Greenmen

A summary of the long-lost culture of the Greenmen.

Origins
The Greenmen are descendants of Kraykish explorers who arrived at Adorna '''5000 BV. '''The Greenmen were solely Kraykish worshipping the blue gods of sky and sea until the Fall of Krayk. When Krayk fell '''4000 BV. '''The people turned their backs to the sea and looked inward to the heavily forested and hilly regions of the Goldvale. They turned their backs to the God of the Blue and took on new gods relating to the forests and earth. They believed that spirits resided in every animal and tree. This new way of thinking led to almost no martial training as boys, leaving them very susceptible to invaders.

Customs
Whatever customs that survived today, are recorded in Lorian texts. Raising of stone monoliths was a strong tradition that was done whenever a person died, signifying their eternal life. The most sacred spot to the Greenmen was the Standing Stones of the Forebears. These stones were raised in honor of the first true 'greenmen' who turned their backs to the Old Kraykish gods and set up their new culture. These stones had veins of gold running through them and were highly revered.

The Greenmen were also known to partake in a hallucenogenic that brought them closer to nature

Downfall
The first invaders that came to Adornan Peninsula were the forces of the Karaycians. They were led by a cousin of Vorkun's, named Taymor. For the msot part the Greenmen fled and hid from the invaders. When Vorkun died the Greenmen grew angry and marched down from their mountain holds and pushed the invaders out.

In '''203 AV. '''When Arthor descended on the Gold Vale they were met by a much more dangerous Green culture, but the sheer numbers and iron technology soon had the Greenmen bowing their knees to their new masters.

In a few years the Green culture was nearly destroyed and replaced with Lorian culture of heredity and land ownership became more and more common.