila'kosu - an elective chiefdom renowned for their agricultural produce.\nKeiin'achi - the "Pariah House", responsible for a devastating heretical revolt in 1400 known as "The Flaming Sorrows".
-10% Advisor Cost

Sands of Ek'elasThe founding myth of the Haraf'ne, Dai'Nadeilhil, expresses a belief that the sands of the Haraf Desert are the literal, long-withered remains of their god: Ek'elas. As desolate and inhospitable as the vast desert is, the Haraf'ne have learned well how to live and even thrive within it. The Leeti'haàt in particular make use of tamed desert sandworms in order to locate underground debris, caches, or structures in the hopes of finding valuable Precursor relics and peddling them for a tidy profit. It is considered a rite of passage for a young Leeti'haàt to tame and ride their own personal sandworm, as well as a mark of prestige - the bigger the sandworm, the better.
-10% Land Attrition
+8% Movement Speed

Nean'áuvulinThe vast expanse of the Haraf'ne homeland necessitates mobility. While a group of footmen simply cannot march through the drylands, a group of riders can traverse it quickly. Although not as integral to the culture as it is to the Epednar, the Haraf'ne riders take great pride in their skill and mastery of the bow. These riders, known as the Nean'áuvulin, or "Riders of the Chieftain", occupy a place of honor in Haraf'ne society. The Datai'tsel in particular are home to many of these riders and used them to devastating effect in a potent, yet ultimately failed, coup against the Alas'gasidi in 1369.
+10% Cavalry Combat Ability
+0.1 Cavalry Shock

The Epednar ConnectionThe Epednar people originally split from the Datai'tsel several centuries ago according to the legend of the Mournful Chief. It is said that when Ek'elas sacrificed himself and became the desert, the Mournful Chief could not bear to live among the remains of his dead god, and so journeyed east through the Ekyunimoy mountains with his people who eventually became the Epednar. Although they may be different peoples now, the Haraf'ne have always felt a close bond towards their eastern kin. Even today, Leeti'haàt and Hoila'kosu traders brave treacherous deserts and mountain passes to trade and exchange kind words with their old cousins.
+10% Global Trade Power

Silent SmokeOccasionally, groups of the dreaded Silent Watchers stumble out of the jungle and into Haraf settlements. Popular belief among the Haraf'ne supposes that to be held in the prolonged gaze of a Watcher forfeits one's spirit to them upon death, and will never merge with the Paragon spirits. In order to counter this, the Haraf'ne have developed a special technique derived from the various shrubs and scarce trees of Haraf. A Watcher cannot take the spirit of something it cannot see, allowing one to surround themselves with thick, concealing smoke from the burning plants. Having a countermeasure against such monstrosities gives the Haraf'ne people courage, as they know that while they may still fall in battle, no Watcher shall taint their spirits.
+10% Morale of Armies

Works of Worlds PastAll across the Haraf drylands lie ruined, underground irrigation channels that have been known to the Haraf'ne since their inception. What little rain falls in Haraf often pools in these colossal, labyrinthine channels and are sometimes used as wells, shelters, and even roads. These ancient channels are seen by the Haraf'ne as remnants of the destroyed Water World and serve as reminders of the old legends of the Bounteous Island and Six Flying Mountains. It is the belief of many Haraf'ne that one day the legends will be made manifest once again, driving them to both eventually restore the old channels and dream of new, ever-ambitious projects.
-10% Construction Cost

Small Folk; Big IdeasWhen the smallfolk artificers landed at the southern tip of Haraf, they brought with them new, incredible ideas and technologies such as artificery and The Thought that spread amongst the Haraf'ne people. Many trade missions established cordial relations and a constant flow between Haraf and the Triarchy; the Haraf'ne supplying ancient relics in exchange for the Triarchy's brilliant inventions. The slow rise of Cannorian influence eventually broke down the traditional Kinah Federation as the absolutist Alas'gasidi and artificer, middle-class Leeti'haàt consolidated the other Houses into two separate blocs vying for power. Finally, after decades of strife, with the ruling Alas'gasidi facing overwhelming pressure, the first popular election of Haraf was held. For the first time in centuries, the Alas'gasidi did not reign over all Haraf'ne as a Leeti'haàt assumed the position as head of a modern, republican Haraf in 1731.
-5% Technology Cost

Ambition
+20% Institution Spread