Tasach Tribal Zu'aan

History

The Tasach kin’toni clan resided in a location called the Umerrak Scaur, which had this name as it was like saying the “Umerrak Scar”; the origins of this name were due to the nature of the region, which was a large rocky canyon that had many caves within it – ideal for the kin’toni clan. However, before their occupation, the region was used by zu’aan as a place to house troops and barracks for ongoing wars that wreaked havoc across the nearby nations. These wars were over the need for a clear border as there were fights for territories, with forces of one nation doing skirmishes of the other in an attempt to back off.

Due to a variety of alliances, nations soon found themselves joining up in this effort which led to a wide-scale conflict that ravaged through the lands, with troops pushing against the front lines and being merciless in their attacks. All the infrastructure built on this border were destroyed with many refugees being forced to pick a side in flee, with these people being amongst the most fortunate; some of them did not survive and became a part of the collateral damage of this warfare. Very soon, there was the realisation that this conflict was pointless and with the help of cartographers and politicians a decision was reached about a border.

The war was over but at what cost? The communities that once existed had either been killed or forced to leave their home, which was now in absolute wreckage and left as desolate, barren, bleak ghost towns. Even it seemed as though animals were fearful of residing in the area, as all wildlife that would have once populated the place had vanished completely. Then there was the kin’toni outbreak, where groups of kin’toni spread across the lands and eventually journeyed to Umerrak Scaur, where they found it as an ideal location – its caves would provide the shelter necessary for the kin’toni.

And the largeness of the region meant many kin’toni could be housed; some of the previous inhabitants or descendants of them found themselves moving into the region, seeing the hope of being able to finally return home. Furthermore, many useful resources could be scavenged from the loot and remains of the war – a war that once tormented the region, wreaked havoc upon it, and left it in its desolate, lifeless, ghostly state. Using these resources, they were able to convert the abandoned, neglected, derelict caves into their new homes, which soon became very lavish and exciting through the artistic skills of the new inhabitants.

As the inhabitants increased in numbers, there was soon a need to make a new government that would allow the location to be ruled, or at least some form of leadership – this led to the appointment of the ruler Jarmo Eos, who then went on to set up the system that would be used to rule the residents and ultimately united all members of the caves to form the Tasach kin’toni clan.

Psychology

Negative emotions and feelings have been associated with the Umerrak Scaur as a result of its tragic, unfortunate nature for most of its existence since its discovery. The region has always been very dull, dreary, tedious, uninteresting, and lacking any life to make it more lively, spirited, and active as it only consisted of a large canyon of many caves that the neighbouring nations had not seen much use for but as a place for nomads to reside or outcasts.

As wars raged on between neighbouring nations, there were feelings of determination as the nations were bent on achieving their goals and claiming what they saw as their territory as well as by defining clear borders. In this event, many troops would lose their lives and families were torn with wives left as widows and children left fatherless. This even provoked many to protest against war, criticising the politicians for their decisions to start these wars and also condemning them by claiming that the real motives of these leaders were not to bring peace but rather out of greed, insatiability, voracity.

They simply wanted more territory and to extend their control and dominance. Overall, the wars did not bring peace, but rather resulted in sadness and distraught, with these feelings extending to locations that had no direct involvement or wanted to stay clear of the combat and conflict. With the Umerrak Scaur lying in the middle of it, the residents found themselves in states of horror as a result of the aftermaths of warfare – one of their issues being clearly the loss of their homes and the destruction to infrastructure of those that once inhabited the region.

Who would have been displaced for soldiers that turned the canyon into a base of operations for their purposes of warfare. In ensuing battles, the residents would try to fight back against the occupation from foreign soldiers, which in turn would lead to the loss of many lives, and even non-combatants faced persecution and were tortured as a deterrent – all of these war crimes would be hidden from the neighbouring nations in order to cover up the reality of the battles and make a façade; some nations would even show the residents of the Ummerrak Scaur and other nations as the enemies to try and create animosity.

With the arrival of kin’toni in the location, they were determined to make changes and show that the region was now safe and that they would have zero tolerance of the actions of the neighbouring actions, with some kin’toni even going so far as to make plans to get revenge and teach a lesson to those that oppressed the region of Ummerak Scaur. As a result of their dedication and fortitude, the region began to progress with many migrating into it and preparing for the kin’toni influence to spread across all nations. With the growth of strength and power, the new Tasach clan was formed and fixed on the need to achieve their aims and goals to succeed as a new nation.

Culture

The region where the Ummerak Scaur was located was one that was relatively peaceful, likely due to the reason it lacked any life. Near to the canyon, a few villages could be found, and their inhabitants were friendly people but tended to be very reclusive and reserved, mingling only in their own communities through social events such as festivals and celebrations. Even then, these festivities would tend to be very simplistic but have very tasty food and drink as well as music to create a festive atmosphere; this food would usually consist of the wildlife that would be looked after by animal farmers.

And also the crops that were grown since agriculture was a key factor in the survival of these villages. Soups and broths were a common choice as they could be made in large quantities and easily fed the whole community, and juices would be made using the apples from the orchards they had and other fruits and vegetables that could be grown or foraged. However, this all changed with the start of the wars of the neighbouring regions that caused destruction to the infrastructure that was once present – all the crop fields, animal farms, orchards, housing, markets, and buildings that were key in the survival of these villages were wrecked and pillaged.

The people were forced out of their homes, leaving behind the calm, relaxed lives they once had, or else found themselves in a conflict with their invaders, fighting against the persecution in hopes of claiming their territory back; these attempts were unsuccessful due to the nature of the neighbouring nations being more powerful and an immensely tough opponent. As a result of this, there were many deaths and the once cheerful, peaceful nature of the region’s inhabitants were replaced with a sense of trauma and feelings of suffering, pain, and distress.

All the culture that had once existed was also removed, and instead replaced by military propaganda and symbols of war such as armouries and troops roaming around the region. Then there was the end of the war with the troops being withdrawn, but the place was left in such a state of disarray and discord that it was seen as unnecessary by the native residents to return and try to start again at building up their civilisation, meaning that the culture was likely to go extinct; this was until the kin’toni outbreak. Once the kin’toni outbreak had occurred, many kin’toni saw the region – and especially the Ummerak Scaur – as an ideal place for them to go to work at constructing their new homes.

After some research, they soon learnt more about the origins of the region and were disgusted and appalled as well as angered by the actions of the neighbouring nations, and immediately went to work at building a new civilisation, with their beginnings being in the caves of the Ummerak Scaur. Removing all the banners and signs of military occupation of the canyon, they immediately went to work at renovating the caves and making them into comfortable, hospitable housing as they felt that the caverns provided protection for them against the sunlight.

And the housing on the surface was too derelict and damaged beyond repair. These caves would have all the necessities of housing and could contain many kin’toni at a time, allowing for large families to live together in one section of the cave and have it as their own home. Seeing the nature of these kin’toni, many natives even began returning as kin’toni and residing in the Ummerak Scaur, resurrecting the culture that was close to dying away.

Government

The few people who lived near the Ummerak Scaur were villagers who were ruled by a village leader and lived a simple, peaceful life in close-knit communities. Every week, a day would be designated where a family member from each of the respectable, high-ranking families would go for a meeting with the leader to discuss what events took place and other important factors such as taxes, supplies, trading, any issues, and other topics. Overall, the system was very simple and would vary from the different villages but had a similar concept in all of them.

And the reason for its success was because the communities were little, and all members were closely linked and knew each other well. Then the outbreak of war took place which resulted in severe disruptions to the initial systems that had been out in place. With a need to fight against the threats of the neighbouring nations, many villages joined together in regards to ruling to try and combat the enemies, but this was useless with the weakness of the villages’ forces in comparison to the vigour and ferocious strength of the neighbouring nations and their troops.

Furthermore, there were many spies that had managed to infiltrate the villages and collect valuable data and information that would allow for the neighbouring nations to demolish and destroy the villages and conquer them for military needs. Furthermore, there were many traitors in the villages who were willing to take a sum of money and wealth just to leak information – a combination of all these factors lead to the fall of the villages. Once the villages had been conquered, they soon fell under the control of military forces who administered marshal law for the residents.

And took many of the previous inhabitants as captives and forced them to do harsh, painful labour such as mining and carrying heavy loads around for the armies. Under this rule, there were strict expectations for the soldiers as they needed to be disciplined and always well prepared to fight and well trained; there was a schedule that must be followed with repercussions and punishments for not being able to follow it. In the end, all rule was from the military leaders who received instructions from the leaders of their nation, and after the wars.

The military was withdrawn from these locations but the area was left in such a state that it would seem pointless for the original residents to return. Kin’toni moving into the region was an event that allowed for governance to fully return to the Ummerak Scaur as the kin’toni were more hardened and determined than the previous inhabitants. Their aims were to make it so that the canyon and the villages that were once near to it would come together to form its own nation, and in doing so allow the desolate, destroyed region to regrow and become prosperous, flourishing, and thriving.

To do this, they formed the Tasach clan which was said to make it clear that this region did in fact have its own leadership and foreign nations were not allowed to interfere unless they dared to challenge the military forces of the clan.

Military

The military has always been a part of the Ummerak Scaur and its surrounding area due to the essence that the territory they were a part of was unclear and hence during the wars for land the region would find itself involved in a conflict it would have preferred to avoid. The neighbouring nations were vicious in their skirmishes and attacks of the villages within the region that had weaponry and armour but of a much weaker quality than the armies of the neighbouring nations; these villagers would use swords fashioned out of wood and stone in some cases and even iron but that was only reserved for the best warriors.

As a result of this, the troops found themselves forced to become archers as bows were cheaper and much more affordable to make than iron tools – these zu’aan were so desperate to conserve their scarce, limited resources that they even would take the arrows left on a battlefield due to the fact that it could be reused, and the tips contained vital metals; an alternative to using a bow and arrow would be using a slingshot with some rocks or a bundle of burning wood to cause damage to the enemies, however this was usually ineffective and only used by civilians who had no other weapons.

For armour, they could only afford simple protection such as thick layers of leather clothing since it would be too expensive to spend their iron supplies on chest plates and even helmets. This contrasted with the formidable forces of the neighbouring nations who combined together to form enormous, gigantic armies that could swarm the lands and commit whatever their goals were – in this case, the aim of capturing land for their nation and declaring it as theirs. When these nations united and worked together against other nations – like in these wars.

Their overall power would grow exponentially due to both the high numbers of troops and also the sharing of weaponry and armoury as well as military camps and outposts. Due to the large economic power of these nations, they were capable of claiming lands that would be full of essential, useful resources such as metals and build quarries or mines on them, extracting these elements in huge quantities and fashioning them into useful equipment. For armour, the majority of the troops could afford a full suit of iron armour protecting most parts of the body, and on top of that thin layers of leather could be worn.

Weapons included a huge assortment such as swords, spears, axes, daggers, knives, hammers and much more, but the most popular option was a sword which was used by all foot soldiers unless they had specialised in another weapon – for example there was a certain kind of troop who was often large in size and very muscular and well-built who would use hammers and axes to pillage the villages and cause chaos and wreak havoc and well as increase the amount of destruction that took place.

As a form of protest, many villages that saw losing against these forces as their fate would burn down their homes and destroying any useful supplies, hoping to show how useful such a destroyed location would be for their forces and likely forcing them to shift elsewhere.

Religion

The neighbouring nations that caused such severe damage to the region of the Ummerak Scaur and the tragedies and atrocities of its people were all firm believers, with two faiths being the most common; this included one side believing that the God of War was Dunlotl and the other believing it was Ahnos. Whilst the wars were not religiously motivated, there was still a sense of difference between the nations in this aspect; however, an idea that both of them had was that the deities were on their side and would help them to crush their enemy.

The western nations who believed in Dunlotl the God of War perceived Him to be a giant being similar to zu’aan but having completely white eyes that would turn blood red when He was enraged. He was also said to wear a large coat of armour fashioned out of a metallic material that could only be found in the realm where gods and goddesses roamed; this armour was said to be a shining, shimmering grey made of gold-coloured metal and protected His head, leaving a small gap for His eyes and mouth to be seen. As a weapon, He carried a powerful hammer that was believed to be used by Him to aid troops in their struggle against their enemies.

On the other hand, the eastern nations believed in Ahnos the God of War and saw Him as also being a giant being that had a strong, muscular figure and would stand tall on His chariot led by giant winged horses. His clothing was said to be plain, shining white clothing as He was deemed to be so immensely powerful that He did not require armour, and as a weapon, He would have a bow and was said to shoot arrows at the enemies and give aid to the troops. He also had arrows called ‘Arrows of Strength and Vigour’ which would be shot at the soldiers to give them even more power in their battles, as well as offer ease to the wounded.

In the villages that were invaded by these troops, a lot of them tended to be atheist or agnostic, however, there were some who would also be religious and follow the faith of their community – usually the worship of idols they believed represented the deities that watched over their home. Others tended to be followers of more established faiths, with a lot of them being smaller denominations that had made changes and slight alterations to the generally widely accepted views of the religion. Due to all the death in the region, there were also superstitions of the presence of ghosts and phantoms of the victims of wars that could not escape and lost their lives fighting for their home.

The common belief was that despite being deceased the victims still wanted to return home so did so in the form of a spirit but having no physical form they could do nothing but have their soul present there to watch over those who were still alive and see what was happening to the place they once inhabited.

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