[center][b][u]Snow Brutes[/u]

Era of Dud's Great Tribe
Population: 260 in Village, 24 going South,  1 left of Eastern Group[/b]

Faw does attempt to draw on the cloth, and finds that she does enjoy it. However, the explanation of all the multitude of colors and what they mean confuses her, so she quickly gives up on trying to learn that. Then, looking at the dyes,  Faw gets an idea. She Remembers how Brutes would cake themselves in dirt whenever hunting or (before the Great Tribe) warring in the less snowy parts of her land to blend in like their white hair does in the snow. She points at the dyes, specifically the brown and different shades of green, then to her hair, then to the environment. "Brute...", she grabs the cloth that was just drawn on and places it on her arm, showing how they are the same color, then, in her own language, says, "Blend." She is indicating that she would like to try to use the dyes (or have the Platta use them) to make herself the color of the environment and be able to blend in. 
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In front of the Southern group, Hof examines the spear. He notes the weight difference between the Cindorayi spear and his own, along with the pure beauty of the thing. It doesn't look as fearsome as the Brute's own spears, however. Hof calls a tool maker to his side and commands him to quickly study the new weapon.
"Light. Good for throwing maybe. Pretty. Better hunting than war, probably." were his observations. 
"You part of tribe...?", Hof says, curiously.
Then,  realizing they probably don't understand him, he points at the Cindorayi, then himself. Then he waves in the direction of the group behind them and shrugs his shoulders.
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Back in the village the tool makers are working hard to figure out this new rock. 
"Shiny. Harder than normal rock... Maybe used for weapons. But rock don't break new rock... Can't shape into weapon... Maybe try... Freezing rock?", Rog wonders aloud. 
In the center of the village, a Brute child is wearing a Jek skull and pretending to be a Jek while other children "hunt" him with bones that resemble Snow Brute weapons, while Dud observes. The child wearing the skull charges one of the other children and calls out "Dead!". The "dead" child roars out in frustration. 
"Me always killed first!", he screams and brings down the curved bone he is wielding upon the other child's head. 
Dud rushes over to check the downed child. When he arrives to the small Brute he sees that the skull the little one is wearing has a sizeable hole in it. But, he is somewhat amazed as the child pulls off the skull and is unharmed. 
Dud wonders why this may be, and comes to the conclusion that the skull could protect adults in war and hunting like it did the child. Perhaps other parts of the Jek could be used to this effect, like the hide. 

Copper Workings: 2/8
Bone/Hide Armor: 1/4
Forest Inventions: Return to Village[/center]