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THE BOOK OF SHIONI AKEK
Chapter 9
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Shioni Akek describes the geography and political makeup of the Nem peoples. The Nem of the Mountains comprises three provinces: the Coasts, which run from the West Sea ice crossing down to Hagoth's old gulf settlement and along the Spine range; Potal, lying east of the Spine; and Nespelem, stretching from the Salten Sea northward into the wastes. Because spoken tongues have diverged from the written language and from Hagoth's original speech, traders rely on a precise sign language, which some use almost exclusively even after returning home.
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The Nem of the Islands, descended from Hagothah's voyagers, are master navigators reading waves, stars, and swells. The Nem of the Plains, herd-followers living in hide dwellings between the Misisip and the western mountains, branched off from Corianton's people, as did the Nem of the Lakes east of the Misisip. Surviving Lamanite remnants nearby have rejected common consent for kings.
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The Land Southward remains fragmented by perpetual war.
