Name: Tuomalikani
Location: Along the coast at the mouth of the same river Banjarmasin is along.
Urban Center South-west of Banjarmasin.
Color: Cobalt, if possible, otherwise anything will do.
Culture: Believing in a balance between warfare and religion, the Tuomalikani have formed a caste system based around their beliefs. These castes take six different forms: the Makaan-The working class, basically anyone who performs menial jobs such as farming or craft; the Tuomak-The religious class, and as a whole equal in “political power” to the Ulitaari; the Ulitaari-The royal blood class, the leaders of any tribe, the Kaneye is the highest among them and has the final decision “politically” when dealing with the Tuomak; the Nyritoria-The warrior class, these warriors are trained from birth after having been selected by the Tuomak given signs from the gods, and answer directly to the Ulitaari(namely the Kaneye); the Mao-Those members of Tuomalikani who have a separate culture, or anything of the sort and have been conquered of captured(basically the slave caste). The Tuomak and Ulitaari are said to be links to the spiritual realm itself. Where the Ulitaari are thought of as the embodiment of the Yansla(gods) in human form and descended from the chief-god Klictaa, the Tuomak are those born of human blood chosen by the gods to communicate between the two realms; Ulitaari are thought of as the spiritual worlds authority, while the Tuomak are thought of as the voice and ears of the spiritual world. The spiritual world is something elusive, all that is truly believed is that it penetrates all living things, and everything has a representative on the Council of Heaven, presided over by the original creator Klictaa. More will be explained in stories and such.
Political System: There are various tribes throughout the southern portion of the island, each one being ruled over by a Kaneye and his family of Ulitaari, and the high Tuomak. The ruling of the tribe is, de jur, a collaborated effort of both the Ulitaari and Tuomak castes over the simple unblessed subjects. De facto, tribes can be successfully ruled in the de jur manner, but mostly are subject to internal power struggles between the two castes; the Ulitaari often gaining the support of the Nyritoria, and the Tuomak often having the support of the Makaan. The Ulitaari oversee the running of the tribe according to needs and wants, the Tuomak oversee the running of the tribe according to religious doctrine. In times of great need, such as a massive migration invasion or natural disaster, Kaneye and high priest may choose to hold or attend a Hamssa; a meeting of known Tuomalikani tribe and religious leaders to collaborate on deciding the best coarse of action for the tribes as a whole.
Other: While Tuomalikani tribes are quite militaristic, it is rare for them to war with one another, instead choosing to point their aggression towards peoples of alien culture; so as to increase the Mao and keep the amount of expendable labor up.
