The Ganeshi Tribes

The Ganeshi Tribes are the collective groups of Moni that rule over the majority of the Mandalkan Continent. Although the tribes very greatly, they can generally be grouped into three different sets of tribes which share cultural, religious, and metaphysical worldviews as well as a similar language and society structure. These three distinct cultural groups are The Lodran Tribes, The Haudee Tribes, and The Mammak Tribes.

The Lodran Tribes
The Lodran Tribes occupy the most space in Mandalka, vast lands covering savannahs, forests, grasslands and even cold taiga further south. The Lodran Tribes also generally form the biggest and most impressive structures of the Ganeshi Tribes. Being very pious, many years ago large religious groups of Lodrans gathered in small communities and built great and magnificent temples. Throughout the years as these settlements became more agriculturally stable and their architecture and construction practices became more impressive, more and more Lodrans would abandon their previous nomadic lifestyle and move into the larger of these temples, creating great and impressive cities. However, do not let the elves fool you. Though they are referred to broadly as the Lodran Tribes, this group of tribes is actually as diverse and and as numerous as the leaves on a tree; instead of one powerful nation The Lodran Tribes are more comparable to a group of completely sovereign nations who all ally and war with each other as well as with surrounding nations. Notably however, Lodrans are close to becoming a confederation rather than a motley patchwork of individual nations. The reason being, quite obviously, is the increasing stability of these nations. As each becomes more powerful, and other outside groups try to move into Lodran lands, alliances are necessary; and even further than that, the stability has also cultivated a strong shared cuture, language and religion.

The religious outlook of the Lodrans to a large extent leads to their building of such large and impressive temples. Unlike the Haudee to the Northeast, the Lodran's beliefs call much more for active worship. Essentially believing a pantheon of personified elemental powers, these personified elements are made into physically Moni-Like deities that call for worship, praise, and sacrifice.

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