Ovurlind

Ovurlind (Ovun: Northern Land) is a small settlement near the Cracking Shores in the northernmost point of Andor.

Location and Layout
Ovurlind is a relatively small northern village populated by an ethnic tribe of Raunen called Ovun. Due to the weather, housing tends to be compact and minimal, as the harsh environment makes large structures almost impossible to construct. The long line of Chieftains through the years resides in a rather modest longhouse, which can be used as a gathering location if needed.

People
Given the location, Ovun, the people of Ovurlind are tough and hardy people, able to withstand the lowest of temperatures. They are often seen by other cultures are as a stubborn, unintelligent people, but make up for this by being physically resilient. They tend to be tall and fair-haired people, built broadly and often having wide shoulders to fit their muscular frame.

Economy
The economy of Ovurlind is much more rudimentary than all of the other southern civilizations, with it being almost completely localized, scarcely relying on other cities or villages in the nation. While Ovun do posses and use currency, often times goods are traded and haggled over rather than bought due to the size and nature of the population, as well as the high necessity for for serviced based manual labor. Little is wasted in their community, and almost everything has a purpose or use.

Foundation
It is not known exactly when Ovurlind was founded, but generally accepted that it came to be sometime near the end of the Thousand Year War by Farkas the Bold. Not much is known about him, except the fact that he is listed as one of the Legendary Heroes, and his soul was placed as a star in the sky by Elúdar. He's said to have been responsible for the creation of Ovurlind by migrating his people through impenetrable snowstorms to escape the persecution of the Valans.

Kierthan Colonization Period
In the earlier years of Ovurlind, there were any attempts from the Kierthans colonize the region, mainly for military purposes due to the harsh terrain. The colonization was for little more than a show of power, and given the small advantage was deemed a wasted effort and abandoned to the natives.

Recent History
As of recent times, Overlind has been a stagnant land. After the small amount of fighting with the Kierthans most of civilization realized it wasn't worth the resources or time, even to attempt trade. The Kierthans still hold disdain for the people of Ovurlind, whom they see as primitive and living in the past, whilst others argue Ovurlind is a reasonable peaceful land, and to leave them as they always have been.

Quotes
"Ovun have more in common with the animals they hunt than you or I, and the land almost as barren as the space between their ears. Such a land was never meant to inhabited by any civilized being... " — General Tywish Weylin

''"Just because the people here lives simple lives doesn't mean we're simple minded. We just want the trouble of the lower continent. Life is simpler here... It always has been." — Ysolde the Bear''