Ryaga

Another group is the ebony-skinned Ryaga, whose tribes create beautiful sculpture in wood and bronze, and who have varied masking traditions resulting in a great diversity of mask forms. Maskers appear at funeral ceremonies (leaving the body in the jungle to rot) and embody the spirit of the deceased person – or so it is believed. As the Ryaga tribes live mainly in the central mass of the Vohven Jungle, surrounded by many monsters and rival tribes, they are quite skilled in jungle combat.

The Ryaga are quite superstitious and constantly live in fear of the supernatural. They wear charms in order to protect themselves from evil spirits, and believe all arcane spellcasters are evil. They tend to worship Risk, the Battle Rager, and the Fate Scribe.

Source: Svimohzia: The Ancient Isle