Nogon Tribe

Father:

Name: Dhonip
Species: Human (Homo Sapiens / Homo Neanderthalensis)
Gender: Male
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Partner: Amalig
Personality: Calm, serious, loves to tease his children. Uses his height to his advantage by defusing tricky situations or to appear threatening if necessary.

Mother:

Name: Amalig
Species: Human (Denisovan)
Gender: Female
Sexual Orientation: Pan
Partner: Dhonip
Personality: Loving and caring. Absolutely loves children and would do everything to protect them, be it her own or children from other parents. Despite her being a lot smaller than her lifemate she is the actual leader of the family.

Youngest son:

Name: Ghik
Species: Human (Homo Sapiens / Homo Neanderthalensis / Denisovan)
Gender: Male
Sexual Orientation: Too young
Partner: Too young
Personality: Active and curious. Has the habit of running into troubles while trying to explore the world. Still has a lot to learn.

Daughter:

Name: Sharlim
Species: Human (Homo Sapiens / Homo Neanderthalensis / Denisovan)
Gender: Female
Sexual Orientation: Ace
Partner: Unknown
Personality: Curious and wants to see the world. Since she is in the middle of her teenage phase she can be quite temperamental. Gets angry at her parents quite often as well, as they do not approve of her wish to travel around the continent.

Oldest Son:

Name: Ramsa
Species: Human (Homo Sapiens / Homo Neanderthalensis / Denisovan)
Gender: Male
Sexual Orientation: Bi
Partner: Tallain
Personality: Calm and caring. Has no issues communicating how he feels and is not afraid to say if he doesn’t like something. Very open minded and loves to take care of his lifemate, showering her in gifts.

Oldest Son’s partner:

Name: Tallain
Species: Human (Homo Sapiens)
Gender: Female
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Partner: Ramsa
Personality: Loves to show her affection for someone through a lot of touching and smiles. Since she is rather new to the family, she is still a bit insecure, but her lifemate’s mother tries to get her into the leader role a bit more, so she feels comfortable enough to some day lead the tribe if they want to.

 
Tribe Structure:

The Nogon Tribe can be seen as one large family, with each person looking out for the other. Extra care and attention is given to the elderly and the children but there is a strict rule that only those educated in medicine and healing are allowed to help those that are sick or injured. This is purely to ensure that the proper care is given and no one accidentally makes things worse by mistaking a poisonous plant for a healing herb.
 
Despite the familial community of the Nogon Tribe, they do have set leaders; Dhonip, Amalig and their children. Though the head of the family, and thus the real leader of the Nogon Tribe, is Amalig. With her caring nature and motherly instincts, Amalig knows when a situation needs a soft hand or a stern voice. When a decision is needed to be made, however, it is often decided as a family with Amalig having the final say.
 
The Nogon also have good relationships with their Beasts that mostly consist of Terror Birds and Sabers, the only creatures known to comfortably survive the Amaguq Desert with no issue. They are even trusted to protect the children of the Tribe when adults are setting up camp or out hunting for water or food.

 
Their habitat:

– They live in the desert
– Their tribe is nomadic:
– To make transport and building / dismantling easier they live in tents made out of leather and or linens
– Usually they travel from watersource to watersource
 

The people:

– The Nogon Tribe is probably the friendliest of all tribes. Travellers met along the way are welcomed with open arms and invited to stay with them for as long as they want. Knowing how harsh the desert can be the tribe’s people always have a few extra rations on them to share with hungry and thirsty strangers. Be prepared to have your ears chewed off though, as they love to tell their stories to everyone willing to listen.
 
– Food and water are very rare ressources in the desert. While insects and meat from animals such as lizards or other desert dwellers are a bit easier to come by, the tribe also tries to gather as many edible plants and fruits from around the watersources they pass as possible to give their diet some more variety. Water is taken from these watersources as well, but they are not the only source of water. Through the generations the knowledge of how to find water in seemingly impossible places is passed down from parents to children.
 
– Travelling mostly during the evening and morning hours due to the more comfortable temperatures the tribe heavily relies on the stars and their constellations to navigate the desert. They know in and out which stars to follow to reach a certain destination, in which nights some of the stars may glow even lighter than usual and much more. Being this dependant on the stars it should be no surprise that Umbru, the Goddess of the Moon and Stars is the tribe’s favourite god.
 
– Stars are not only used for navigation however, but also for storytelling. Members of the Nogon Tribe are known to be excellent storytellers and if someone can turn a simple stroll into the adventure of someone’s lifetime, it’s them. Every star constellation found in the night sky and known to the Tribe has its own story. These stories are not only told for fun though! Each of them also contains an important lesson that is meant to help people in all sorts of situations, be it survival or a moral dilemma.
 
– The relationship between the tribe’s people and their beasts is a very close one. They are seen as part of the family and get treated as such going as far as allowing them inside their tents to share the cool on a hot day or the warmth in a cold night. It is not unusual to see them guarding the little children while the parents are either building the tents, are out hunting or in search of water.

Their history:

The Nogon Tribe are the newest of the Five Tribes but they certainly aren’t the smallest. The family speak little to nothing of their origins to outsiders but it is widely known that their maternal Tribes dated far back to the origins of time. Their tribes were unknown but both were two different species competing for food and territory, it was common for fights to erupt when the two tribes encountered one another and the darker parts of their history had been left behind to disappear like sand to the wind.
 
When Dhonip and Amalig first met, both were wary of one another; ready to be attacked and defend themselves if need be. Dhonip did use his size to try and intimidate Amalig into fleeing but when neither moved to attack or flee they were confused and intrigued. This was not the day they grew close, in fact they both went their separate ways and went home but didn’t tell their Tribemembers about the meeting. When they both met again among the sand dunes of the Amaguq Desert they decided to speak with each other – though the language barrier posed an issue at first over time they learned how to communicate not just through each other’s language but also by gestures and drawings.
 
They would both leave notes for each other on their outings when they couldn’t meet up in person and it brought the two of them joy. Overtime, love blossomed between the two but even in their happiness they knew the risk they took. When their relationship was discovered, they both left their Tribes to make their own together, along with their first child, Ramsa. With them, they took other members of the Tribes who cared more about happiness, peace and survival over ‘pure bloodlines’. In the centre between their birthplaces, they founded the Nogon Tribe. With the Nogon’s two unique knowledge of the arid land now fused into one, they managed to survive and learn from their predecessor’s mistakes.
 
The Nogon Tribe are nomadic by choice, knowing that trying to call one place home is futile. They follow the stars and weather to better their chances of survival and they are the friendlier of the Tribes. Even with their limited resources, they are more than ready to offer what little they have to outsiders. In exchange for their hospitality, however, outsiders are often victim to stories that can last all day and evening.