Nagal Civilization

The Nagali were an old civilization which used to live in The Southern Sand Plains of East Eghea. In the years following The Pulse those who survived abandoned their temples and cities, and traveled across the desert in search of a new home. They found this new home among the tribes living further south in the desert's many oases. Much of the Nagali culture was lost during that time.

Life in the desert

Water

The Nagali had a system in their cities that allowed for them to collect seasonal rainfall. The water was stored in underground constructed chambers and could be distributed throughout the cities. Many of their settlements were also built around wells and springs which provided an extra source of water.

Food

Animals

The Nagali had herds of cattle which provided them with meat. They also caught lizards and other animals native to the desert to add to their diet.

Plants

They grew crops thanks to their irrigation systems. Crops were also planted in a layered system where plants could profit from the better adapted plants. For example, date-palms provided not only food but also shade for crops, animals and people. Underneath this layer of date palms, fruit trees were grown like apple, orange, and banana. Underneath those, one could find cereals like barley and millet, but also various types of vegetables.

Trade

Trade with settlements outside the desert was important to bring in goods not directly available to the Nagali. Prove of how extensive the trade routes were during The Before are for example, the pieces of mirrored glass used in the Nagali temple near Ohsawu. They clearly came from the glass factory in Iweha Aethim.

Heritage

Many of the ghyzuans living in southern Ghynzua today can trace their heritage back to a Nagali ancestor.

Related Locations

• The Southern Sand Plains

Nagal Cities
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Nagal Tempels
Nagali

Fog Catchers

In the folklore of the southern ghynzuans, tales are told about the Nagali fog catchers. In these tales it is said that certain Nagali cities, in the more foggy regions of the desert, used to catch fog in nets hung up on the hills outside the city. The fog caught in the nets would then condens into drops of water, which where collected in drains and stored in a similar way as rain water.

Brown Tomb by Jose Aragones