Los Omar
Los Omar (Omareli: Lós Omarȩ) is a continent on the easternmost side of the world known by man though unmapped, its customs and culture considered quite strange and to some primitive. Surrounding it to the south are the Sand Straits, the Arch of Iron, and the Ring of Torment. It is ruled by an ruler who they call the Adonis on the capital of Nefertile, worshiped day and night by the priests in the coral temples, who rules from a palace of coral and sits on a throne made entirely of coral. According to some, it is the longest continuous known empire in the world, still disputed by some, and is home to gargantuan dunes stretches, foaming rivers, grass-patched mountains, and plateaus embed with iron, windswept valleys, highlands with orange grass, and deltas brimming with fuscia rivers. It is home to terilstone, or terilite, caused by a great cataclysm of fire basilisks whose flames set burnt stones in the ground for centuries.
Geography
Los Omar boasts one of the largest deserts known by man, the Siaos Toungar, which stretches over 3,000,000 miles, and its climate is one of the hottest in the world, with blazing temperatures meaning that those who live here must coat themselves with a sunblock called tauipra, similar to red ocher. is home to a dozen countries and numerous regions and is divided into two geographic halves, the Kyouin, and the Taeg. These countries are under the Adonis Emperor, or simply known as the Adonis, Sullu, Vitharia, Naekdeg, Dyush Dain, Confune, Sijia, Relis, Malica, Jikau, Vothrodia, Tomeg, and Hezin. The Obafuro Ghiar flows throughout the continent and provides water for the nation, providing lush agricultural land across the continent for farming in deltas across the continent. The geographic region of the Adonis' capital, Nefertile has one of the most unique ones in the world, as none have quite matched its absurdity. The Adonis' palace is surrounded by thick coral vegetation that clusters every around the Adonis' capital, in thick orange and pink forests of large corals, and his palace is located upon a large coral mountain carved with chambers and government houses. The Purple Moon returns every so often here, though the natives cannot figure out why it never stays.
History and Culture
The inhabitants of Los Omar are vast in scope, ruled by an Adonis at Nefertile who reigns from a palace of gemstones, in the middle of the Iquin Warrek, a place of coral-reef like vegetation in a heavy tint of purple. The most ancient of the Omareli inhabitants are the Deiren, an ancient race that inhabited the land in 54,379 B.U., whose culture densely impacted the surrounding kingdoms and empires of Los Omar. The language of Los Omar known as Amarish had been highly influenced by invasions of Ginu, Quon, Ores U’ndili, and the Vienneca Sea. The Omareli wear tagelmusts, turbans, and khimars, as well as coarsecloth robes, Defenders of the Sand. Each of the cultures of Los Omar is distinct and unique, after times of invasions and golden ages. Earlier Omareli history is difficult to track but has been tracked down to the midst of Los Omar, Deir. Omareli history begins in the deep deserts of Omens, along the Obafuro Ghiar, the river that passes throughout the land of Los Omar. Tribes trampled the sand, in groups of ten to twenty called shamans, led by a specific chieftain, or nec, Nec Canamal of Seenm. According to the Tablets of the Tombs, Tumenoral etched upon gwane tablets a race across the Ghiar from the northeast called Jikauil crossed the river in constant attacks against the Deiren, raiding for food, water, accessories, and riches. Canamal united the tribes of Calofou and Tokks from Tomeg to defend Deir, riding on camel-lizards in the Iquin Warrek, for several days. Finally, the Deiren won, who crowned Nec Canamal king, or perhaps the first Adonis, named such for his eye-stealing charm and charisma, or as legend would have us believe. Several kingdoms were formed around him, the Spokke, Corona, Maeu, and Tarsek. These so-called Sixsasanic tribes are likely to have come from Quon several millennia earlier.
Tomegwane
The Tomegwane are the inhabitants of a merchant trading kingdom along the Ghiar, known as Tomeg in Tutanian Creole, the mixed language of the Omareli tribes of Los Omar. They live on camel, they sleep on camel, trade on camel, and die on camel, as their camelry is considered the greatest in all the world. The Tomegwane are born pastoralists, nomads that travel across Los Omar in tribes and clans called shaen. They consider themselves masters of trade across the Sand Seas. There are two sub-divisions of the Tomegwane ethnic group, the Ai'aau Tomegwane, those that claim that they are the descendants of the Great Mother Kushana, and the Illumane Tomegwane, those that claim they are descended from the Great Mother Hussifana. The Great Father of the Illumane Tomegwane is The Ainadif, exiled by the Sullic Prince Yousayeviv his father, and the Ainadif with his mother, in secret at night as they were being pursued by the Great Hand. These figures are known as the Allu Eveua, or the "Great Forebearers", and are considered avatars that came from the heavens as their god Ishif commanded, birthing the Tomegwane.
Societal Organization
The Tomegwane are organized in various tribes across the wilderness known as shaen in their language, and tribes of the Illumane Tomegwane are called naat'hanan, while tribes of the Ai'aau Tomegwane are referred to as hu'una. The average hu'una tribe is that of 20,000 thousand people, while the average naat'hanan hosts 40,000 people. The Ai'aau tribes are led by a chieftain known as an eveue, while the Illumane tribes are lead by a chieftain known as a hamatasaye. The eveue's duty is to keep the songs and oral traditions of her tribe, and is also responsible for tribe supplies, food, and water, and settles tribe disputes. Clans play an important role as they are responsible for running trade routes, where to rest and where to go when the sun is up. Clans may not be only one family but several different families (urulueue). The clan also plays an important role in controlling the caravans that go two and fro through their encampment. The hamatasaye and his clan (the hanassae) are usually responsible for the same things the eveue is responsible for. Ai'aau tribes are matrilineal while hamatasayes are patrilineal. Tomegwane societies are hierarchal, but it is best to separate each kind of tribe to understand in full detail when we separate them. The naat'hanans of the northern tribe tend to move around less and settle in one place. Here are all the known naat'hanans across the Tomegwane domain:
- The Gjip Naat'hanan
- Tiaacan Plateau
- Ghiar Dunes Tribes of the southern hu'ana
- Confunian Settlement
- The Gjip Hu'ana
- Muez Dunes
- Dyush Dain
Attire
Tomegwane men don the lithium which they call an xhetigo, called the holy veil by those who don it, which has the appearance of a mouth-veil and a turban. Sandgoggles are worn during travel. Xhetigoes originated as a way to protect themselves against the beating heat of the red desert sun as well as sandstorms and clouds of sand that acculminate when traveling across the Omareli desert. Those who perform certain acts in each tribe tend to wear certain colors. Tomegwane merchants wear the color black the most, while Tomegwane priests and doctors wear linen white and gold most often. Sand basilisk scale is utilized for armor and to make leather, while camels are used for their furs and to make water skins. Oranges and yellows have grown more popular as dyes amongst the Tomegwane in recent years, while recently pink dye was invented from a recently discovered plant known as sourheart seed.Etiquette
When greeting, it is important to remember that greeting must be done close to the one you are greeting, and waving far away is not very common. Greeting is most often a gentle rub upon the hand most often, and it is not uncommon for a kiss on the cheek. Saliva may be given through the handshake in following in the tradition of Allu Tashiebite, which is considered to be a gift given by the gods as a way to honor each other. Sitting down is considered the highest form of respect, and bowing is the common most way people greet each other. Kissing by lips in public is a taboo and is uncustomary. When happy, Tomegwane will click their tongues to show appreciation, and when do such to applaud performers and entertainers.
Trade, Travel, and Domestication
Sand basilisks are a species native to the inner desert of Los Omar and can be found most commonly in the regions of Tomeg and Gomar. Sand basilisks are considered by scientists as part of the basco-leviathan family, a animal family comprised of many different spiecies of basilisk and leviathan across the globe, certain species used by humans for transportation and other necessities. The Sand Basilisk is the main sigil of the Tomegwane people, and is used as a means of transportation amongst the varying tribes, with the treatment and honor giving to such beasts varying from tribe to tribe. The average sand basilisk is about 0.5 miles to a mile long, making them gargantuan beasts of burden that can carry tens of thousands of people at a time. Tents and small little communities are built upon the backs of such basilisks. A Tomegwane tribe might own several (2-3) sand baslisks but the most rich and populis tribes can hold up to 8 or nine! Spacing and storage does at time become diffcult when dealing with such gargantuan beasts.
Before the domestication of basilisks for mainland trade, caravans were primarily used, exploiting camels as useful transport for many goods, particularly spice. Los Omar was the First Nation on earth to domesticate sand basilisks and camels while Yene Venanotian was the first nation to domesticate both sea basilisks and levaithans, both first for transportation, and then became great vessels of cargo across the importation/exportation of goods across Duxur. Sand basilisks have become large vessels of trade and are sent across Los Omar with Tomegwane each basilisk carrying hundreds of goods and exotic cargo each taking part in large trade networks. Large highways specifically for sand basilisks have been built making basilisk transportation much more easy.
Religious Traditions
Their music is said to be powerful enough to resurrect dead spirits, though these things are hallowed by the gods, and are only allowed to be performed during epochs chosen offering certain times. They are divided into tribes, and tribes within tribes, each called a khwaoito. These are led by a great mother called an eveue, who is responsible for keeping the traditions and culture as well as folk tales of the Tomegwane, and that tribe's traditions. There are six Tomegwane tribes in all, upon the eastern half of the Obafuro Ghiar, or "Purple River." They are considered kin of the Vithaero Kha (Midlandic: Vitharian), as they are considered the descendants of Allu Tashiebite, the Great Father of all the nations of Los Omar, and priests of the god Eduif preach that Los Omar was Allu Tashiebite's new name given Eduif. Every year both tribes make a pilgrimage to Beyend ad-Du'main, translating to the Great Tabernacle, the largest religious structure ever built. It is located in the Fin-Raellu Oasis and kept here are the histories and traditions of all the Tomegwane people word downs into the fabric of the tabernacle. The Tabernacle encompasses 600 acres and is in competition for the most ornate religious structure in the world. It is a vast tent held into the earth by robes spanning 100 acres, held into the ground by 200-acre spikes deep into the earth. It is the place of dwelling, located upon the Solitary Plateau where the Red Sun always hits it. When entering, one must lay prostrate first for three minutes looking north at the altar, and after must be tapped by a priest that permits them to look upon the glory of the Du'main, a statue 80 feet tall. The encampment of the Tomegwane is 100,000, who wait for the presence of the smoke to pass over them. All Tomegwane are required to make a pilgrimage every third day of the second month to Beyend ad-Du'main, honoring the Great Fathers and Great Mothers that they are the descendants of, and varied here are the concubines and wives of the Great Fathers as well. It houses large colossal statues of the Great Mothers, and their alleged remains. There have been wars and disputes over whom gets the Tabernacle, the Vitharians, or the Tomegwane until Adonis ad-Raemij moved his forces down during the Fourth Tabernacle War to the Tabernacle and declared that they use the Tabernacle on different days of remembrance. Yet since ad-Raemij died, in the intermediate period following his death, the Tomegwane had gotten more residence over the Tabernacle than the Vithaero Kha, as they placed statues of their Allu Eveua in the Tabernacle. Though the tabernacle was built originally by the Tomegwane, the Vithaero Kha generations ago defeated the Tomegwane and claimed ownership of their Tabernacle, as it is the believed place of their forefather's encounter with their god.Marriage and Family
Marriages are often arranged by the father of the groom, who arranges a marriage between a close relative such as a cousin. Marriages outside the main family are rare, and are only pursed in search of wealth or if the outside had status. Marriages in not family will often be with someone of the same tribe and are never arranged outside the tribe. The dowry is paid by the wife's family, who will drink the blood of the hiderbrae they own and will also be given the best camel the family owns according to ancient Tomegwane tradition. The father is meant to be the marrier of the two and once he spits on the ground, it is considered sacred. The bride will be bedecked traditionally by every single woman that is in the tribe, in the most lavish, expensive clothing they own, woven with traditionally 600 veils, though modern Tomegwane tend to be less patient and will use rather 50 veils. She will be veiled until the second wedding, the first wedding is private between the man and the wife before the wedding with everyone else. There will only be elders of each family, and the ek’utuae, the main representative of each tribe and keeper of legends, traditionally female. The bride is first bathed in sun, then in sand, and then in water, the three elements of Tomegwane life. Before marriage, people are thought to be virgins before marriage according to tradition. If they are not, then the bride would have to dress up like the groom and if the groom is not, he will have to dress like the bride. The two will have their ears linked together by an earring, brought by the youngest of the tribe that is not a baby. The groom will then take three sips of the camel’s milk if he takes more than three, the wedding is considered doomed to fail. The groom will then give the bride his best camel, Tomegwane weddings are rather serious by nature, and little smiles are exchanged throughout the wedding until the wedding feast. It is a tradition for the groom to shoot an arrow right above the bride’s head and to the stars, and if it does not graze even a hair on her head, then the wedding is considered respectable and will be taken as sacred. The bridesmaids will walk one by one, each of them includes the bride veiled and will walk around in a circle. If the groom chooses the right bride, he has passed the ultimate test in rejecting all others for his only wife. Then, the wife’s head will be painted with the twa’you, symbolizing the new marriage, and her hand will be painted as well. When the ceremony is finished, hundreds of coins will be pelted at the newlyweds, and after such the feast will commence. All men in the tribe must dress in the finest attire they own, the lithium, though the groom's lithium will be dipped in gold. If nomads, they will go out into the city and will attend the wedding ceremony in a ghorfa, though some stay rather encamped than rather inside the city(city usually a fortified village). The bride is carried in a sedan chair by her bridesmaids while the groom is carried away by men in black, and will traditionally return him to the bride only if he gives the token of his father. Bridesmaids will give a belly dance for the tribe, usually the folk dance of the Trawbonforza. After all festivities, The bride and the groom will be carried away from the tribe and will ride away on a camel for three months, away to the most nearby oasis. Dating before weddings is not very common in Tomegwane culture, though it is not forbidden. Women are married at the age of 19, and men are married at the age of 22. Polygamy is only common for the wealthiest of the Tomegwane, as it cannot be easily be sustained for one with little wealth and resources. Polygamy is practiced between both men and women.Capital
The city of Kalad-sulusulu is located in northeast Tomeg along the Muez River that encircles Tomeg. It is also located upon a considerably large oil reserve and is also a source of grain in times of famine, stored in their grain houses (ghorfas). About eighteen miles from Kalad-sulusulu is the city of Gijp, the main trade alley and competing nemesis of Kalad-sulusulu, as they own more grain yet Kalad-sulusulu owns more oil. It is crafted out of adobe brick, giving a brown tint that somewhat glisters in the pale orange light of the day and is illuminated by the tepid blue of night. It is often called the City of Lanterns, for the lanterns that dangle through the streets of Kalad-sulusulu night and even day, lit by whispering embers that can cackle and burst at you in a moment. Ghiar, Celola-zullu, and Ishtro are all regular trade allies and friends with Kalad-sulusulu. Regular trade goods include white spice, veiled argan oil, tagines, and Sulusuluk pastries are all a part of the Kalad-sulusulu experience. Entering Kalad-sulusulu is like entering a clay maze, and those who pass through it should be prepared to be hit either by the urban stench or the cloud of adobe dust that seems to be growing by the hour. It smells of sweat, spice, and oil, the clouds of grain from afar nodding its head constantly. It is clustered with tanneries, bazaars, and adobe homes. The Medina of Kalad-sulusulu has stood the test of time, not having even a scratch upon its mud skin, and the one to break this streak is to be strung up and put on the wall for all to see. Snake dancing, a form of snake charming originating from Relis, practiced by merchants to enchant, is the art of making a serpent repeat what you say and obey your orders. Kalad-sulusulu is armored by the Sixfold Hindrance, made of six fortresses that constantly report to each other to allow travelers to enter or not. It is a serpentine hindrance to those who seek a simple entrance, kissed by sunlight, illuminates by the lanterns of the homes carved into the wall. It hosts seventeen camelries and is also the place where merchants much pay a heavy tax for their stay. At the gates of Kalad-sulusulu, if you are welcome, the guards will spit on the ground near you and allow you in. Minarets loom above the entrance each holding a flame at night, illuminating ever the already illuminated city of lanterns. To enter the city, one must memorize the Great Sayings of Kalad, facing backward and facing towards the Southern Triangular Sun. If you pass this test, you are free to enter. The wall has lasted for six generations, it is said, and it will last for six more.Los Omar |
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| Type: Continent, Empire, |
| Language:
Various
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| Capital: Nefertile |
| Ruler: Grand Adonis |
| Official Language: Omareli |
| Religion: Jessolit |
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