Elloulk Tribe

 
Name: Jeyuk
Species: Human (Homo Sapiens)
Gender: Male
Sexual Orientation: Gay
Partner: Unknown male lifemate
Personality: Snarky and no-nonsense type of guy. Takes care of the more political matters and is the leading voice of the two but will always listen to his brother’s input on things.

 
Name: Yonlai
Species: Human (Homo Sapiens)
Gender: Male
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Partner: Unknown female lifemate
Personality: Hyperactive and unable to sit or stand still for a longer period of time, therefore handling the more physical aspects of being a leader such as helping with farmland or constructing shelters. Has a more laid-back mindset and balances out his brothers more serious view of things.

 
Tribe Structure:

The Elloulk Tribe is a community-driven place where decisions are made as a whole rather than being dictated by a Tribe Leader. It had been this way for many generations and it had never changed to where one Tribemember had sole power over everyone else. For the twins, Jeyuk and Yonlai, their ‘leadership’ is more to have a face for the Tribe rather than any real rank. Their decisions weigh heavy since their ideas are welcome and have thus far never led the Tribe astray. Plus, it helps that they are more than willing to tackle troublesome politics between other Tribes whereas others care little for Tribe drama.
 
The bond between Elloulk Tribemembers is one similar to a large family; no one is above or beneath another and they all look out for one another, helping cure those that are sick and bring comfort to those that are dying. The saying ‘it takes a village to raise a child’ is true for the Elloulk Tribe who prides themselves with caring and teaching for infants even if they are not their own. Babies and children are raised by mothers, aunts, uncles, grandparents or friends from the community. This means that with so many eyes on babies and toddlers that are learning to walk, there are no incidents where an infant has toppled out of the trees and as soon as they have mastered how to walk, lessons on tree climbing can start.
 
Just like the Elloulk, their Beasts are also of the herbivore variety, but you will see none up in the treetops alongside their masters. Where many Tribes consider beasts to be equal or their better halves, the Elloulk have a more pet and master relationship with their beasts. They care for them, feed them and groom them, but they would never form a close bond with them. The Elloulk ensure that the youngsters learn how to treat their beasts with care, advising them that by having a beast they would need to ensure their needs are met. It isn’t just all about racing through the forests and feeling the wind in one’s hair – there is also the nitty gritty side of muck-up duties, too.

 
Their habitat:

– They live in a dense forest
– Their tribe is settled:
– On the lowest level, the forest ground, they have their fields and beasts
– Up in the tree you can find the housings of all tribe members connected with bridges, ladders and platforms
 

The people:

– This tribe is known to be very open and hospitable towards strangers. Upon arrival it is not unusual for them to offer food and beverages so travellers can rest before they continue on their way. Do not be fooled though! Acting violently or destroying the nature around them can get someone pretty fast on their bad side and it was already witnessed a couple of times how troublemakers were chased out of their forest.
 
– The people living in this tribe are vegetarian. While the tribe has small fields with vegetables and other edible plants, they still venture out into the forest to gather more food items such as berries, roots and sometimes, if the chance arises, even eggs. Having the approval of the god Enlil himself, they never have to worry about not finding enough food in the forest around them.
 
– Living the way they do and being very close to Enlil, they have a tremendous amount of knowledge about healing plants and health in general. Wanting to share this knowledge to avoid unnecessary suffering in the world, they regularly send out messengers to the other tribes to ask if they have members that would like to learn from them about healing. However, this offer is not exclusively for the other tribes and they welcome everyone with open arms who want to learn from them.
 
– Due to their extensive knowledge about all sorts of plants, they are very successfull in breeding the most beautiful and astounding beasts of all tribes. They take immense pride in them and are very careful in terms of finding fitting mates. They avoid inbreeding at all costs and keep track of their beasts lineage and only use the healthiest beasts to have healthy offsprings.
 
– The most common type of beast you can find in this tribe are herbivores. The beasts live on the forest ground and while there were cases of tribe members bonding very closely with their beasts, seeing each other as equals, it is usually more of “pet – master” relationship. From a very young age tribe members are taught how to treat their beasts correctly and that the care for them is not to be treated lightly.

Their history:

The Elloulk Tribe are an old and deeply ingrained Tribe within Prehistoria. Dating from as far back to the time when early Prehistorians were immortals, knowing nothing of death or sickness, nor of hunger or fear. Back then, the Elloulk Tribe called Donii Lake their home along with other tribes, one of which is the Amu Tribe.
 
When mortality was brought down onto them, the immediate response was a fear for survival. Tribes that once lived peacefully side by side suddenly turned aggressive; friends and family quickly turned on one another and those that witnessed the devastation turned to flee. Both Elloulk and Amu fled the lake in the hopes of surviving the culling, neither one turning to violence just to survive.
 
The culling pushed Elloulk far to the East, beyond Imdir’s Spine and passed the Hunting Grounds. They were running out of land to flee to when the Ellkoulk Tribe – or what was left of it – was encroaching on Enlil’s Heart. But when the flames of hatred and desperation started to nip at their heels, they braved the forests and the possibility of retribution from Enlil himself just for the slither of a chance that they may survive. And that fear of Enlil and his wrath was known to many, so when Elloulk ventured into the forest, none dared to follow. Some believed the Elloulk would be wiped out by Enlil and others dared not to risk Enlil’s wrath.
 
Being so few in number, the Elloulk posed no threat towards Enlil or his forest and they were allowed to live within Enlil’s Heart, though they were on constant observation by Enlil himself and his rabbit Guardian to ensure they respected their new home. While the remaining Prehistorians grew accustomed to new diets, the Elloulk Tribe retained their herbivore-diet. Their numbers replenished and over time they adapted and even learned from Enlil’s Heart, discovering new plants that they had never seen before anywhere else and learning their properties as to whether it was food, poison or medicine. They helped tend to the forest where they could and rather than destroy the trees to make room for new homes, the Elloulk Tribe made the trees the foundations of their homes; creating tree houses and bridges that linked one tree to another.
 
Over time, the relationship between the Tribe and Enlil would grow to a one of kinship. Not friends per say, but something close to it. Enlil found the Tribe strange in their ways but he was thankful for their aid in caring for his forest and eventually granted them permission to cultivate the grounds of the forest to grow things; fruits, vegetables and herbs. They could take what the forest gave them, so long as they returned that kind gesture in another way. Care for the sick plants, root out the diseases that may plague them, and never destroy or burn a plant without reason or his say so.
 
With Enlil’s explicit permission to live within his forest, the Tribe honoured him and his gracious mercy towards them by taking the name ‘Elloulk’, shedding what name they had previously before then to accept their new lives within such a precious place.