Breelanders

The Breelanders or Bree-Men are the indigenious Inhabitants of Breeland.

History
The theories about the Breemen differ, most Scholars are convinced that the Breelanders are the direct descendants of the ancient people known as the Brerion, an eriadorian Tribe encountered by the first Dúnadan settlers in Arnor.Most Sources believe the Brerion to be descendants of the Gwathuirim of Enedwaith, a Daen people, but a few other sorces name the Breemen as descendants of the people of northern Eriador, tribes closely akin to the House of Beor.However it may well be that the bree-culture emerged as an amalgation of both cultures, since their language and customs show both, a strong western and a restrained daen influence.The Bree-Men were joined by groups of wandering Halflings in the 17. century TA, some of whom settled dow in breeland and became known as the Bree-Hobbits or Little Folk of Bree.These Hobbits very soon adapted to the traditions of their mannish neighbours and so the bree-culture becama a single culture comprised of two different races.

Appearance
The Breelanders are a tough and stocky folk, most are of average height, dark haired and dark eyed although some have a somewhat swarthy complexion.Their clothing conforms with the archetypical garb of the rural folk of Arnor and hasn´t changed much during time.Men wear button-down shirts, waistcoats or shortgowns and trousers of wool and linen, broad belts, heavy boots or brogues of leather and often practical hats or caps.Women wear simple dresses of Wool or linen, rarely very decorated.

politics
The vast majority of the breelanders live in small hamlets and farmsteads all across over Breeland, there are only three larger villages, Archet, Combe and Staddle and onme small town, Bree itself.The only official is the Mayor of Bree who is appointed is elected annually by the council of breeland (a moot of the heads of the Bree-families).