- "The flock of my namesake, Hytiranyan harpies are among the most inquisitive and accepting of all harpies. The pioneers of the Odd Hunt and some of the first to adopt the teachings of the Jadd, they have for centuries been at odds with their Ayaran sisters, and retain a unique cultural and linguistic identity within Harpylen"
- ―Except from "The Nature of Harpies (1903)" by Field Chronicler and Bureau Supervisor of Bulwar, Hytiranya Kindwing
Hytiranyan Harpies are an ethnic group of harpies that live within the Harpy Hills of Bulwar. To many Bulwari and Cannorian sources, they are a part of the larger Firanyan Harpy ethnic Group, however Hytiranyan harpies believe themselves to be of a seperate flock, living within Harpylen alongside Firanyan Harpies as equals.
History[]
Hytiranyan Harpies first migrated from the Harpy Hills to the mountains of West Bahar around 805 BA lead by their matriarch, Hytiranya, following the collapse of the Harpylen Queendom during the Western Harpy Migrations. Hytiranya was allegedly dissatisfied with the increasing authority, and power of Firanya, which allowed her almost complete control over most decisions. Promising a more equal society where all would have a say in governance, her flock would stay in Western Bahar.
During the Second Great Cleansing, the Hytiranyan Harpies were forced to flee back to the Harpy Hills, where they remain today.
In 546 AA an alliance was struck between Hytiranyalen and Lysinyalen, against the advance of Nanšalen, alongside their human allies of Akalšes. The battle of Gelkalis in 550AA would route Nanšaleni expansion, and cement the formation of the Dual Queendom, officially the Third Queendom.
The flock would be the first in Harpy history to innovate the idea of the "Odd Hunt," and would be the first group to perform one in 1603.
Relations[]
The Hytiranyan Harpies hold an ancient rivalry with the Ayaran Harpies that stretches back thousands of years to the days of Firanya. Most notably the clashes upon the return of the Hydiranan Harpies following the Second Great Cleansing, the Battle of Tenoahlen, the later subjugation[1] of the Ayaran Harpies under the Third Queendom, and the subjugation of the Hytiranyan Harpies under the Fourth Queendom remain a point of contention between the two till the present day.
- ↑ Subjugation in the context of Harpy Society refers to the absorption of a flock into a larger Matriarchy or Queendom. This does not necessarily lead to a loss of cultural identity as with the case in other such subjugations.