The Murk (Swamp People)

Based in the Sunken Peninsula, The Murk are resilient people who largely view themselves as being "born from the mud, risen from the swamps." They're known as being fierce warriors, brilliant guerilla tacticians and are renowned for carrying out one of the most successful resistances in the face of Imperial invasions. The average life expectancy amongst the Murk is relatively low compared to other people due to the harsh environment of the Sunken Peninsula but given ideal conditions they can reach ages of 200 or more. However, they rarely live beyond half of their natural lifespan due to environmental factors.

Once divided into 4 waring clans (The B'kuhl, The Ty'raask, The Ask'lagur and the G'rok), they have since formed a loosely organized democratic confederation with the head of each clan acting as a member an overall governing council. Each tribe maintains autonomy over it's own region but larger political decisions are voted on by clan representatives, how each clan organizes internally is varied. The fort built into the ruins of Mount B'kuhl serves as the council meeting place and defacto capitol due to the low lying city of the same name possessing the largest population of any city within the peninsula.

Individual settlements within the larger clan structure tend to be formed around a loose central authority rested within either a locally renowned warrior, shaman or elder. These local leaders tend to serve as representatives within the overall clan structure.

Clans

The B'kuhl are centered around their namesake Mount B'kuhl and are lead by Grom B'kuhl who is heralded as the great unifier. They posses the largest population of all four clans.