Editing Souia-Vey (section)

== Culture ==
The Souia-Vey have been described as mercenaries,<ref name=TheReignOfAlfrega/><ref name=TheInvasionOfIspar/><ref name=DreadMarauderShield>2005/07 [[Throne of Destiny]] - [[Dread Marauder Shield]]</ref> bandits,<ref name=ToBeAShadow>1999/11 [[Release]] - [[To Be A Shadow]]</ref> warriors,<ref name=Smite/><ref name=BradorsFrozenEye/><ref name=BeardedAxeOfSouiaVey/> and raiders.<ref name=DreadMarauderShield/> They seem to have no qualms fighting for both sides in a war, as seen by their history and [[Elgenia Montani]]'s comment about Souia-Vey being duplicitous.
<br><br>There are two items mentioning Milantos capturing neighboring Souia-Vey villagers,<ref name=BradorsFrozenEye/><ref name=DefilerOfMilantos/> which would imply that the Souia-Vey have at the very least semi-permanent settlements, and at the most full-fledged towns.
<br><br>Although until recently it was thought that the Souia-Vey bartered or stole their weapons and only possessed rudimentary blacksmithing skills, the Bearded Axes of Souia-Vey have been verified to be Souia-Vey creations.<ref name=BeardedAxeOfSouiaVey/>
<br><br>The Apothecary Zongo is said to be a witch doctor of Souia-Vey,<ref name=AshesAndDustRollout/> which may imply that their understanding of magic and medicine is more primative than some of the other nations of the Ironsea.

=== Real World Basis ===
The most commonly used comparison is that the Souia-Vey are similar to Mongolians, as popularized by [http://ac.warcry.com/content/lore/ispar/souiavey Nayt al-Yad of Crossroads of Dereth]. While there is some merit to this claim, such as the Souia-Vey being known as mounted raiders from the high steppes, Nayt's work embellishes on the facts with fan-fiction.
<br><br>With the introduction of the [[Bearded Axe of Souia-Vey]], another possible real-world inspiration of the Souia-Vey are the Vikings, as the bearded axe is most commonly associated with Viking Age Scandinavians<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-bearded_axe Wikipedia - Long-bearded axe]</ref>