Xamylkar

Simian State

Xamylkar is the kingdom of the ape race, and they have inhabited their region of the southern rainforest for thousands of years, longer than any other of the Felmer nations.

Administration

They are ruled by a king, who leads them in all international matters.
When it comes to internal matters, the next greatest authorities are the clan leaders, who hold the title of Grand Chief.
There are three Grand Chiefs and three clans, and each has even more chiefs under them, who over different families within their jurisdiction.
The families have familial heads, who in turn lead their family and manage the household affairs.

Chiefs or Grand Chiefs do not rule land or settlements per se, they rule only over people. City administration is done by representatives of the king.
This allows extremely mixed populations to still be administered completely separately by their ruling chiefs.

There are also Captains, which is not a clan rank, but a royal one. It allows individuals to own their own ship and man it with their own crew, which is often of the same clan as the captain, but not necessarily. There are also shipless captains, who use their rank for land-based endeavors.

Economy

Xamylkar produces a wide variety of tropical fruits and nuts, which are common in their diet, and some of which are exported, particularly to the eastern Baskth nations, through Lupinor.
They also keep a variety of domesticated livestock for their meat and pelts.
A more important source of food than meat, there are many fishing villages, whether they be on the river or on the sea, fish is a large part of the Xamylkarian diet.
Their fishing boats were also their first way of traversing the water, something which they have mastered more than any of the Armirian nations, and many of those boats now sail for another type of catch, that of other ships and coastal settlements, particularly those of the Nalsai, but many of the Xamylkarian corsairs are less picky, and will also raid others. Only a few nations have been banned from raiding by the King, those being Lupinor and Felinor.

The Clans

Clans not only form the nation's three ethnic groups, but they also each follow a different magical stance philosophy, which has, over time, influenced their individual cultures and identities.
Read more about the significance of stance magic and the related philosophies in the following article: Corporeal Magics
Each of the clans is also associated with certain industries or practices, but while these stereotypes are certainly based in truth, they are just stereotypes.

The Red Furs

Magic: Philosophy of Adaptation
The red furs have dark skins, often brown, light brown or black, covered in orange to red fur. The males often have wide, flat cheek flaps that grow more pronounced as they age.
They are the craftsmen and farmers of Xamylkar.

The Black Furs

Magic: Philosophy of War
The black furs have skins ranging from fair to dark, with black fur. They are slightly shorter than their red-furred kin, but they are much more nimble and fast.
They are the warriors and corsairs of Xamylkar and are the ones most often working as mercenaries or pirates.

The Long Tails

Magic: Philosophy of Understanding
The long tails have short black fur and black skin, easily identified by their long limbs and especially their long tail, where their two kin clans have no tails to speak of.
They also have longer snouts than their kin.
They are the thinkers and administrators of the realm, and can most often be seen in academic professions, as well as bureaucratic functions.

The Red Snouts

Magic: Independent Philosophy
There was once a fourth clan, but they were nearly wiped out during a war with Borlandia around 1000 years ago, and they never managed to recover. There is a single community of their people still living in the mountains south of Xamylkar, but the other clans mostly leave them alone, and they don't need to pay taxes.
Despite them not being part of any clan anymore, the Royal family is still of their ethnicity.
They have grey fur and fair skin, with colorful snouts of red and blue, and sometimes other colors.

Culture

Xamylkarian culture puts great emphasis on loyalty and honor, particularly loyalty towards the clan leadership, and by extension, the king. To refuse the direct order of one's chieftain is seen as deeply shameful.

They live in large extended families led by the familial head, under the guidance and authority of the local chief.
Families always eat together, as sharing food is considered an important way to bond with each other. This is also why the chiefs will occasionally gather all their followers to them, and share food with them, making sure they remain loyal, and that they keep the favor of those they serve.
These types of feasts exist in all shapes and sizes, and are meant to reinforce familial and clan ties. The grandest of such feasts is thrown by the grand chief, and this usually happens once a year.

History

Their borders have shifted somewhat over many millennia of history, but the heart of their civilization has always been right where it is now.
Historians can trace back the existence of Xamylkarian kingdoms in the region for at least 3500 years, and they estimate that they have been around for much longer than that.

Their lands used to extend farther in both the east and the west, but both those regions were lost to war.