Board Thread:Custom Lore Development/@comment-26535281-20170316155852

Xin is at it's very core still a feudal society (Although more open to modern thoughts and ideas) it still has a ridged caste system that all must obey.

Now this caste system is everything from the peasants and yeoman to the Emperor and the noble lords, but at it's very heart is the Xia honor bound warriors and nobles who live and die by the sword. Each Xia is a noble man who has under his command a small fief and all who live inside.

Xia many now only rule the fiefs assigned and cannot expand them (This rule was added during the age of warlords were Xia came to dominate Xin). Xia have very few requirements past military service. All Xia in exchange for owning a fief must provide military service in the form of the individual Xia and his banner men (Trained swordsmen normally his sons or trusted peasants).

A Xia and his banner men normally form a core of fanatical shock troop used to break up the enemy lines. Most enemies of Xin have been taught a lesson or two from a Xia and his banner men as they cut a bloody path through a enemy line.

Now Youxia are different they aren't nobles in any sense or actual Xia either. They are wandering swordsmen who wander Xin and far beyond seeking fame and glory but also have a code to help those of lesser fortune. For example if a Youxia was wandering through harad and found an opressive warlord he would try his best to strike down the warlord, or if a village is being tormented by a troll the then the Youxia will try his best to slay the troll.

Youxia tend to hail from northern Xin and are of lower class and wish to leave their boring life in search for adventure. Generally all they own is the clothes on their backs and their sword. 