Dogs of War

Adolencent males are a problem. Wild, destructive, and uncontrolable. How do you solve such a problem? Inflict them on your enemies. As a rite of passage the people of Jordsvik send youths into the wild to live apart from civilized society and join the warband. When the youths are ready to settle-down they can rejoin society after a ritual cleansing, but at that time they will not forget the skills they learn and become powerful warriors how have both the strength and wisdom to maintan the peace. The 'Dogs of War' live as the spiritual manifestations of wild animals abandoning all human societial norms which is permitted also long as the these acts against Jordsvik's enemies rather than members of their community. They wear wolf skins, raid, piliage, and steal. These adolense are know as "the dead people" as their former identies have been forgotten while they transition from child to man. They often wear the skins of animals, masks, or paint their faces black to hide their former identify.

Structure

The warband travels with nearly no physical possessions. Only the tools and weapons that are required for survival. They wear animal skins and sometimes masks. Also consume the 'koryo' which is drug that helps pariticpants enter a frenzied state.

Public Agenda

Raiding, hunting, and war are considered spirital acts in the warband as the dedicate their actions to the Wolf Brother and their deeds are told as legends as heroic tales within the warband. The warband seeks to enter a war-like frenze that allows their savagery released. The 'Dogs of War' will enter trance which allows them to fight without fear, but also a single unit. Each member of the band is like one limb of a multi-limbed organism. Warband members enter this state by joining into the war dance or by consuming the koryo.

History

Joining the 'Dogs of War' is a long held tradition that predates record keeping. Once the youth are ritually cleansed and become men their former deeds are never spoken of in the community. The tradition is ancient and is associated the ancestial spirits and has a deep connection the societies primal past. Youths learn to suvive and become men by proving themselves capable of being men. They learn the importance of discipline, both military and otherwise, as it becomes directly associated with life and death. They understand hierachy as it exists in a natural state. The strong rule the weak, but also that the many rule the strong. This is how civilizations rise, and gaining this knowledge is the primary role of the 'Dogs of War'

Tradition Starting Date
Ancient / Pre-history
Alternative Name(s)
The Dead People
Type
War-band
Population
2-12 per band
Owner/Ruler
Amoux (meaning pack leader)
Owning Organization
None

Type

Military Order

Subsidiary Organizations