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{{Infobox:TwilightAgeGroup
|Type = Zu'aan tribe
|Name = Achack Tribal Zu'aan
|Parent Groups = N/A
|Descended Groups = Unknown
|Areas Controlled = [[Athlia Seasonal Taiga]]
|Date Founded = 4E 461
|Date Disbanded = N/A
}}

The Achack zu'aan Tribe was known for their highly skilled ironsmiths. They resided in the Valieladur village, in close proximity with the Xarie forest. This forest became a source of their essential resources such as wood, fruits and meat. Situated deep within the woods, was the mining shaft set up by the tribesmen for the collection and mining of ore. This ore was then used to make tools and the wood from the forest to light fire for their furnaces. The tribe's resources were particularly richer than other zu'aan survivor tribes. After a war with another clan, the kin'toni made a hasty retreat and travelled to the unknown grounds of Xarie forest.

Upon witnessing the fire of the village, the blood-seeking kin'toni invaded and attacked the Valieladur village with all their might. Even a handful were enough to inflict severe damage upon the tribe. Houses were destroyed and crops were burned. Hundreds of then zu'aan were murdered and drained of blood by the injured and wounded kin'toni. The survivors hid themselves between the heaps and mounts of their own kinsmen's dead bodies. After the group of kin'toni left, only 80 of the 500 members of the tribe survived. They tended to their wounds and left the village and the forest as fast as possible.

For 7 years, the Achack tribe repopulated and migrated from place to place, hiding from kin'toni using animal blood and hide to mask themselves. The elders of survivor group prophesized the discovery of a stone temple in the forest of Avariel where they would find the solution to every single one of their problems. Following the attack, they had no choice but to look for the temple as it was their last hope. They set upon the quest to find the Forest of Avariel and after years of search, they found the stone temple as described by their elders.

Upon opening the doors of the temple, all they found was an old hammer carefully preserved on the wall. Hence the zu'aan realized their only hope was themselves and their craftmanship. They collected the hammer and worshipped it as a symbol of their prowess. After their long journey, they found themselves at the end of Alrisaeish, a mineral-rich cave network which lacked light almost completely. It was a very deep and intricate cave network extending to unexplorable lengths, which could put the explorers at risk too. The cave often made very loud noises, and hence was barricaded by the mining party using reinforcements and stone barriers.

The cave sometimes made loud noises which were the grounds for immediate evacuation for the miners and the mines would remain close for the next 4 nights. The Achack tribe had found fertile soil nearby, and decided to settle down for good again. The built walls taller than before and used the knowledge passed down to them via their ancestors along with their great skills to make iron tools and engineer complex contraptions capable of wounding large beasts. This time, their defenses were much better than before and hence they named their new-found village Reladur, where they now reside.

==Psychology==

The Achack tribe was known for their engineering capabilities and great ironsmiths. They believed in brains before brawl, hence depended more on their traps and weapons than brute force for their defenses against the kin'toni. The Reladur village grew and nourished in aspects such as size, power, resources and such. After suffering such great loss 7 years ago and having to wander years just to find a stable settlement, the people hated kin'toni more than anything else and even mentioning their name was taboo on village grounds. If anytime, was a kin'toni caught by the village's hunters, they made it suffer and tortured it for weeks on end before it finally died. T

he village was now even more prosperous and bigger than before, having a staggering 900 people dwelling in it. The community in itself was a peaceful and well-maintained one where the villagers believed in unity before anything else, and thought of their people as their greatest asset. Their defenses were the strongest amongst the surrounding communities and groups of zu'aan, and they expanded their territory by making alliances and treaties with other zu'aan survivor groups and villages, where they symbiotically fulfilled each others' needs for resources. They believed in peace even when being completely capable of battling for their land and resources.

This way, they acted as a powerful body which maintained stability and fairness amongst the union of villages. During the night hours, they closed the only entry to the village, and it was guarded by men all night. All fires were extinguished until dawn and children were told to always keep their voices low after the sun had set. Such precautions were taken as their visibility was least during such hours and they would have a lower hand in battle if one was to take place. The use of fire was frequent as it proved effective against dangerous animals and sometimes kintoni who managed to survive the defensive lines of the walls by doing a great deal of damage.

The kintoni would be tied to strong metal rods and restrained completely. The villagers then would organize a group of selected military members to torture and kill the kintoni in front of the entire village. This was an act of vengeance by the villagers to make the kintoni pay for the actions of their clans and the deaths caused by them in the Valieladur. Use of poisons, hallucigenogens, high temperature weapons, blunt and strong weapons, and physical hits were used for several days until the prisoner perished under the circumstances.

The carcass would be hung up in the middle of the village for a whole day in order for people to disrespect it by cursing it, physically hitting it and rubbing dirt across it. The body would then be thrown into the deepest and most steep parts of the Alrisaeish cave to make sure it never appeared again. This was a very extreme process but signified their unforgiving nature and ruthlessness when it came to delivering justice and revenge.

==Culture==

This tribe was known for its warrior women and highly intelligent men. The women possessed highly acrobatic skills and were taught ways to fight since childhood whilst most men were taught to be scholars. Every year, a festival took place amongst the allied villages on the grounds of Reladur where several kinds of foods, dances and activities were set up for people. This festival only took place during the day time when the sun was up as it was a safer option for the people. This festival went on for 3 days, each day the major villages would bring in goods and materials to share and distribute amongst other settlements and people of other villages as a customary way of displaying their wealth, power and position between the entire alliance.

Reladur always came on top of this custom due to the resulting resources of their hard work. The women of this tribe constituted a majority of its fighting army, armed with poison and metallic weapons ensured maximum efficiency at minimum weight, as the ore found in the Alrisaeish's deepest valleys and caves was found to be one of the best quality. Every 8 years, in order to choose who would lead the troops at times of battle, a ritual was performed where 10 of the most strongest and smartest soldiers were selected and equipped with chemicals, weapons, animal blood, antidotes, food, water, tools and other necessities for survival.

They would then be released individually inside the deep, intricate and unexplored parts of the cave network. This was a very dangerous custom as it always bore the risk of loss of life. For 7 days these soldiers were supposed to survive and bring back a piece of the highest quality ore they could find inside the cave using their experience and skills. This was even riskier due to the possibility of the caves and passages collapsing as there were no beams to support the walls as there were usually in the mining areas and there was no guarantee of life. These soldiers could be male or female and of almost any age (except for very small and incapable children as the loss of a young life was unacceptable amongst the villagers).

They were volunteers for this ritual and were informed of the risks of their actions. Every time, the number of soldiers returning changed, as some perished inside the caves due to several harsh conditions such as starvation or creatures but the reason could never be found along with their dead bodies. If a soldier was missing for a long period of time they were considered dead as they imagined the return of a soldier was evidence of their survival and the absence after a month could only mean death.

The families of the soldiers who lost their lives were provided relief and funds from the village for the next generation to prosper. The soldier who came back with the strongest and most durable piece of ore was chosen the leader of the troops, and would lead their battalion in grave times.

==Government==

The Government of the zu'aan did not constitute of a specific line of blood. Highly political activities were very much discouraged in this village as their belief in unity outweighed their need for a singular leader. Hence, a committee was formed that constituted of the eldest of the villagers. These elders would choose the future leaders and decision makers of the village. Obviously, the decision of the elders was not conclusive as these younglings were tested by the village in terms of their intelligence and charisma.

Only if they passed the tests of the villagers were they allowed to become the leaders. But often these tests took long and hence the election of new leaders often took years of them proving their own worth and capabilities to the villagers. Once the decision was finalized, their candidacy and selection was celebrated in the village during the day time. Other villages held their own elections in different methods and never interfered with each other's affairs unless necessary. These younglings formed a similar committee and lead the village for years on end. All discussions that took place were to be done in front of the villagers in order to ensure complete transparency and check their power. Criminals were punished on varying degrees and the punishment was decided by this committee.

Crimes such as petty theft were often met with consequences such as unpaid long labor but major thefts and robberies or frauds lead to temporary imprisonment. The prison was a solid stone building and every cell had no windows, meaning the prisoner would live in complete darkness while serving his sentence. Higher degrees of crime such as treason or murder lead to banishment. They never sentenced any criminal to death as their beliefs told them that justice would strike its hammer across the wrong-doer either way. Hence the criminal was sent outside the secured walls of the village during the night and never allowed to return.

==Military==

The military was constituted mainly of the women of the tribe and were trained for specific situations and combat. Their fighting style did not rely much on force, weight or bloody tactics but instead on quick, sudden and accurate movements and careful maneuvers that counted on landing a lethal strike with surgical precision. They were highly acrobatic and had a good airborne control of their movements which helped them reach the critical points of their enemies easily. But for cases where the enemy was eventually too large or critical points were difficult to find, they were equipped with spears crafted by the best scholars of the land.

These spears were poison covered and infused and this poison could not affect the people of that military as they used exposure therapy since a young age to prevent poisoning. The military contained of Tanks, which were heavily built men who relied on brute force and their ability to take heavy hits and not fall. These men were often used as a distraction and in cases the enemy was larger than usual. They were clad in heavy armor and blunt, heavy weapons that would rather produce a bashing effect more than a cut. These were well fed and incredibly strong. The leader of this military was the person who passed the ritual of survival in the caves.

It did matter how old the person was or what their gender was, the military would follow their tactics and commands during situations of battle and need. But in order to make sure that no one misused their power, everyone was allowed to have a word for themselves that could be used against the highest authorities in case to oppose or protest, meaning that the commander was not the most powerful entity but the best leader.

==Military==

The military was constituted mainly of the women of the tribe and were trained for specific situations and combat. Their fighting style did not rely much on force, weight or bloody tactics but instead on quick, sudden and accurate movements and careful maneuvers that counted on landing a lethal strike with surgical precision. They were highly acrobatic and had a good airborne control of their movements which helped them reach the critical points of their enemies easily. But for cases where the enemy was eventually too large or critical points were difficult to find, they were equipped with spears crafted by the best scholars of the land.

These spears were poison infused and this poison could not affect the people of that military as they used exposure therapy since a young age to prevent such a situation from ever occurring. These were spears were lightweight. They were created in such a way that their weight would not cause problems moving around for the wielders and still be used very quickly. But as a disadvantage, the body of the spear could not hold much weight and was physically weaker. It could not be used to defense as it would break easily but its sharp end was made of different metal, which was highly durable and the paper thin edge could slice through almost anything.

The military contained of Tanks, which were heavily built men who relied on brute force and their ability to take heavy hits and not fall. These men were often used as a distraction and in cases the enemy was larger or more blunt force users than usual. They were clad in heavy armor and blunt, heavy weapons that would rather produce a bashing effect more than a cut. These were well trained and incredibly strong, mostly due to their genetics. They were often chosen based on how their parents' build was, as very muscular and big bodied parents would often bear children with similar traits.

They were trained from their childhood and their nutrition and feeding was arranged by the government itself as it consisted of the most nutritional food in order to nourish them The leader of this military was the person who passed the ritual of survival in the caves. It did matter how old the person was or what their gender was, the military would follow their tactics and commands during situations of battle and need. But in order to make sure that no one misused their power, everyone was allowed to have a word for themselves that could be used against the highest authorities in case to oppose or protest, meaning that the commander was not the most powerful entity but the best leader.

They used special metallic weapons and contraptions that lay across the borders of the village's protective walls in order to prevent any unauthorized entry. The walls were very high and had enough space and width for the patrolling parties to walk easily during night. It was their main line of defense.

==Religion==

Upon their discovery of the hammer in the stone castle, the people of the village believed in no more than their own unity. They did not believe in any imaginary Gods but decided to worship the very hammer as a symbol of unity and piece amongst themselves. They did not make temples for the hammer, as it would prove that they spent resources on something that just could be displayed in the residence of their leaders. They sustained their resources and reused to their fullest. The hammer was studied by the scholars and said to be at least two-hundred years old.

It was a surprise to them as to how the hammer was still in such a condition but they believed their ancestors built the hammer specifically for the purpose as they possessed knowledge far greater than they currently did. Every 8 years, when the new leader of the village was selected, the leader had to pick up the stone and break the molten form of the ore bought by the leader of the military upon their quest as a form of alliance and agreement between the two powerful bodies signifying an indisputable pact that they would use their knowledge together and for only the good of their own people.

They believed the hammer would not break unless their unity did and hence it carried on for generations on end. The ironsmiths of the village often protested against the ritual, telling that a tool as old as that would not hold much longer and its ore could be used for crafting something far better but yet the ritual was not skipped amongst the leaders as it had a spiritual significance. Tales of the heroes was told to children in every house about the bravery and genius of their ancestors, who created the hammer. There was no offering or great celebrations taking place for it but the hammer was highly respected amongst the villagers as it was something that symbolized their beliefs and rituals.

==Miscellany==

The soil of the village was highly fertile. It facilitated the growth of a certain fruit called chaera, which was a highly nutritional food and also the staple of the Reladur village. The military was appointed with the task of sending out a team everyday for the purpose of hunting and bringing back animals from the nearby land and trades took place for the fruit and meat between other villages too. The farmers were not very physically strong people but that was not due to poverty but rather due to their genetics. No one was excluded from the village's rules and customs and farmers were treated very fair as they were the providers for everyone.

The craftsmen often created tools that would require the farmer to make less physical effort in the agricultural processes and help the crops and food grow more nutritional and faster. The bones of Kintoni were found to be highly nutritious for the village's soil and for the growth of chaera. But it was considered taboo in the village to interact with any parts of the kintoni let alone include their bones in farming. The village kept on prospering and expanding their area under their alliances, beliefs and strengths and the passing generations always aspired to create a better land for their future.

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