Relerin

The Relerin (or Relmetherin) inhabit the rich lands of Relmether, east of Nûrad and north of Chey Sart. This tribe was a collision of cultures of Ioriag Easterlings and those Aharian-speaking peoples who dared to cross the Talathrant to see the rough plains beyond the river, who became known as the Otyassi.

Society and culture:
The Relerin were probably the first of the Aharian-speaking peoples in left aside nomadism to form settlements in the fertile valleys of Relmether, becoming farmers, herders and traders. Unlike the vast majority of Easterlings tribes, the Relerin experienced navigation techniques, and much of their trade was based on rafts and small boats that sailed the course of the Talathrant northwards, trading with the Ioriag tribes of the Kykurian Kyn, and even beyond, to the Bay of Ûtum.

The Relerin are relatively short in stature compared with the descendants of Númenóreans, and mostly dark-skinned, though there are a few white-skinned and with blue eyes, due to the mix of ethnicities with the Kykurian. They wear colorful dresses and tunics, like almost all the peoples of Aharian speech, and braided their hairs. However, the influence of the Ioriag, made them adept at raising horses for war and the development of fabrics and leather clothes from horses and goats.

About half of the Relerin’s people lived by the lake known as Linenether, a portion of the river Talathrant, which lay in southern Relmether. Dammed by a natural rock ridge, the Linenether was a rich source of food and freshwater. A waterfall called the Belanthir (S. “Mighty Waterfall”) lay at the eastern end of the thirty mile mere. Here, the lake’s water tumbled some six hundred feet over the escarpment before resuming its seaward journey. Relerindú, Relmether ’s chief town, lay just above the Belanthir. Its famous Mill-bridge span the cataract. Well-fortified, the bridge supported thirty distinct grain- and lumber-mills.

Warcraft:
Unlike other peoples of Aharian and Ioradja speech, the Relerin are not so warlike. While there have been countless invasions, they ensured their survival offering tributes as a bribe to stop the various raids. However, many wars occurred in Relmether, and the sovereignty of the Relerin went from being an independent kingdom, to a province of the Khudriagate of Khand, or the Shahdomate of Chey Sart on rare occasions. His warriors are mainly horse archers and javelineers. Some war tactics of the Relerin included attacks from the river using archers and their rafts, thus, were invulnerable to the swords and spears of the Variag horsemen.