Hillmen (History)

The Davite Consolidation would not have happened as quickly - perhaps COULD NOT - without the aid of the Hillmen. A nomadic tribe of sheepherders and hunter-gatherers, the Hillmen were spread throughout the Tarn Mountains west of Lithmore, with a second related group in the range to the northeast. A fiercely violent people, the savvy King Dav offered them the chance to pillage what they took, and granted them sovereignty in the mountainous regions - an area he saw no real value in.

The Hillmen swarmed to the Davite Banner, and swelled Dav's ranks. Of those who joined the Davite Consolidation, over 60% died - the price of being the vanguard. Those remaining proved their ferocity again, when Dav turned on them after his conquest of Tubori - one of the last lands to be conquered in the Consolidation. The Hillmen refused to honor their charter in areas that had a high mining content. Only through force of numbers was Dav able to subdue the people.