Lạc Rong Clan lands.

Name: The Lạc Rồng/Lạc Minyuè/Lạc Dōng'ōu/Lạc Yángyuè

Tech Age/Key Techs: Bronze^1, Pottery, Rice

Government/Polity: Unorganised Tribes

Population: Opt in

Economy: Opt in

History:

The Lạc Rồng people live in the hills and around the rivers of the area known as 'Lạc', or, heart. The lands of Lạc are inhabited by a group of various clans known as the 'Lạc Rồng', meaning 'Heart of the Dragon' which is attributed to the founding myth of the Lạc Rồng that claim they were born from two dragons, Minyuè and Yángyuè. These two dragons fought their father, Dōng'ōu and when they had killed him his body created the earth. Minyuè and Yángyuè together had children which were made from the heart of Minyuè and the brain of Yángyuè. Once their children were born they ascended into the heavens and created the Sun and the Moon, known as Yángyuè and Minyuè respectively.

In reality the Lạc Rồng people are descended from migrants who left early Khatruong² under threat of war from a neighbouring polity. They migrated and settled near the River Chau³ and farmed rice while building small villages. The Lạc Rồng split into various clans as they migrated and quite frequently fought amongst themselves, with none of the tribes taking absolute power. The Lạc Rồng have distinguished their culture by adorning themselves with black tattoos across their bodies, with the most powerful Lạc Rồng having their entire face and body covered in different pieces. The most commonly depicted pieces are the sun, the dragon/Rồng, and the water.

The naming conventions of the Lạc Rồng are based upon the line of their father, with many taking their father's name in addition to their own. An example would be the Lạc Rồng hero, Dặngrồng Lê. His given name is Lê and his father's name is Dặng, his tribe's is the Rồng which creates his name Dặngrồng Lê. Sons and daughters take their father's name and their clan name until age 15, where the son will gain a 'heart name' that relates to their personality and the daughter will be married off so they will create a new name.

Now the Lạc Rồng fight amongst themselves for slaves and for glory, with many young men going on 'Ahiệm Rụ' or 'The Quest'; a practice wherein groups of young men go to fight either to the death or for slaves and the glory of a battle-born 'heart name'.

1: The Dong Son culture had bronze working since 1000BCE and I am on top of their lands.

2: Lạc Rồng word for China.

3: Red River Delta