Poqt

Poqt is the home to a small, extended village of people who count amongst the most psionically gifted humans on Hearth. Their oldest histories give hint that they fled their original home because of their beliefs. Their god has no spoken name, aside from being referred to as the Creator. They believed that though humans may never truly understand the way of god, it was not necessary that they should, that it was enough just to do his will, not to find out how they had aided until they reached the afterlife.

The people of Poqt spend simple lives of fishing, whaling and farming, with some small amount of mining, always listening for their god's guidance. An hour at their waking and before retiring are spent clearing their minds of their toils and troubles and dedicating their thoughts to their Lord. In the process they discovered the ways of their inner selves and learned to control and shape it. This was passed down from parent to child and refined and expanded upon. They believed that their god guided them to understand the abilities that all mankind were born with, but few possessed the patience or faith to recognize it. The greatest psis were encouraged to join the clergy of the church, for they were obviously the ones he had blessed the most.

This philosophy of control, self-sacrifice, and humbleness has allowed them peace for thousands of years.

When the comet fell it was felt as keenly as if a sword had been driven through their hearts. A handful of volunteers set out on their ships to discover the extent of the disaster. Only one returned years later, his mind clouded from what he had been through. Since that time the most psionically powerful of the villagers have been sought out and trained to be Sent to other lands where they would dedicate their lives to aiding others, likely never to return.

Location: Northeast section of the Ochine Ocean, within the borders of the Northern Dusklands

Population: 780+; 100% human

Primary Language: Common

Year of Establishment: 2851 WT

Government
Government: The people of Poqt have no true government, the closest being a type of theocracy, a clergy of strong psionicists who have dedicated their lives to aiding the village and teach its people the wisdom they discover through their constant inner searchings. Despite this, they have little true power, though if so wished they could forcibly attempt to control the populace. Being an affront to everything the people of Poqt believe in, those who seek power are rarely allowed to join the clergy, and even then their trances are influenced by his brethren.

Army: Poqt has no army.

Primary Enemy: The people of Poqt have no specific enemies for the land they inhabit is no great prize, nor do they possess anything truly worth fighting for.

Defenses: The location of Poqt, though not hidden, is difficult to locate, and local creatures respect if not outright avoid the town, well aware of the abilities of its inhabitants.

Fighting Style: Being renowned whalers, the people of Poqt know well how to use harpoon, spear and net, along with their own mental powers.

Society
Slavery: None.

Constabulary: None, those that break the laws are given a chance to make amends, but if they continue in their ways are given a boat and food and banished.

Common skills of inhabitants: Whaling and fishing is the main livelihood of the Poqt people. Very few vegetables are growable in the harsh climate, though hardy ones such as potatoes and beets supplemented their diet of meat, blubber, and vitamin rich organs. To help withstand the frigid arctic temperatures it was a survival trait to put on a large amount of body mass by immense, high-fat and high-calorie meals. This diet resulted in a gradual weight and height gain by the inhabitants, the smallest rarely less than 6 feet and 250 lbs.*
 * Traveling nomads of native tribes have spread legends that the people of Poqt are of giant blood, but this claim is wholly false.

Clothing: The people of Poqt generally wear thick, oiled robes or toga-like garments of leather and furs.