Western Confederacy

The Western Confederacy was an ancient confederacy that existed in the western hills facing the lowland, with some territory in the lowland as well.

History
Their major enemy is the Xohyr, known only to them as the Dead Priests.

The Ymaryn sent farmers to the Western Confederacy in War Against the Blight II to teach forestry management, which led to the copying of the Ymaryn's half exile system among other things. It is unknown how much knowledge of forestry practices was retained.

They were unfortunate enough to be the victim of the Original Thunder Horse's rampage (Now Thunder Speakers and Thunder Horse) in Lowlands rampage.

During the the Blight Megaproject, the Ymaryn sent agriculture experts to help out with their forests as to prevent the spread of the blight to the Ymaryn's already sick forests. This caused the Western Confederacy to intimate part of the Ymaryn's cultural practices.

The Western Confederacy was a linchpin in the Ymaryn developing the Land of Opportunity trait-line, which allows them, through the evolved form Pride in Acceptance, to "vampire" off other polities who lose Stability. This was created by fusing the Western Confederacy value Pioneering Spirit with Love Thy Neighbor.

The Ymaryn's constant absorption of populations during time of crisis eventually cause the collapse of the confederacy in the update Turns out that comets do mean doom, with the Highland Kingdom being the primary successor state.