The Klatchets
the Klatchets are a race of people living in the warmer climes of the world. They mainly live in rain forests, but some of them have taken to being miners in search of a better material to make tools and weapons out of. Up until very recently they have been a nomadic people. Even now, they tend to maintain a central village with ties to a few smaller outposts a few miles away. these tend to be lightly defended, but are dedicated to a single task. these outposts are generally ignored during wars because the idols are all in the central village.
They tend to be slender, agile individuals with a knack for sneaking and ambushing. When they do go to war, it bears a large similarity to modern guerrilla war campaigns, mainly involving ambushes and theft, rarely boiling into anything more organized. When they DO organize, the attacks tend towards fast moving troops assembling, striking a blow, and retreating.
Their weapons and armor are necessarily light, but durable. One or two of the plains-dwelling tribe are rumored to have domesticated some of the animals their, which they use to great effect
Their religion is based around a limited number of Idols, each one representing the
favor of a god. The gods tend to be animalistic in nature, with each animal representing a particular trait, such as strength, knowledge, war etc. These idols tend to be the main target of raids and infiltrations of tribes seeking to gain a god's favor.
Idols my tribe currently possess:
Inolzarar, goddess of the hunt. portrayed as a female puma
Rincpod, god of knowlege and ingenuity. portrayed as a jaguar
Ulasoh, god of stealth. portrayed as an
Anatea they have currently established a small village at the foot of one of the mountains, near the edge of the forest. the area is rich in nutrients for plant life and a variety of animals frequent nearby (within a few hours walk) streams and ponds.
YEAR ONEEverything is going fine. Inolzarar, godess of the hunt, has truly shone her favor on the tribe, for our stocks of food are overflowing. One or two of the Youngsters has stumbled across a rock that, when heated, makes a substance that is very light and works better for spearheads than flint. Word is that he's found a cash of the stuff and is planning on establishing a permanent encampment up there to refine his technique. Malruk is planning on leading a small raid on another tribe to gain the favor of Zezuhutanael, god of swift travel.
Malrothe came to me the other day, saying that he encountered a god that had not previously favored any of the tribes. in order to gain the god's favor, he is planning to try and tame some of the local wildlife for the exclusive use of the tribe.
I am also sending out a small team of scouts to begin getting a feel for the local geography. if they encounter another tribe, they are allowed to try to gain the favor of the gods.
essentially:
try to have an abundance of food
try to come up with a material better than flint for making speartips and arrow heads
try to domesticate the local wildlife
try to make contact with another tribe. probably through theft.
OOC: Until I encounter a tribe i will not read their entry, in order to properly role play. Can't know about those you haven't encountered.