Ffolk

The Ffolk are a race of humans that inhabit the Moonshae Isles alongside the Northlanders. The Ffolk inhabit the southern parts of the Moonshaes, including Flamsterd, Moray, Snowdown and Sunset, and the southern parts of Alaron and Gwynneth. Their society is mainly agricultural and is ruled by a High King or Queen who resides in Caer Callidyrr, the capital of the Ffolk.

Culture and Heritage
Modern Ffolk are mostly of Tethyrian origin, following a large Tethyrian immigration in 467 DR. This caused the Ffolk to lose much of thier original racial heritage, although their culture is quite distinct from thier mainland cousins and they hold to a strong druidic tradition. The Ffolk spend most of thier time on peaceful pasttimes such as farming, fishing, hunting, and trading. They are also accomplished ship builders, specializing in a type of ship that is designed to withstand some of the roughest seas.

Language
Modern Ffolk speak Illuskan, although they employ the Thorass script.

History
The first Ffolk to appear on the Moonshae Isles were members of the lost tribes of Talfir who fled Ebenfar to escape the Shadowking Verraketh. Their first settlement was in 140 DR, on a island of island they named Gwynneth After defeating the creature known as Kazgoroth, Cymrych Hugh is crowned king of the Moonshae Isles in 201 DR. The Ffolk controlled the isles up until an invasion by Illuskans forced them to concede the northern section of the isles in 256 DR.

In 621 DR Ffolk colonize the Utter East and enslave the native Mars of the area, carving it up into the Five Kingdoms.

These people worship the goddess Chauntea, through her aspect of Jannath, the Earthmother. Their settlements form a small kingdom, currently ruled by the High Queen Alicia Kendrick. The Ffolk have a deep reverance for nature and the land around them, always respecting the power of even a quiet brook that may pass their fields. The Ffolk are considered to have darker skin and hair than the Northlanders. The Ffolk have had a longtime conflict with the other group of people who inhabit the Moonshaes, the Northlanders. The peaceful Ffolk are upset by the aggressive behavior of the Northlanders, who would raid the Ffolk settlements, and rumors still exist of Northlander raids. Northlanders have quieted down somewhat since the High King of the Moonshae Isles, Tristan Kendrick, has made initiatives towards peace between the two populations of his lands, initiatives which have been continued by his daughter, Alicia Kendrick. Further advances in peace between the two peoples has been brought about by marriages between Northlanders and Ffolk, almost forcing families to at least tolerate each other.