Phystokovlik tribe

The tribe after which the nation of Phystokovlik was named. They inhabited southern Phystokovlik and primarily worshipped a pantheon of Nótúhata, Akinara, Heshknu and Shain. They were an animistic people who were highly superstitious about the Syklov forest that bordered their territory, and were known to have set up a wall of connected altars lining the edge of the magical forest.

They celebrated Pharan near the winter solstice, a festival that lasted for seven days, during which they performed several protection rituals to guard them from the spirits of the forest as well as other bad energies. In the summertime, they celebrated the festival of Gokran, which was meant to ensure fertility for the year.

They were originally semi-nomadic, spending different parts of the year in different parts of their lands, depending on spiritual or practical significance. Yet, over time, groups of the tribe began to stay in certain villages.

They believed that Nótúhata and Akinara were married and that Heshknu and Shain were married. They saw the spirits of various aspects of the natural world as the children of either of the couples. They placed emphasis on fertility and virility. Marriages occurred rather early in life and couples without many children were generally looked down upon.