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>The civilisation gets +0.05 Technology.
>The civilisation gets +5 Prosperity.
There is no need to restrict trade with other societies, it is decided, even if they are considered enemies of the Shagodalek. Charmed as he is by the Croglatovic, Kadrel sees no issue with this. There are those among the Windborn leadership who are frustrated by this development and believe that the men of the great lake are taking advantage of their warlord's generosity and empowering their enemies. Fortunately, for as long as Kadrel remains in charge, they can't do anything about the chiefdom.
In the north, the <span class="mu-s">Glapashalak</span> consider themselves the <span class="mu-i">Godkillers</span>. While they worship whales as gods of the sea, their culture places a great deal of importance on the hunting of these leviathans, as well as other aquatic animals. Due to the high frequency of storms in the region, the Glapashalak tended to build the settlements on higher and rockier ground – a factor that helped them survive the great flood. In terms of trade goods, they produce a significant amount of whalebone, ambergris and sealskin.
The Godkillers have neighbours to their east. The <span class="mu-s">Shotolak</span> are the <span class="mu-i">Riverfolk</span> who live along the river Shotol – they were once two separate tribes, who chose to band together after the deluge. At this time, they produce little of value aside from crops, which can't survive such long-distance trading. Further to the north, the <span class="mu-s">Klatulyklawek</span> call themselves the <span class="mu-i">Sealords</span> and are as technologically advanced as the Bladrek were before their annihilation, with sailing ships and their own script. Like the Glapashalak, they build their settlements away from lowland that is at risk of flooding – this includes the city of Tulyvan. The few merchants who have visited claim that its splendour rivals that of Ancron.
Further to the south, the <span class="mu-s">Brobokrak</span> call themselves the <span class="mu-i">Foebane</span>. They use many terms for this foe of theirs – pigmen, mud people, treeless, dry-landers. According to them, they once controlled masses of territory south of the river Grashatol, until this great foe came to the Grascan over a hundred years ago. The Brobokrak were pushed back beyond the river, only for the deluge to strike. Enough of the tribe survived in hills, far away from the water, that they were able to expand and reclaim much of their lost territory, though they refuse to venture south of the river. When it comes to trade goods, they produce a surprising amount of gold, flakes of which can be found among the muck of the Grashatol.
Croglatovic merchants takes their boats and travel to these distant tribes, sometimes disappearing for over a year at a time. They return with chunks of ambergris, golden trinkets and Sealord texts, given to them in exchange for the silver idols, beeswax curios and plentiful copper produced by the chiefdom.
