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A group of islands to the north east (?) of the [[Six Duchies]]. It is a harsh and mountainous land with deep fjords and rough waters and ice rules there year round. Although the islands are immense, only small parts of them are inhabitable. There are no cities and only few towns. Villages and town-states are independent. During the [[Red Ship War]] [[Kebal Rawbread]] managed to force a sort of alliance among the folk, and afterwards the individual headmen realized the power such alliance could have for more things than just war and so the [[Hetgurd]] was formed.

==History and mythology==The [[Outislander]]s consider themselves to be the folk of [[El]]and call their land the [[God Runes]].It is said that between the Out Islands and the [[Six Duchies]] as much blood has been shared as has been shed. The first [[Farseer]]s were Outislander raiders, and the folk of the coastal duchies are of a mingled blood and will freely admit having cousins in the Out Islands. The languages share some roots, but have to be studied if one wants to understand and communicate with the other part. (+ For their poetry and songs, the rules of the runes)language change and syllables can be streched or shortened to fit a measure.

It ==Gender roles==The Outislanders are matriarchal and use tattoos to inidicate their motherhouses. The women are rarely warriors, but own the lands and everything that goes with it. Men are mostly warriors and can be away from home for years at a time, sailing and raiding. Thus it is said not surprising that between the Out Islands houses and farmlands are passed from mother to daughter, and the [[Six Duchies]] as that a man's connection to his mother's family is much blood has been shared as has been shedstronger than any marriage bonds. The first [[Farseer]]s were Outislander raidersIf a man is overly long away at raiding, and a woman might take another husband or a lover. As the folk ownership of the coastal duchies are of a mingled blood and will freely admit having cousins in land goes from mother to daugther, it little matters who fathers the Out Islandschildren.