Gokh Tribes

While by different lights, all of us are ultimately guided by the stars.

— A past Ghod Dath

The Gokh who occupy the towering peaks of Nipinoul are split into many clans, who band together to form three tribes. While each is self governing, Grondhal, which is home to Grondh— the meteor at the center of the Kogoth faith which most Gokh follow— creates its own laws which all three tribes must obey to retain access to the site.

From the Stars

Once, hundreds of years ago, the Gokh were enslaved by a mad tyrant. Miraculously, they were saved by what they could only describe as a gift from the stars— Grondh, the rectangular meteor, crushed the tyrant— freeing the Gokh from their bondage.
After this, the Gokh began to worship the meteor, and the stars that had delivered it to them, giving birth to the Kogoth faith. Unfortunately, they were split over what they believed had sent the meteor to them— and thus, what would be the focus of their worship. The bright star Xolik— called "Noghod" by the Gokh, Grondh itself, or the slithering Kilyounchlez nebula— known to them as "Tothog Nod"— were all attributed.
While these were not the only celestial bodies believed to be their saviour— they were the most prevalent. Fighting eventually broke out, but it was short-lived— after a child had fled the battle and hid in the great meteor's shadow. Once there, the child would be the first to receive wisdom from Grondh.

They must separate. None are incorrect, all these beings must be worshiped— but each requires their own followers.

— Grondh's wisdom, as told by the child

Capital

Grondhal

Government System

Tribalism

Location

Nipinoul: The Great Spine

Official Languages

• Dhogh

Related Ethnicities

• Gokh

The Fourth Tribe

While not officially recognized, there is a fourth Gokh tribe— Kohso Gud, or translated literally, Tribe of the Dark.
They believe that it is not the stars that delivered the Gokh from their tyrant— but the darkness between.
Mad chanting and strange lights emanate from their isolated village within the eye of Nipinoul— a great hole punctured through the three northmost mountains.
Feared and avoided by the other tribes, they are all too happy to leave Kohso Gud be— so long as they stay within the cursed eye.