The Goblin King

Primitive Tribe RP (name pending)

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Primitive Tribe RP Idea

finished thread

Primitive Tribe RP (name pending)

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ᎮᏝᎧᏖᏕ
ᎮᏝᎧᏖᏕ

A pack of wolves has been sighted in the area. While this is not particularly unusual, this pack seems larger and bolder than most, even going so far as to follow hunters and seekers as they move through the forest. They have not made any move to be aggressive yet, but many think it's only a matter of time before they become a problem.

(open to more plot suggestions)

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Primitive Tribe RP (name pending)

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ᑢᏂᗩᏒᗩᑢᏖᏋᏒᏕ
ᑢᏂᗩᏒᗩᑢᏖᏋᏒᏕ

ᑢᏂᎥᏋʄᏖᗩᎥᏁ
ᑢᏂᎥᏋʄᏖᗩᎥᏁ

Magura - 46 year old male - @The Goblin King

ᕲᏒƲᎥᕲᏕ
ᕲᏒƲᎥᕲᏕ

Tsuka - 26 year old male - @The Goblin King
Xaiel - 23 year old female - @Akayaofthemoon
[1 open - preferably an older one]

ʄᎥᏒᏋᏖᏋᏁᕲᏋᏒᏕ
ʄᎥᏒᏋᏖᏋᏁᕲᏋᏒᏕ

Chiro - ? year old male - NPC

ᏂƲᏁᏖᏋᏒᏕ
ᏂƲᏁᏖᏋᏒᏕ

Kachiro - 21 year old male - @AjaxNightshade
Killik - 15 year old male - apprentice - @Potemking

ᏕᏋᏋᏦᏋᏒᏕ
ᏕᏋᏋᏦᏋᏒᏕ

Maati - ? year old female - NPC
Thrinn - 15 year old female - apprentice @Akayaofthemoon

ᏕᏂᗩᎮᏋᏒᏕ
ᏕᏂᗩᎮᏋᏒᏕ

Agleth - 39 year old female - @Potemking
Jahal - ? year old male - NPC

ᑢᏂᎥᏝᎴᏒᏋᏁ
ᑢᏂᎥᏝᎴᏒᏋᏁ

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ᑢᏂᗩᏒᗩᑢᏖᏋᏒ ᏒᏋᏝᗩᏖᎥᎧᏁᏕᏂᎥᎮᏕ
ᑢᏂᗩᏒᗩᑢᏖᏋᏒ ᏒᏋᏝᗩᏖᎥᎧᏁᏕᏂᎥᎮᏕ

ᏦᏋƔ
ᏦᏋƔ

♥ - married.
❥ - engaged to be married.
+ - had children but are not married.
= - parent(s) = child(ren).
(symbol) - adopted relationship.
/symbol\ - secret/unknown relationship.
name - dead.

ᏒᏋᏝᗩᏖᎥᎧᏁᏕᏂᎥᎮᏕ
ᏒᏋᏝᗩᏖᎥᎧᏁᏕᏂᎥᎮᏕ

? = Chiro, Magura
Chiro + Kaa = Kachiro
Xaria ♥ Cahiel = Xaiel, brother
Maati ♥ Jahal (=) Xaiel
Magura + ? = Killik
Agleth ♥ Rinn = Thrinn

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ᑢᏂᗩᏒᗩᑢᏖᏋᏒ ᏕᏂᏋᏋᏖ
ᑢᏂᗩᏒᗩᑢᏖᏋᏒ ᏕᏂᏋᏋᏖ

Name:
Age:
Gender:
Role:
Appearance:
Personality Traits:
Special Skills:
History:
Relationships:
Other:
May provide reference image(s) as well, but this is optional.

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Primitive Tribe RP (name pending)

Chieftain Magura

Name: Magura

Age: 46

Gender: Male

Role: Chieftain

Appearance: Magura is a massive man, standing at about 6'3" with a broad build and strong muscles. He has wild long black hair which comes down to about his mid-back, and a massive beard to compliment it, both of which are often braided in places for decoration. His eyes are dark brown in color, appearing almost black, and his skin is dark copper. His hair has become streaked with silver and gray, mostly around the temples, as has parts of his beard. His face is lined, and lately there has been a weakness in his demeanor betraying his age and illness. Magura's favored outfit is a pair of pants made from brown bear fur, a simple but sturdy pair of boots out of mammoth hide, and a large cloak made from the pelt of a musk ox.

Personality Traits: Magura is a loud and jovial man for the most part, easy to get along with when in a good mood. He is fond of telling and hear stories around the campfire, and likes to get to know the others in the tribe individually. Still, he is not always so jolly; when angered, he becomes like a storm, ominous and sometimes destructive, though he would never hurt a member of his tribe without very, very good reason. Even so, such is the change that some say lightning crackles in his beard when he is enraged. He can punish harshly for mistakes, especially if it put people in danger. Though he can at times be stubborn and blinded by his own idealism, he tries to be realistic and logical, and will always listen to the council of the elders and druids, even if he personally feels they are wrong.

Special Skills: Magura is a very good hunter, though due to his size he is better suited to cornering and taking down larger prey- such as bears and mastodons- more directly, as opposed to sneaking up on smaller forest prey such as deer. He has always had relatively poor eyesight, something which has only gotten worse with age, but he has always still managed to function well enough regardless, as his other senses compensate. As of late, his hearing has also begun to get worse, making it more difficult for him to get around with the combination of bad sight and hearing.

History:

Relationships: (open to family)

Other:

Druid Tsuka

Name: Tsuka

Age: 26

Gender: Male

Role: Druid

Appearance: Tsuka is a bit odd-looking, many of his traits almost seeming mismatched. He is rather small and quite unimposing, standing only about 5'7" and with a slender frame. He is overall fairly delicate, almost fragile in appearance, and the way he shuffles around makes him look quite a bit older than he is. His shaggy hair is naturally two different colors; most if it is dark brown, almost black, but he has a wide streak of pale blonde above his right ear. Similarly, his eyes are also two different colors, with the left being dark brown and the right being light blue-gray. His hair falls to about his mid-back, and he keeps parts of it in braids; as if to accentuate his natural oddity, he also tends to braid in different-colored strands of fur and hair from animals, as well as beads, feathers, and other odds and ends. He generally wears simple furs, preferring soft rabbit furs in pale colors. He also possesses a cloak made from the pelt of a white bear, with the head as a hood, and which is more than enough to cover his entire body.

Personality Traits: Tsuka is generally considered aloof and perhaps a bit abrasive by others in the tribe; not arrogant, but just a bit prickly. He is very straightforward and doesn't like to verbally dance around topics, especially unpleasant ones. For this reason, he can be a good person to go to to help solve a problem, as he is a logical thinker and is not afraid to tell people when they're being pigheaded. However, he has always had relatively few casual personal relationships (outside people seeking advice from he or the spirits), mainly because he is actually very socially awkward, perhaps due in part to his relative isolation from an early age while training to be a druid. He mostly just finds it difficult to actually relate to others or to engage in pleasantry, and so he generally doesn't bother to try. Besides that, he's a man of simple pleasures and can often be found doing or saying (mostly to himself) things that may seem a little odd.

Special Skills: Has very good balance and reflexes, but is otherwise quite unathletic. He is very good at gauging peoples' general emotions and attitudes by things like body language and the tone of their voice, and can usually tell if they're lying (though not always).

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Relationships:

Other:

Primitive Tribe RP (name pending)

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ᏒᏋᎶᎥᎧᏁ
ᏒᏋᎶᎥᎧᏁ

Live Version

The tribe lives at the edge of a river which flows from the mountains, protected by rolling hills and forests. Much of the surrounding area is covered in pine forests, but to the southwest is open tundra. Beyond that, in the west, is open sea. In the north and west, the hills turn to tall, snow-capped mountains, where the tribe rarely venture due to the dangers of the cold and wild animals. Within what they consider their own land, there are several landmarks. The most important of these, obviously, is the village. Just southwest, about a 20 minute walk away, is the overlook, a large, rocky hill that juts out to a cliff. To the east, about an hour's walk away, is the Cave of Ancestors, a large cave near the base of one of the mountains. Far to the south, across a good stretch of tundra and a couple hours' walk, are the Geyser Pools. These are shallow pools of water left behind by the geysers that spray here, coated with colorful minerals to make the pools look different colors. It is a good place to find brightly colored rocks and clays for paints and dyes, and is also a good place to bathe, since the water is always so warm. However, one has to be careful not to be sprayed by the boiling water from an erupting geyser. There is a small stream that flows west out of the pools and to the ocean. Farther south than that are a set of cliffs overlooking the sea. Part of them has jagged rocks at the bottom, and it's generally a good plan to steer clear of the cliffs altogether. [more landmarks to be added as we go]

There are other tribes that live nearby, but they are a distance away and very rarely make contact. When groups of seekers or hunters do encounter other tribes, the encounters are usually friendly, but there have been times of conflict in the past.

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ᏉᎥᏝᏝᗩᎶᏋ
ᏉᎥᏝᏝᗩᎶᏋ

Live Version

The village itself is actually not particularly large, consisting of a hodgepodge of hide tends and very simple wood, stone, and clay buildings. The village is surrounded by a very simple barrier that amounts to little more than wooden poles stuck upright in the ground, to help deter wild animals that would otherwise try to scavenge in the village. The river shore is on the west side of the village, providing both drinking water and a pleasant place for leisure, although young children are typically warned not to go near the river without supervision. The largest huts, those of the druids and the chieftain, at the northern edge of the village, and along with the crafting and storage shelters, surround an open area that also contains the tribe's main bonfire. Though other people often keep smaller fires in or around their own homes, this tends to be the main gathering and production place of the tribe.

Both the druids' tend and the chieftain's hut are also considered communal locations, despite also being personal dwellings. Both of these structures have open front rooms where people may freely come and go when seeking the help of the druids or chieftain, with smaller "rooms" blocked off by pelts, which are the private spaces of those who live there. The chieftain's hut, in particular, is quite large and tends to be an important gathering space when the weather is too poor to have village meetings by the bonfire, as it can fit most of the tribespeople (somewhat uncomfortably) within its walls.

There is no wealth distinction between those who live in the primitive huts and those that live in the tents. Both types of structures have their merits and disadvantages, and it tends to be more a matter of a family's preference. Though the village is largely communal, people do take ownership of their own spaces, and kin typically live together in one structure. It is considered quite rude to enter a home where you do not live without invitation, and there is a concept of theft. However, though there is a degree of ownership, it is considered unethical to hoard important things to oneself, such as tools that are widely needed by many people, or more food than one could reasonably eat in a short period of time. Things like personal weapons, jewelry, clothing, and some small stockpile of food is typical.

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ᑢƲᏝᏖƲᏒᏋ
ᑢƲᏝᏖƲᏒᏋ

ᏰᏋᏝᎥᏋʄᏕ
ᏰᏋᏝᎥᏋʄᏕ

The people of this tribe worship the Mother Goddess Asakel, She Of A Thousand Eyes, who watches over them from the night sky. They believe that she brought life to the world, and that their souls- and the souls of all animals- are a part of her that will return to her when they die. However, spirits may occasionally be allowed to visit the living, sometimes appearing in the forms of animals or other natural phenomena in times of need. Should they become corrupted by evil, their souls will be cut off from her and instead be stolen by Jekdurr, the Trickster God. Evil spirits may also sometimes visit the living, but seek to corrupt them rather than guide them, and it is the duty of the druids to tell good spirits from bad ones.

The tribepeople believe that a creature's soul resides in its bones, and therefore a way to control it- or other ways for Jekdurr to steal away spirits- is to take possession of its bones. Thus, vultures and other scavengers that feed on bones are thought to be evil minions of Jekdurr. For this reason, members of the tribe are burned when they die, and any pieces of bone left over are crushed to powder and scattered, so that Jekdurr cannot lay claim to their souls. Thus, it is very important to the tribe to be able to retrieve the bodies of their fallen kin and lay them to rest correctly.

Because this belief about bones holds true for regular animals as well, anything made with bone is thought to contain a part of that animal's spirit, and is expected to be treated with respect, or else the spirit- and Asakel, but extension- may be angered. It is important that those who keep objects made of bone- tools, jewelry, and other items- know the story of the animal from which it was made, what it was and how it died. It is also thought that in times of great need, these items may be ritually destroyed in an attempt to summon the spirit of that animal to help by lending their strength and skills, or in other ways. It is important the bones used in this way have been utilized practically; to use bone to create frivolous items, or to hoard them for the express purpose of summoning or controlling their spirits, is seen as disrespectful and even evil.

ᏰᎥᏒᏖᏂ, ᏝᎥʄᏋ, & ᕲᏋᗩᏖᏂ
ᏰᎥᏒᏖᏂ, ᏝᎥʄᏋ, & ᕲᏋᗩᏖᏂ

When a child is born, no one but the parents and druids are to look upon it for three days following its birth. Once it is cleaned, a white mark is painted on its forehead, which is meant to attracted the attention of Asakel and incur her blessing. If the marking fades before the third day, it is seen as a sign of bad luck. After the third day, the longer the mark remains the better fortune the child is thought to have in life. Finally, as the child's third night sets in, if they are still alive and healthy they will be presented to the entire tribe and given their name. If the child is weak, this ceremony may be delayed until the druids feel it is safe. Children are never named and presented until it seems they have a good chance at survival.

Names in the tribe are often short sounds with little or no meaning. They are often named after deceased tribe members, such as grandparents, or else their names may be variations or combinations of their parents' names. However, children may sometimes be given word-names of things their parents like, such as being named after plants or animals. These names are less common, though, and usually only given in honor of a significant event.

Children usually remain with their birth parents for only about six months, during which time a new set of parents are typically relieved of the bulk of their duties so as to bond with the child. After this time, parents do remain in their child's life, but most of their care is turned over to the tribe's firetenders, so that the parents may return to their usual duties. Children begin learning about the different roles they may take in the tribe from a young age, and begin light training at about 10. However, it isn't until 13 that they are to choose once and for all what role they want to pursue and master. From this point on, they are considered an apprentice and will spend most of their time with people from that group. While all members of a particular role are encouraged to help teach an apprentice, they often gravitate towards two or three people in particular who help them teach the skills they need, often (but not always) a parent or other close relative. An apprentice is usually considered adept when they reach about the age of 17, true adulthood, and no longer need supervision to perform their duties.

When a child reaches six years of age, the shapers of the tribe will begin carving a totem out of stone for the child. It may take many shapes, but usually comes in the form of a rounded pillar which is carved with natural or abstract patterns, and generally given a simple face as well. This totem is blessed by the druids and presented ceremonially to the child when they reach 17, is symbol that they are now and adult and their fate is being put in their hands. From here, the child may continue to carve, paint, and otherwise manipulate their own totem. Because of the work and care that go into them, and their uniqueness, this is often considered the most valuable and symbolically important object a tribe member might possess. Because their bodies are burned when they die and leave no grave, this is also the method by which those after them remember them, and is thought to help guide their souls back to the tribe in times when they need their help and wisdom.

Eventually, most members of the tribe do choose to marry. Because the tribe is largely communal, marriage is not about controlling inheritance, possessions, or reproduction, but is rather looked at as a permanent bonding of souls together. It is highly sacred and not to be taken lightly. Therefore are no consequences to having children out of wedlock, so long as they are loved and cared for, and plenty of tribe people do choose to have romantic relationships without the promise of marriage. Similarly, marriage between people of the same sex is not frowned upon, because it is an act of spiritual love and dedication rather than the expectation of producing children. It is also not an intrinsic promise to be monogamous (though it may be- that is to be decided between the couple themselves). Rather, it is a demonstration that two people feel so strongly connected to one another that they feel their very souls should be bound together in life and death. In rare circumstances, those feelings may even be platonic- they just have to be very, very strong. To propose, a person will gift their life totem to the person they wish to marry, by any method they choose. If the love interest wishes to say yes, they will in turn give the proposer their own life totem. The exchanging of totems is a symbol that they trust each other with not only their lives, but their souls. If the answer is no, the original totem will simply be returned to its owner.

Weddings themselves always take place on clear new moon nights, when the stars- Asakel's eyes- are not dimmed by the moon or any other light. From the night before, no one except the immediate kin (parents, siblings, and children) of the betrothed may visit them, not even each other. During this time, the family will spend time painting intricate designs and patterns across the person's body in a chosen color (shared by both betrothed). A bonfire is lit at dusk, and will not be fed for the rest of the night. The tribe will sing, dance, and eat as the fire burns out, and only once darkness has fallen may the betrothed coupled emerge, cloaked entirely in white furs, and their face covered by a mask. They may not acknowledge each other. They may acknowledge others in the tribe, but may not speak. When the fire burns down to embers, only then may they remove as many of the pelts as they feel comfortable with (up to becoming entirely naked if they so choose) to reveal the designs on their body, and acknowledge each other by joining hands. Though they may touch, they still may not speak until they join hands and the druids connect the lines on their hands and arms together to form one unbroken pattern. At this point, the ritual is considered complete and they are as one, and may once again speak.

Finally, the last important milestone in any tribe member's life is that of their death. Their body is returned to the village, cleaned by the druids and prepared for cremation by the deceased's close kin and friends, which may include leaving important items (including their totem) with the body and painting designs on it. The body is then shrouded in the pelt of a white mastodon, a relic that has been passed down through the generations and is painted with many symbols to ward off Jekdurr, and carried to the top of the highest hill in the area, the rocky peak known as the Overlook. The person closest to them, usually their spouse, is the one to carry a lit torch from the village to the Overlook, where the body is placed upon a pre-prepared pyre. There, when the body is unshrouded, other tribemates will cover the body in flowers, feathers, and other last gifts. Finally, the pyre is lit. The druids are expected to remain until the body has burned to nothing but ash. They will ensure that any shards of bone left are reduced to powder and scattered, and then they will remove the soot-stained totem and place it in the Cave of Ancestors.

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ᏒᎧᏝᏋᏕ & ᏂᏋᎥᏒᗩᏒᑢᏂƔ
ᏒᎧᏝᏋᏕ & ᏂᏋᎥᏒᗩᏒᑢᏂƔ

Chieftain: The role of chieftain is a hereditary position passed down from parent to child (though never from chieftain to spouse). The chieftain is meant to guide the tribe in day-to-day activities and struggles, provide wisdom, as well as make final decisions on major events such as when to go to war or when to cast a person out. However, they don't do this alone; rather, they also seek the insight and wisdom of the druids, as well as the elder members of the tribe. Though the tribe is not expected to follow the chieftain without question, they are expected to be respectful and generally obedient (though if they feel something is a bad idea or unfair, they are certainly permitted to say so, but they are expected to follow final decisions). If a chieftain is no longer fit to lead, due to health, personality, or other circumstances, it is up to the druids to remove them from power. Similarly, it is the druids' role to decide which of a chieftain's offspring is most suited to take their place.

Druids: Druids are the spiritual leaders of the tribe, as well as their healers. They make use of the limited medicinal plants and practices that the tribe has access to, and also use their faith to (supposedly) help heal their tribemates. They are meant to be wise in spiritual and moral matters, as well as matters of fate, and tribe members may seek their help in personal issues both minor and major. The druids, in turn, may consult the spirits with rituals and divination to help guide their tribemates to the correct answer. While there may be multiple druids in a tribe, there are almost never more than three. Druids do not choose to become druids, but rather are chosen from infancy by the druids before them, usually for physical abnormalities (such as an extra finger, strange birthmarks, or differently-colored eyes, or even things that are more significant, but survivable) or else unusual circumstances around their birth (such as being born during an unusually severe storm). Rarely, there may be things that mark a person as a future druid later on, during childhood or (very, very rarely) during early adolescence, but never as an adult.

Firetenders: Firetenders are people who serve the needs of the village by doing cooking, cleaning, looking after children, making sure fires stay lit (thus their name), and any multitude of other small tasks needed to keep the village kept and make sure others can keep performing their duties smoothly. Most of the people fulfilling this role are elders, people who have lived long enough that they feel their bodies are beginning to- or will soon begin to- fail them in ways that mean they can no longer comfortably or safely perform their previous role. However, this may also be a way for people who would be otherwise unable to perform more difficult work to serve the tribe, such as people who have been injured or suffer from chronic illnesses.

Hunters: Just as the name suggests, hunters are the people who venture out into the wilderness to hunt and trap animals for supplies and food. Though they may employ a number of different methods to catch their prey according to their strengths and skills, all hunters are at least relatively physically fit, strong, and adept at moving confidently and stealthily through the forest. All are trained with some sort of weapon, be it a spear, knife, or bow, and all know how to identify, track, kill, and clean game. These are also the tribe members who generally serve as warriors when it comes to conflict with beasts or- very rarely- other tribes, though they are not the only tribe members who are ever able to use weapons. While it is probably the most prestigious role, it is also the most dangerous, and very, very few hunters live to become firetenders instead.

Seekers: Seekers are people who gather materials for the tribe, whether food or items to be used in crafting, or medicinal herbs and other religious items. They must have a good eye and memory; they may not know what everything is used for, but they sure as hell know what it is, how to identify it, and where to find it. It is probably considered one of the least prestigious roles, since it mostly involves a lot of walking around and picking things up, but that makes it no less important. In fact, their in-depth knowledge of the landscape and what's in it can prove invaluable even to the most skilled of hunters at the most unlikely of times. It's also a very good role for people who like to explore but aren't so fond of the thrill of the chase, as it were.

Shapers: These are the crafters of the tribe, who use the materials gathered by hunters and seekers to make into useful items- such as tools, clothing, or baskets- for use by the tribe. Though all shapers know the basics of how to create most items, many have different specialties; one may be a master of creating tools but know little about creating clothing, while another may be adept at building and maintaining structures and know nothing of basket weaving. Thus, shaper is a very broad term to describe any crafter, but many do tend to be a little more specific in describing their exact specialty.

Children: Any person under the age of 13.

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Primitive Tribe RP (name pending)

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ᎧᏒᎥᎶᎥᏁᏕ
ᎧᏒᎥᎶᎥᏁᏕ

The goddess Asakel once walked alone on a barren world with only the stones to keep her company, and she was lonely. To ease her loneliness, she gave life to fragments of her own spirit in the form of animals, and for a time this made her happy. She loved her creations, but they could not talk and think as she did, and eventually she grew lonely once again. She pondered her loneliness for many seasons until she came to a conclusion when she happened upon a baby sparrow which had fallen from its nest. There was little she could do to save it, but before its spirit faded she took it and transformed it into a child. This, Kesuuri, was the first human and the first ancestor. The child grew, and she could think and speak as Asakel did, and the goddess was happy.

Eventually, Kesuuri grew lonely as well, as the only of her kind, and so to ease this Asakel transformed a dying fang cat into a man. This was Darru, the second ancestor. The two fell in love and were married, and had children. Their children grew, and had children of their own, and over time humans spread across the land. Her brother, Jekdurr, the god of death, was greedy and jealous of Asakel's power over the world. From the time she had begun to split off pieces of herself, his servants had begun to claim them secretly as his own. He corrupted the humans into turning against the Mother Goddess, and when their hearts were filled with greed and violence, the vultures, his servants, would devour them and carry their souls to him. Asakel found that she could not watch and care for all humans as she walked among them, and so she rose into the sky and spread her many eyes across it so that she could guide all the many tribes.

We are the descendants of Kesuuri and Darru, and the creations of Asakel the Mother Goddess. However, we must be careful not to fall to the temptations of the trickster god Jekdurr- greed, envy, bloodlust, arrogance- for if we do he will devour our bones and our spirits will be lost forever. Follow the ways of Asakel, provide for your tribe, respect our ancestors, and carefully guard the bones of the dead. These are the stories and teachings we have passed down for generations, from the parents of our parents of our parents, all the way back to the first ancestors. This tribe has lived and flourished and died by these teachings, as will our children. So long as these teachings live on, so will our spirits, until all creatures have returned to Asakel.

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ᗩᏰᎧƲᏖ ᏖᏂᎥᏕ ᏒᎧᏝᏋᎮᏝᗩƔ
ᗩᏰᎧƲᏖ ᏖᏂᎥᏕ ᏒᎧᏝᏋᎮᏝᗩƔ

This roleplay is that of a very primitive hunter-gatherer tribe in some point of prehistory. The setting is roughly Ice Age-ish, with mastodons and cave lions being relatively common sights, and the climate being cold and unforgiving. Any mixture of north American and northern European flora and fauna is appropriate, modern or Ice Age, so long as it fits the overall feeling and tone of the roleplay- this is somewhat of a fantasy, so we're not necessarily going for complete historical accuracy, though it should still fall within the realm of general believability. For the most part, this is a "slice of life" sort of roleplay following the day-to-day lives of the tribe people. However, more intense plots may occur as time goes on, and they may lead to the deaths of characters, from violence, starvation, sickness, or other things. Life is fairly harsh here, after all. So while I will certainly never force someone to kill their character, you should be willing to at least consider killing off some of your characters occasionally for dramatic effect, if it's a death you feel would be a good ending to a character's story.

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ᏒƲᏝᏋᏕ & ᏋӾᎮᏋᑢᏖᗩᏖᎥᎧᏁᏕ
ᏒƲᏝᏋᏕ & ᏋӾᎮᏋᑢᏖᗩᏖᎥᎧᏁᏕ

As mentioned above, this is really meant to be a sort of survival style roleplay, focusing around, yes, the day-to-day lives of the tribe members, but particularly highlighting the hardships that comes with their lifestyle- dealing with the elements, wild animals, starvation, disease, and so on and so forth, in addition to the social struggles that come along with a large group of people living in very, very close quarters and sharing resources. Good and bad things will happen to your characters, so don't be upset when they do have to face hardships, and don't be afraid to play them up with things like having your character get hurt or sick. Though, if you have ideas for more major struggles and plotlines that would affect more than just your character and perhaps a few others in the scene, please run them by me before implementing them. Of course, good things will happen to- romance, discoveries, adventure, and so on- but these should be the high points, the reward for survival, and it should feel like it.

In terms of writing style, this is casual, so you should avoid one-liners. A paragraph or two should be adequate for most things, but try to make sure you're actually contributing to the story with your posts and giving people something their characters can react to. It might be interesting to narrate your character's thoughts and feelings for a long post, but if that's the only thing you write, and your character doesn't do anything, it may be difficult to move forward with an interaction.

On that same note, this tribe is largely a large, extended family- all characters, with very, very few exceptions- will have relatives within the tribe. They'll have friends and rivals and even enemies. So don't be afraid to come up with connections to other characters when you create yours, whether they're kin or just have history together, and these relationships don't always have to be positive. Characters having histories and ties with each other gives them a better basis for having excuses to interact, and in turn colors those interactions, which leads to a more interesting story and a better starting point for new characters. Though it may feel like it at first, this is not meant to be a tribe of strangers, and to a degree you should strive to have it feel like they know each other. So, it's always a good idea to be open to developing backstories together, and looking for ways you can tie your character's history in with others.

Finally, this is somewhat of a world-building roleplay. You don't have to actively contribute to developing the world- operating comfortably within what's already been established is fine- but feel free to expand on the ideas that have been presented as well. Whether in terms of coming up with a new take your character may have on the religion and cultural values of the tribe, more well-defining the geographical area and its landmarks, introducing tidbits of lore and tribe history, or coming up with plot points and struggles, what information has been given is really meant to be more of a starting point which to extrapolate on. The main rules is that the theme is meant to be, as mentioned above, a prehistoric era set in somewhere with similarities to northern North America (for example, Canada or Iceland) and northern Europe (for example, Scandinavia or Russia). Thus, geographical features, flora, fauna, and climate that would seem suitable in those settings around the Stone Age. Similarly, tools, clothing, and architecture that would be found in pre-aggricultural societies is appropriate. Of course, characters may very well make new discoveries and developments in play, but please limit these and keep them realistic- one character is not going to fully invent farming in the span of a month, for example.

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Primitive Tribe RP Idea

Name: Magura
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Role: Chieftain
Appearance: Magura is a massive man, standing at about 6'3" with a broad build and strong muscles. He has wild long black hair which comes down to about his mid-back, and a massive beard to compliment it, both of which are often braided in places for decoration. His eyes are dark brown in color, appearing almost black, and his skin is dark copper. His hair has become streaked with silver and gray, mostly around the temples, as has parts of his beard. His face is lined, and lately there has been a weakness in his demeanor betraying his age and illness. Magura's favored outfit is a pair of pants made from brown bear fur, a simple but sturdy pair of boots out of mammoth hide, and a large cloak made from the pelt of a musk ox.
Personality Traits: Magura is a loud and jovial man for the most part, easy to get along with when in a good mood. He is fond of telling and hear stories around the campfire, and likes to get to know the others in the tribe individually. Still, he is not always so jolly; when angered, he becomes like a storm, ominous and sometimes destructive, though he would never hurt a member of his tribe without very, very good reason. Even so, such is the change that some say lightning crackles in his beard when he is enraged. He can punish harshly for mistakes, especially if it put people in danger. Though he can at times be stubborn and blinded by his own idealism, he tries to be realistic and logical, and will always listen to the council of the elders and druids, even if he personally feels they are wrong.
Special Skills: Magura is a very good hunter, though due to his size he is better suited to cornering and taking down larger prey- such as bears and mastodons- more directly, as opposed to sneaking up on smaller forest prey such as deer. He has always had relatively poor eyesight, something which has only gotten worse with age, but he has always still managed to function well enough regardless, as his other senses compensate. As of late, his hearing has also begun to get worse, making it more difficult for him to get around with the combination of bad sight and hearing.
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Relationships: (open to family)
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Name: Tsuka
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Role: Druid
Appearance: Tsuka is a bit odd-looking, many of his traits almost seeming mismatched. He is rather small and quite unimposing, standing only about 5'7" and with a slender frame. He is overall fairly delicate, almost fragile in appearance, and the way he shuffles around makes him look quite a bit older than he is. His shaggy hair is naturally two different colors; most if it is dark brown, almost black, but he has a wide streak of pale blonde above his right ear. Similarly, his eyes are also two different colors, with the left being dark brown and the right being light blue-gray. His hair falls to about his mid-back, and he keeps parts of it in braids; as if to accentuate his natural oddity, he also tends to braid in different-colored strands of fur and hair from animals, as well as beads, feathers, and other odds and ends. He generally wears simple furs, preferring soft rabbit furs in pale colors. He also possesses a cloak made from the pelt of a white bear, with the head as a hood, and which is more than enough to cover his entire body.
Personality Traits: Tsuka is generally considered aloof and perhaps a bit abrasive by others in the tribe; not arrogant, but just a bit prickly. He is very straightforward and doesn't like to verbally dance around topics, especially unpleasant ones. For this reason, he can be a good person to go to to help solve a problem, as he is a logical thinker and is not afraid to tell people when they're being pigheaded. However, he has always had relatively few casual personal relationships (outside people seeking advice from he or the spirits), mainly because he is actually very socially awkward, perhaps due in part to his relative isolation from an early age while training to be a druid. He mostly just finds it difficult to actually relate to others or to engage in pleasantry, and so he generally doesn't bother to try. Besides that, he's a man of simple pleasures and can often be found doing or saying (mostly to himself) things that may seem a little odd.
Special Skills: Has very good balance and reflexes, but is otherwise quite unathletic. He is very good at gauging peoples' general emotions and attitudes by things like body language and the tone of their voice, and can usually tell if they're lying (though not always).
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Primitive Tribe RP Idea

With any luck. Plus hopefully the characters will have some interesting ways to interact with each other and create some intriguing social situations and dynamics. But we won't know til we have them lol. I did just finish with the base map though, so I'll start working on my first characters next.