Sēna Azēgo
The people of the Southern World Mountains were among the few who successfully adapted to a life in the steep and rocky mountainside. Roughly half the population herded goats above the ground, moving around with their herds whenever grass grew short. The other half—often located in or near the mountains' foothills or within secluded valleys—practiced agriculture, planting various species of vegetables endemic to the region.
Whether nomadic or sedentary, the mountains made life difficult. They could shake and quake and shift around the people without a warning. Azēgo people said the events were caused by a sleeping goddess of the earth or the mountains somewhere far beneath them. It was thought prayer and sacrifice to the sleeping goddess could lessen the incidents when done properly and honestly.
History
When the people of the Ancient East climbed the Spine of the World before the beginning of the First Age, they entered a dangerous and in many ways cruel region without an intention to ever return - at least according to the stories of their descendants the Sēna Azēgo.
In the old days before Sō-Thadi Soyaewa's conquest of Nīwulā Valley, the Sēna Azēgo inhabited some parts of the Upper Valley as well. Afterward conflict arose among their own as survivors from the Valley ran into established clans higher up the World Mountains.
Culture
Major language groups and dialects
Languages of the Azēgo evolved from Eusai shortly before the beginning of the First Age. The name Sēna Azēgo itself is not in their language, however, being instead an exonym used by the Amīzuye people of Nīwulā Valley when their scholars recorded events within their Halls of Record.
Culture and cultural heritage
The Azēgo people retained a strong oral culture and story-sharing, particularly of tales depicting their courageous ancestors and their various feats against the local weather and fauna - and the very guardian of the mountain itself. And while their own way of life continued to further change and adapt to their surroundings, they continued to honor their ancestors and even worship them and their way of life.
Art & Architecture
As an answer to the quaking, the sedentary Azēgo built no proper foundations to their houses, and would rather let the house "move with the earth." The buildings themselves were small, often one room buildings with four short, wide walls.
Pronunciation
/ˈseːna aˈzeːgo/ (Old Saehyuwe)
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