Hurda

The Hurda are a group of humans from the far north of Aleria who have learned to survive the snowy mountains and tundra of Mournveil and the Great Northways. Though the Hurda were subjects of the Ancient Empire, representatives of the imperial government often found the northlands too harsh and desolate to remain for very long, and therefore throughout the reign of the Empire, the Hurda were mostly left to continue their own way of life with little interference, a way of life that has continued through the Empire's collapse and right up to modern times. The Hurda value strength and physical hardiness. They also feel strong bonds to the natural world. Though in the past the Hurda were notorious as pillagers and raiders, their skill as sailors allowing them to plague communities along the western coast of Aleria, a recent increase in aggression and expansionism from the orcs of Kelkazar has kept both societies busy fighting each other, much to the relief of their neighbors to the south. Hurda tend to make excellent barbarians, druids, and rangers.