1. Organizations

Remnant Tribes

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After the Year of Invasions, most Fomorii were exiled from the shores of Inis Mona and denied entry into the Grim Countries at a general level. However, rounding up every warband and Fomorii turned into an impossible task. The Wartide Hordes had invaded almost every shoreline in Inis Mona, their forces broken and scattered after the war.a0116908-485d-4e60-b82b-1a4a9b5d2a16.webp

That being said, tribes known as "Remnant" tribes began to converge in certain locales. The largest of these tribes is the Storm-Breakers of the Sea Bastion mountain range. However, there exists a sizeable tribe in the Horselands known as the Horse-Eaters and a tribe known as the Barrow-Teeth have managed to eek out a living in Tailté na Bearú.

a011691f-4945-4023-806b-c270701ddf25.webpWhile they typically follow the same social structure as the Wartide Hordes, they are less aggressive and take pains to not embroil themselves in deeper conflicts across the Grim Countries. However, some Monaians go looking for trouble and conflicts occur anyway. While many tend to view them as despotic, barbaric warrior tribes, scholars are quick to note that they have adopted truly Fwoarian ways of life. In fact, while they are barely tolerated in "civilized" settlements, it seems as though they have returned to the lives of pre-Battle of Mel Hagga Fwoarians, or as closely as their poorly kept historical information allows them to emulate it.

Public Agenda

They likely have none, or if they do, they are varied and demanded moment to moment as the needs of the tribe arise. In most cases, they simply wish to be left alone. Some smaller bands moving as nomads across the country are often mistaken for trolls or trow. This often gives rise to myths and folktales about monsters living in the hills. Although, considering the origins of the Remnant Tribes, these stories might not be totally false.

Barrow-Teeth

Tailté na Bearú

Of the remnant tribes and their various splinter camps, the second largest is that of the Barrow-Teeth tribe in Tailté na Bearú. These rather intrepid Fomorii make their homes in one of the few places that the tribes of the inisa will not venture; the barrows of the Sombergold. The Barrow-Teeth tribe live within the unsealed barrows that dot the hills of Tailté na Bearú, clearing them of any undeath and other infestations they can before setting up small communes within. In some locations where the barrow crypts are close together, multiple crypts may be inhabited. The Fomorii often discard the remains of the previous occupants in graves they dig nearby, or they simply burn what they don't use.a0da89ce-c060-43ef-929f-51b6479d6973.webp

The Barrow-Teeth are lead by the Grimgrin family, at this point Calt Grimgrin is the current chieftain. These particular Fomorii also give local adventurers and guards pause when they are discovered. They fight as well as any Fwoarian and often choose to live in isolation if left to their own devices. On top of having no real reason to eradicate them, their habitual looting of the barrows has given them access to a small trove of ancient artifacts and mystrial arms.

Horse-Eaters

Horselands

After the Year of Invasions many of the Unknown forces that fled into the Sea Bastions splintered from one another and a large portion made their way down into the northern Horselands. Their presence was initial contested, primarily because the Fomorii did not understand the sacred respect the Lughlinn Mór of the Horselands places on their steeds. Driven by hunger, and a little indignant unrest, the Fomorii would hunt and eat any beasts they came across, many of which ended up being horses.a0da9149-a2a0-4105-a1b2-3e3c512ba4c5.webp

Since their first arrival, they've grown into an unsteady armistice with Roan-Rath, Foalport and Manannan Port, receding further into the hinterlands of the Sea Bastions where they are only a problem when the Season of Sleep rolls in and food becomes scarce. Often they strike at nearby Unknown to pillage for supplies, making them one of the only Remnant tribes that is still considered an aggressor. The Lughlinn of the Horselands seem to not overly mind this as it keeps their fighting instincts honed during peacetime. However, it is much to their disgrace that the Horse-Eaters have since become competent horsemen themselves. They are lead by the Foalhoof family, from which their chieftain Grul was born.

Storm-Breakers

Sea Bastions

High in the peaks of the Sea Bastion mountain range live the reclusive Storm-Breakers tribe of Fomorii. Descendants from the Unknown that had not only managed to fight their way into Giant's Tread Valley, but also managed to overcome the defenders of Fellpeaks during the first weeks of the Year of Invasions. After the United Inisan Coalition achieved total victory, they came to Fellpeaks with the declaration that any who surrendered would be returned to the sea on their own ships.a0da9b36-f795-4a8e-be70-a513e199d1ee.webp

Whether the original leaders just didn't believe the Ard Banríon & Ard Righ or they had some desire to not return to the Unknown, many of them escaped into the nearby mountains. For the past few decades the Storm-Breakers have only be outwardly engaged twice, before the effort was deemed not worth the price. Dòchas Ùr sent a band to root them out of the mountains in RE 2813 AoA, which was rebuffed both due to the Fomorii ferocity and their advantageous use of the mountain terrain. A second attempt was made by a joint force of soldiers from Manannan Port and Fellpeaks, but met a similar fate, in 2816 AoA.

The tribe is lead by chieftain Rakka of the Fulmas family. Rumors abound that over the most recent years, the Unknown has once again re-established itself in Fellpeaks, and is actively engaging the Storm-Breakers in gaining any knowledge about Wartide tactics and technology. The rumors suggest the Storm-Breakers still teach their young the ways of sailing, even up in the mountains.