
Fiercely independent, the free tribe of the Valerese, have withstood many challenges to keep their lands, including according to long standing oral histories, being the last tribe to successfully hold off the mythical Empire until its withdrawal.
Farmers and fishermen harvest the bounty of the land, living in peace with their larger neighbours.
In times of trouble every able bodied person will take up arms, the wealthy riding swift 2 horse chariots, most fighting as fierce fast moving infantry armed with javelins, long swords and shields and the younger fighting with sling stones.
It is said their chieftains have been traditionally very wise and have been advised skillfully by the Druids of the forests for generations to protect the forests and its people.