The Froge

Gip'Gero is an abandoned nation on the easternmost peninsula in the southeast of the Old World. Its borders take up much of the coastline, and is mostly Temperate Rainforest. It's inhabited by The Froge, a race of giant amphibians whose massive appearance is mostly unknown. The capital is GeroGero, literally meaning the city of rain.

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## DESCRIPTION

Froge stand at 20 feet tall, but are commonly seen as being 6 feet tall. Their powerful legs used for digging and running are safely tucked underneath them. They rarely bring out their legs, and perform a sort of belly flop movement to move around. They have blue blood called hemocyanin, and are generally passive creatures. Their main goal is to find a mate and eat as much as possible, so they have a very focused way of life. How they act will depend on whether whats in front of them is edible or inedible.

## HISTORY

### Habitat

The Froge have always lived in the small area nearby the water, however, when the amount of disputes became too high between Burrow owners, The Froge expanded outwards with the coast in mind. Upon meeting another sentient species, the Froge assumed them to be just more mindless animals and killed them for sport, food and land. Upon discovery of their tools and various homes, however, the Froge realized they may not be the only sentient species out there, and so went out of their territory to meet more sentient life in the hopes of finding more food and land. Food is typically cooked using a sealed stone furnace, and is smoked due to heat drying out Froge skin. Most dishes are cooked by smoking over embers, but occasionally a stone slab will be used to roast food faster.

### History Of The Froge, Froge Weaponry And War-Like Items

The history of war for the froge advanced quite fast upon discovery of Arbocerulean. The spear-wielding birds had quite the impact. But what of before the avian valkries?

#### Pre-Divide

Long ago, the froge would hunt by staying perfectly still and jumping on top of anything it deems too dangerous to be edible. Anything that posed no threat was eaten immediately, and anything that posed an immediate threat was ran away from.

#### Post-Divide

When the froge split off in the great divide, the current race chose to follow a wise leader who was a great and powerful hunter. He was the largest froge of them all, and demanded everyone search the nearby forest for edibles. The entirety of the nation spread out in search of edible flora and fauna, bringing a passion for food amongst the masses. Many dishes were created, and they were all served on a marvelous leaf that was big enough to hold quite a lot of food. On the first bite, the great warrior hunter died. This was when the Froge discovered the essence of poison.

#### The First Elected Leader

In the widespread panick between all of the chefs, a large Froge that looked almost as big as the current leader was chosen. The chefs placed the remainder of the warrior's dinner on his head, and announced him as the first Great provider and helper. Since then, the froge have experimented with the effects of various poisons, learning how to become semi-immune to even the whole of the plant. Countless "test subjects" were thrown into the pit where poisonous objects lay. In order to prevent expansion and war amongst their own people, the great provider and helper noted three key laws. To always eat, to have a shelter for every family, and to settle all disputes by bloodline, peacefully and patiently.

#### Age Of Food

For many years after, the Froge focused on their culinary experts, turning more poisonous food into less poisonous food, and learning how to extract the poison. Of course it wasn't until the second Great provider that this skill was put to use... Froge found creatures from the water, where they had left during the great divide so long ago. The fish that swam there were all used in dishes, or as various cups and bowls. Life was simple for the froge, until a household dispute brought all out war...

#### Age Of War

A group of Froge, led by one of the great hunter warrior's greatest allies waged war against the helping provider. He was killed using a spiked fish, which produced a poison the other Froge had not experienced yet. It weakened him enough for the group to toss him into the sea. He addressed the Froge directly, and his focus was to enact the great warrior's dream. To consume the land, and destroy those destined to die, those who split off during the great divide.

#### Gip'Geros "Second Leader"

Laws were scrapped, it was now survival of the fittest, Froge would resort to eating other Froge if they got in each others way, meanwhile the second leader worked with a special team of Froge to find the most lethal concoction capable of killing a Froge with a single drop. The team was successful in creating such a horrible weapon, but as it was tested on them, they would not live to tell their tales. The second leader knew how to make more, and spent hours and hours on end creating the special toxin. First, the bladder of a poisonous fish was placed inside of a GroGro fruit. Then the outside of the fruit is covered in GroGro spice and sap, the spice left a solid grip while the sap stuck it all in place and prevented the fruit from rotting from the outside in. Lastly, using a spine from the same fish, the bladder was punctured, and a hardy leaf from the GroGro tree was shishkebabed on the spine, and sealed with sap. This was the first real weapon created by Froge hands.

#### The Fall Of The Second Leader

Spending all his time creating toxins in his burrow left a gaseous residue inside his home, eventually causing asphyxiation. Nobody knew he was dead, until his burrow collapsed. Upon discovering his death, the Froge looked inwards amongst themselves. Nobody agreed with his ways, so they decided to bury war with his burrow. This would then become the Betrayer Code's infamous pit.

#### The Age Of Advancement

Many Froge had abilities to become the leader, but recalling the ancient tales of the first great and noble warrior, they fashioned the current rules that are still in place today. Remembering the bloodshed and lost Froge, they enacted the Betrayer's Code. Those that would choose to disturb their way of life would face the full wrath of the Froge mind. The largest Froge was chosen to become the helping provider, and once again, Froge lived in content peace. Children grew and made names of themselves. And eventually new Froge found homes outside of GeroGero.

#### Foreign Police-y

The Froge discovered more species, including one nearby their own. This was an excellent time for the froge. They found more ways to cook food, and ate everyone found throughout this land. It was only after discovering huts and tools that they discovered what sentience is. The Froge were now stricken with a new fear. That one would come to do to the Froge as they had done to the Decedekons. The Froge worked on creating more poisonous mixtures using the new plants they had found, including a hallucinogenic barbed grass that sticks to you and causes you to experience great torment. In a constant state of shock and paranoia, your adrenaline skyrockets and you become able to move and react faster, however you become quite reactionary to your instincts, and those who have prolonged exposure will suffer paralysis, where the electrical impulses meant to move muscles now simply stimulates them constantly. As it was made before, a GroGro fruit is filled with poisonous substances, and sealed tightly with GroGro leaves and GroGro sap. The spines from the fish were not used, instead a barb of grass is stuck onto the top. The idea was the attacker would be hit by the barb first, granting a few seconds of shock, while the rest of the fruit breaks onto his open wound filling it with the various poisonous material inside. Many fruits were filled like this in preparation for anyone who dare attack the Froge.

#### A Chance Encounter

While picking GroGro spice, an unnamed female Froge got her hand stuck in the plant, and wiped it off on a nearby rock. This was the first instance of writing for the Froge. She became the first teacher and brought writing to the rest of the nation. These strange yellow circular marks caught the attention of flying scouts from a nearby nation. The Arboceruleans watched, and in time learned to read Froge writings. From that point onwards, Arbocerulean had communicated with Gip'Gero, creating their own sort of Froge dialogue that utilizes the same set of phrases, but with their own voices instead. Arbocerulean spears and armour became fashion statements among Froge females and some males, urging Gip'Gero to start producing armour. Froge armour is mostly for mating purposes, with much of it being composed of shiny rings, mostly adorning the legs and feet. Froge continues to have a well mannered relationship with Arbocerulean, and they share weapons often, with Arbocerulean spears tipped with a small amount of specially crafted GroGro poison utilized by both nations.

#### The Doqnokarr invasion of Gip'Gero.

When the alligatorians docked ready for war against the nation of Gip'Gero, they were met with huge frogs and a general uncaring disposition towards their invaders. The alligatorians spent some time trying to harm a few Froge, but realizing they were too big to fit into their mouths and that their backs were covered with a thick layer of permeable armoured skin, the alligatorians didn't sense any joy in whatever "fight" they could find here. Couple that on top of the Froge's generally bad taste and they looked around for anything else that they could reasonably conquer. The GroGroGero woke up a bit late that day and discovered a new species who had come. He brought them what looked like a skull filled with liquid, and being thirsty, one alligatorian drank. He quickly consumed the bone that held it and urged the others forwards. The group ignored the Froge leader, instead moving towards the coast, searching for more of this mysterious animal that had the skull shaped like that. They never found it and were headed back to the port. Upon reaching the Froge settlement however, they were met with a grand feast, one which impressed them enough to value the froge for their culinary ability. Despite the language barrier, the alligatorians enjoyed the noises the froge made and tried to mimic it as best they could. Seeing the language barrier on both sides, both sides thought of each other as a lesser developed species, or in other words, stupid and simple. The alligatorians drank and invited the GroGroGero aboard the Doqnokarr vessel. The drunken alligatorians attempted to make the trip back to Doqnokarr to bring word of their glorious find, yet went the completely different direction and ended up in a strange land. The natives were driven out by the alligatorians and Froge, and now they live there in relative peace, still unable to communicate but friendly enough to work out jobs between them.

#### The Loan Star

Gip'Gero had spent quite some time involving themselves with talks of other nearby countries. Gip'Gero had asked for help funding their science team to discover more ways to wage war and protect others as well as, you know, actual science. The loan taken from the nearby nations funded many monuments created by the science team. With the help of other nations, they were able to discover amber preservation, currency, proper sailing techniques, aerodynamics, basic metallurgy, basic mechanations, and evaporating a liquid to a gas through chemical means. The science team spent years experimenting on various bits and pieces to enhance their GroGro weapons and even started a propaganda campaign to gain them funding. People sought after the Speedle population so much, that the science team became rich like kings. The currency that was literally bug parts also helped pay off some of the debt owed to foreign nations. All had gone well for the science team...

#### The Spark Of War

Tensions began to build around the science team's various plots and plans, and eventually those they had taken loans from began to grow weary and had to begin taking land by force due to insurgencies caused by the lack of goods. Gip'Gero feared this immensely and turned to the Taadži tribe, giving one of the science team's member a new experimental substance meant to enhance your eyesight in the material realm and through time. It was made by taking GroGro Grass without the harmful barb, crushing it into a paste with GroGro sap, letting it harden and breaking that harden substance into a fine powder. This powder would be blown into the eyes of the test subject. This was the second test in the history of the project, as the first test subject died on contact. Further testing was not required and they performed the task just before meeting the leader of Taadži.

#### The Premonitions

The Froge affected by the science team's experiment claimed to have vivid visions of war and famine, many many visions he had, and he was very vocal about it. It appeared he became completely blind, losing himself throughout his premonitions through time and space. His warnings were heeded as fact by the surrounding nations and this would be the beginning of war in the southeast.

### Cities

#### 1 - GeroGero

GeroGero, or the city of rain, is the capital of Gip'Gero. It is estimated that this particular area is beyond adequate for Froge to live due to its unusually high rain percentage. The Froge here are ample swimmers, and will gladly hold swimming competitions, using their powerful legs to compete in their annual games.

#### 2 - GipGero~Gero'Gero

GipGero~Gero'Gero or simply "home" has a slightly different way of handling foreigners. This particular settlement sees themselves as a sort of safe haven for all creatures, regardless of skin or creed. It has been said that even the local Froge started to disregard the Tradition of not entering others homes...

#### 3 - Gero'Gro

Gero'Gro was the name of an old trader who went by the literal name "no food". He spent his time finding precious items to trade for food, those precious items would help other Froge find themselves a mate more often. Nobody knows what happened to this great one, but he has been immortalized in this town, where Froge work tirelessly to find precious items to sell to other Froge.

W1 - unknown

#### W2 - Gero~Gip~Gip Gero'Gro~Gro GroGro

A city that was born from the alligatorians from Doqnokarr and Froge from Gip'Gero discovering farming. Its name also means to farm. This city is located in Western Gip'Gero

(To be added in the future):

#### 4 - Gip'GipGip

Gip'GipGip is the name of a coastal city where the froge met up with arbocerulean. With familiar features as the Gip'GipGip, the froge have become comfortable enough to not call them foreigners like they call every other foreign species. Once writing began, the two began to connect in more ways than the casual interest of scouts. Froge brought over gifts and weapons, and this started quite the trading hub between the two nations. Arbocerulean is current the only nation known to teach Gero~Gro'Gro

#### 5 - Gero~Gro'Gro

Gero~Gro'Gro, or literally "good food" is a small town centered around the greatest bloodline of chefs from the dawn of time. Gero~Gro had found himself a loving partner and ended up having three children. The third child was sent out to a newly discovered land with a foster parent. Upon growing up, the burrow became his, and he began his cooking legend. Ever since, he has raised his kin with love and care, and more and more Froge join him to this day to feast on his amazing talents.

#### 6 - Gro~Gro

Gro~Gro is a town nearing another nation. Their scouts have been seen passing by, and the Froge aren't fond of being discovered, so they named this nation "warning" to warn other Froge that mysterious creatures come by every so often. The Froge that live here typically fear foreigners, due to their invasive nature towards Froge territory.

#### 7 - Gero~Gip~Gip

Gero~Gip~Gip, or literally summon the young was the first city to establish an educational system, and a writing system. An anonymous Froge got her hand stuck inside of a GroGro, and used a nearby rock to get rid of the yellow spice. Upon touching it however, she realized her land left a mark on the wall, and thus discovered writing. She teaches other Froge in hopes of expanding Froge borders with this amazing new way of communication.

## FAUNA

The Froge are known to eat several different types of food, including a few animals. A few fish living on the shore of the Southeastern Bay are known by them as "GeroGero'Gero" or "Rain food" due to the fact that they are more prominent when it is raining. There are 4 types of GeroGero'Gero, Gerori, Geru, Gips and Grop.

### Gerori

Gerori are fast thin fish that range from 36 to 40 cm. They are typically eaten raw as they are hard to catch and anyone stupid enough to try usually starves themselves trying to catch it.

### Grop

Grop is a round slow fish, but it is very armoured and has a tough set of teeth that can bite through bone. Grop are an average of 15 cm in radius.

### Geru

Geru is the most preferred fish ranging from 60-80 cm. It is still quite fast, but is stupid enough to fall for the same trick twice. Their intelligence is unlikely to be their downfall, as they breed four times during breeding seasons. Typically 300 are born each season, per fish.

### Gips

The last fish is Gips, these fish have spiny bones that make them inedible. Sometimes a willing Froge will catch one and prepare the meat over a weeks time to remove the toxic materials found inside the fish. The meat is heavily spiced to keep it from rotting, and has become a sort of delicacy/staple of Froge cooking.

### Gip~GipGero'Gero

On the southern coast lives a Crustacean 4 feet tall and 6 feet wide, while they have shown potential for becoming a mighty steed, the Froge simply do not have that technology yet. These particular crustaceans have a spiked carapice, which has proven time and time again to be venomous. Taming these would require a saddle to protect the wearer.

### Gip'GipGip

There is one bird that inhabits the rainforest alongside the Froge, The Gip'GipGip. These birds feast on many of the plants in the area, and as such are easy to bait and catch. These birds are 45 cm tall, with a thick beak for battling others. Their wings span up to 80 cm across individually and fly at 60 km/h. They have black feathers on the outside, with a white patch on the top of their head above their eyes. On the inside of their wings there are Red, Blue, Green and orange feathers. They are mostly docile, and will flee if attacked.

### Speedle

The speedle is a horned beetle with a hard shell. It charges forwards into trees and creates a hole small enough to make a speedle nest. The nest is comprised of a small hole in rotting organic material covered in GroGro sap. Although consumed by other species, the eggs are immune to stomach acid and if not punctured, can hatch even when defacated.

### Noodle

Noodle is a dangerous snake on its own right, able to inject potent venom into your bloodstream with just one bite. These animals are pack based and will designate a specific area as the "noodle zone". Anyone caught in the noodle zone will find themselves being ambushed from several sides in a labyrinth of snakes. The pack mentality arose from the communication patterns of the noodle. What began as a slight hiss became a sort of snapping noise. This snap is used to distinguish its tribe from another, to ensure the noodles don't mix.

### Electric snail

The electric snail is a large mollusk, spanning about 3 feet long and creates a static charge capable of searing wet surfaces. The snail spends most of its time inside it's shell and only comes out to eat while raining. During the rain, sparks fly out in every direction and the electric snail can cause forest fires. Anything within two feet of the electric snail is at risk of being seared with an electric shock rendering it immobile while it burns from the inside out. The snail takes any prey it finds into its shell and consumes them when it stops raining, never sleeping in the same place twice.

## FLORA

There are quite a few plants that pepper the deep rainforest. They are all known to the Froge as "GroGro", considering they are all similar colours with thick green leaves.

### GroGro (Fruit Plant)

These are the number one staple of Froge cuisine. The GroGro (Fruit Plant) consists of a toxic flower with 5 petals and a bright red fruit growing in the centre. One petal causes a brief nausea, two cause sickness, four cause death. The fruit, which is eaten raw, cooked and with other foods, is a bitter tasting fruit that gets sweeter the more you eat. These plants grow along the southeastern bay borders.

### GroGro (Spice Plant)

These are a cousin to the fruit variant. It still maintains the toxic flower part, but instead of a fruit a stamen with a very peculiar powder is present. Froge will pick this stamen and use the powder it produces to flavour foods. The flavour it produces is spicy and bitter, with a very strong taste. This spice is rarely used by anyone other than gourmet cooks as it is incredibly easy to burn and ruin a dish.

### GroGro (Sticky Tree)

This is a tall tree that houses Gip'GipGip. Froge discovered the sticky substance inside when they attempted to break into the bird's nest. The sap is taken from the branches of the tree and used as a way to fortify burrows and flavour food. It also works as amazing bait to catch most fish.

### GroGro (Leaf Plant)

The Leaf plant grows on the forest floor, but is typically not surrounded by other vegetative life. It turns out this is a parasitic weed that mimics the look of a plant by having thick green leaves. These leaves can be taken by the Froge and used as a sort of serving tray to hold food at feasts. Since these plants require no actual sunlight, they have become a staple of an in-house plant.

### GroGro (Tall Grass)

This is a tall, blue-purple tipped grass that is unpassable. The tips of the grass foretell of a venom that causes shock and paranoia in whoever is unfortunate enough to touch it. This grass comes in patches and typically spreads wherever it is planted.

### GroGro Vines

This is a species of vine that grows on Thick Wood. The vine has little to no use, so it is dried and crushed into a powder to be used in place of spice when writing. The vines must be de-thorned beforehand, as they are unpleasant to touch.

### Glow shroom

The glow shroom is a small capped mushroom that grows a large heavy and sometimes glowing cap. The cap actually ends up bending the stem upon becoming fully grown. When the time is ripe for them to spread their spores, they beging to glow during the night and open up, becoming slightly flatter and a bit bigger. The glow shroom has been used as a cultural item as it tastes bland, even when cooked. It is known to bloom on the thirteenth day without rain.

### Flower

Cluster of stamens stemming from a stem. Comes in batches of two stems with the stamens making a red or yellow mass.

### Rock mushroom

This mushroom has a hard cap, to the point where most Froge consider it unbreakable. It has a strange "moss-like" substance that coats it. This is actually the spores of the mushroom, meant to spread when travellers walk onto it. Its quite massive and could be mistaken for a rock quite easily. The inner gills are hard with a single gill surrounded by many smaller and softer gills, although still hard to consume by any normal means.

### Sea mushroom

This is a cluster of mushrooms consisting of dozens of caps floating within the ocean. The caps try to reach the surface as the harsh waves spread the hardened spores across the seas. When their stem is cut, they float to the surface like a lily pad.

### Deep Root Mushroom

The deep root mushroom infests the roots of the Thick Wood and grows underground on top of and inside the roots. Collecting them is quite difficult, unless you find a tree that has been knocked over already, as even the roots of the Thick Wood are too thick to cut through by normal means.

### Thick Wood Tree

The thick wood is a large tree that spends its entire lifecycle growing. It grows so thick however, that it leads to the tree falling over upon reaching the known "maturity". The seeds of the Thick Wood are actually grown on one side of the tree, in hopes that the impact buries the tree deep enough that the seeds are planted and the species can continue to grow and flourish. These trees can hardly last 60 human years before falling beneath its own weight.

## LANGUAGE

(Mostly outdated, but the bullet points are all the same)

* Gro'gro - yes/I am here(or okay)/confirmation/ customary noise during dinnertime
* Gro~gro - I dont like this/this is suspicious/be careful
* Grogro - danger/help/beware
* Gero'gero - come eat/food over here/over here
* Gero~gero - content/ call for young/ secondary appreciation or comfort, also used referring to Froge-kind
* Gerogero - when softly, it going to rain, when loudly, it is going to storm. This is purely a Froge communicative device.
* Gip'gip - another Froge is in danger/ a young Froge is in danger, typically used when other Froge look like they're in danger, but the predator is not a threat to a group of froge
* Gip~gip - a sign of respect/ You are important, also a call to summons when used by the tribe leader. Sort of a thank you, and is usually reciprocated.
* Gipgip - a sort of alarm, and also a distraction. This noise is used during a fight to distract the opponent, but also used to attract a mate.

* Puffing body - used to scare predators away and as an insult
* Mouth open - if open and closing, the Froge is hungry, if it remains open, the Froge is full. Typically Froge will remain at their seats with their mouths open resonating during the end times of the great feasts.

Words consist of individual sounds combined, and will always have 2 parts. A word will either be two of the same sound such as GroGro, or it can be a combination of sounds using various written cues, example: GroGip'Gip. Here you can see the first word is GroGro, since there is nothing between the Gro and the Gip noises. Here's how the other two would look: Gro'Gip'Gip, Gro~Gip'Gip. Once a word and its defining adjectives are combined, they are seperated with a space, or with gestures. Some words will end with a particular phrase, but this is only apparent in names. Some alterations of words can be used to express the different ways of saying these names, to distinguish Froge. Some alterations include: Gup, Gips, Gerori, Geru, Grop and Guro. These are functionally similar to Gip, Gero and Gro respectively, but are used when a family's name has multiple members, or when referring to a specific name of a species.

## NOTABLE PEOPLE

### First Flight Subject (GeroGeroGero)

The first flight subject was the first Froge to accurately use robotic wings as they were given by Arboceruleans. Talks between these two nations resulted in a simple understanding of mechanics for Froge, and will soon house a legion of flying Froge for interaction between nations.

### Gip'Gro

Gip'Gro is one of the members of the science team. He grew up alongside several brothers in his burrow bath, but his legs didnt sprout fast enough. As such he was born with a mutation that stunted his growth and has legs half the size of a normal Froge. Being the smartest Froge on the science team, he led the team to major discoveries such as the ability to cook food without a fire, discovering amber and preservation, and storing an evaporated liquid. But throughout his accomplishments, he felt there must be something more than what they have here in Gip'Gero. He despised the simple  culture of Gip'Gero, and sought to further enhance their natural abilities. The tongue extension served no real purpose, an attempt at making froge eggs stronger ended with the test subjects becoming completely sterile, and many began to lose faith in his work. He was working on an enhanced eyesight project when he was told to give up, and that he would not be allowed to spearhead projects anymore. The project utilized amber, with small bits of hallucinogenic barb from grass. Being crushed together into a fine dust, these would be moulded together to provide a sharper lens for eyesight. However, the rest of the science team wanted the project scrapped, and would not give him new test subjects. Instead of tested it on himself. He became blind in a way that sharpened his perspective and opened his mind. He claims the scars he sees in his eyelids foretell of the future, not only on this planet but across the galaxy. They tell of great wars and struggles in the past, present and future. Despite never being able to open his eyes, he says he can see clearly far beyond the stars, and that the tears he cries is due to the suffering found on distant planets. Whether he is delusional or genuinely does have the ability to see through space, he believes it without fail and will see to it that the future is one of great success to be proud of.

### The First Leader And The Hunting Cult

The Froge were used to survival of the fittest before the great divide. As such the Froge learned to use their tongues as weapons, alongside their legs and arms. The great hunter of old legend was the strongest Froge warrior, and the one who incurred the great divide. He took those that were not yet fully developed and brought them to land, fighting off and successfully killing any Froge in his way. Eventually his "children" grew and realized they never needed water to survive. The great hunter spent the rest of his days fighting off the original froge from the great divide. Armed with broken shells of the Gip~GipGero'Gero, the great warrior was solely responsible for the death of the old ones. There were those that followed the great hunter, and those took their children to alternate lands to repeat the process. The great hunter sought to take more, to have more, he felt that remaining under the water would be a limit to what the Froge could truly be. Legends say he was truly invincible, and by the time he came up onto land, he had been usurped by a lowly chef. Killing the chef, he led all Froge to living his ideal lifestyle, survival of the *Froge.* As he spent time inside his burrow creating more toxic weaponry, his lack of immunity from the toxins began to get to him. He turned towards the science team, and upon discovering a new way to handle the toxins, killed them all with his poisoned sword. He ordered a bunch of materials to be placed in front of his burrow, and got to making the new GroGro bombs. As he worked tirelessly with his small jacked hands, the poison crept further into his system, and eventually he fell into a deep sleep. Years and years passed with nobody hearing from him. A couple of Froge came to discover what had happened, and realized the truth. The great hunter had died. They dug the burrow several hundred feet deeper and brought all his bombs to the surface. His burrow would become a hole filled with toxic substances, where others are sent to die for breaking the code. The couple brought a few intelligent Froge together to create the second science team, this time focused less on war, more on the substances around them. A new leader was christened as the GroGro'Gero and the betrayers code was enacted yet again...

### GroGero'Gero Gro~GipGero~Gero'Gero

This is a long name given to the one who abandons their home. It is a rare sight to see happen, and those that are given this name are seen as a very dangerous person.

### The First Gro'GipGip'Gro

The first Gro'GipGip'Gro was a common conwoman who would steal mens homes and hide the treasure taken from the burrows. When she was caught, a massive stone was laid on top of her. This stone became a stage to which people would sing to their lost lovers. Over time, it became a place to empower women and give them something to do. While it was showing off your body for food, it was a highly respected role in society, second only to the GroGro'Gero. Although the legacy of the Gro'GipGip'Gro is negative, the culture surrounding the act of singing sorrowful songs, eating food and drink, and enjoying an attractive female while dreaming of owning land has become a staple of Froge culture.

### Gero'Gro

Gero'Gro was the first one to utilize currency, and actually was the inspiration for the science team's speedle plot. Gero'Gro would bring his treasure with him with a tree stump holding all of his belongings on his back. While not inherently against Froge law, it was frowned upon as he hoarded things that were not food, and it scared some of the folks. However his wares had quite a following. Froge would gift him food in exchange for goods to impress females and gain land. This got him a cult following in a city named after him, "Food Froge".

## POLITICS

Froge all follow the words of the GroGro'Gero, a title that means "Helping Provider". He will dictate when a great feast is, who is the owner of a particular burrow, what to do with foreigners and he facilitates jobs such as making things or catching food or dividing the food between everyone. Any Froge can be a GroGro'Gero, but the current one MUST die first. GroGro'Gero are chosen based on how much food they have eaten and how much food they own, as it implies they are a great hunter capable of catching much food. If the whereabouts of the GroGro'Gero is unknown, the tribe falls into an unstable panick where a new GroGro'Gero cannot be chosen, and as such everyone hoards food and is paranoid and aggressive towards every being that comes near their burrow. Alongside being a Froge of the people, the GroGro'Gero is also responsible for keeping the laws in place and punishing the betrayers. The fundamental laws and only laws the Froge live by, are as follows:

1 - Everyone invited to a feast MUST eat a sample of every dish if they accept an invitation. If they refuse an invitation, they are to be exiled from Froge-controlled territory until they are invited again and join. If there is a second refusal, they are banned from entering the country, punishable by the Betrayer Code.

2 - All form of living life must keep to their family's burrow. No one is allowed into another's home, this applies to all of Froge everywhere, and all other species visiting the Froge. Anyone found inside another's home is punished with the Betrayer Code.

3 - Land disputes between two burrows will be decided by blood. Any children had by either party must outlive the others in order to gain the rights to both burrows, expanded into one larger burrow.

### The Betrayer Code

The Betrayer Code is a method of execution in which the Betrayer is stuck in sap from the GroGro tree, and thrown into a dirt hole containing many toxic items. They are also given a last meal consisting of the finest Froge dish, GeroGero'Gero (Gips) except without the toxins taken out. The poison will not affect the delicious taste, but it will help to ensure it is the Betrayer's last meal. Once they finish eating and are thrown inside, a large slab of stone is placed over the entirety of the hole, sealing it off for the next Betrayer.

## CULTURE

### The Story Of Gero'Gro

Gero'Gro was a small froge born in a massive clutch of eggs. He never got as much food as the rest of the other froge, so he never took an interest in becoming a leader. He didn't find much solace in the lush green forest or the murky blue water. He felt he was most at home on the rocky beaches, for these rocks held a shiny secret deep inside their veins. Taking the hard shell of Grop, he punched the rocks into small pieces, collecting the shiniest ones. Before the meeting of Arbocerulean, Froge would come to him seeking shiny metal bits to make themselves shine more in the sun and make themselves more noticeable to females. Froge would pay much food to Gero'Gro in exchange for his rocks. As such, Gero'Gro would store his supplies with well-paying patrons. Gero'Gro began the first Gip-Gero'Gro'Gro in GeroGero, in order for him to get free food and drink, and to - for just one night - enjoy the look of a lady. Even sharing a part of his name, Gip~Gero'Gro'Gro became widespread across Gip'Gero amongst those who could find these shiny rocks for themselves and pay them to the Gip~Gero'Gro'Gro for food and drink. After several years of drinking Gero'Gro wandered off, bringing a great treasure with him... or so the legend told. A city did end up popping up in his name, where a statue of him can be found supposedly made out of the wealth he amassed.

### The Ghost Froge

Throughout Froge history, occasionally there are times when young, non adult Froge go missing without a body or a warning call. These kids most often go missing near the coastline, and as such it is rumoured that these Froge sought the waters as their ancestors had lived in. These are known as Ghost Froge, as the Froge who are taken from Gip'Gero before their first feast are never shown the Betrayer's code and are unknown to Gip'Gero's cultural laws. Since the Froge believe these ghost Froge inhabit the deep oceans, they have started a tradition of sending food out to the ocean for them. When all adults are awake during the "ideal cycle" (a blooming period for glowing mushrooms) a period of gifting occurs where mushroom caps holding the eggs of the GipGip bird are set off into the ocean to act as a small meal for all of the Ghost Froge who live in the great sea. Afterwards, a grand feast of mushrooms, eggs and land animals is held. Fish are exclusively not eaten during this time to show respect for the ghost froge.

After Doqnokarr's invasion, several trips were made in an attempt to find the ghost froge, but in the ocean they searched they just found more fish, and far out lands. The search for ghost froge is a constant mystery.

Ghost Froge were brought to Calai, Shrivipahit, Tbrum and possibly others. These Froge would have adapted and changed appearance in some way to adapt to their new life. Ghost Froge would have no sense of tradition, their knowledge of Gip'Gero would be non-existent as opposed to an emigrant Froge who left Gip'Gero of his own accord. Most Ghost Froge are put to work as a mindless animal, or raised to become their own mix of the nation's culture with Froge-kind.

Ghost Froge have no literacy of Froge script, and may even have trouble distinguishing tones of calls from Gip'Gero Froge or other Ghost Froge. Ghost Froge are the ONLY Froge capable of learning other languages, while their minds are still learning. As such, most nations take a Ghost Froge to become a national translator to exchange words with the nation of Gip'Gero. Most Ghost Froge believe they are unique as everyone else, and wont recognize other Froge by sight.

### The Great monument, Gro~Gero'Gro'Gro Gro~Gero'Gro'Gro

Gro~Gero'Gro'Gro Gro~Gero'Gro'Gro is the name of a "great wonder" of the world. As Froge enjoyed the singing and eating, they found themselves with much leftover parts of animals they killed, and found many uses for them. However, one particular tool stood out. The exoskeleton of the Grop fish fits perfectly on the tip of froge tongues, leading to some to wear it as a weapon. In the dead of night, two particular Froge stayed awake beyond their typical 6 hours and lifted a particularluy large Gro~Gero'Gro'Gro (stone mushrooms) atop another one, and upon placing it the mushroom cracked, leaving a very peculiar shape. These two froge then made the sport of "teach no peace food" or Gero~Gip~Gip Gro~Gro'Gero~Gip~Gip Gero~Gero'Gero Gro'Gro. The rules are simple, two Froge enter, and when one is tagged or unable to fight back, they lose. To get a Gero~Gip~Gip victory, you must show your strength and faith, by colliding your tongue with your opponents, and smashing only their Grop skeleton. This is a very risky move as it puts your skeleton in jeopardy as well. To get a Gro~Gro'Gero~Gip~Gip Gero~Gero'Gero victory, you must show your aggression and speed by managing to land a blow on your opponents stomach. To shoot for this target leaves your tongue very open to being snatched in the mouth of your enemy, but is a fast paced way to victory. The third way to win is Gro'Gro, which awards a froge for their accuracy and wit. To get a Gro'Gro victory, you must render your opponent unable to fight by catching their tongue when they strike. If the opponent is in a position where they cannot get their tongue into their mouth and stick out their tongue again, they lose.

### Gip~Gero'Gro'Gro

Gip~Gero'Gro'Gro is a massive feast containing three meals of each signature Dish made by Froge. When Froge have eaten their fill, they will all leave their mouths open to express their satiated hunger. Those who are still hungry will tap their mouths open and closed, and will point towards a dish they would like passed to them. Gip~Gero'Gro'Gro is held whenever there is need for celebration, such as the death, birth, or coming of age of a Froge. These feasts are open to anyone in the entire town who hears the call. Visibly refusing the call is considered bad luck towards the brood, and will make you an outcast. If you refuse the call a second time, you are banished from entering any Froge territory, punishable by the Betrayers Code. It is expected that everyone attending has at least a sample of every available dish. The dishes served are as follows:

* Smoked Gerori - served whole (head tail and fins removed) as a sort of appetizer
* Gerori fillet - raw slices of Gerori, served with a small side of GroGro syrup
* Gerori Skin Chips - smoked and spiced chips made from the skin of Gerori
* Grop Soup - soup made from spices and water, with chunks of Grop meat. Served in the burnt armour of the Grop for flavour.
* Geru Fillet - smoked fillet of Geru served with cubed GroGro fruit.
* Geru Steak - a piece of meat slow cooked over black ashes, with sap continously applied. A delicious main course all on its own.
* Shredded Geru - Geru that has been cooked and ripped to pieces. Little chunks of other fish are combined alongside sap and spices. Served with a slice of hardboiled Gip'GipGip egg on top.
* Spiced Gip - because of the rarity of this dish, it is only cooked when a Froge is growing from adolescent to adult. A Gips fillet reconstructed from safe non-toxic meat and sap is heavily spiced to reduce rotting, and served with a glass of water. This is typically made in 2-3 parts and is reserved for the brood and guests.
* Roast Gip'GipGip - A small bird who is smoked over ashes and stuffed with GroGro fruit, allowing the flesh to absorb the flavour. GroGro'Gero always cuts the first slice, and hands it to the main brood, or individual Froge who is growing up. This is met with a sign of respect and a moment of silence.
* GroGro juice - GroGro that has been squeezed and the juice collected. Used as a sweet alternative to water.
* Roasted GroGro - a slice of a GroGro fruit that has been roasted.
* Spiced GroGro - Roasted GroGro that uses the GroGro spice, this dish is reserved as a dish for death.
* GroGro Cider - A sweet fermented fruit beverage that gives people a reason to celebrate
* GroGro Spiced Rum - This is a special reserve combining Fermented GroGro fruit with GroGro spice and water. The result is a slightly earthy Rum that will warm even the coldest nights. Said to be a "love potion" and is only brought out when dealing with foreigners.
* Sea mushroom crisps - Sea mushroom caps that have been flattened and dried to a crisp crunch
* Mushroom Prize - Deep root mushroom, which is thinly sliced and served raw as a garnish on other dishes, or cut into cubes and served
* Prized egg - Egg which is cooked with a few thin slices of spiced and cooked deep root mushroom on top
* Mushroom meat - Gills of the stone mushroom, smoked and spiced to an edible degree
* Prized Grop - Armoured fish soup with sap, whole sea mushroom caps and a thin slice of deep root mushroom on top.

### Burrows

Burrows are homes for the Froge who are expecting a long lasting family and need more shelter than just the treetops. When a brood has been formed (a male Froge and a female Froge are matched) it cannot be undone. If one dies, the other is condemned to be alone and broodless the rest of his life. When broods are formed, the brood has a right to dig a hole in the dirt wherever they want to dig it. As mentioned previously, any two burrows nearby each other that are both looking to expand have a right to keep their children alive as long as possible in order to gain posession of both burrows. A burrow is made specifically to house the items that the Froge once stored in it's belly. Froge will store items of importance or food inside of it's stomach while it sleeps to protect it. When a brood has children, the burrow acts as a way to store the items safely, while keeping the child safe inside it's stomach. During the early morning, young Froge will find it's way outside of it's mother/father's mouth and go to search for food. During the evening is when the adults wake up, to find some proper food for their child. As you know, the more food one Froge eats, the bigger the chance it gets to become the next GroGro'Gero. When it is time to go to sleep, the adults bury themselves and the child in the burrow until the next morning. As it was mentioned previously, entering a burrow that is not your own is punishable by the Betrayers Code. Burrows are fortified with GroGro sap and saliva from the entire brood.

### Mating

Mating starts when one Froge calls for another and is answered by a similarily sized Froge who is interested in starting a brood. The couple find a fitting place to lay eggs and immediately get to copulation. When it is time to lay the eggs, only a handful of about 12 eggs are fertilized, whereas 50-60 are simply wasted nutrients. Because of this, Froge Eggs have become a sort of staple for recycling nutrients, but they are not served at Gip~Gero'Gro'Gro due to the inclusion of foreigners and the lack of supply. When the brood decides how many children they would like, they dig a burrow and begin the cycle of protecting them in their stomach. Occasionally, when the brood decides to take more than 3 children, a "false parent" may adopt one child each, and gain access to make their own burrow. This is the only way that single Froge can have children after their partners death. After the child has been raised, the child gains the burrow upon the false parents death. Children are always named after one of their parents (male to male, female to female), to ensure the burrow stays in the family name. Froge who are named the same will usually adopt a variant on the usual croaks to differentiate themselves. Some common variants are: Gup, Gips, Gerori, Geru, Grop and Guro. These are functionally similar to Gip, Gero and Gro respectively.

### Gro'GipGip'Gro

Gro'GipGip'Gro is a location in which you can find food, entertainment and attractive Froge as noted by the literal translation: "Here is sex and dinner". Gro'GipGip'Gro is where theatre, songs, food and drinks can be purchased. It's seen as a burrow for all those who don't have one. Female Froge called Gro'GipGip'Gro will sing songs where other Froge will join in. Froge will also act out some of their favourite plays, including a comedy making fun of the current leader, a drama involving the struggle of a single parent trying to get a burrow for him and his sick child, and a love story about a suicidal Froge finding his one true love and giving her the entire world. Cider is a common sight here, and some wild Froge's will make cigars out of GroGro grass and GroGro leaves, which gives them a strong high. Entry to the Gro'GipGip'Gro is free, but to purchase any food, drinks, or smokes will cost you alot of cash. 60% of all cash made goes straight to the leader, where he uses it to pay for the goods and services of the Gro'GipGip'Gro, the other 40% goes to the people of the Gro'GipGip'Gro.

### Sleep

Most Froge are awake 6 hours of the day, ranging from 10 am to 10 pm. Froge may have different schedules from others, but spend most of their time sleeping to reduce the amount of calories they burn. They conserve their energy in order to have enough energy to make it through Gip~Gero'Gro'Gro, as alot of food is made and needs to be consumed in a short amount of time.

### Courtship

Due to their powerful legs and feet being their most prominent feature, Froge have started decorating them to attract mates. Females will typically don toe rings made of gold, and will wear gold chainmail leggings. Males will choose a mate based on how attractive they look. Males, however will collect a valuable treasure, that they think a female might want. He will store it safely in his stomach during the times of sleep and present it to a female. If the two get along together, they will mate and create a burrow to store the items.

## INDUSTRY

### Common Imports

Gip'Gero has not been known to import any items from other nations, relying only on local materials to function in their society.

### Common Exports

Gip'Gero commonly exports their fruit and spices to the neighbouring nation of Arbocerulean.

### Production In Gip'Gero

Froge are producers of various dishes utilizing most of the local flora and fauna. The fruit of the GroGro fruit plant is used for many things, the leaves are used as a sedative and the fruit itself is used for food, bowls, and weapons. The GroGro tree is a flexible tree which produces very bendable wood, something that the Froge do not capitalize on. Instead they merely crack the tree open to access the sap produced by the tree. This sap is a "cure-all" to most Froge problems, as it's used to harden bowls and plates made of local flora and prevent them from spoiling. It also helps keeps their weapons stuck together and is used as a sweet addition to many dishes. This sap becomes quite hard when crystallized, but the Froge have found that metal will do a better job at crushing and cutting. Froge have metallic beaches, with massive rocks jutting out from the sand, covered in shiny blue and yellow veins. Not knowing what this metal is, or having any serious knowledge of smelting, the Froge merely break down the rocks until it is mostly one colour and consider that "metal". Before learning how to create an oven safe for Froge use, rings were preceeded by necklaces, bracelets, all using strands of the GroGro grass twisted along with GroGro sap to hold it all together. Large stones of metal are used to crush stuff into powder, and to mix poisons. The shell of Grop fish are commonly used as mixing bowls, and bowls to drink water from. The teeth from the Grop are quite hard and are used as a cutting tool for precise work, such as making fish filets or cutting barbs off of GroGro grass. Gip'Gero does not contain farms or produce much other than the prepared flora and fauna that grow there. Their most produced items would be cultural dishes, fruit filled with poison crafted by many materials, simple jewelry and metal ores, and fish.

## Froglossary:

Subjects of the Great Divide:

The Froge

The Skikker

The Cx'Kn Brrgar

The Arktix

The Grenour

The Dawn

The OG

Other various pages:

The White

Frogcon