The Arrak

The Arrak are migratory tribal pastoralists and traders based on the Prairie of Sol.Creation post: https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5116634 They drive great herds of elk out on the open-steppe for lengthy periods of time on an annual basis. The relationship between these hardy people of the great plains and forests to antlered-steed such as elk is unique, for to them the herds are life. It is said that an arrak is born on the back of their mother’s buck, sires their child upon theirs, and is laid to rest on the back of their last beloved mount. To the Arrak, their steed is their brother and kinsman, as much a warrior of the Clan as any of their number. They are respected, honoured, and treated as equals.
It is from this relationship that the Arrak sprung. Vast herds of female elk and their progeny are kept by the clans, the strongest males weeded out from these herds to serve riders well. The females are kept for milk, fur, and meat as well as all the other products they could be used for. Arrak bows are made from bone, wood, and sinew, glued using a foul mixture of stag and sap. Their yurts are laid with wooden poles hewn from the forests and covered with hides unused for clothing. Even antlers, regularly discarded before the coming of snow, are used in all things.
To the north and east of them are people who do not live as they do, and the Arrak only feel pity for them. For them, the open plains or the thick forests are enough. There is only one place where they gather in great numbers, the single place that could be called a city of their people: Angetenar.
The Arrak honour the spirits of their ancestors and, while believing in the existence of the 'Terrible Spirits' known by other people as gods, do not worship any gods.
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Category:Cultures