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+====== Introduction ======
+Enigmatic humanoids from the continent of [[Herabalter]] with a brutal and war-like hierarchical tribal culture valuing strength-as-power, the //Risar// have been invading [[Myrland]] for as long as anyone living can remember. Testament to this is the ancient but long-silent [[Huergar|Huérgar]] watchtower and mechanism [[Nereb Madgulu]] in northeastern //Myrland// which the //Risar// know as the //Fire-Tower//—designed to flood the valley below it with lava to prohibit the advance of hostile invasions further into the mainland.
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+//Risar// tend to favor both crude and minimalistic armaments and armor, perhaps to display the markings or "spots" across their body indicating both age and social status. This, coupled with an inherent fear of the arcane, a penchant for violence, and a historical practice of enslaving their own, has led to the other races seeing them as mindless barbarians.
+Contrary to this conclusion, however, there do exist a small number of //Risar Shamans//, though the extent of their magical ability, knowledge, and role in a tribe are unclear.
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+====== On Interbreeding & Thursar ======
+The //Risar// are the only known race which has the capacity to interbreed outside of their own clade—specifically with //Humans//—with these pairings producing typically infertile bastard children called [[Thursar]]. As there is little civil contact between the //Risar// and the //Human// races outside of a small, permanent population in [[Gaul'kor]], most //Thursar// are born as a result of the atrocities of war.
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+The reason for this unusual capacity for interbreeding has been the subject of scholarly speculation since long before [[The Conflux]]. One branching theory of particular note suggests that //Humans// and [[Troll|Trolls]] share a very ancient ancestor, and states that the //Risar// share many //troll-like// traits. This is where the relative scholarly consensus ends however, and further speculation runs rampant in many directions—especially when the //Risar// peoples' instinctual fear of magic is taken into account.
+Very little is known of //Risar// culture itself, and much what is known originates from their treatment of //Thursar// offspring and their [[third_battle_of_nereb_madgulu#The Risar Horde|conduct in battle]]. For example, it is not uncommon for a //Risar// mother to abandon her child on the outskirts of a nearby //Human// village or farm, in hope of a better future for the child.
+Despite the fact that //Humans// often consider the //Risar// as violent and primitive, the truth is that compassion and motherly love coexist with their strict tribal hierarchies and mentality of "strength-is-power". To abandon the //Thursar// child instead of simply killing it is regarded a better option for the tribe, the mother and the child.
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+====== Recent History ======
+Ever since the [[Tindremic Empire#the_annexation_of_morin_khur|conquest of Morin Khur]], [[Tindremene|Tindremic]] scouts have reported on the strange fortifications along the //Herabalter// border. At some point in time, the old wooden palisade was replaced by imposing stonework, which has mystified scholars ever since as //Risar// aren’t known to work stone in this fashion.
+It's impossible to say what’s going on behind the great wall, but recent raids into //Gaul'Kor// by the //Risar// suggests they are increasing in both number and animosity.
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+====== Symbolism ======
+{{wiki:risar_symbol_tent.png?0x300|A banner shown on a Risar tent in Gaul'kor.}}
+{{wiki:risar_symbol_tent_crude.png?0x300|A crude banner shown on a Risar tent in Gaul'kor.}}
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+====== Architecture ======
+{{wiki:risar_stockade.jpg?0x300}}
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