Editing Horizon Zero Dawn (section)

===Carja===
Desert/jungle folk ruled by the supposedly divine Sun-King. They mostly live in Meridian, the setting's only city, and have a lot of religious and aristocratic drama (not human sacrifices anymore though, they stopped doing that). They are patriarchal sun-worshippers- the exact opposite of the Nora- and the only race who aren't some flavor of barbarian. This makes them a bit stuck-up, but mostly the Carja are good people.

A few years ago, the Carja were ruled by a crazy Sun-King named Jiran. He instituted public blood sports, claiming they would stop the Derangement, and the murderous Red Raids against every other tribe. He was no nicer to his own people, condemning any dissenters to death in a gladiator ring and executing his own son for speaking out. Luckily, the second son in line managed to escape Meridian, eventually usurping Jiran with the help of some sane Carja and the Vanguard, a band of Oseram mercenaries. Now, Sun-King Avad strives to reconcile the other tribes with his people, eradicate the remaining Jiran loyalists (they fled to a shithole named Sunfall) and institute a lot of left-wing policies: letting foreigners have high-level jobs, permitting women to fight, being nice to everybody, blah blah blah. For the most part, this has worked, and the Sundom (as it is known) is a beacon of peace and inter-tribe trade.