Sárpilis people

The Sárpilis are an Imperial Tribe that are categorized under the Kassa Group under the Salgó Family and live within the Imperial Central region. Native to the Imperial County of Kassa, the Sárpilis have had a long history as one of the tribes that lived along the Balaton River and utilizing it for agriculture. Originally pastoralists, they later branched out during the Proto Imperial Era to interact with the Balaton Empire. This resulted in a large population of Sárpilis within the Imperial Counties of North Balaton and South Balaton. Balaton influence on the Sárpilis is very evident in the Sárpilis utilization of archery, as many of Sárpilic Támadó are archers of some form or variation.

In the later stages of the Proto Imperial Era, the Sárpilis came under the influence of the Salgóic Republic and the Kassan Republic. Many of the Sárpilis believed that either the Salgóic or Kassans may demand the Sárpilis come under the influence of one or the other. As a result, the Sárpilic Támadó László rose to unite many Sárpilic villages under the Sárpilic Republic. His death spurred the Sárpilic Civil War and eventually caused the Sárpilis to fall under the influence of the Kassans, who created a stable protectorate of them. The Sárpilic were treated badly during by the new Kassan Rule, spurring the eventual Sárpilic Revolution that saw the Jenő Federation intervene and force the Kassan government out. The new Jenő rule improved the way of life, which had deteriorated under the Kassans. Sárpilic-Kassan relations have since recovered after the Return of Sike and were improved following the unification of the Empire.

Culturally, the Sárpilis are distinguished themselves as a tribe that practices piercing as a form of self-expression and identity as a Sárpilic. They share some cultural traditions with the Maglócans. While Atyaism has been officially been adopted under the Northern Orthodox Atyaism, Sárpilic-Maglócan Heterodox Atyaism is extremely common. While not having its own church or religious authority, it mixes many Proto Imperial traditions that both the Sárpilic and Maglócan held and reintegrates them. The Sárpilic still hold in various piercings as a ritual coming-of-age, especially for the males. All males undergo this by piercing through their nose with a large ring. Females do not have a coming-of-age ceremony. Sárpilic dress code is Hegyhátic, where males are often prohibited from wearing concealed clothing around the arms, torso or legs that extend past the knees. The Sárpilis also practice a Maglócan-style funerary ritual known as Pusztulás.