Kopel Culture

The Kopel Culture was a Post-Collapse human and orc society that inhabited a large stretch of central Baloren.

Art
Kopel art consisted primarily of pottery idols and vessels.

The Kopel also had a tradition of oral poetry, often used to extol the deeds of famous individuals or deities.

Dress
Kopel dress consisted of tunics, dresses and furs. Tribal chieftains wore elaborate wooden crowns.

Language
The Kopel spoke dialects of the Kopel Language.

Naming Conventions
Kopel individuals were known by two names: a given first name (usually a compound of two words) and a patronymic surname.

Religion
The Kopel worshiped the Old Spirits as well as the following pantheon of deities:
 * Dyaws, god of the sky
 * Sal, goddess of the sun and wife of Dyaws
 * Heghwa, goddess of the dawn and daughter of Dyaws and Sal
 * Nunos, storm god and husband of Heghwa
 * Kopa, the mischievous god of horses

Society
Kopel society was split into three castes: the Noble caste, from which came warriors and chieftains, the Priest caste, from which came priests and shamans, and the Peasant caste, from which came ordinary people. The society was also split into a number of tribes scattered around central Baloren, each of which was ruled by a chieftain, nearly always male.

Humans and orcs did not usually belong to the same tribes. The two races shared little save for religion, culture and language.

War
The Kopel frequently warred, both among themselves and with neighbouring cultures.

Technology
The Kopel Culture used primarily stone tools. They lived in portable animal-hide tents.

Food
By 1000 3E the Kopel had domesticated the horse. Their entire way of life centered around the animal; they would move around central Baloren grazing their herds and would use their mounts to hunt game. By 1800 3E, repeated contact with the Torgos culture resulted in the importation of farming techniques, namely the cultivation of legumes, flax and poppy. By the turn of the 3rd Millennium 3E, these techniques had spread throughout Kopel lands.

Weapons
The Kopel used bows, spears, clubs and axes.