I am a son of the Mountain.
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To flesh out the various tribes of the Sandali people.
- Image Credit: Link
- Canon: N/A
- Links: The Sandali
- Organization Name: The Jiwe Tribe
- Classification: Tribe
- Affiliation: N/A
- Organization Symbol: See above
- Description: The Jiwe Tribe, also known as the sons of the Mountain, were once the largest and most powerful of the Sandalian war tribes. The Jiwe are infamous for breeding some of the species largest warriors, sometimes reaching well over two and a half meters in height. The tribe is located in the mountainous regions of Sandala and lay claim to all of the plains lands surrounding it. Members of the Jiwe tribe are known to mark themselves for every victory in ritual and deadly combat, the most commong form of marking is by creating small bump-like scars on the body. When a member of the Jiwe tribe is made a warrior and passes their trials they are granted a mystical tattoo that generally follows a sphereical pattern on their back or chest. The members of the tribe are naturally taught to be extremely territorial and aggressive, valuing strength over all else.
- Headquarters: Sandala
- Domain: Sandali Mountain Ranges
- Notable Assets: None
- Hierarchy:
Warchief: The Master of the Tribe's warrior caste and leader of the tribe shaman, he is the most powerful person in the tribe. - Council of Elders: Those who have lived long enough to sit on the council are among the village's most experienced warriors.
- Lead Warrior: The greatest warrior in the village, he leads the tribe's warriors under the Warchief's command.
- The Shamans: Warriors of the tribe who are most proficient in the Force, they are the Warchief's honorguard and elite forces.
- Warriors: The village warriors are honored members of the tribe and they make up the main body of the Jiwe.
- The Gatherers: Those too weak or without skill for war are sent to join the gatherers. They see to the tribe's food, shelter, and medical needs.
[*]Membership: The Jiwe tribe is one of the few Sandalian tribes who do not accept outsiders, even those of Sandali heritage. After the fall of the Sandali Empire, they will not intermingle with the other tribes. The tribe has nearly ten thousand members, stretching over the span of the planet's mountain ranges. When born into the tribe, every member must face the Sandali warrior trials so they may prove themselves a true warrior, if they fail these trials they are forced into the gatherers caste.
[*]Climate: The Jiwe are proud and honorable, however they do not shy from shedding blood over matters some would consider trivial. The people of the tribe are often considered aggressive and short of temper. They prefer to be left to their own, never having to suffer the distraction of outsiders, as such you can easily be executed through ritual combat if you are caught tresspassing in their land.
[*]Reputation: The Jiwe were once the leaders of the Sandali Empire, after the Empire fell and the tribes split once again the Jiwe were scorned by all of the other tribes and that hatred has bled into modern years.
[*]Curios: The Jiwe, like all tribes, tattoo their warriors upon completion of their trials. The Jiwe's tattoos are sphereical in nature, to represent the first stones that fell from the mountains and grew to become the founding members of the tribe.
[*]Rules: The Jiwe follow the rule of Strength. All dsputes are settled through ritual combat that ends by yield or death. The tribe is one of the few that do not believe in taking captives in times of war. They will either release their enemies to fight another day, or kill them to end their dishonor.
[*]Goals: In recent years the Jiwe are more focused on the survival of their ways, though their Elders wish to see the Sandali Empire reborn under their leadership.
MEMBERS
[member=Cardinal Vi'dreya] - Estranged {Warrior}
[member="Uthixo Nazim"] - Estranged {Warrior}
[member="Zavia Solek"] - Warrior
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
The people of the Sandali Tribes often disagree over which people came first. However, the Jiwe ardently believe themselves to be the first of their kind. The planet of Sandala has a number of mountain ranges that cover the world's surface. Most of these ranges are interconnected and make the lands that the Jiwe hold dominion over. In the ancient texts, it states that the Sandali god, Qifo was locked in a duel of honor against her elder brother and husband, Maisha. The two had been dueling all morning, and Qifo had been keeping the wargod at bay with her bow. She fired an arrow at her husband, intent to disarm him, but when he dodged the arrow it slammed into the side of the mountain. The shot was so powerful, the stones that fell from the mountain rolled down into the valley, growing arms and legs as they did. When they reached the bottom of the mountain, they were men and women gazing at the great duel the gods were having and from this duel the Jiwe learned how to wage war.
Although the story was no more than a legend, the Jiwe still hold to it as a true story of their inception into the world. Before the strike of the Gulag plague it had been the Jiwe elders who called the tribes together to meet under a banner of peace. Under that banner, the Jiwe chief was named Warchief of all the clans after defeating all the other chieftains in combat and claiming their tribes as his own.
Following the Gulag plague, the Jiwe leaders kept the title of Warchief, and their tribe has remained the largest of all the tribes. They are in the midst of a war with the other tribes of Sandala, a conflict that has lasted since the beginning of the Gulag plague and is not likely to end soon.