Igamil

Igamil is a ruined city located in the Gwopesh Jungle. Native groups in the area know of its location, and stories of the city are common in the area, but colonial explorers have yet to discover the site.
==History==
Centuries ago, the large Igaiz tribe was one of the better-known civilizations in the sweltering Gwopesh Jungle, and Igamil was their capital. Within the city’s walls, animals were worshiped over all other gods, with the rare and sleek local jaguars holding the position of utmost importance. A form of lycanthropy, causing people to morph into a jaguar-like form one night a month, infected a portion of the population. These people made up the religious elite, and they preached to their people from altars atop high ziggurats and pillars. But despite their prosperity and considerable abilities, the Igaiz people were not content. They wished to share in the shapechanging gifts of their 
leaders, that their worship might be decentralized and every man, woman, and child brought into greater communion with the gods. In pursuit of this lofty goal, a great ceremony was held, with the entire tribe bending its will to entreat some higher power into granting them the divinity of animal form.
What happened next remained a matter of some debate among the native tribes of the Gwopesh Jungle to this very day. According to some, the Igaiz prayers were answered, and the people found their bodies distorted, flesh and sinews snapping as legs bent backward and teeth and jaws thrust forward into muzzles. When the transformation was finished, the people of Igamil had taken on the holiest of forms — the form of the jaguar. But though they initially rejoiced, it quickly became apparent that none of them could change back.
Another story relates the simple tale of a massive jaguar attack on the city, possibly triggered by the priestly class. Stories tell of jaguars (or jaguar-like people) running wild through Igamil, kicking over cookfires and setting homes ablaze. Howling, the remaining people of Igamil watched as the flames consumed all but the charred stones of their temples. Then, the jaguar-creatures slipped away into the forest in ones and twos. To this day, other tribes native to the area avoid the ruins of Igamil except in times of great need and treat the local jaguars with the deepest respect. Though most such animals appear to be mere beasts, tribal lore holds that some of them still carry
the magic and memories of the Igaiz and will speak to those worthy of their advice.
Category:Locations
Category:Locations in the Gwopesh Jungle
Category:Locations in the Sabo Jungles
Category:Ruins
Category:Lost Cities