Moon Chaser tribe

Moon chasers are a tribe of semi nomadic Botwans that live year round in snow fields hunting moose. 
== Lifestyle ==
Moon chasers are nomadic, they survive by following herds of animals across the fields, foraging the few useful plants they can find, and trade with the botwans for what they lack.
== Society ==
The moon chasers are by nature isolated from the rest of Botwa, but enjoy meeting their sedentary gnomekin. They stop at outposts on the borders of the fields, trading meat and fur for potions, hot meals and hunting gear, before returning to the snow fields. They are held by oath to protect the kingdom, which they never fail to do when saprotrophic lunar events occur. 
== Culture ==
Chaser culture is based around hunting and traveling, and have very little in common with other botwans which they find entertaining when they cross paths.
=== Hunting ===
Individual tribe members sometimes leave the fields to work as monster hunters. They join parties to hunt larger monsters such as Hilltopers, Anks, Polkans, Ridgebergs, and Sand Groupers.
=== Moose hunting ===
The tribe lives most of the year in snowfields hunting moose and kerasdasus herds atop their giant horses. Large mammals roam the fields and find food by digging into the snow, creating large herds that fertilize the under snow plants as they pass. The tribes hunting method is called roadkilling, they charge at their quarry atop their giant horses, the quarry often dies from the trampling. The hunter then quickly dismounts from the horse to collect the meat and fur before it freezes over.  
The moon chasers follow these herds, some have adapted to predation by staying near spitshines for protection. 
=== Machine hunting ===
When saprotrophic lunar events occur, the entire tribe descends from the frozen wastes atop gigantic horses to hunt Dalmer machines sent to eradicate the demons the event created. Moon chasers are the first line of defense against the dalmer machines who appear after every saprotrophic lunar event to eradicate monsters. Their arrival is always prefaced by the rising of a blood moon. The arrival sites of these machines are synonymous with the burning of all habitations and sapients present, and so the moon chasers work to keep the balance of their fellow country dwellers. They then sell the bounty of the machines, and return to the fields, their oath fulfilled. 
=== Monster hunting ===
Monsters are a threat for moon chasers, moreso than other botwans because monsters eat the same foods they due, and create a constant food risk for the tribe. To combat this, the moon chasers developed an expertise in dealing with monsters thanks to one weakness, heat sensitivity. Moonchasers are experts in fire making, due to having to deal with many heat sensitive monsters. Frost Varans, Empedjinns, Rime Ridgebergs, Wintry Apoeba, and Gelid Theoptipterons are all susceptible to intense heat.
To combat these monsters, they wear enchanted cold resistant gear and use spreadbows in combat The tribe raises butterflies and dragonflies and brew them into a solution that heats up quickly with which they tip their arrowheads. They also forage blowpeppers, peppertrouts and flushrooms which they eat to cause pain when bitten by monsters. They are also fond of lighting their weapons on fire or using thermal salted blades. They also create traps by setting kindling flint and metal caltrops into a covered pit so that when sprung, the monster's foot will catch fire.
== Trade ==
The snowfields are relatively barren in terms of resources, forcing the tribe to trade for what it lacks with others. They mostly sell the meat and furs of the animals they hunt, or excess monster parts for potionmaking and weaponsmithing. Moon chasers trade at the few outposts found near the snow fields. Due to the gruesome practice of roadkilling, moon chaser pelts are often damaged and torn, and considered low quality by their peers. The large quantity of fur that they can sell however, offsets this reputation.
=== Freezing foods ===
Chaser meat is famous for being kept fresh by the tribes magic. The ritual consists of leaving a meat product in the snow until it freezes over, and it will stay that way unless cooked. The botwan military is infamous for having the meat as part of their rations, its age unknown due to its conservation method.
=== Horses ===
Moon chasers raise horses suited to the cold climates they inhabit. Chaser horses are slow, but heavy and endurant, and are capable of chasing down adult moose and other prey in the snow fields. Moon Chasers prefer horses with bright colorations to distinguish them in the snow. They also make use of their horses as jumping platforms to activate super perception when fighting monsters.
== Frostriffing ==
Moon chasers do not often venture into the slopes, but when they do they attach chaser meat to shields in makeshift sleds.
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