Houses of Restresas
The Houses of Restresas are all some of the most influential in all of the continent of Esportiva.
Tlacopan
The ruling is the Tlacopan House, residing in the capital of Maresda. which is considered one of the most powerful houses in Esportiva due to their economic influence and the amount of cultural power that the house has. This house is one of the most connected with their people, and are heavily respected as leaders of the nation, a status quo that has been lasting for nearly a millennium. Their mythology revolves around the mythical horse people, people who "granted the fertile forests that surround Maresda." Their main traditions are an annuual forest walk to represent the long treks that the Tlacopan had to endure from the mountains to the modern day Maresda. The other more unusual tradition is something that women in the major houses prepare for all their lives, and that is to marry the Tlacopan's males, the women need to travel to the land of 10000 squirrels and leave unscathed, one of the hardest marriage requirements for royalty in the world. The Main Language of this house, and therefore the politics of Restresas is English.
Sant
The Sant House is located in Mount Heavens, and is considered one of the 5 most powerful houses in Restresas, with traditions surrounding emeralds, and their mythology of a warrior possessing legendary emeralds who made the mountains they reside in. As a result, the traditional Sant clothing is emerald green colored, with spouses and members of the house obtaining emerald rings at their weddings. The main language of this house is Spanish.
Angeles
The Angeles House resides in Port Angeles and have become one of the most accessible houses for foreign nations due to the city being a massive port. Their mythology resides in the sea, where there, it is said that a "fish caller" arrives once ever 10 millennia to bring food and prosperity to the nation. Their traditions include seafood for major dinners, and a garden right next to the beach, where they allow animals to enter and eat the crops due to their nature of helping sea life. The language spoken in this house is Spanish.
Getae
The Getae House is located in Dacia and speaks the Romanian Language. Their sunflower based culture is prominent all over the city of Dacia and the region that the Getae encompasses. With there being a sunflower festival once every year to celebrate the key part of the Getae house's culture. Their kingdom is all covered in sunflower decorations all over, making it one of the most colorful castle interiors in the nation.
York
The York House is located in the western city of port York and speaks the English language. York's main mythology about the Island of Hope that ties into the religious beliefs of gods in the York area, with there being a semi-annual fest praising the gods of the main religion of Paganism, one for the winter and one for the summer. The culture of the house is about those gods and can have one of the most religious societies in the world, alongside the relevance of Paganism, making the religion the second most followed religions in the nation.