Kahokia Homeland

Kahokia
Official Name	The Steppes of Kahokia		Flag
Motto	Overcome, Endure, Challenge
People	Kahokian
Goods	Kahokian		Symbol
Crafts	Kahokian
Honorifics	Massa	Missa
Greeting	Hello!		Symbols	Tent		Horse
Parting	Farewell!		Colors	Blue	Brown	White	Red
Temples	Paria		Shrines	Quetza
Towns	Agrona		Secrets	None
			Known For	Horses	Rugs	Furs	Iron
Rivals	Hyboria	Durango	Foes	Bermuda		Lemuria
Weapons	Balan, Korl	Horse Bow	Weather	Cool, Wet		Clear, Scary
Armor	Woven		Wealth	+25
Languages			Literacy
Respect Shown	Touch the fingers of both hands to heart, lips, forehead
Folkways	Kahokians do not use chairs or stools. They avoid any kind of furniture beyond tables that can be rapidly disassembled and sit on rugs, which are exceptionally important to them.
	Kahokians carry a mirror with them, as a symbol of how they are a reflection of their people.
	Kahokians do not cover their heads, ever. To do so is to disrespect their hair, which is of importance.
Virtues	Respect Elder	Self-Reliance	Protect Innocent	Defend Weak
Vices	Greed	Sloth	Deceit	Betrayal
Skills
See Others	Soft, Weak, Useful, Dissembling
Others See	Cagey, Evasive, Overly mannered, unbending

Overview

In the intervening years, they developed a strong culture that is nomadic, horse based, and often seen as savage by the people of the Empire. There were several Grand Houses that split during the Schism and took the path less traveled, the path of smoke and fire and shadow. These houses remain the core of the great nomadic groups that cross the landscape of Kahokia, now as Clans and Nations.

Kahokians are open, direct, and without much in the way of ulterior motives about anything. They can tend towards being literal, and value personal skill and ability very highly, while finding much of the Empire ultimately too noisy, too crowded, and too much

Folks whisper the word savage around them, and they know it, but they are not savage nor unrefined – they simply don’t find much worth or value in fine silks or manners which hide a person’s true intentions. Kahokians are a not generally prone to adventuring, so those who step forth are a breed apart, always ore Kahokian, in part because they feel they have to represent their people at all times and carry with them the best of their people and be the truest. While much of this is worn away over time (it is said that Shim Sheroo was originally Kahokian), it can still persist.