 Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2021 12:51 am
location:
won't settle deep in the swamps. cuz let's be real, after all this time toa is SICK OF THE SWAMP.
northeast, and allied with akatsuki (and maybe even other tribes nearby? gimmie those juicy plots, my friends).
tribe is settled on one mountain, but there are actually multiple mountains in the area, especially when you look north. the mountain the tribe occupies is one of the outermost ones, and likely one of the only ones considered "occupiable."
dry and cold, definitely not the hotter landscape that toa grew up in. crisp winters with light snowfall. alpine, perhaps? minimal plant life unless you head down the mountain or along the stream and river, whatever ends up making it's home in the higher areas is hardyyy. VERY WINDY all year round, even more so during winter. dangerous for peeps who don't know the area, which is exactly why toa selected it.
one main river that loops around the base of their mountain and flows southeast, leads to the sea. small streams leading down into that river that turn into torrents during warmer seasons due to melting ice and snow from the mountaintops.
beliefs & culture:
patron modeity: ??? (modeity of choices)
sub-modeity: ??? (modeity of shadows)
so, the modeity of shadows. probably an odd 'deity to go alongside choices, at first glance! introduced by toa meno based on the beliefs of his old tribe. shadows wasn't meant to be a 'deity that the entire group believed in or followed, but many members liked the general gist of it when toa explained his own beliefs, and so it came to be. his old tribe believed in a number of gods - in fact, shadows wasn't even one of the primary ones. shadows always caught toa meno's eye though, something that he could always relate to in secret. the tribe feels that shadows fits their group well: it's their choice to stay within the shadowed caverns of their mountain, and they have chosen to never resort to violent means unless harm is done to them. always keeping to the background, and never reacting to the world around them unless forced by their environment.
not a necessarily bad/evil tribe, but dips it's toes into some... Questionable Things.
toa's gonna avoid violence as much as he possibly can (learning from his father's mistakes ahahahaaaa...), will never attack other tribes/groups for personal gain, etc.
if someone attacks a member of the tribe or threatens their tribe as a whole, you're kinda ********, buddy. toa will make it the group's MISSION to end the threat, no questions asked. if it leads to conflict, then so be it. could def lead to some potential plots!
when it comes to having kids and starting families, the tribe does not operate with a "kids are raised by the community" mentality. by default, parents are expected to look after their children. unless a tribe member is particularly caring or loving towards kits, no one is obligated to hunt/entertain/educate/etc. for a child that isn't their own. that's the parent's job! if needed, parents can approach toa meno if they're in need of assistance of any kind, and he will make arrangements and see that his tribe members are taken cared of. despite having royal attendants as a child, this is the way that toa meno was raised, and he's bringing it over to his own tribe as a result!
sexist attitudes and biases? get outta here, none of that will ever be allowed within -TRIBE'S NAME-, ever. toa has many regrets in his life, but his biggest was allowing his sister, enzi, to be passed over as leader in their old tribe because of their sexist father, and his own failure to speak up about it.
marriage and formal ceremonies related to lifemating will never occur, because -insert toa's flashbacks to failed betrothal lmao-. betrothals won't be allowed in -TRIBE'S NAME-, but besides that, tribe members are free to have their own private ceremonies and follow their own beliefs re: lifemating.
i really like the idea of tribe members doing a blood oath upon joining, because s**t dude, 1) that's metal af, 2) meaningful and a tradition toa carried over from his old tribe, 3) cool af.
one of the caverns will have shrooms that will lead to some, uh, really fun holidays and events
bioluminescent glow worms/flies/gnats in some of the deeper caverns? maybe bats too, because everyone loves bats. biolumi insects feed off the shroom spores, bats feed off the insects, a cute lil' foodchain.
plot ideas:
kinda like the idea of the tribe discovering that the mountain streams turn into torrents The Hard Way, with one of the members - maybe a few, idk - being caught in the waters and struggling to get back out during their first spring. perhaps even kits, to make it more dramatic. cue rescue mission.
in the future, toa will lead a tribe expedition south and make a final visit to his family's old tribe. to let the tribe take whatever valuables and resources may be left, allow himself to pay final respects to his parents and old tribe members, etc.
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