Kalraku Kin'toni Clan

History

For the longest time, the Kalraku kin’toni clan was a travelling clan. They had no idea where they wanted to go, or where they wanted to settle down. On a particularly hot day, they came across Oria Dry Mountain. At first they had decided that they would make camp here, thinking that they would just go back to travelling to somewhere better once day broke and they were better rested. Once morning came and everyone began packing up, a member of the clan, named Okwyr, asked why they don’t just stay where they are.

There was enough space to build a village, enough water and resources to go around, and they weren’t all that far from multiple food sources that they should be able to access with ease. It was decided that they should stay there, and so they did. In the following weeks and months, many set into building their houses. Initially this was done with no rhyme or reason, but eventually a pattern began to emerge. Their houses sat in circles around a large town square, giving everyone equal access to the square, and the streets branching off from it.

Once everyone had made their house how they wanted them, they began talking about how their civilization would grow. And from this, plans were made and laws set. They set alliances with neighbouring clans in terms of their food supply, and set up trades so that they could have the supplies they needed for further building. As time passed, Okwyr, who suggested they settle on Oria, decided that because the idea was his, that he was going to appoint himself king, and that because of that, he was above the law, and he could make his own rules.

Because of this, Okwyr decided to build a castle at the top of the mountain, giving him a view of the town below him, and made him feel as though everyone was below him. Okwyr decided to take a few of his closest friends and appoint them his royal helpers, giving them clearance to take anything they pleased, and he often had them do his bidding on his behalf. Eventually these helpers gained a name for themselves, the Kalraku Raiders. They became essentially like military men, only corrupt. They went around scaring citizens into complying with them, and would use force to gain compliance if anyone dared to go against them.

They were power hungry with the need to rule the town, and loved that Okwyr allowed them to do anything they pleased. As time passed. The Raiders grew in numbers, and the villagers were forced to appoint their own army to keep the Raiders from threatening their proceedings. This army was mostly docile, choosing not to engage or instigate any violence unless otherwise provoked. Okwyr didn't like that the villagers were taking measures to stop the Raiders, but he didn't know how to stop them, so instead he just told his Raiders to back off unless there were no army members to be seen.

This way they wouldn't be threatened and he would be able to make sure that he remained victorious, as doing so always seemed to be his reasoning for doing anything.

Psychology

In the time before Okwyr decided to crown himself king, the Kalraku kin’toni clan was a desolate clan. With no real sense of self among them, they usually just fended for themselves. Each of the clan members would go about themselves without any rhyme or reason about it. They hadn’t thought of partnerships as of yet, and hadn’t yet reached out to any other clans for things that they needed. For the longest time they just believed that they were alone, not wanting to believe that anyone would help a clan that was constantly moving around.

Once Okwyr did crown himself the king of Oria Dry Mountain, he built his castle and then appointed his friends as his helpers. Once they became known as the Kalraku Raiders, panic set into the village people. With someone ruling their every move from above, and the Raiders descending on anyone that wasn’t paying enough attention, the Kalraku clan felt lost and terrified. Many wouldn’t dare to step foot outside of their houses, instead choosing to hide until the Raiders had left in search of others to terrorize. As long as the Raiders were around, the people of the village weren’t allowed to leave their houses unless they knew the coast was clear for them to do so. ]

So thus started the call they would let out, letting others know that the Raiders were either nearby, or that they had finally left. Each call was different, and while they resembled bird calls, the Kalraku Raiders never seemed to fully catch on that the villagers were using the calls to alert each other of the Raiders presence. Anyone that was left outside while the Raiders were prowling around were subject to house searches, any of their personal possessions being gone through, and some even taken. Others would be assaulted if they so much as back talked about how they were being treated.

Some of the villagers would be kidnapped and brought to Okwyr himself, especially if they decided to fight back against the Raiders. Okwyr would make it known that he wasn't to be defied, and the villager would be subjected to torture and abuse before being sent back to their homes to warn the others about what would happen if they were to defy Okwyr or the Raiders again. Eventually there became a great divide between the Okwyr and his Raiders, and the villagers. Each acting as though they were from different places, while they still lived within the same village.

The villagers grew to resent the king and his helpers, and king Okwyr started having his helpers try harder to turn more and more of the village people so that he could keep an upper hand over them, and keep his rule over them.

Biology

Because of how long the Kalraku kin’toni clan spent travelling, they had developed stronger legs and weaker arms. They were used to walking for so long without stopping, and many of them didn’t have many belongings to bring with them, so they weren’t carrying much. Once they settled and began building their homes, many of the Kalraku kin’toni built up the strength in their arms. This being because they would have to haul clay, stones, and wood around to build their houses where they wanted them to be. Everyone that was doing some sort of building ended up building up their upper body strength to a more suitable standard.

As they continued this, they found it far easier to carry building supplies and materials to where they needed them to be. With each of them being able to carry more on their own, less kin’toni were required for the jobs, and they would be able to build faster. The Kalraku kin’toni clan was said to have skin as golden as the sun, as they had spent most of their time outside in the sun itself, and this made their skin tan. Their eyes were as bright yellow as the sand that they had decided to build their houses on. Towards the outside of their irises, they had small brown flecks which looked almost like freckles inside their eyes.

While this usually wasn’t all that easy to see, once you were up close you could see how different each of their eyes were, while all holding the same pattern type. As their eyes evolved, they would turn from flecks of brown in their eyes, to streaks or even large spots as well. Some eyes eventually were more over taken by the brown in their eyes, leaving only a small ring of yellow around the inside of their eyes. In terms of intelligence, the Kalraku kin’toni clan was not the brightest around. Most of them seemed utterly clueless when it came to figuring things out for themselves, and this usually caused them to get into trouble.

For the longest time, there were a few that didn’t have any houses because they didn’t understand how to build one without it crumbling around them because they had done it improperly. Eventually, the villagers that did understand how to build, had to help the ones that didn’t so that they weren’t stuck out in the weather. Once everyone had a house, their efforts turned to making sure the less intelligent members had enough food, water, and items that they needed. While many didn't have the intelligence, there were a few that decided to blindly follow king Okwyr, allowing him to make the rules that they would blindly follow.

This definitely caused a separation between the people of the village who didn’t stand with Okwyr's knowledge, and those who did. The ones that did, didn't seem to know enough that he was trying to corrupt them against their clanmates, and once they did figure it out, it was already too late for them to stop it.

Culture

Before the reign of Okwyr, there weren’t many cultural practices that took place amongst the Kalraku kin’toni clan. Many of them hadn’t felt the need to practice anything as they were always so busy with travelling. Once Okwyr crowned himself king however, that quickly changed. Once a month Okwyr would hold a mandatory ceremony at his castle, where he would try and educate the people of Oria Dry Mountain on the practices that he himself would partake in. He would try and convince new people to follow in his ways and convert to his side.

This was the only time that Okwyr would allow newcomers into his culture, only allowing it on a certain day so that he as always able to keep track of when the new people were initiated, and he would aim to have them trained by his esteemed Kalraku Raiders before the next time that any newcomers would join. When anyone new would join. The villagers would ask them to leave the village and not to share any of their secrets with the Raiders so that they could continue to enjoy their peace as much as they could. Once moved out, the newest members of Okwyr's following would either move into the castle with him and the Raiders.

Or the would choose to build their new houses closer to his castle. Aside from the monthly celebration that Okwyr held for himself, he greatly detested anyone participating in anything that wasn’t about him. He felt as though he should be the only one celebrated, and if he caught anyone celebrating anything else, he would send the Kalraku Raiders to their houses and would have them shut everything down and make sure they were to scared to do anything but hide or follow his own laws.

Government

Once the Kalraku kin’toni clan settled on Oria Dry Mountain, they had no idea of any sort of laws that they wanted to establish within their clan. There was no rhyme or reason to their actions, and they had just decided to exist as they made their homes and began building their village. Initially, they didn't feel the need to have any laws as there wasn't much in the way of conflict among them. They all seemed to avoid each other until the time of Okwyr’s rule. Because of how much power Okwyr thought he needed, he caused many issues with the people of the village and thus felt he needed the help of some of his friends to back him up.

After the village was built, many of the towns people came together to create laws, trade partnerships, and routines that would work well to ensure that the Kalraku kin’toni clan prospered. There were a few villagers that volunteered to be the voice of the people, enforcing laws, seeing that trades were made effectively, and that each villager had enough resources to sustain themselves. For a while, they were doing well. Receiving materials from partnered clans, building up their village, and overall tending to each other in a way that was conducive, and kept them all as safe as they could be.

However, this changed drastically as Okwyr himself didn’t like the way that the new government made their laws. He thought that they were being overprotective and that their laws made no sense. So instead, he decided to appoint himself king of Oria Dry Mountain, proclaiming that because he was the one that had the idea that they should settle there, that he was to be given the highest power, and that the laws didn't apply to him. Okwyr took it upon himself to make it known that he wasn't going to follow their laws, and that he would be making his own.

Okwyr had become wild with power, as none of the villagers had thought that he would actually follow through with his plan. He took his home at the top of the mountain, building his castle so that he could look down on the people of Oria Dry Mountain, and keep an eye on them at all times without having to leave his home. He soon appointed his helpers that would become the Kalraku Raiders, and he ensured them that they would be above the laws, and could do as they pleased in his name. They set out to make sure each and every villager knew that they didn't care about their laws.

And that they would do anything that they could to prevent them from living a happy life. Soon, the villagers were overwhelmed by the Raiders, unable to even complete a simple trade without a raider getting involved and either taking everything for themselves, or ensuring that no one else would be able to enjoy the fruit of their labor. This caused the villagers to come up with their own army, people they trusted to help them navigate through trade deals, and people that would accompany them while they would journey off to meetings with other clans.

Military

Within the Kalraku kin’toni clan, there are two separate military’s. There are the Kalraku Raiders, appointed by king Okwyr to do his bidding for him, and then here is the villager army, a small army appointed by the villagers, to keep the peace and ensure that their business wasn’t bothered by the Raiders.

The Raiders believed that they would have full free reign, granted to them by king Okwyr himself. He gave them basic armour and spears, as well as wooden shields. He told them to take what they wanted at any cost, as they were above the villagers at any cost.

This caused them to become cocky, thinking that no one would put up a fight against them and they would just be allowed to take anything they wanted. For the longest time, this was the case. The people of the village would succumb to their searches and to their will, not wanting to be assaulted for telling a Raider no. That was, until a group of villagers met in secret and decided they were done being stepped on, that they wanted to stand up to king Okwyr and his Raiders. Thus, they created their own army. While the villagers hadn't come up with a name for their army, they quickly assembled as many strong Kalraku kin’toni to fight for their cause.

The villager army was in charge of ensuring that the Raiders weren’t able to get involved with their trades and dealings. Because of the army being founded underground, for the longest time, they didn't have much in the way of weapons. They were watchers to start with, and then once their weapons were made, and their armour brought in, they quickly became a force to be reckoned with. They no longer allowed the Raiders to push around the villagers, using their bows with their arrows to keep the Raiders at a distance, as well as each one keeping a small dagger concealed within their armour.

Each of the army’s was unique in its own way, giving them the upper hand over each other. Although the Kalraku Raiders were more cocky and only concerned with how they were perceived, while the Kalraku army was more centered around helping their villagers with any and everything they might need. Neither of the army’s would engage in really any type of battles, choosing instead to avoid each other so that they could go about what needed to be done. Because Okwyr instructed the Raiders to avoid the villagers army, there wasn't much need to fight over anything as the villagers knew that they would be able to do their bidding without issue, so long as they had at least two army members by their sides.

Because of them having to be the ones to travel for meetings, the Raiders would often stake out the villagers to see where they were going, and when, so that they might be able to get there first and claim any trades in the name of the Kalraku clan. This didn't often work, but when it did, the villagers would have to spend many weeks reconciling their partnerships with other clans to ensure them that while the Raiders were a part of the Kalraku clan, they weren't the voice of the villagers.

Religion

Because of Okwyr’s rule, he wouldn't allow anyone to worship any other god that wasn't him. He believed that as a king, he should be worshipped as a god, and that was final. The villagers never really saw him as such, choosing instead to believe that there were no gods, instead they were cursed with their existence, and doomed to a life with no help from a higher power. As Okwyr caught wind of this, he wasn't happy about it. He still believed that he was above the villagers, and above any and all kin’toni as well. Since Okwyr believed he was a god, he forced the Kalraku Raiders to worship him, or face banishment from the clan entirely.

While the villagers would usually accept defected Raiders back into their village, Okwyr didn't want them knowing this, so he would threaten them, and because of their belief in him, they wouldn't think anything different. His worship would take place at the castle, on the same day as the monthly ceremony. He would have every one of the Raiders gather before him in his throne room before the ceremony started, and he would have them pledge their allegiance to him once again, and pledge to always follow his rules no matter what they might be.

Okwyr grew hungry with this power, knowing that not only could he be above the law, but that he could instruct his precious Raiders to use their power and state that they were doing the things they did for religious reasons, and that they weren't able to be prosecuted for it, as it was against the villagers laws to interfere with religious practices. Aside from the monthly ceremony that Okwyr held, he refused to allow any other religious days of celebration, as he believed that even though he didn't want to be bothered constantly with being worshiped, that he still wouldn't allow an over abundance of celebrations in general.

He thought this would affect the villagers more, but they didn't seem to mind that they didn't have to worry about Okwyr more than once a month. This made him angry, and while he still didn't want worship to be more than once a month, he decided to lengthen his ceremony for the public, so that they would have to further bow down to Okwyr while attending his ceremony, or they would face the wrath of the Raiders, and potential banishment for not believing that Okwyr held the power of a higher being.

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