Sultai Brood

One of the five Clans of Tarkir, the Sultai Brood admired the ancient dragons' aspect of ruthlessness. Taking the fang of the dragon as its symbol. In the past, the Sultai grew wealthy and powerful by controlling a vast workforce of tireless undead, known as sibsig, to mine, farm, and dredge the seas and riverbeds for food and dragon bone. This formed the main source of Sultai power, by having no end of fresh bodies to resupply their armies with fallen warriors, this made attacking the Sultai a demoralizing undertaking. The Sultai were the first clan to make deals with the powerful rakshasas, ruthless cat-demons who offer great power at a terrible price. The Sultai soon became adept at deadlier forms of magic, and their willingness to use their magic made them even more formidable. The undead armies of the Sultai come from an assortment of clans and species. The masses in the army are usually just left in the clothing they died in. The undead kept close to the capital city are dressed appropriately in uniforms pleasing to the eye. The bodies of the sibsig zombies are kept well preserved through powerful necromancy, while the rest of the undead army is left to rot.

Structure

The undead armies of the Sultai come from an assortment of clans and species. The masses in the army are usually just left in the clothing they died in. The undead kept close to the capital city are dressed appropriately in uniforms pleasing to the eye. The bodies of the sibsig zombies are kept well preserved through powerful necromancy, while the rest of the undead army is left to rot.

Social Roles

Mages—naga, human, and rakshasa—are usually taught in the Kheru Temple or the Ukud Necropolis.
Warriors and assassins—human, zombie, and naga—are usually trained at locations within the Gurmag swamps, the Marang Fortress, or the Sagu Forest.
Human merchants called the Panjasi are the traders and dealers of the Sultai. A fair number of them are mages and assassins as well. Zombies are servants throughout the Sultai.

Culture

The Sultai emulated the ruthlessness of the dragon; the fang was their symbol, showing their enemies that they were always ready to strike and spread their venomous plans. The clan valued ruthlessness and spared no thought for the safety of troops, who were easily replaceable zombies themselves—or fuel for new zombies.

History

The first khans of the Sultai relied on the magic of the rakshasa to ensure the survival of the clan. They were the first clan to make deals with the powerful rakshasas, ruthless cat-demons who offer great power at a terrible price. The Sultai soon became adept at deadlier forms of magic, and their willingness to use their magic made them even more formidable.

Disbandment

The Sultai Khan, Tasigur, betrayed the other khan's to the dragon Silumgar in the Khanfall in exchange for being granted a place of honor by the dragon's side. However, the young ruler of the Sultai discovered too late that said place of honor was being Silumgar's trophy.

Territories

The Sultai resided in large city temples, necropoleis, and pleasure palaces that dotted the waterways and dense forests of the Sagu jungle.

Kheru Temple. Kheru was the name of the central place of worship for the Sultai.
Ukud Necropolis. This was the most architecturally impressive building in Sultai lands. It contained the tombs of Sultai dynasties going back centuries.
Qarsi Palace. The palace was a sprawling, luxurious jungle paradise set on the waterways. Pleasure barges moored by its docks, their colored paper lanterns reflecting off of the water until well into the night. Candle-lit pathways snaked far into the jungle, where any kind of pleasure awaited those who sought such realms of abandon.

DISBANDED/DISSOLVED