Jungles of Ka
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History
On the border of the Elven and Human Lands, the Jungles of Ka lie vastly dormant. Few villages spot the outskirts of this land, and the coast, and the center of the land lie in mystery and ruin. The ruins themselves are the remnants of a large, technologically proficient civilization, which meddled with different power sources and scientific experiments to power their machinery. Once a catastrophe sent the civilization beyond any recall, the few mages that were left banded together to contain and protect the land from total annihilation by tapping into the few radioactive and other power sourced relics, and transforming the energy to magical bonds and temple landscapes. A magical land grew over the ruins, and all traces, except to the most ardent of observer, well-versed in the mystic religion, have been buried under centuries of jungle.
The animals within it have grown to enormous proportion due to the life magic, and radioactive pulse funneled through the Temple in its center, and through other spots where the locals refuse to go. Animals are said to be guardians of great strengths, but years and skirmishes have blotted out what, exactly, they had been guarding. For ages, the monks of the Temple helped the wild things grow, living in a harmonious servitude to the Jungle and its inhabitants, until skirmishes broke out, and a group of unruly Saiyans began preying on the area for sport(see below). As the Monks surveyed the damage, they huddled in their magic fortress, the Temple Khar, and practiced their magics until the day would come when they could once again remember their truer power. The Temple now lies in ruins, waiting for the one who could resurrect the statues and walls. The few Monks that are left are scattered around the intricate series of caves and villages that are still erect.
Saiyan War
Several years previous, Saiyan hunters came with the promise of large, challenging game. The people of Ka had always been more than a little skeptical of outsiders, and this clinched the deal. A war was waged, in which the forces of Ka were bolstered with a very small contingent of Cardinalian military spies, and eventually, the Saiyans were either killed or driven out. Ever since, the population of Ka has resisted all forms of immigration from other lands to the Jungles, and is very wary, and can act in a hostile fashion to outsiders of any kind.
The war with the Saiyan hunters almost depleted an entire generation of Kaian folk, creating a situation where the children had to pick up the slack with the elderly left alive, and the remnants of the lost generation. There is not one family that remained unaffected by this grevious, deviastating war.
Population
Most of the Jungle is inhabited by gigantic animals, many of them magical, or infused with ki-like powers. These animals are called Kadis in the The waters around Ka are home to a number of Leviathan-like sea monsters, Grendels on the coasts and whales almost twice the size of normal. Along the edges and in the villages, there are a large number of humans and demihumans. Aliens are almost unheard of, as any newcomers to the lands are either scared off, or asked to leave.
There are rumours of the men of the woods, a lost people with powers unimaginable coming into the borders of the Jungles in recent years, unhappy with their own territory and finding settlement in the most remote of places.
66% Kadis & sea monsters
17% Human
15% Demi-Human
2% Other (such as Elves)
Tribes
Khar
The tribe of Khar is strictly a monk designation. A monk (or nun) that adheres to the Kaian ritualistic religion of totem worship is said to be of the tribe of Khar, replacing any affiliation with the tribe of their birth and origins. In this respect, all members of the Khar tribe have only one name, with khar at the end of it. (ie. Chadisekhar, or Shivekhar)
Due to their particular naming structure, monks are easily identifiable, and because of this, they carry a sort of mystical aura of respect that the other tribes give them. A monk of Khar will have fealty markings on their skin, and are usually resplendent in magical charms, and fine fabrics. The monks are known to travel all over D'Hennex both to gain knowledge and information, and to minister to the diaspora of Kaians in the other regions.
OOC Note: All Khar have a MagPL. Whether they have more than one type of PL is up to the MUN's disgression.
Akkai
Known for its alliance with the Cardinalian Military squad, the Akkaian tribe still bears witness to the world outside of the Jungle. Here and there, one can find a broken down piece of technology the squad left behind, some pieces have been repaired, or passed down from daughter to son, along with a knowledge in Kamism, which the troop also brought down with them. It was this tribe that ended up leading the charge against the Saiyan Hunters during the war, coming to the rescue of the tired, and depleated Kalashi. It has been rumoured that some of the men who came as part of the Cardinalian Military squad remained in the Akkaian tribe, having families, and taking on the lives of tribemates.
Akkaians are renowned for their ingenuity, and skills at tracking and battlecraft, as well as good irrigation techniques for their crops and orchards. Because of this talent in agriculture, much of the spices and herbs in the local lands, and even sent abroad, give them a certain subsistence other tribes tend to lack.
Kalash
The defining feature of the Kalash tribe is its members talents at tracking and hunting. Being a tribe known for producing some of the best hunters and trackers in D'Hennex, the Kalashi follow the land, and have no settlements but traverse the rim of the jungle as nomads. Even the children are trained in combat, and jungle savy, a child of five or six can be as deadly a hunter as any adult.
A fair bit rougher than their Akkaian siblings, Kalashi are purely warriors and have a high percentage of demi-humans within their ranks. Steeped in tradition beyond else, the Kalashi have been trained to kill the first Saiyan they see, and are very wary of strangers from afar. Good trading relations are had between the Kalashi and the other tribes, even though they view some of the actions of their more stabley situated brethren as extravagant.
The wander lust of the Kalashi tends to see some of its tribemates going off in search of different game, or fighting back against the undead all over D'Hennex, and with the Jeati tribe, are the most common seen in other places.
Jeati
The Jeati are found along the coastline of the Kaian jungles. A tribe of sailors, the Jeati are responsible for maintaining Ka's limited link with the rest of D'Hennex, by virtue of its fleet. Merchants, pirates, and de facto border patrol. Whether a roaming ship views the Jeati as merchants, pirates, or military depends on the method of greeting, the intent of the incoming ship, and whether they are willing to trade.
Because of the thin, dangerous coast, the Jeati are excellent naval warriors, and have a fantastic sense of battles on a much grander scale than their inland brethren. The animals and monsters on the coasts and in the waters are very dangerous, as such the Jeati settlements are great peninsulas built into the waters, massive docks, and old ships make up the villages dotting from coast to coast, and along the borders of the Jungles in a protected trade route.
Since all Jeati have contact with water, they are excellent swimmers, graceful as the dolphins on land and sea. It is said a Jeati without his sea legs is only found on the bottom of the oceam floor.
Political Logistics
The politics of the region is superstition-led and tribal prevailed upon by the monks, champions and their lofty set of respectful ideals where the powered intelligent animals, called Kadis, are concerned. Most of the religion is based on animal totem worship, the Great Mother, respect for nature and a wariness of technology. A hunger for simplicity and worship of the cosmic dance of nature leaves the populace in a technological dark age, instead relying heavily on magic, and what nature itself provides.
The recovering Kaians are individually strong, but as a collective, tend towards falling back on the Champions, Kadis and the Jungles itself. The jungle acts as a barrier and buffer zone between it and the outside lands, the caves and mountains of the region making the Jungles into a protected valley. The Jungles of Ka border the area between the Elven Lands and An-Yneaith. The most predominant formations are the ruins of a lost battle in the basin, and the entrance to the Jungles being guarded by a vast valley of flowers high in the mountains.
The Champions of Ka are a group of fighters, predominantly demi-humans, who take it upon themselves to further the preservation of the forests and animals, as well as the people. They comprise of all power types, and specialties, usually with a more natural bent. They, along with the monks guide the people and protect the lands, keeping the tribes united, which can be quite the feat.
Outside influences come slow and wary to the denizens of Ka, thusforth, they have no noticeable political presence to reach out to the other countries other than the few traders and merchants elsewhere. Anyone attempting to settle in the Jungles is severely quarantined, the Kaian's prejudice towards outsiders does not allow for much trade outside of their diaspora network in the other D'Hennexian lands.
The Jungles are bordered by the ocean, and have Kadi dolphins which act with the Jeati as a sort of border patrol.
There are a fair amount of immigrants that leave the Jungles to find work in the cities of the other D'Hennexian regions, and the diaspora holds its own network, complete with a settlement of monks, a Champion, and workers to keep their distinctive culture alive.
Champions of Ka
OOC Note: Have moved to their own wiki page.
Current Champions:
