Bentria

Overview of Bentria
Bentria is a mighty island covered with tribes of fierce barbarians. Brutal winters and hot summers have made those who live there tough as nails. Their land is one of loyalty and honor.

Origin
When the gods began the war on Gaal, many tribes of goliaths fled to Bentria via an ancient bridge that stands to this day. After the war many groups of sin elves made their home there. They crossbred with the goliaths and they became the huge human subrace called Bentrians. The tribes began to war amongst themselves after the gods disappeared and very soon after the Valor temples destroyed all but their most holy of sites: Shrines to their chief gods, loki, Odin and Thor.

Location
Bentria is located in the dead center of the Obergon's sea. It's Northern nighbors, Arkania and Epomius are connected to it via twin bridges. To the south of Bentria lies the beginning of the Sandasian desert-continent seperated by the Strait of Aun.

Geography
Bentria's geography is mostly flat but near the center is a cluster of mountains that house many ancient temples to Odin, Loki, and Thor. The climate on Bentria is a hard one. During the winter the temperature never rises above thirty degrees (Farenhiet). The southern end of the country is covered in thornbushes and razor sharp grass, while the north is nearly grassless but has rich farming potential.

Government
There is a basic central government on Bentria but for the most part the rural clans of warriors govern themselves. Every ten years a new Oberclan is chosen through honorable combat. A compition takes place between the jarls of each clan and the victor of the compition is seen to be the god's chosen Oberjarl and as such it is very difficult to demoralize the Bentrians because it's nearly impossible to dethrone the Oberjarl.

Religion
The religion of Bentria is very complex and like the dwarves, it depends on the god they primarily worship. A worshipper of Odin, for example must wear the crest of Odin, a raven, to war and for all formalities, Odin worshippers also give sacrifices to Odin in the form of goats and oxen. A worshipper of Loki on the other hand, sacrifices fish and fowl to their god and normally wears horned helmets or prays to him in the seclusion of the wild. Worshippers of Thor sacrifice their most prized livestock and possesions by climbing to the tops of mountains and burning them. In battle those who worship the god of lightning and thunder wield hammers and wear winged helmets of bronze or brass.

Military
The Bentrian military is a reserve of mighty warriors from all clans who are raised from birth to be warriors. They're men of the line wield mighty axes or swords that no normal man could hope to lift. They also take to battle huge wooden shields and wear iron helmets and chainmail(Bronze plates and helmets in the case of Thor worshippers). They have very little in the way of ranged fighters, mostly relying on farmers and townfolk who are not warriors to bring bows or crossbows when called to war. Those warriors who do train with ranged weapons(normally Loki worshippers) are frowned upon and are rare.