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 ===== Lusiads (Iberians) =====
+Ask a Lusiad, what is best in life and more often than not, the answer will be one of two: drinking a cold beer after a hard day of working the field or smelling the salty wind of the sea on your ship. Those are the two stereotypes of the Lusiad people, the salt of the earth farmer that never leaves his home or the daredevil sailor and pilot with a burning desire to see what's beyond the horizon. Yet they are also a mournful people, being the only ones with the concept of //saudade//,a permanent, irreparable loss and its consequent lifelong damage.
+Born on a peninsula, surrounded by water on more than half of their borders, it is no surprise that Lusiads developed such a close relationship with the ocean, with fishing as one of the main industries throughout history. "The sea is a Lusiad's mistress and she's always in a mood," being a common joke. They also contain a romantic view of their ancient history, with their medieval golden age of exploration remembered fondly, as it was the time where the Lusiads were at their strongests. Their colonies were spread out to such a degree, the sun never set on their empire. They are one of the few cultures that still retains their old knightly orders, even if unofficially. In modern times, they are seen as ways to award conspicuous gallantry exhibited by Lusiads. This tradition survives on with the emblazoning of the red lion on clothing, and some special cases, [[nation:bts:bamf|]] armor.
+Yet despite their humble means, they are a cultured people, having a deep folkloric history. Many of their arts take inspiration from other cultures, due to having been the first explorers to connect with different cultures in their world. Architecture and star reading from the Qadesh and literature and dramatic tropes from Acheron (The Travels Beyond Cape Adamastor, being chief among them.) , spices from all over the world in their cuisine. Religion wise, they are equally diverse, although with a majority following the [[nation:bts:cult|]].
+In terms of leisure, they are great purveyors of fish, cheese and wine. Of special note is their cod, their mountain goat cheese and their signature wine called "D'Ouro", a "golden" wine infused with small amounts of a medicinal psychoactive drug found in  golden leaves, hence the name. But the greatest unifying element of any Lusiad, is their singular love of football.
+Lusiads have such features as slightly brown hair, their olive skin, brown eyes and more rare light eye colours, an average height of 173cm.
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