''I was travelling through that barren wasteland, which I was sure was the worst in all of Creation, when, to my great surprise, I found savages''.
-Ikaharinese explorer talking about his experiences
The only people unfortunate enough to call the
Ebbarei home, the Gkäl have been there for as long as anyone can remember. Like their neighbours, they are impoverished nomads, living off what little their land offers each season.
Subsistence
''As savage as they are, not knowing of writing, metal or any of our commodities, they show a remarkable resilience and industry. One can only wonder how can they show such civilized traits''.
-Ikaharinese explorer talking about his experiences
Out of nothing but sheer necessity, these tribes have become experts at survival in their environment. Their cold, unforgiving environment which would make quick work of anyone else.
Resources
''The beast offers flesh, hide and bone. The plant offers thread, roots and smoke. But what does a human offer?''
-Gkäl proverb
Even if most outsiders would see the
Dodz Gkäl as completely barren, it offers just enough to live to those who are resourceful enough. Although it should be noted that there are only around 800 people in an area 200.000 square kilometers in size...
Animals
''Thus Xö sacrificed herself for her children. She let them dress with her fur, eat her flesh, fashion much from her bones''.
-Gkäl myth
The Gkäl are skilled hunters, their diet mostly made up of animal products. They also depend on the fauna for other things, such as clothing and tool making.
Their most important prey is the
gqen, a high mountain camel native to the Aranpalin. These woolly creatures can be found on the valleys of the Ebbarei, calmly grazing on the grasses and shrubs that cover the ground.
Besides them, they also hunt rabbits, which, unlike the gqen, are present year round. Furthermore, a few brave souls climb the steep mountains to harvest the eggs of nesting birds, and sometimes the birds themselves.
Plants
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