Pohawten

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Symbol of Pohawten Village, the great Lord Eagle.

Pohawten Culture
The Singing Tribe had once been the leading community in a great confederation of native tribes during pre-Emeraldite Templehelm. When the Emeraldites settled Templehelm, many of the tribes began to die out -- except for the Singing Tribe. The descendants of Pohawten sequestered themselves in Pohawten Village, where the last true descendant of Lord Pohawten lived, died, and haunted. The remnants of this tribe were recognized as "savages" who lived a rural lifestyle in the southern jungles of Old Central Templehelm.

They bred and supported themselves with livestock such as jungle lamb, deer, and cowdyceps. A small farm was kept for ceremonious reasons; all crops were given to the Emeraldite deity Wildaven in exchange for divine aid. Other spiritual interactions involved the summoning and forced sanctioning of the new-age divine, Zelphair.

Since the rainforests of the Pohawten territory were upon the Golden Coast, the natives of Darkroot jungle set up trade route between the trade city of Sanbaala in the southern sands. Gypsy carts also traveled along the roads of Templehelm to trade native crafts within Defiance, the Legendslayer village and mercenary stronghold.

The natives of Pohawten Village became involved in many impactful events. The mysterious child Ári and his great wolf Namos fought in the Dragon War, while Dances-On-Wind and her shade, Silvia, silently supported the civil war against the Emeraldites. Ári and the "Bloody Fairy" Navi fought and aided the Shades during the siege of their household and political unrest between Wildaven-revering states.

The Pohawten villagers retained a reputation of savagery through the workings of their most infamous characters,Silvia, Ári and Navi, and Lystras. Warchief Silvia attempted a war against the undead in which even Wildaven had sent a spirit to subdue her. Heir to the title of chieftian, Ári garnered both friends and enemies through his psychotic nature and somehow even became the model lover for men who preferred the company of their own over women; such affiliations with such people became deeply insulting to Ári which led to him mentally abusing men who attempted to woo him into their arms. Navi became infamous for her murderous nature, having been at fault for the deaths and mutilations of many unsuspecting peasants who wandered into her domain in Darkroot Jungle. Navi became the paragon example of native women in Old Templehelm, and responsible for the general distrust of exotic, beautiful, and solemn women. Lystras found infamy in his many mercantile exploits, using both brain and brawn to swindle merchants and amass a wealth of coin and goods.

The Singing Tribe became increasingly territorial and xenophobic, which led to even the rejection of the legitimacy of a cousin tribe, the EaqeVukkr.

The remains of Pohawten Village were lost with Old Templehelm during the Second Deiotakas.

Legacy

The Witch Tree had been an endangered species of tree with a destructively strong root system that sapped the nutrients from everything around it. Originally over-harvested for the usage of Witch Tree roots in the drug known as "Rot" or "Witch's Crotch," spellsingers from Pohawten Village eventually were commissioned to revive the nigh-extinct species of tree through druidic ritual. Such magic led to the original tree having a will of its own, eventually attracting undead warriors to guard its roots. Cuttings from this tree were cultivated and harvested to further the trade of Rot.

The armoured masks of the Singing Tribe became widespread through many mishaps with adventurers and sneaky politics. The native warrior headdress was a must have for any warrior for its expertly crafted cranial protection.

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