Since the civilization is landlocked and located in high altitudes, the climate is cold all year round, and the people wear garments made of wool and fur. Free trade poses issues within the nation’s location. They are able to export minerals but are unable to import perishable goods, so the people are forced to become innovative and create their products enabling a self-sufficient and interdependent society. They mainly rely on crops that thrive in the cold, such as broccoli, brussel sprouts, carrots, cabbage, turnips, wheat, and barely. Similarly, their livestock mainly comes from animals that are able to withstand cold weather, such as cattle, goats, and deer. Its industries are mainly pharmaceuticals, gems, chemicals, and machinery. 

Class divide stems from the different industries, since the villages that produce crops and livestock are considered middle class, while the villages specializing in the pharmaceutical and gem industry are regarded as “the elite.” Even though the Fjällbestigare live in a secluded location, it isn’t exactly a hermit country. The people are friendly to travelers who stumble upon their village to seek shelter from the cold. 

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Because of the scatter-like nature of its villages, each village of Fjällbestigare has adapted its own variation of spiritual beliefs, although they are mostly still deeply-rooted in astronomy. 

For example, villages that primarily focus on agriculture widely believe in the celestial powers of the sun and moon, some even personifying the two into variations of gods and goddesses, respectively. Some also believe that the very grass and trees houses living spirits that can dictate whether they will have a bountiful or measly harvest. They also give different significance to plants that thrive and bloom solely in the daylight or moonlight. Such special herbs, flora, and vegetation are believed to be imbued with heavenly powers and are typically traded to be used by Fjällbestigare’s medical practitioners. 

Meanwhile, villages that specialize in excavation and mining operations generally believe that through thousands of years of the heavenly bodies passing over their land, the heavenly powers seep through the earth and diffuse into the gemstones and minerals mined. Similar to the special plants, these precious stones are likewise traded and used for medicinal and even divination purposes. 

In devotion, the people of Fjällbestigare erected sacrificial altars and temples dedicated to appease the spirits, most prominently for the sun and moon. Due to the citizen’s belief system, some villages and even cities rely heavily on the skill of fortune tellers to guide state affairs.

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