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A common misconception of toors is to view all of them as nomadic peoples, with all the economic and political implications of that. However, in some sense it is more accurate to view many of them as ''traveling kingdoms'' or non-sedentary kingdoms. The difference being that the economies of many toors were actually non-nomadic.

A common misconception of toors is to view all of them as nomadic peoples, with all the economic and political implications of that. However, in some sense it is more accurate to view many of them as ''traveling kingdoms'' or non-sedentary kingdoms. The difference being that the economies of many toors were actually non-nomadic.

For instance, many toors had permanent encampments and even cities established. Toor's population would be constantly moving between these cities. Such cities forbade owning a house and instead operated as inns of sorts, but inns that would be open only to the citizens of a given toor. A foreigner would require an invitation or a document to stay or pass through. Usually, a citizen of toor would be allowed to live in a city permanently if they are part of a given [[Murdoh|Murdoh's]] court. Murdon generally would be permitted to lead a sedentary life in order to run cities and camps. The [[Gole]]'s army and court would also periodically stay in a city, but Mōroh principles would not allow the court to stay in the city for too long. It was customary for the court to simply establish a pattern and travel between cities of the kingdom all year round.

For instance, many toors had permanent encampments and even cities established. Toor's population would be constantly moving between these cities. Such cities forbade owning a house and instead operated as inns of sorts, but inns that would be open only to the citizens of a given toor. A foreigner would require an invitation or a document to stay or pass through. Usually, a citizen of toor would be allowed to live in a city permanently if they are part of a given [[Murdoh|Murdoh's]] court. Murdon generally would be permitted to lead a sedentary life in order to run cities and camps. The [[Gole]]'s army and court would also periodically stay in a city, but Mōroh principles would not allow the court to stay in a city for too long. It was customary for the court to simply establish a pattern and travel between cities of the kingdom all year round.

Initially, economies of many of the toors relied on their packets of sedentary population, as goles wanted real and stable kingdoms, with cities and courts. Slavery was also a prominent part of toor economies, with slaves working in cities, camps and farmlands.

Initially, economies of many of the toors relied on their packets of sedentary population, as golen wanted real and stable kingdoms, with cities and courts. Slavery was also a prominent part of toor economies, with slaves working in cities, camps and farmlands.

But a more nomadic-based modus operandi also developed. Some toors began to adopt aggressive military tactics in order to extort money and resources from wealthy countries, city states and even other toors. Toor armies would raid cities and immediately retreat, making them pretty much invincible. This forced city states to strike deals with many of the toors and send them tributes in order to secure their borders. When such relationships would stabilize, many toors would become invested in the stability of the city states, which would in turn influence their own politics. Toors acting in the interest of the city states they once raided was common and created complicated dynamics in the region.

But a more nomadic-based modus operandi also developed. Some toors began to adopt aggressive military tactics in order to extort money and resources from wealthy countries, city states and even other toors. Toor armies would raid cities and immediately retreat, making them pretty much invincible. This forced city states to strike deals with many of the toors and send them tributes in order to secure their borders. When such relationships would stabilize, many toors would become invested in the stability of the city states, which would in turn influence their own politics. Toors acting in the interest of the city states they once raided was common and created complicated dynamics in the region.

Thus, toor economies tended to cycle through the reliance on their network of sedentary populations to a purely nomadic extortion-style economy and then back again. Some toors build economies around establishing trade routes.

Thus, toor economies tended to cycle through the reliance on their network of sedentary populations to a purely nomadic extortion-style economy and then back again. Some toors build economies around establishing trade routes.

By the middle of the second revolution many toors would successfully adopt a hybrid approach, by having a strictly nomadic military that would operate separately from the traveling kingdom, to the point that many armies' allegiance would be kept secret, so as to not implicate the more visible kingdom in extortion.

By the middle of the second revolution many toors would successfully adopt a hybrid approach, by having a strictly nomadic military that would operate separately from the traveling kingdom, to the point that many armies' allegiance would be kept secret, so as to not implicate the more visible kingdom in extortion and violence, perpetrated by their army.

== Military ==

== Military ==