It is known that Karako is the world and all the life that dwells within it, even to an extent, humanity itself. Karako has turned their back on not only life but humanity especially. It is known that once the sun only ever shined, there was no moon, and that the heat was only ever kind. That animals treated predating on one another with the seriousness of a game and that strife was not known as it is known now.

Karako is a memory of a religion, with even the proper rituals dying out as many tribes become embittered to the harsh world he gives them now. When he does appear recently, he can be just as callous and cruel as he is kind and abundant, supplying vast orchard of fruit to materializing new predators from his gullets to hunt down camps to their last.

Nithla was the first and only true human. He knew not age, aches, sickness or weakness. He was born a perfect human and given a great and boundless ambition to hunt and grow. He is the creator of the spear, the rope, the campfire and arts of foraging. But he died in some sort of tragedy, he had no female counterpart so how humanity continued after his death is a mystery. Despite this, Nithla appears as a divine and is the connection between humanity and the higher world. It is Nithla who normally called upon to appeal to the divine on mankinds behalf.

Nithla explanation for lack of a female counter part, or the tragedy that killed him are many depending on each tribe. There is no conclusive understanding of what the facts are. Some say he could turn into both, some say he had a female counterpart but for some reason she stopped appearing or had a falling out with Nithla. What the truth is, no one knows.

It is widely accepted that there was once a singular clan for humanity which spanned into the thousands and had greater abundance and technology than today. Items and ruins can be found of these places, normally housing armors and blades up to the medieval era. How these items were made is totally unknown and the true capital of this prior kingdom is lost to all. Such finds are extremely rare and valued as symbols of power and wealth among the remaining meager tribes.

These are divine humans referred to in the quote at the start. This quote is one of the only surviving bits of the past creation myth. They typically walk among the earth but have the power to dematerialize and talk to mankind via rituals, visions, dreams and feelings. They can be niche in their task to immense and cruel and it's not unheard of for a tribe to have one as a leader, although such tribes are typically more akin to slaves than worshippers. There were once many, many Nuritopa but now there are hardly ever to bound found physically moving about and such beings do not take to giving truth freely.

Because so many have disappeared or don't contact their worshippers anymore, there are many icons and religions that have twisted or simply made up figures to be worshipped, believing them to be Nuritopa when in fact they are fantasies.

Without knowing the names or nature of the divine, you can't properly call upon them or address them for worship and help. Without these names, you rely totally on them reaching out to you. While other entities of the divine rings will, from time to time make their natures or actions evident. In order to evoke them to ask for favors, blessings and accords you will need to have a certain level of knowledge.

Despite how small your tribe is, some names are still known.

MONONO: SMASHER OF SKULLS

A giant titan with the hands made up of alligator heads. His face is ever stern and made up of various stones and metal smashed together. He is in favor of wrestling, hand based weaponry and unarmed combat and looks down upon anything else. He holds grudges with very little leeway for mercy and dish out harsh punishment.

He approves of strangulated animals and humans as sacrifices and upon the most favored teaches the art of hand based skills, with it the ancient myths being those especially loved by him will gain the power to change their hands to beasts heads as well.

Some of Monono's teaching

"Say, onto all those that dare speak against me, that violence is the way of protest and abuse the way of authority. Those that do not move by words will be moved by hand and my hands are of the things of misery"

"And, to your children, beat them with only what they can take. So when they come to me as adults, they are prepared for the lessons I will give them. And if they cannot be beaten, prepare them as any other creature for what they are. The rabbit should learn to run from danger, the wolf should learn to call upon the pack, the lion should learn to be the predator"

"Of those that steal. Give them to me. Wrap your hands tightly as I would and give of them to me as sacrifice. That is the redemption and the punishment, for clenched hands that defy hard work"

TARUAKAK, TARUAURKAL!

A divine snake that that circles the sun. It flies in a ring and is made of pure light and fire. The creatures features are not very well known, although its depicted normally with a giant happy, large fang grin that are curly like the sun rays and flames. In its paws it carries great chains of which are chained to wayward flame like entities. He is the steward of the suns gifts and enemy of the clouds.

Taruakaka is known to give gifts to those he especially likes of fire manipulation, or even protection against great flames. Of those who he comes to love, he ensures that the cloud don't block the sun and helps Karako dispel the moon more often.

Some of Taruakak's Teaching

"warmth is within.

By my words I teach you to release them.

Celebrate when things are fine and thank onto those still with you.

Love freely and welcome the burns of heart ache.

Dance close to the flames when things are dark.

Hold onto those that still blaze when you are cold.

For like fire, we are brief, and any flame alone for too long is extinguished.

But love and sharing will ensure warmth spreads forever"

"Of those that think themselves unworthy of tending the flame of home.

Stand under the sun when it appears and see if it judges you unworthy.

Trust what you feel on your skin, and onto that. Take it as blessing.

After that. You will see it time to go forth and do honor with your own embers upon your father and mother."

These two divines are the only entities your tribe as any consistent knowledge of. Worship of them is not sanction by the whole and up to you. More will come as you learn and meet them. Tapada, the tribal Naritopa is in character sheet form in the character section.

Men and women have large magical differences in the world of Karako. It is considered to be an over all mystery where women actually came from, with many tribes inventing or piecing together entirely new mythos on what women exactly are. Even the most elder who retain fragments more of the original truth of creation admit to not knowing exactly where they came from or what they are, although despite this are a part of humanity and not considered outside or a downgrade of it at all. Although, this varies from tribe to tribe. As does the treatment of men with new tribal practices and beliefs.

Regardless: Men are notably stronger than women and have a greater physical presence in the world. They get sick less and get a bonus point to stamina and HEALTH. Men also tend understand physical tools faster and are more favored by Nithla.

Women, however, tend to have more vivid visions and an easier time obtaining and using more blatantly magical spells. They get 3 points back on each spell, so long as it dosen't reduce the spell cost below 1. Women feel off when a tantrum by karako is about to occur.

Of your culture, your faiths, your camp. You are free. But the map is held by a iron clad tradition and won't change. Mostly so it won't get confusing with new symbols.

On this map, which is the only one you currently have, given to you by your founders. Is the centre area of "crude legless stick figures" is your home camp.

Next to that camp is a forest with a two headed snake. This is the HISSING WOODS.

BELOW your camp is a river. With many fish in it.

to the LEFT of your camp is a great titan among mountains. This is MASTERS ROCK.

ABOVE your camp is BLACK BRIDGE. A giant canyon into pure darkness is here with a singular rope bridge over it. On the other side is a hunting/ scout lodge.

BEYOND the forest in the corner of the map is LIGHTS WRATH. Which is a place of much fire and danger.

This is only the starting area, your world will grow as you explore and go further.

LEGEND:

If a singular large creature is on a area. That means a singular known predator or breed of more dangerous predators lurk there.

If many animals are in a map. It means the place is abundant with that animal, be it resource or predator.

If the area has a SQUARE with smudges and dots in it. That is a signifier of death and each smudge how many have died there from the maps creation days so far.

IF a giant figure holding a spear is in the image somehow, this signifies the presence of believed divinity in some form. If the divine is near lightning, it signals potential danger from them.