They have a saying in the north once a Nomad always a Nomad. And that seems to be still the case with the Kessick clans of the Kessick-Khergit Hetmanate whether they as descended from the once famous Khergit horde or the more modern Southernised Vaegir influenced clans that dot the plains and river banks of the vast amount of untamed territory that once was the land of the Khergits. The Kessick-Khergit Hetmanate is a strange beast of a nation split like their eastern neighbors. A crude form of musket democracy exists between these Kessick clans that rule the plains.
The last few decades have been especially interesting as under a motivated and intelligent leader who wants to do more than just ride and raid the borders of the surrounding nation Grand Hetman Slavovich was not born a fool that is for certain. Using nothing but bold influence and luck he risen to the head of his Kessick clan one of the major contributors of modern training and technology the Zazershovy clan and has been handed the Hetman baton. Knowing that his eastern neighbors will not be weak forever and that sooner or later the Tzarina might be persuaded to look north into their own lands for the precious resources her nation needs to fully modernize he is determined to evolve the Kessick nation into something stronger.
But whilst he has persuaded some of his people to put down their sabers for now and begin reinforcing and rebuilding the crumbling old ruins of the Khergit fortresses and the walls of their own towns he knows they cannot fight alone. Sending private letters to the UNP and Rhodok governments and performing daring public acts that declare his contempt to the more older Imperial powers he hopes to buy his struggling strange nation time. For soon the Kessick hordes will ride for glory, whether they wish to or not in the on coming great war.
Culture: Their culture is extraordinary. They are divided by old ways and new technology, and it’s people have an almost mythical bond with beasts of burden. Despite their barbaric appearance and archaic craftsmanship, they are extremely intelligent, rebellious and aggressive men and women that the southern nations fear. Despite the huge cultural gap, the Vaegirs and Khergits have bonded for the betterment and survival of their nation. However there are also old nomads that despise the newcomers, and have abandoned the land and head up the steppes in the hopes that they can come back stronger and more lethal than ever which creates a lot of tension between the northern nomads and the Vaegir settlers.