Sandbox:Noble Dog Tribes

Veszpremic Family

Veszpremic

Overview

Name: Veszpremic, Balatoni
Breed: Golden Retriever
Regions: Imperial West (Balaton, Heviz), Imperial Central (Andrassy)

Summary

The Veszpremic are the dominant sub-tribe of the Veszpremic Family and are based in the Balaton Estate within the Imperial East. After the end of the Farkas Era and the beginning of the Proto-Imperial Era, the Veszpremic nation was the largest tribe to emerge and afterwards conquered the Kis-Veszpremic. The Veszpremic became the largest and most dominant tribe within the Empire during the Seven Canid Peace.

Traditions

Greetings: The traditional way of the Veszpremic greeting that is mainly used by the Empire is the cheek kiss.

Veszpremic Archer Dance: A traditional way of dancing that dates back to the beginning of the Proto-Imperial Era.

Kis-Veszpremic

Overview

Name: Kis-Veszpremic, Kisbalatoni
Breed: Tolling Retriever
Regions: Imperial West (Balaton)

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Tolnai Veszpremic

Overview

Name: Tolnai Veszpremic
Breed: Samoyed
Regions: Imperial North (Tolna)

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Ároktő Ice Skating

Redicsi Family

Redicsi

Name: Redicsi, Észak-Hevizi
Breed: Great Pyrenees
Regions: Imperial West (Heviz, Szeged)

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Kis-Redicsi

Overview

Name: Kis-Redicsi, Dél-Hevizi
Breed: Pyrenean Mastiff
Regions: Imperial West (Heviz)

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Koszegi Redicsi

Name: Koszegi Redicsi
Breed: Tatran Shepherd
Regions: Imperial West (Heviz), Imperial Central (The Felföld)

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Koszegi Cheese: The Koszegi Redicsi are the curators of the famous Koszegi cheese, simply referred to as Koszegi. The small tribe had perfected the cheese from remenant formulas from the Farkasi that were passed onto them.

Szegedi Redicsi

Overview

Name: Szegedi Redicsi
Breed: Kuvasz
Regions: Imperial West (Szeged)

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Traditions

Szegedi Keringő: The Szegedi Keringő is a variation of the orthodox Redicsi Keringő. It is much more fast paced than the Eszak-Hevizi.

Vándorolt Redicsi

Overview

Name: Vandorolt Redicsi
Breed: Mixed
Regions: Imperial East (Salavar, Gesta)

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Traditions

Népvándorlás Fesztiválja (Festival of the Migration): The Festival of the Migration is a festival that is held specifically by the Vandorolt Redicsi that live in Salavar and Gesta that celebrates their coming to the land. The Festival is also celebrated by the Erdos Family and was born in Salavar as a means to integrate both the Vandorolt Redicsi and the Erdosi.

Sio Family

Sio

Overview

Name: Sio, Csongradi
Breed: St. Bernard
Regions: Imperial North (Csongrad)

Summary

The Sio or the Csongradi are the largest subtribe within the Imperial North and are one of the two dominant subtribes that opted to unite with neighboring subtribes to form a larger political entity during the Proto-Imperial Era. The Sio get the name Csongradi from Csongrad Island, an island that is located in the Tolna Mountains that was considered the homeplace of the gods in the Proto-Imperial Csongradi-Morahalomi Panentheon that lived in a black stone construction. The Sio, as a caste, are typically of the Imperial Religious Order which propagates throughout The Empire. Being considered the religious leaders, the Sio singlehandedly make up over 75% of all religious authority figures within the Empire.

During the Proto-Imperial Era, the Sio came into contact and trade with the Morahalomi and afterwards, both the Ároktő and Tolnai. The Veszpremic, then known as the Balatoni, had began an invasion of the Estate of Tolna, where the Ároktő and Tolnai inhabited. Having subjugated and annexed the land of the Kisbalatoni, the Veszpremic moved to subjugate the Imperial North region. A hasty union that was brought to the Sio and Morahalomi by the Ároktő and Tolnai was accepted and began a large defensive strategy. Despite being less warlike than the Veszpremic and having no interest in partaking in war, the union was able to stop the Veszpremic in their tracks through overwhelming numbers in what is known as the Great Northern War

Traditions

Greeting: The Sio greeting is unique in that it derives from the Sio affixation on the Snout. Greetings within the Sio will involve the two holding both hands with each other as they touch snouts.

Monk Mating Dance: A rather mysterious dance that is said to have originated from the caretakers of the Chapel of Desda, the Monk Mating Dance is a one on one that is done specifically by monks. While originally only having been done by Csongradi, the dance spread to the Morahalomi, the Eszak-Tolnai and the Tolnai Veszpremic.

The dance itself somewhat resembles the Redicsi Keringő in movement but is not related. A bunch of monks will congregrate at the center, sometimes in an enclosing circle and clap their hands. Two monks will then dance in the center, usually locking arms. The center dancers will unlock arms and jump and spin at the eigth clap, which usually the surrounding monks will increase the speed of how much they clap their hands.

Mórahalomi Sio

Overview

Name: Mórahalomi Sio
Breed: Caucasian Shepherd
Regions: Imperial North (Mórahalom)

Summary

Traditions

Greeting: The Mórahalomi greeting differs from the orthodox Sio greeting slightly. Instead of touching snouts, Mórahalomi will kiss the snout of the person they are greeting. Instead of holding hands, the greeter will hold the head of the greeted.

Yearly Snout Festival: The Mórahalomi are the ones who started the Yearly Snout Festival, which has morphed into the Sio familial way of celebrating the coming of a New Year.

Ároktő Sio

Overview

Name: Ároktő Sio
Breed: Tibetian Mastiff
Regions: Imperial North (Tolna)

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Ároktő Ice Skating:

Hegedű: The Eszak-Tolnai Sio are famous for their use of the Hegedű in their music that evolved from the use of the stringed instruments from the Archers Dance from the Veszpremic. Evolved from Veszpremic Lyres that were brought over in the Imperial Era after the conquering of the Tolnai Veszpremic by the Veszpremic, the Eszak Tolnai continued to shape the Lyra to form what is considered the Hegedű.

Erdos Family

Erdos

Overview

Name: Erdos
Breed: Beagle
Regions: Imperial East (Esztergom, Gesta, Salavar)

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Kis-Erdos

Overview

Name: Kis-Erdos, Gestai
Breed: Wire Fox Terrier
Regions: Imperial East (Gesta)

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Salavari Erdos

Overview

Name: Salavari Erdos
Breed: Chow Chow
Regions: Imperial East (Salavar)

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Salgoi Family

Salgoi

Overview

Name: Salgoi
Breed: Borzoi
Regions: Imperial Central (The Felföld, Andrassy)

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Kis-Salgoi

Overview

Name: Kis-Salgoi,
Breed: Afghan Hounds
Regions: Imperial Central (The Felföld, Andrassy)

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Felvidéki Salgoi

Overview

Name: Felvidéki Salgoi
Breed: Taigan
Regions: Imperial Central (The Felföld, Andrassy)

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Traditions

Dance of the Mountains: Said to have originated from the traditional kings of the mountains that once led the Felvidéki, the Dance of the Mountains is usually done by a single male surrounded by several women, typically eight.

Hoditok Family

Hoditok

Overview

Name: Hoditok, Nagyhegyhati
Breed: Komondor
Regions: Imperial South (Kallo, Hegyhat, Kaposvar)

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Traditions

Greetings: The greetings that are practiced by the Hoditok discourage familiarity between opposite sex. Often seen as an act to preserve womanhood, women will often greet with a cheek kiss with women, but not with men. This is something that is only practiced by the Hoditok, and no other Hoditok subtribe will practice this selection.

Procession of the Queen: Hoditok society, specifically Nagyhegyhati society, is matriarchial and appoints a queen with a male consort. The Procession of the Queen is a festival that dates back to the Proto-Imperial Era where the Hoditok noblewomen would have the men and women of villagers of the Nagyhegyhati and Kishegyhati as a means of hoping for a good harvest. It has since become a sociopolitical event that is usually used to strengthen the position of the Hoditok noblewomen. In the eyes of the Hoditok family, the event is a social dancing event that attracts politicians and noble families from around the Empire. The Procession is meant to take place every 4 years.

Kis-Hoditok

Overview

Name: Kis-Hoditok, Kishegyhati
Breed: Cane Corso
Regions: Imperial South (Kallo, Hegyhat)

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Nagykalloi Hoditok

Overview

Name: Nagykalloi Hoditok
Breed: English Mastiff
Regions: Imperial South (Kallo, Kaposvar)

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Kiskalloi Hoditok

Overview

Name: Kiskalloi Hoditok
Breed: Great Dane
Regions: Imperial South (Kallo)

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Kalloi Duel: A Kalloi Duel is a sport that both the Nagykalloi and Kiskalloi Hoditok participate in that originated from the Kiskalloi. The Kalloi Duel involves two people of the same sex who's hands are tied and locked in combat with each other. The goal of the duel was that the first person to be knocked down would be considered out. The target was to knock down the opponent by any means necessary. Usually involving legwork, the use of the head and chest was also considered as a legitimate mean to knock down the opponent.