Kula' Peoples, Independent

Residents of the Kula'Wongai Islands to the Far Voidwest, Uninterested in Unity

This article refers to the majority of Kula' tribes who have not joined the Maraian Commonwealth. For the four tribes who have, see The Kula' Peoples, Commonwealth.

The Kula' Peoples are a strange, dark-skinned people who populate the savannahs of the Kula'wongai Islands to the far Voidwest of Marai. A few gregarious tribes are establishing a presence in the Commonwealth; the majority remain curious but aloof; a few strongly distrust the Maraians. The Commonwealth, for their part, are thrilled at the chance to diversify trade, and Kula' art/fashion is becoming vogue amongst Maraian nobles, especially among the Yoisura and Izuka.

Clan Status: None: Independent tribes across the Kula’wongai that are not interested in joining the Commonwealth

Colours: Unlike Marai, Kula' tribes don't have notions of official colours or totems

First Kannushi: None; tribes generally lead by elder Kula’eora

Vassal Clans: None; dozens of clans across the Kula’wongai

Reputation: Rumours around the independent Kula’ tribes are varied and often contradictory

Preferred classes: Ranger, fighter, witch (cave, savannah, ocean), shaman, druid, magus, barbarian

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Imagery: Kula' Fashion & Scenery Image Gallery (External)

Far to the southeast of the Commonwealth Heartlands, Voidward of the Emerald Expanse and Voideast of Khayyam lie the arid islands of the Kula’wongai, which translates to "The Fireseeds". These lands are decorated with beautiful striped sandstones and towering baobab trees; they are populated with strange creatures like the leaping, bipedal kangarū and frighteningly large, flightless thunderbirds. While a few tribes thereof have joined The Commonwealth as the seas between their continents become less dangerous, most tribes remain aloof to the Maraians.

Beliefs

Residents of these islands believe Waking Peoples were once cold creatures made of clay, who lived underground, nearer to Materia’s warm heart. This was until the Fireseeds blossomed and gave them the gift of fire and bodily warmth, alowing them to populate the surface lands. Furthermore, they believe they are destined to pass this knowledge on to a new era of “clay peoples”, and that the Kula’ were not the first in this cycle. In fact, it is the infiniteness of this cycle on which their culture is based. This makes them one of the few peoples on Materia who are effectively atheistic; their mages do indeed borrow power from local spirits or make arcane assertions on reality, but treat the gods—Material and Twilight alike—as especially powerful spirits; nothing that would make them suddenly worth worshipping as they’re still infinitely smaller than the Lifecircle.

The residents of these islands call themselves either the Kula’djuwara ("defenders of the fire") or the Kula’eora ("preservers of the fire"), which can roughly be described as warrior and cultural castes, respectively. Societies are generally lead by elders of the Kula’eora, though Kula’djuwara may be allowed to take power in times of strife.

Geography

The Commonwealth of Marai

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Including the Skylands to the east and the Kula'wongai to the Voidwest. Map covers Waking Materia's Lower Alpha and Upper Beta Quadrants.

Profile: A Kula' dreamspeaker. These seers play a very similar role to harvest witches in other societies, negotiating with elder spirits of the brush, rivers, fossils and sandstones to maintain a stable relationship between the spiritual and corporeal worlds.

Profile art credit: Nitro

Type

Geopolitical, Country