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the sabirs / the savirs
* a woman (the sabirs had women in their army, as well as a female ruler at one point)
* a great warrior
* built and used boats
* built and used siege towers
* a mercenary
* lives through plunder
* very warlike
* strong-willed
* tenacious
* determined
* brooding
* moody
* was friends and allies with greece's mom aka the byzantine empire aka the eastern roman empire
avar / avaria / the avar khaganate
* used to be the boss of bulgar (before he became old great bulgaria) for a short time
* down-to-earth
* friends with old great bulgaria in the afterlife
* calls people out on their bullshit
* friendly
* dark hair, dark eyes
chuvash / chuvashia
* maybe in an au where volga bulgaria disappeared, he'd descend from him or be him? idk there are different theories among historians
* friendly
* humble
* good-natured
* peaceful and peace-loving
* non-ambitious, content with what he has
* trustworthy
* dependable
* friends with his neighbors and with russia
* might be sabir's son
* or maybe he descends from volga bulgaria? or he's volga bulgaria? idk even the historians aren't 100% sure
mari el / mari / cheremis (a name from others, formerly)
* friends with chuvashia for centuries
* kind
* mature
* patient with people
* has a fun-loving streak