Tilargi

The Tilargi are an native to southwest Alutra, more specifically the mountainous regions of Watan and Ventora, as well as a limited population in Velorenkya and other nearby nations. The Tilarg communities speak the, which is a branch of the [language] tree. Due to their indigenous location, many Tilargi are s, farmers, or follow other similar lifestyles which may flourish within the hilly landscape they call home. Historically, Tilargi followed very similar lifestyles, with evidence of Tilarg shepherds dating back as far as 1200 BC. In the present day, the Tilarg diaspora has resulted in the lessening of true native Tilarg cultures and peoples, with an estimated 15 million living descendants of Tilargi worldwide, with the largest populations living in non-native land residing in Salia, Haksarad, and Riyude. In Haksarad, descendants of native Tilargi brought to the Haksar lands by Manuak and Kashar cultures from Watan have since amalgamated with the Haksar culture to form the Haksar-Tilarg ethnic group, which is approximately 1 million people strong.

The mountain range central to Watan and eastern Ventora are known as the Tilarg Mountains, the Tilarg peoples being the namesake for the historical hotspot for the culture. Many other geographical landmarks have also been named after or for the Tilargi, mostly in Watan and Ventora.

Ventora
The geography of the Tilargi Mountains allowed the Tilargi to develop their society largely without substantial outside influence. The Tilargi were cultivating crops in small foothills farms and grazing herds of livestock on the mountainsides even before such practices were introduced in other areas of modern-day Ventora. During this period, the Tilargi belonged to a number of independent tribes across the region.

Watan
For a large period of Watanese Tilarg history, the people group mostly inhabited the coasts of modern-day Cortesia and Praiazenha in small, dense communities comprising largely of close families and friends. Here, Tilargi survived off of fish and other seafood, as well as plants and other crops indigenous to the coastal regions. It would not be until the Kashar and subsequent Manuak interference with the region that the Tilargi would be forced to either assimilate into other coastal cultures or be pushed northwards into the Tilargi Mountains. Choosing the latter, the great Tilarg migration would occur which saw the movement of thousands of Watanese Tilargi, as well as some loose Ventoran Tilargi, into their present-day location. Due to the large influence of both the Kashar and the Manuak, the Tilarg peoples would be forced to convert to h'Ejrad from their indigenous religions.

During the Watanese Inquisition from 1480-1576, the Tilargi were targeted due to their overwhelmingly h'Ejrad prominence. The Tilarg, already being treated unfairly for several centuries previous, rejected this vehemently. This would be the catalyst for the Caminhante War, a war lasting for 13 years and resulting in up to 30,000 casualties with a decisive Tilarg win. Having lost the war, the Watanese Sortisism community withheld from attempting to convert the Tilargi. Even after the government demanded all Tilargi to migrate away from Watan, the Tilargi refused. Fearing another war, the Watanese monarchy accepted their defeat and summarily gave up. Following this, Cecia was briefly recognized as an independent nation separate from Watan. Among other reasons, this is the primary cause for the prominent h'Ejrad beliefs in modern-day populations.

The largest Tilarg settlement in Watan is Jaber, also serving as the capital of Alta Cecia with a metro population of 403,284. Fawaz is the second-largest and is the capital of Baixa Cecia with a population of 208,974.

Middle ages
As the confederation period (263-959) arose in the future Ventora and became formalized, several Tilargi regions were loosely incorporated into the developing system of governance by nobles. Still, the relative remoteness and nature of the terrain left the Tilargi tribes more or less independent. It was only after the formation of the Kingdom of Ventora that the country began exerting formal control over the region. Even so, the Tilargi also influenced aspects of the developing Ventoran culture. Of particular note, the Tilargi practice of tribal leadership being available to either males or females led to the establishment of in the Ventoran nobility's determination of succession rights.

Cuisine
Tilargi cuisine developed as a result of their farming and livestock herding lifestyle. Their mountainous homeland kept outside influences from significantly affecting the traditional basis of Tilargi foods. Conversely, Ventoran cuisine has seen some considerable adoption of Tilargi cuisine, especially in the southeast of the country. Popular meals there might consist of Tilargi stews and meat pies, such as and.