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I mean on this world, not Earth. 
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Lord_Herobrine
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Does Bexnia have knowledge of Lenos Chita and/or Nugai?
Does Bexnia have knowledge of Lenos Chita and/or Nugai?
He may have been asking because this game is not taking place on Earth. EDIT: Oh, looks like he already answered...
My answer is... whatever you'd like to do. Just make it easy for others to follow suit, in case they want to develop their own calendar.
Lord Herobrine: Yes, Bexnia trades with Lenos Chita, has knowledge of and probably trades with Nugai.
Terrance888
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The Lunar Cycle is 3 and a half days. The Solar Cycle is 172 Lunar Cycles.
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Deusselkerr
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Tyrica accepts the offer of an alliance from the Ishmen, and encourage the Ish to further their protection by becoming a formal protectorate nation of Tyrica. In exchange for your metals and men for our military, as well as a modest tax, you shall be guaranteed the protections offered to any city of Tyrica beyond the limits of an alliance.
The upstart city states around Tyrica are quite annoying, but Tyrius Tyr in his old age felt no need to show them their true place; that would be a task for his sons instead. The past fifty years have been good to him, as his nation expanded and his military grew. It seemed just like yesterday that the very concept of a "scribe" was foreign, but now it is seen as a fact of life that there are people who can record the words of men. Indeed, the world was changing, and though Tyrica was still on top, the future did not look quite so bright if nothing was changed in response. Therefore, Tyrius felt he had one more grand project left in him: a great settlement. A colony, to expand the borders of his great nation. Explorers had learned long ago of a land much like that of Tyrica, on the other side of the massive gulf into which the Bronze River spilled. It was a river much like the Bronze River, and it spilled into the same Gulf; this river was located between two mountain ranges, and so being well-protected, was a perfect site for a second settlement of the Tyr people. It would be called Neakatyr, and it would be the future of Tyrica.
OOC: Think Greek colony. It is on the mouth of the river directly across from Tyrica, the river that is between two mountains that is still in the Mediterranean (Chaparral) climate.
Tyrica offers a deal of a hundred years of peace to the people of Nugai and the Lyapon Alliance; the same to Evannis and Mytos.
Long live the King.
The upstart city states around Tyrica are quite annoying, but Tyrius Tyr in his old age felt no need to show them their true place; that would be a task for his sons instead. The past fifty years have been good to him, as his nation expanded and his military grew. It seemed just like yesterday that the very concept of a "scribe" was foreign, but now it is seen as a fact of life that there are people who can record the words of men. Indeed, the world was changing, and though Tyrica was still on top, the future did not look quite so bright if nothing was changed in response. Therefore, Tyrius felt he had one more grand project left in him: a great settlement. A colony, to expand the borders of his great nation. Explorers had learned long ago of a land much like that of Tyrica, on the other side of the massive gulf into which the Bronze River spilled. It was a river much like the Bronze River, and it spilled into the same Gulf; this river was located between two mountain ranges, and so being well-protected, was a perfect site for a second settlement of the Tyr people. It would be called Neakatyr, and it would be the future of Tyrica.
OOC: Think Greek colony. It is on the mouth of the river directly across from Tyrica, the river that is between two mountains that is still in the Mediterranean (Chaparral) climate.
Tyrica offers a deal of a hundred years of peace to the people of Nugai and the Lyapon Alliance; the same to Evannis and Mytos.
Long live the King.
North King
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The calendar crafted by the Khatakami runs roughly as follows:
There are 356 days in a solar year. The Khatakami are more or less correct on this count, though the actual number includes a few decimals past the point – this part won't actually matter until some time down the road, when the cycles start getting out of sync and spring and fall don't happen in the right order.
In any case, each 356 day year is split differently depending on your purposes; two separate calendars exist, one for the sacred, one for the secular.
The secular calendar is divided quite simply into four seasons of 89 days, and then “half-seasons” of alternating 45 and 44 days. The first spring half-season, for example, is when the first crop should be planted. Festivals are usually held at the end of every half-season, and larger ones for every full season.
The sacred calendar, naturally, is rather more complex. It divides the year into 20 periods of 17 days, with one leftover period of 16, considered quite unlucky (in southern Hiukuni regions, it is said to be abandoned by the luck troll). Children born during these last sixteen days of the year, it is said, are destined for either madness or greatness, and no one can tell which in advance. Each 17 day period has its own astrological sign attached to it, and spiritual sign/totem type, and so on.
There are two “year counts” in use by the Hiukuni at present time.
First, the secular calendar – the one that's probably listed, dated from the foundation of the Empire by Chuchi. The current year, as of the end of last update, is 150 (how oddly convenient). For later scholars' sake, we'll abbreviate it E.H. (Empire of the Hiukuni). Generally, the years will only count up, though there might be an occasional reference to how many years of the current monarch's reign have passed (Achiuka is a peculiarly long-lived one, so people generally don't bother).
Second, the sacred calendar. According to the Khatakami mythos, it is dated to the day when the spirits of men first gained the ability to speak. The current year, as of the last update, is 22,421, though they usually express it in terms of hundreds of hundreds of years (this will change if/when mathematics gets more advanced).
The complexity of the sacred calendar and ritual timekeeping, incidentally, is one of the primary forces behind the creation of the early Hiukuni writing system.
OOC: If it's obnoxious, let me know, and I'll change it.
There are 356 days in a solar year. The Khatakami are more or less correct on this count, though the actual number includes a few decimals past the point – this part won't actually matter until some time down the road, when the cycles start getting out of sync and spring and fall don't happen in the right order.
In any case, each 356 day year is split differently depending on your purposes; two separate calendars exist, one for the sacred, one for the secular.
The secular calendar is divided quite simply into four seasons of 89 days, and then “half-seasons” of alternating 45 and 44 days. The first spring half-season, for example, is when the first crop should be planted. Festivals are usually held at the end of every half-season, and larger ones for every full season.
The sacred calendar, naturally, is rather more complex. It divides the year into 20 periods of 17 days, with one leftover period of 16, considered quite unlucky (in southern Hiukuni regions, it is said to be abandoned by the luck troll). Children born during these last sixteen days of the year, it is said, are destined for either madness or greatness, and no one can tell which in advance. Each 17 day period has its own astrological sign attached to it, and spiritual sign/totem type, and so on.
There are two “year counts” in use by the Hiukuni at present time.
First, the secular calendar – the one that's probably listed, dated from the foundation of the Empire by Chuchi. The current year, as of the end of last update, is 150 (how oddly convenient). For later scholars' sake, we'll abbreviate it E.H. (Empire of the Hiukuni). Generally, the years will only count up, though there might be an occasional reference to how many years of the current monarch's reign have passed (Achiuka is a peculiarly long-lived one, so people generally don't bother).
Second, the sacred calendar. According to the Khatakami mythos, it is dated to the day when the spirits of men first gained the ability to speak. The current year, as of the last update, is 22,421, though they usually express it in terms of hundreds of hundreds of years (this will change if/when mathematics gets more advanced).
The complexity of the sacred calendar and ritual timekeeping, incidentally, is one of the primary forces behind the creation of the early Hiukuni writing system.
OOC: If it's obnoxious, let me know, and I'll change it.
Nope, sounds fine to me. It'll be included in the next update.
When did idiots become so powerful?
Charzu chiefs: this man arranged a puny coalition against us, and fails to acknowledge his own failure. A true king takes responsibility for his actions; he does not deny the inevitable. You call us "Bad Luck Hiukuni," and yet you follow a man whose great accomplishments are to organize a large army, secure the aid of traitors, and then lose horribly. Is such a man blessed by luck? Is not this man an irresponsible, unlucky moron, who, refusing now to accept his own failure, wishes to sacrifice your lives for his precious honor?
Turn from him! He is no true king! He is false, and foolish, and soon, dead! Fight for me, and no one will question your dignity; you have fought well, and nobly, and lost. Fight for me, and ride to a thousand thousand future victories!
(secret, but not via PM because these are all NPCs we're dealing with)
To Hiukuni
From Roncad and Pogturg
Our chiefs have come to the agreement that we shall cancel our alliance with Charzu if you cancel yours with the even-fouler-than-you Dyutoge. You can finish the Charzu unhindered by us if we may enact revenge on the Dyutoge for their crimes against our allies.
North King
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(Still secret.
)To: The Chiefs of the Southwest
From: Achiuka, Serene and Magnificent Emperor of the Hiukuni
You are not the only ones to feel the knife of betrayal from the Diutuka. Wage your war -- we shall not hinder you -- but leave the lands that were Hiukuni before the war unmolested.
The L'lellion calendar:
It should be noted at the outset that the L'lellion use a base 12 counting system.
There are flooded times and there are dry times. The period between is called the rising time or the falling time. This cycle is regular and cyclical, but it is not fixed. We would not deign to dictate to the river mother when she will rise or fall. However, it has been noticed, that like the chest rising and falling, the river has a rhythm to it. It is said that between the highest flood and the driest dry, there are 170-190 days. So, near the beginning of the cycle, the rivers height is measured, and after the fifth day of consistent rise or fall, the cycle is 'declared' and the counting of days begins again. In 170 days, the priest will again measure the river, and on the fifth day of consistent rise, the cycle will be declared, and begin anew. In this way, the L'Lellion calendar counts in 'half' years, and does not conform to a regular cycle of lunar phases nor to seasons that do not change in the constantly hot and humid L'lellion jungles. Planting is done 120 days after the 'drying' cycle is declared, (right before the flooding begins) and harvesting is done 120 days after the following wet cycle begins. The moon is a curiosity, and represents whimsy, as it does not regularly conform to the rising and falling rivers, but playfully fills and drains on its own. The period of measuring the river is a holiday, as the people await the breath of the river mother to fill or recede. Droughts and abnormal floods are tied to the calendar, and have been known to add weeks to a cycle, confounding accurate timekeeping with the calendars of other civilizations. It is said that every 12 cycles, the river lags a week or more. These 'extra' days are spent in reverence to the gods by priests, but lay persons take the days to remember their families and their community. In the years that this does not happen, the river mother is said to be angry, and when these periods last exceptionally long times, it is believed that she is thanking the people for being kind to her. Now, every 12 cycles is called an Il'dae, and is composed of six dry cycles, six wet cycles, and the week of the Il'dae. Il'dae are further grouped into dozens called Il'il'dae. It is currently the 10th Il'il'dae since the gods first were born among men. In 2 more Il'il'dae, a grand festival will be held.
Clarification for those accustomed to a solar calendar:
An Il'dae (ill-dye) is roughly 6 years, though it should be noted that inaccuracies are corrected as there is not a fixed amount of calendar days for each cycle. However, in particularly bad droughts or floods, a cycle might be extended long enough that a lag of nearly a half cycle is introduced. This will be smoothed and corrected over the next few cycles, as days are naturally cut before transitions, as the time between floods is corrected by the law of averages. Now, an Il'il'dae is roughly 72 years, though it should be noted that without accurate solar conversions, there will always be either a slight lead or lag depending on significant weather patterns. (The L'lellion won't accurately measure the sun until they require a meaningful understanding of the progression of seasons, a meaningless thing in the always humid jungle)
Now, a dozen Il'il'dae is called a Mela'dae, and it is approximately 864 years. A Miti'dae is two of these, and is approximately 1728 years. The calendar begins on the day the avatars were first born. The current date is Miti'dae 1, Mela'dae 1, Il'il'dae 10, Il'dae 1, 1st drying cycle, day 47. Meaning it is about 720 years since the gods were first incarnated amongst the tribes. The next update (50 years into the future) will take place on or about Miti'dae 1, Mela'dae 1, Il'il'dae 10, Il'dae 9, 3rd drying cycle, day 40-50, depending on the weather.
That's my attempt at a non-solar calendar. I will do my best to always provide you the date in that format. It is intentionally vague and not based on seasons or lunar phases. Hope you like it.
It should be noted at the outset that the L'lellion use a base 12 counting system.
There are flooded times and there are dry times. The period between is called the rising time or the falling time. This cycle is regular and cyclical, but it is not fixed. We would not deign to dictate to the river mother when she will rise or fall. However, it has been noticed, that like the chest rising and falling, the river has a rhythm to it. It is said that between the highest flood and the driest dry, there are 170-190 days. So, near the beginning of the cycle, the rivers height is measured, and after the fifth day of consistent rise or fall, the cycle is 'declared' and the counting of days begins again. In 170 days, the priest will again measure the river, and on the fifth day of consistent rise, the cycle will be declared, and begin anew. In this way, the L'Lellion calendar counts in 'half' years, and does not conform to a regular cycle of lunar phases nor to seasons that do not change in the constantly hot and humid L'lellion jungles. Planting is done 120 days after the 'drying' cycle is declared, (right before the flooding begins) and harvesting is done 120 days after the following wet cycle begins. The moon is a curiosity, and represents whimsy, as it does not regularly conform to the rising and falling rivers, but playfully fills and drains on its own. The period of measuring the river is a holiday, as the people await the breath of the river mother to fill or recede. Droughts and abnormal floods are tied to the calendar, and have been known to add weeks to a cycle, confounding accurate timekeeping with the calendars of other civilizations. It is said that every 12 cycles, the river lags a week or more. These 'extra' days are spent in reverence to the gods by priests, but lay persons take the days to remember their families and their community. In the years that this does not happen, the river mother is said to be angry, and when these periods last exceptionally long times, it is believed that she is thanking the people for being kind to her. Now, every 12 cycles is called an Il'dae, and is composed of six dry cycles, six wet cycles, and the week of the Il'dae. Il'dae are further grouped into dozens called Il'il'dae. It is currently the 10th Il'il'dae since the gods first were born among men. In 2 more Il'il'dae, a grand festival will be held.
Clarification for those accustomed to a solar calendar:
An Il'dae (ill-dye) is roughly 6 years, though it should be noted that inaccuracies are corrected as there is not a fixed amount of calendar days for each cycle. However, in particularly bad droughts or floods, a cycle might be extended long enough that a lag of nearly a half cycle is introduced. This will be smoothed and corrected over the next few cycles, as days are naturally cut before transitions, as the time between floods is corrected by the law of averages. Now, an Il'il'dae is roughly 72 years, though it should be noted that without accurate solar conversions, there will always be either a slight lead or lag depending on significant weather patterns. (The L'lellion won't accurately measure the sun until they require a meaningful understanding of the progression of seasons, a meaningless thing in the always humid jungle)
Now, a dozen Il'il'dae is called a Mela'dae, and it is approximately 864 years. A Miti'dae is two of these, and is approximately 1728 years. The calendar begins on the day the avatars were first born. The current date is Miti'dae 1, Mela'dae 1, Il'il'dae 10, Il'dae 1, 1st drying cycle, day 47. Meaning it is about 720 years since the gods were first incarnated amongst the tribes. The next update (50 years into the future) will take place on or about Miti'dae 1, Mela'dae 1, Il'il'dae 10, Il'dae 9, 3rd drying cycle, day 40-50, depending on the weather.
That's my attempt at a non-solar calendar. I will do my best to always provide you the date in that format. It is intentionally vague and not based on seasons or lunar phases. Hope you like it.
Deusselkerr
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The Tyrican Calendar:
356 days in the solar year. Due to the climate of the region Tyrica occupies, there are two seasons: Wet and Hot. Wet is the beginning of the year, and is divided into months of Rain and Seed. Hot is divided into Grow and Harvest. The exact lengths differ from town to town, but the Royal Standard holds, for simplicity's sake, that each season is 178 days, and each month is 89 days. The New Year begins on the date traditionally considered to be the day Tyrica was founded, which is the Ides of Seed (45th day of the second month of the first season, or the 134th day of the year). Though writing has only provided its ability of exact recording of events for a short while, it is held that it has been 162 years since the founding of Tyrica. That makes the current date, for example, 50/2/1/162. That is, the fiftieth day of the second month of the first season of the 162nd year. This is typically referred to in simpler terms, such as the fiftieth day of Seed.
356 days in the solar year. Due to the climate of the region Tyrica occupies, there are two seasons: Wet and Hot. Wet is the beginning of the year, and is divided into months of Rain and Seed. Hot is divided into Grow and Harvest. The exact lengths differ from town to town, but the Royal Standard holds, for simplicity's sake, that each season is 178 days, and each month is 89 days. The New Year begins on the date traditionally considered to be the day Tyrica was founded, which is the Ides of Seed (45th day of the second month of the first season, or the 134th day of the year). Though writing has only provided its ability of exact recording of events for a short while, it is held that it has been 162 years since the founding of Tyrica. That makes the current date, for example, 50/2/1/162. That is, the fiftieth day of the second month of the first season of the 162nd year. This is typically referred to in simpler terms, such as the fiftieth day of Seed.
The Tima Calender
There is two seasons, dark and bright. Bright is spring and summer and obviously is named that because the world is bright and filled with life. Dark is autumm and winter and is named that because life withers away and dies. The seasons end date changes, but usually hovers around 182 days. The Tima calender has 10 months or balan of 36-37 days. Also, the Tima calender has 6 weeks/kukas of 6 days/sangg. Lastly, the calendar counts up from Timurayam's mythical founding date, which was 291 years ago.
There is two seasons, dark and bright. Bright is spring and summer and obviously is named that because the world is bright and filled with life. Dark is autumm and winter and is named that because life withers away and dies. The seasons end date changes, but usually hovers around 182 days. The Tima calender has 10 months or balan of 36-37 days. Also, the Tima calender has 6 weeks/kukas of 6 days/sangg. Lastly, the calendar counts up from Timurayam's mythical founding date, which was 291 years ago.
I do like it. Very much so. And I also very much like that you will calculate those dates for me, because I definitely don't want to!
Really cool ideas by both of you.
So I'm thinking of having the date right underneath the title of the update. And the calendars will be displayed in order of prominence. Like so:
UPDATE THREE
~2400BCE (OTL)
162nd Tyrican Year
150th Year of the Empire of Hiukuni
Miti'dae 1, Mela'dae 1, Il'il'dae 10, Il'dae 9 (L'lellion)
291st Tima Year
Or I might cut that down to just to something like:
UPDATE THREE
Bronze Age
162nd Tyrican Year
150th Year of the Empire of Hiukuni
Terrance888
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Feature differe t dating systems each year based on random tables, personal preference, or updat spotlight 
erez87
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The fall of Salvelem and Jaega was not a surprise. The King march on the Nug river would be complete, for the gods have seen him fit to be the one to unite the true realm. The King of all men. The god of war has been happy.
For countless eons the people of Nugai have lived in the western coast, the capital of Aterika was the birthplace of the kingdom, when the great king Naog I left his city state in the head of an army and stormed the coasts. Villages and cities fell, and since every heir to the throne waged his own wars to continue and expand the empire.
The Kings did not directly rule all of the land, no man could do so, and they were the rulers of men, not lands. When a new land was conquered it was reformed into a fief that was then given to a loyal vassal of the king. He would pay tax and whenever the king would call for him to war; he will send his armies to fight for the king. The system worked because of two important things. The first was the order of the gods. The gods were the ones to choose the Naog family line to be kings of all men, and any man who would defy the Naog, defies the gods themselves. The second reason was simply that no vassal would like to see another vassal of his own strength, as the king, and so the vassals keep themselves in check.
This system kept the army of Nugai filled with men, but the king, Naog IV, saw that he needs a force more directly loyal to him. He knew the dangers out there, he was no fool. Before the coming war to conquer the homelands, he would pick, train and equip the most powerful men in his realm. These would swear loyalty directly to him and his heir son. They will form the elite force of men to continue the wars of the empire.
The homeland was not far. With the fall of Jaega, Naog could look now into the homeland. Once the river Nug was the mythical homeland of his people and of his family. But outsiders, invaders with no name, came and destroyed the cities and pushed the Nugai away. Now the invaders had their name, the Tyricans, and he would be the king to remove them, and recreate the homeland. So say the gods.
From Nugai
to Tyrica:
Peace? Alliance? What has gone into your head? All those who claim to be free men are enemies of the king of all men, for He has been chosen by the gods to rule us all. Now he wishes to return into the once rich homelands of the Nugai, and rebuild the ancient lands and it is you who sits upon our sacred homelands. Leave the river now, for our armies are strong, and we shall march upon you like a storm. For the King of all men, for Naog.
to Ishmen villages:
Strange religion you follow, but in Nuag all religions are allowed, as long as all swear to the one true king of all men, chosen by the gods.
to Lyapon league:
How can the people who speak our language and claim to follow our heritage continue to refuse to accept Naog? League is weak, for the gods have forsaken you.
Ooc: Only the kingdom Nugaians believe the king was chosen, the rest think the past kings were just lucky warmongerers. Also not all Nugaians believe the river is the homelands, and most actually accept the Tyricans were always there as well, again, seeing this as an excuse by another king of the kingdom to go to war.
For countless eons the people of Nugai have lived in the western coast, the capital of Aterika was the birthplace of the kingdom, when the great king Naog I left his city state in the head of an army and stormed the coasts. Villages and cities fell, and since every heir to the throne waged his own wars to continue and expand the empire.
The Kings did not directly rule all of the land, no man could do so, and they were the rulers of men, not lands. When a new land was conquered it was reformed into a fief that was then given to a loyal vassal of the king. He would pay tax and whenever the king would call for him to war; he will send his armies to fight for the king. The system worked because of two important things. The first was the order of the gods. The gods were the ones to choose the Naog family line to be kings of all men, and any man who would defy the Naog, defies the gods themselves. The second reason was simply that no vassal would like to see another vassal of his own strength, as the king, and so the vassals keep themselves in check.
This system kept the army of Nugai filled with men, but the king, Naog IV, saw that he needs a force more directly loyal to him. He knew the dangers out there, he was no fool. Before the coming war to conquer the homelands, he would pick, train and equip the most powerful men in his realm. These would swear loyalty directly to him and his heir son. They will form the elite force of men to continue the wars of the empire.
The homeland was not far. With the fall of Jaega, Naog could look now into the homeland. Once the river Nug was the mythical homeland of his people and of his family. But outsiders, invaders with no name, came and destroyed the cities and pushed the Nugai away. Now the invaders had their name, the Tyricans, and he would be the king to remove them, and recreate the homeland. So say the gods.
From Nugai
to Tyrica:
Peace? Alliance? What has gone into your head? All those who claim to be free men are enemies of the king of all men, for He has been chosen by the gods to rule us all. Now he wishes to return into the once rich homelands of the Nugai, and rebuild the ancient lands and it is you who sits upon our sacred homelands. Leave the river now, for our armies are strong, and we shall march upon you like a storm. For the King of all men, for Naog.
to Ishmen villages:
Strange religion you follow, but in Nuag all religions are allowed, as long as all swear to the one true king of all men, chosen by the gods.
to Lyapon league:
How can the people who speak our language and claim to follow our heritage continue to refuse to accept Naog? League is weak, for the gods have forsaken you.
Ooc: Only the kingdom Nugaians believe the king was chosen, the rest think the past kings were just lucky warmongerers. Also not all Nugaians believe the river is the homelands, and most actually accept the Tyricans were always there as well, again, seeing this as an excuse by another king of the kingdom to go to war.
Deusselkerr
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The Tyricans don't know much about the Ishmen
But really, I pictured them as a Jewish substitute almost, with some Greek elements thrown in. Monotheistic, more complex of a religion than most others have at this time, "people of the book" or at least of a complex oral tradition, etc. But feel free to shape it as you please.
Terrance888
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STUDIES OF THE LIKANAE
Institutionalized Cannibalism
Wha... w... WHAT? Institutionalized Cannibalism? What is this CRAP? A pacifistic society with f*cking institutionalized f*cking cannibalism? This sounds like a 16 year old beating one out on his macbook! And in a bad way!
Whatever. Let's discuss this.
Likanae society, with it's aversion against murder of any kind, naturally lacks important protein sources that only fresh, quivering giblets of flesh boiled in its own juices and garnished with herbs can provide. Over time, they found a new source of protein to add to their diet.
Institutionalized, ugh, cannibalism.
In Likanae spirituality, once someone - specifically, a Junirae - dies of natural causes, their Likanae returns to its base affects. Water, Clay, Earth. The body is a mere vase, a vessel for the spirit and soul. Once those are gone, nothing is sacred.
The head is removed from the body, and burned, symbolically destroying the temple of the Junirae. Then the body is butchered and stewed. Sausages are made, organs were grilled and smoked, and bones were cracked and cooked.
If the death occurred near a festival, some of the limbs may be grilled made into other cuts of food before consumption. Otherwise, the stew is placed on a slow simmer, the organs and sausages smoked dried and stored. Because those who die usually due to old age or youthful diseases, the old flesh is worked and tenderized, while the young flesh is seared to destroy the harmful spirit that attempted to take over the body, and often served the way veal would have been in other cultures.
During this process, usually conducted by a Shaman and close relatives of said person, over time revealed interesting internal information of the butchering and usage of the human body and its organs. But that discussion is for another time.
And that's how they get their meat. Not counting a women asking any man of her family to provide, but discussion about that kind of meat is also for another time.
Institutionalized Cannibalism
Whatever. Let's discuss this.
Likanae society, with it's aversion against murder of any kind, naturally lacks important protein sources that only fresh, quivering giblets of flesh boiled in its own juices and garnished with herbs can provide. Over time, they found a new source of protein to add to their diet.
Institutionalized, ugh, cannibalism.
In Likanae spirituality, once someone - specifically, a Junirae - dies of natural causes, their Likanae returns to its base affects. Water, Clay, Earth. The body is a mere vase, a vessel for the spirit and soul. Once those are gone, nothing is sacred.
The head is removed from the body, and burned, symbolically destroying the temple of the Junirae. Then the body is butchered and stewed. Sausages are made, organs were grilled and smoked, and bones were cracked and cooked.
If the death occurred near a festival, some of the limbs may be grilled made into other cuts of food before consumption. Otherwise, the stew is placed on a slow simmer, the organs and sausages smoked dried and stored. Because those who die usually due to old age or youthful diseases, the old flesh is worked and tenderized, while the young flesh is seared to destroy the harmful spirit that attempted to take over the body, and often served the way veal would have been in other cultures.
During this process, usually conducted by a Shaman and close relatives of said person, over time revealed interesting internal information of the butchering and usage of the human body and its organs. But that discussion is for another time.
And that's how they get their meat. Not counting a women asking any man of her family to provide, but discussion about that kind of meat is also for another time.
