Howling Fantods
The Final Civilization of the Baraka; Dangerous and Well-Protected Jungles to the Far Voideast of the Broken Empire
The Howling Fantods are a verdant, tropical archipelago to the far Voideast of the Broken Empire on the plane of Waking Materia. They are located to the east of Zvaal and Voidwest of the Spine of Yorm. It is the last major civilization of the fierce, treefaring Baraka.
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Description
See also: Imagery of the Howling Fantods (External)Those visitors who have survived describe ruined ziggurats and longhouses scattered throughout the jungles, with architecture reminiscent of the great First Age civilization of Alanthan'aravaut. These ruins do seem to hold some importance in the masked warriors' beliefs, though they prefer the treetops as residences.
Culture
The baraka of the Howling Fantods are a viciously martial society, with a heirarchy based purely on personal combat. The top half(?) of the population wear masks symbolizing their rank, with perhaps a thousand "Red Masks" at the bottom of this masked caste, a couple hundred "White Masks" in the middle and a few dozen with fearsome, custom-carved masks at the top. The society is presumably ruled by the First, and the Maskless caste appear to have no rights compared to the Masked.
These numbers are very approximate and almost nothing is known about the baraka as visitors are either killed or violently expelled. It is unknown whether the "rank" of outside races is honoured if a visitor manages to kill a masked baraka. They appear to be comfortable in combat both in the treetops and on the ground.
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