Tiger Valley
A shady valley between the largest peaks in the northern part of the Grazob Mountains is a sacred place for the Segai Mul tribe. This is the largest known home of the huge tigers, that the hunters choose to partner with.
Tiger Valley has steep cliffs as walls and natural springs in it. Small caves make this place safe for the tiger clubs. The jungle Dura covers this place as well, making it untraceable for foreign eyes. The lush wilderness and the many boar in the region made this place perfect for predators. The Garzob tiger is smaller than the Yot lion, and since the jungle is too small for many separate territories, the families live close to each other and often engage as a pack.
Tiger Valley has steep cliffs as walls and natural springs in it. Small caves make this place safe for the tiger clubs. The jungle Dura covers this place as well, making it untraceable for foreign eyes. The lush wilderness and the many boar in the region made this place perfect for predators. The Garzob tiger is smaller than the Yot lion, and since the jungle is too small for many separate territories, the families live close to each other and often engage as a pack.
On the tall mahogany and ebony trees orchids, spider tea, and purple tendrils creep up. Green, crimson, and purple ferns make the ground-level vegetation more dense. Smaller fruit trees and bushes reach up for the filtered light.
Near the mouth of the Valley, a Segai shrine officiate is dedicated to Vangrakath in a larger cave. Up to three shamans live there, withdrawn from the tribe. In this shrine, many wall paintings teach the Hunters about the old homeland of the Segai, the great jungle of Damus, and the Cephalan cats , whom they called the spirit gods of the jungle.
One of the coming-of-age rituals in the Mul tribe is that the Hunter-to-be must go to the Valley and make friends with a cub or adult tiger. This is the last trial of the hunters, and rarely failing any of them.
Nobody takes anything from this valley, only the tigers can leave freely. However, besides the wood and wild fruits, the place has many riches in the deep. Ore fields glimmer in the cavern walls. Gold and mithril are common here. Beautiful jewels, diamonds, and emeralds washed out by the springs into the riverbed. Ruby and other, smaller gemstones shine everywhere. Since these have no value in the Segai culture, they leave them here.
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