Yidmark

Yidmark is the most southern nation in Whirn. It is a frigid mountainous region that is heavily populated by Yaks, and slightly populated by people known as Yidvians, though they call themselves the Yakashi, or Yak Folk.

Religion
Yidvians worship a pantheon of many many Gods, which is known about through legends passed down by knowledgeable elders. Since Yidvians don't travel outside their immediate familial village for any reason other than to marry, their legends differ greatly from village to village. The most commonly known dieties, however, are:

Yavka, the goddess of forests and plants. She is known mostly as Yavka the Verdant, and often takes the shape of a massive serpent covered in grasses.

Yidna, the goddess of herds. She is the sister of Yavka, and together they are known as the mothers of Yidmark.

Valni, the god of war and conflict. He isn't so much worshiped as feared, since Yidvians have always been on the receiving side of wars, never instigating.

Keremok, the god of creation and father of the world. He is said to be sleeping, and in his sleep he speaks the world into being. Out of his drool were born the many gods of the world, and their purpose is to keep Keremok asleep so the world is not destroyed.

To worship their gods, the Yidvians build grand stone altars atop the highest mountains they can reach, and pray by sleeping next to these altars. They believe that true prayers are those spoken while asleep. To facilitate the sleep-prayers, Yidvians chew on a root known as Yavka's Scale which makes sleep talking much more active.

Army
The citizens of Yidmark don't have an organized army, as they never fight unless provoked. If a foreign nation ever attacks, they use yak-prods as spears and fishing poles as bows.

Culture
Yidvian culture is very different from the other cultures of Whirn. They have a strange "bell curve" structure of age, seeing youths growing in their societal importance until the peak of age 30, and then they decline until they are old and seen as they would be as children. This is known as a Triacontocracy, or a society ruled by those who are 30 years old. The art of Yidmark is very strange to other peoples of Whirn as well. They see the most efficient way of expressing an idea as the most beautiful. Therefore, their music utilizes a 3 note scale, and they use timbre and rhythm to express ideas rather than complex melody and harmony. Their poetry is very direct, putting the value on the content of the message rather than the way of expressing it.

Some other strange things about their culture include:
 * doors go up instead of sideways
 * they drink fermented yak milk named "skalg"
 * most famous yidvi food is "dupekepatash" (bread and ice)
 * they bow to bravitak very often

Towns

 * Bravitak
 * Fusayor
 * Métkháš
 * Šamozár
 * Rematak
 * Vaior
 * Vyoréyoln
 * Yívkháš
 * Yovaze
 * Zekvér