Editing Keriokois Primeans (section)

= Culture =

== Morality ==
Keriokois virtue is rigidly enforced by its warrior culture. Fitness is an expectation, vice and slothfulness is a sign of grave weakness. In the earliest period of antiquity, the Keriokois practiced a brutal tradition of exile, particularly where moral conscience was offended. Families are expected to produce offspring for the betterment and strength of the Keriokois phalanxes, a colloquial description of their military that owes to their continental fame. As such, the strength of the family is placed above all other virtues. Adulterers are put to death, and marriages are often arranged between families of high status to maintain strong ties. Homosexual relationships are anathema to the Keriokois, and instances of such result in exile. A philosophical belief in the value of community, children are educated by city-established tutors in communal centers. Children dedicated to the military, designated as the Keriotiate, live in communal centers away from their family. Keriokois philosophy emphasizes the need for cohesion against spontaneity, unity above the individual. 

The Keriokois practice a form of slavery akin to that of the old Empire of the Elves. They enslave the weak, non Keriotiate of their population, as well as non-Primeans hailing from foreign lands. Old stories used to tell of Keriokois slaver bands roaming the Reveian Continent, taking captives from Lomeria and as far north as the Lower Heartlands. Before the Keriokois subjugation at the hands of the Elves, the Keriokois enslaved many of the Primeans who lived around them. 

Women are offered equal status in almost all matters, allowed even to compete with men in sports. While they are denied positions in the Keriotiate, they are permitted to join the girousia and even the Ephors if circumstances allow. 

Consumption is limited to alcohol, but to drink until inebriation is considered sinful. Still, the problem has afflicted the Keriokois people for some time. Drugs are seen with suspicion, and smoking is only undertaken in celebratory settings. 

== Customs ==
Keriokois customs revolve around their rigid hierarchy, and caste-like devotion to militarist supremacy. The Keriotiate Families: the rulers, warriors, and high status of the Keriokois City-States are to be treated with reverence by the other two lower castes. When in their presence, one is expected to bow. Among the Keriotiate, members will raise their hand, palm facing outward to whoever they are saluting. With the hand parallel in line with their chest, the Keriotiate signal mutual respect and greeting. 

Below the Keriotiate, the everyday Keriokois citizenry lives a relatively subsistent existence. Before their expansion and the formation of the First Kingdom, the Keriokois maintained a small population between Daxis and Pheranthos. Metassans, a larger group that inhabited the surrounding villages, were subjugated to fill the needs of the growing city-state. Some of their wealthier number retain their high status, but most were thrown into serf-style slavery, far below that of common peasants in Reveia. They are seen as lesser, even to this day, and the Metassan lineages are barred from the gerousia entirely. 

== Government ==
Keriokois government is one ruled by a dual kingship. These two kings have typically hailed from prominent lineages, the most notable of which being the Kodax, Scythas, and Koragos families. Kings are of the Keriotiate class, with no exceptions. Beneath the Kings, the Girousia and Ephors together maintained the power of the monarchs. They were made up of Keriokois citizens, with the Keriotiate given preference in the elections. Metassans traditionally did not possess any right to participation, and still today there are legal mechanisms in place to discourage them. 

The Girousia is a body of twenty-eight citizens, who are charged with passing “'''Writs of Disapproval”''' on laws enacted by the Kings. When a writ is passed, the Girousia is said to have halted by the authority of Philagros, the law or initiative in question. A writ is a serious matter, and the Girousia is instructed only to undertake such political moves when the Kings have crossed good sense and virtue. Otherwise, the Girousia works by the principle of '''“Resolution by Majority”''', a method of legislation that takes an advisory role to the rest of the government. 

The Ephors are a body of five citizens charged with the ultimate duty of approving major political initiatives of the dual kings. They are responsible for blessing the wars, treaties, and other key events in Keriokois history. The Kings have tried to circumvent their authority, and have only succeeded in fringe cases where the Ephors were less assertive. 

The government was founded by Philagros, described as the architect of the Keriokois political system. Today, he is still revered as a statesman and politician, whose wisdom is invoked in an almost divine way. It is believed that the lineages mentioned prior were blessed by the Soldier himself, who ordained their rule in the early days of the Trium’s spread. 

== Diplomacy ==
Keriokois diplomacy is infamous among the Primeans. They are assertive, often reckless, and expansionist. Before the arrival of the Elves and Triumist missionaries, the Keriokois waged several wars against the neighboring Helaclossan and Sadafi states.