Yvinndt

The Yvinndtese mammoth is practically identical to regular woolly mammoths, perhaps with the exception of smaller ears and a less sloped back and the large exception of a symbiotic relationship with various species of moss. Protection and nourishment in exchange for warmth, camouflage and scent for attracting mates - the moss is actually surprisingly fragrant and form the basis of various perfumes.This has the effect of large lumbering mammoths with entire microecosystems on their coat - a grey-white/bottle green coat with a wool noteworthy for its astonishing thickness and warmth.

The largest expanse of untouched wilderness with the exception of Surkingland or the high north is the Deep Forest which covers the central mass of Yvinndt. Culture there revolves around the recurring motif of the Deep Forest (Germany's Black Forest, Scandinavian trolls, Shadow Forest etc). Lots of tales about what lies in the forest, so the locals tend to oppose explorations and industrial ventures into it. Nobody lives in the forest because they disappear.

Modern guitar design based on the string instruments of Yvinndtese tribes. Large cities like Wekshawn influenced by the other Jaowan nations (Nebelon especially) and also by the whole pagan princess thing. Over the Garden Wall as a metropolis - shrines and ruggedness.

Major cities - Abbejeve, Vekszurn, (Wekshaun), Aczavala (Ashawaila)

Through Sophie Gengembe Anderson, I was introduced to the concept of a crown of butterflies; I can't quite give it to Dallana as I'm already ripping off Jesus enough, so I shall attribute it to the Yvinddts and their pagan princess vibe. I too am inspired by the English woodland tenniah present in Sister Snow and in Anderson's painting. It also draws from Alice in Wonderland, C.S. Lewis and Carroll, but I will have to modify it for Eastern Europe and paganism.

On the back of a car in Norfolk, I saw a tasteless design of a sexy white girl next to a wolf, both wearing war paint. Nice idea but I'll steal it for a Yvinndtese coming of age ritual, with them and their snow cats.

Yvinndt clothing is traditionally made from woven mosses and lichens - it has become an art and a means of income for many Yvinndts but has been superseded in mass manufacture by other materials like cotton and silk. Naturally, traditional dress in the region relies heavy on such materials and there is growing popularity for so-called living clothing.

Ukrainean flower wreaths are known as anjemija and are used extensively in Yvinndtese society for all sorts of holidays, rituals and occasions. Different flowers and styles are reserved for genders, classes and personalities, as well as for floriographical purposes. They are also utlilised, though to a lesser extent and with different vegetation, in that Arabic area.

The creatures of the Deep Forest are said to be haunting and dangerous. The folklore of Yvinndt is heavily based on that of Central and Eastern Europe. So, rumour has it that you have things like leshens, nymphs, rusalka, faes, trolls and gnomes and that sort of thing. Over the Garden Wall x Eastern Europe.

Layers of Fear (rats and crying children) ???

Chloe Jackson - Don't Die Curious

Alice Phoebe Lou - Red

Sufjan Stevens, the mystery of love

Arctic pyramids, flat top

Clyde has a nice voice so I'm going to attribute it to Ewaczya Zabra of Kitykapur, Yelarka only more Asian. The first singer commissioned by Cesca to lead folk-alternativism.