Sliabh

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=======Sliabh=======
===[nation]===
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**Pronunciation**: (SLEE-ab)\\
**Continent**: [[Aimsir]]\\
**Land Area**: 456,000 square miles\\
**Length**: 2,500 miles north to south\\
**Coordinates**: 15° N to 51° S, 88° W to 8° W\\

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The Great Mountains are sometimes referred to simply as "the Sliabh" on account of this federation of Carragh clans. Spanning from the north of [[Aimsir]] all the way to the south, this federation includes all types of Carragh. Typically this federation is largely unconcerned with the happenings in the world "down the mountain", with one noted exception. They take great interest in the mining operations of [[Reithe]], [[Koraha]], and [[Yuanen]].

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==== Cities ====
  * [[Athair]] - The largest [[races#Carragh]] city in the world
  * [[Brahamanda]] - Canyon city far to the southern end of the mountains
  * [[Dearthair]] - Southern twin city in central Sliabh
  * [[Deirfiur]] - Northern twin city in central Sliabh
  * [[Fainle]] - City of the [[carragh#Tawa Sike]] in the central mountains
  * [[Gaineamh]] - Located at the far northern end of the mountain range
  * [[Sleta]] - Small port city on the far south end of the range

==== Related geography ====
  * [[Aksa Lake]] - Lake in the center of the [[Sliabh mountains]] above [[Athair]]
  * [[Eferi River]] - Runs east from the [[Sliabh Mountains]] to the [[Casadh Channel]]
  * [[Feahr River]] - Runs west from the northern [[Sliabh Mountains]] to [[Kachua Bay]]
  * [[Gulf of the Fox]] - Gulf between [[Aimsir]] and [[Gael]]
  * [[Honehe Forest]] - Forests on the eastern side of the [[Sliabh Mountains]], in [[Reithe]]
  * [[Kho Lake]] - Lake in the center of the [[Sliabh Mountains]]
  * [[Rhau Peak]] - Tallest mountain peak, found in the center of the [[Sliabh Mountains]]
  * [[River Faa]] - Runs east the from the [[Sliabh Mountains]], through the [[Mhor Canyon]], to [[Alcion Bay]]
  * [[River Laidir]] - Runs east from the [[Sliabh Mountains]] to [[Alcion Bay]] 
  * [[Sakha River]] - Runs from the [[Sliabh Mountains]] to [[Kachua Bay]]
  * [[Sahodara Lake]] -  Lake in the [[Sliabh Mountains]], location of [[Deirfiur]] and [[Dearthair]]
  * [[Sliabh Mountains]] - Great mountain range splitting [[Aimsir]] into two halves 
  * [[Tor River]] - Runs west from the [[Sliabh Mountains]] to [[Kachua Bay]]

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==== History ====
The [[Sliabh Mountains]] are the birth place of the [[Carragh]] and the territory of the present day nation of Sliabh. The [[carragh#Jan Anpa]], [[carragh#Jan Namako]], and [[carragh#Jan Pimeja]] Carragh tribes sprung up in the northern range, and founded the cities of [[Deirfiur]] and [[Dearthair]], and [[Athair]], respectively. Shortly after, the [[carragh#Jan Sona]] clan founded the city of [[Gaineamh]] in the far northern reaches of the Sliabh. As the humans in the valleys adjacent to the mountains expanded, interactions between the two races began to increase. The [[Carragh]] typically avoided interactions with the outside world as much as possible

In the Iron Age, two new [[Carragh]] clans emerged, the first was the [[carragh#Tawa Sike]], which represented a division among the existing clans, a portion of each clan participating in an exodus, heading south to found the city of [[Fainle]] and much later, the city of [[Brahamanda]]. At the same time, new [[Carragh]] were being born in the southern end of the mountains, which formed the [[carragh#Jan Seli]] clan, establishing the city of [[Sleta]]

Shortly after the initiation of the Blood Wars, the [[carragh#Jan Sona]] clan emerged and the [[Carragh]] of the [[Sliabh Mountains]] formed a defensive alliance in the hopes that it would deter any incursions into the mountains. Their strategy worked, and they were able to remain neutral through the entire Age of Blood. Throughout the first two Ages of Balance, Sliabh remained very isolated, content to ignore the events of the outside world, including the suffering of the [[carragh#Lili Mute]] Carragh clan

In the Third Age of Balance, the [[Carragh]] have slowly started to become more involved in the outside world, though outsiders have little insight as to what drove this shift

**Timeline**
  * **102.1M BCE**: [[Carragh]] population reaches five thousand
  * **9.5M BCE**: [[carragh#Jan Sona]] clan emerges and founds the city of [[Gaineamh]]
  * **82.0M BCE**: [[Humans|Human]]/[[Carragh]] interactions dramatically increase near the [[Sliabh Mountains]]
  * **51.0M BCE**: Inauguration of the [[carragh#Tawa Sike]] and [[carragh#Jan Seli]] Carragh tribes
  * **9.2M BCE**: Sliabh Federation of [[Carragh]] Tribes is declared at the stone council 
  * **3 CE**: The builder creates the [[Vault]]
  * **324 CE**: The builder completes the inscriptions of the [[Vault]]

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==== Government and laws ====
Political structure within Sliabh is extremely fragmented, and almost all power is concentrated at the clan level. What few laws exist are usually very specific, and vary from clan to clan. The harmony of the [[Carragh]] makes administrative requirements extremely low, and most laws exist for the minority of non Carraghs that live in the mountains. Clan leaders arbitrate in instances where it is necessary, and their decisions are usually final

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==== Society and culture ====

**Religion**\\
Spirituality with Sliabh is similar to that of all [[Carragh]], revolving around adherence to the personal dictates of the song within oneself, living in harmony with the music of your life and also harmony with the other members of your clan. [[Carragh]] value individuality, honesty, and loyalty. Anyone outside your clan is often treated with sharp indifference, though there are weaker bonds of unity flowing between all [[Carragh]]

**Dress**\\
Most [[Carragh]] in Sliabh do not wear clothing, though those that go abroad or have lived outside Sliabh will sometimes wear clothing. Clothing is most common in [[Athair]], which is the most diverse city in Sliabh. When they do wear clothing, it is often simple robes or swaths of cloth hung off the shoulders

**Food**\\
The Sliabh diet is a simple one, as [[Carragh]] eat only to sustain themselves, and often do not take particular pleasure in the act. Common food includes minerals, oils, mushrooms and lichens, and silty water. Meals are often a mix of whatever food is available, chopped up into small pieces and then shoveled unceremoniously into their mouths.  One except to this rule is an alcoholic beverage called Slush, made from mushrooms. Few outsiders develop a taste for the substance, which resembles muddy water, tastes about as good, and is extremely powerful. The Slush is extremely potent for non-[[Carragh]]  

**Music and Arts**\\
Sliabh musical instruments is restricted to percussive and woodwinds. The compositions are usually rhythmic and trance-like, and are used to bring both the practitioner and the audience into closer harmony with the music in all things. Some [[Carragh]] devote their lives to expressing themselves artistically, expressing their values and emotions through any number artistic modes. Artistic endeavors are the rare exception to harmony of the [[Carragh]], where contrary opinions and ideas are tolerated and even encouraged

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==== Flora and fauna ====
  * [[fauna#Cat]] - Primarily found in and around the cities of Sliabh
  * [[fauna#Cougar]] - Found throughout the nation's mountains
  * [[fauna#Eagle]] - Small population in the central mountains
  * [[fauna#Llama]] - Found throughout the mountains
  * [[fauna#Polar Bear]] - Found in the middle elevations above the snow line
  * [[fauna#Polar Hound]] - Found in the middle to high elevations
  * [[fauna#Snow Leopard]] - Found in the higher elevations of the mountains

  * [[Flora#Edelweiss]] - Southern half of the [[Sliabh Mountains]]
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