Lusjhusēkē

Lusjhusēkē is located in a semi-tropical temperate forest with high amounts of natural clay. The nation, governed by the Arrunjhal, sits neatly to the north of the New Ocean. To the North West of Lusjhusēkē, a neigbhoring nation sits, Masat.

The Lusjhuseken's consist of Humans and Jhunichē, a very human like race. These people are kind, generous, forgiving to slights and accidents.

Lusjhusēkē is a Union Nation of Calai of Three Lakes, ending Arrunjhal Rrejum to The Pent to influence the governing of The Three Lakes for Lusjhusēkē. It is well-knownin the Union for the Jhiral Iral Sect of Asahumu Polytheism.

## History

Lusjhusēkē originally was inhabited by a single tribe of people, all of which coming from somewhere else that they could not remember. They all spoke the same language. It didnt take long for arguing on how to survive led to multiple tribes. Thirteen to be specific. The tribes fought eachother for land and safety until one person, the first Arrunjhal stepped up.

Claiming to be from non of the tribes and being a Jhuniche with very large seven point antlers, Rrejum quickly caught the attention of the tribe leaders. He proposed to cease the harming of others and to lower the work of mending broken bones that the tribes merge. This wasnt a unanimously popular idea at first but it quickly gained popularity when Rrejum claimed that it was the will of Jhana all her blessed live in peace together, uniting the people under their shared religious identity. Now, they have united and the factions have been mostly left to the past. Uniting under one Arrunjhal, Lusjhuseke translates literally 'Place of the Peoples Shield'. The tribes have converged into one city, Lusjherraloli.

### Reclamation

The people of Lusjhusēkē reclaimed a large portion of land that the many of the thirteen tribes have settlements within. During this time they began contact with nearby nations and peoples.

The Lusjhusekens have shared their knowledge of animal taming with Solyn. Since then, the Solyn have learned how to properly use carts and taught the Lusjhuseken people.

### The Sandstorm of Fertility

A ritual had been performed by the thirteen tribe leaders and the Arrunjhal during an eclipse that last three days. During this Eclipse the leaders together wove a tapestry of the great desert, where the Lusjhusekens believe souls come from. When the tapestry was completed a sandstorm emerged and coated the nation in sand. The next harvest, and every harvest going forward, had been more bountiful and more satisfying to consume.

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### Birth of the Iralojhē

Orrkajh Iralkin lost their love, Jhanojhe. This led to them becoming Iralkin. Orrkajh sought retribution and failed. After returning and grieving, they found new love and produced a child. at this time the Arrunjhal's own child began growing moose like antlers with crimson red coloration. This brought about a time of worry but has since settled. these knew kind of people are called Iralojhē.

### Bright period

The Lusjhusekens learned how to properly domesticate animals from their westward neigbors. They also reclaimed their largest tribal origin land.

### Dark period

The Guardian smiled upon Lusjhusekens, as they became a Union Nation in Calai. Lusjhusēkē became a partner nation, sending Rrejum to The Pent.

## Geography

Lusjhuseke is tropical in climate, and relatively flat. Trees do not tower so high but instead are no taller than 18 feet or 6 meters. The ground is covered in thick dense foliage taking advantage of the rich soil. Near the New Ocean, mangrove like trees grow and protect the low-forest from water erosion. Many large pillars of stone are common near the center of the nation and some lone individuals chose to live in said pillars of stone.

## Fauna

Lusjhusēkē is inhabited mostly by ground dwelling avians. Birds that have lost flight and returned to bipedal and quadrapedal life styles. Smaller mammels and reptiles exist and most flying creatures are descended from bats, but the birds have overtaken the megafaunal niches.

#### Domesticated Creatures

* "Okarskea'am" Forest-Crest: A very large herbivorous quadrapedal bird with a large colored crest and colored spines. The domesticated ones have spines that have hooks on the ends and are bulkier. They are often outfitted with very small wooden built structures that serve as mobile housing for a few mercants and people who live between tribes.
* "Rojhetakator" Fast-Mover: A somewhat decently sized omnivorous creature. High speed and their strength has led to them being domesticated for individual transport. Similar function to irl horses. Their sharp, toothed beaks can tear through thick fibers or meat.
* "Skealuseo" Forest-flying beast: "A small bat like creature. five foot wingspand. Often used for sending messages between tribes or to the capital.
* Snare-Beak: A large two legged running predator like a terror bird. its forelimbs have evolved into vices for grabbing running prey.

## Flora

Much of the Flora of Lusjhusēkē bears fruit to attracted larger herbavoires so the seeds can spread. These fruit tend to be orange or red in coloration to stand out against the greens of the foliage. Most if not all plants in this region have green leaves.

## Languages

The only official language of Lusjhusēkē is Jhukmin.

## Politics

The Arrunjhal rules the higher decisions and has a council made of the thirteen tribe-leaders. When any of these individuals die then their first-claimed children will take their place. There have been no political conflicts since the founding of the nation.

## Religion and Culture

### Religion

The most common religion in Lusjhusēkē is Asahumu Polytheism. Within it in Lusjhusēkē the Jhiral Iral Sect, named after Lusjhusēkē's old religion, is prevalent. It places extreme value on the Guardian as a planet, not just as a representation of The Mother of Mothers, and harbours a deep resentment for The Sun, Fatther of Fathers, believing the world would be best of in an eternal night. It calls the Mother Jhana, and has a codified belief in the before and afterlives, where Asahumu Polytheism declines to comment.

#### Beforelife

The people who follow Jhiral Iral believe that Jhana places souls in a vast desert filled with spiraling structures and odd creatures to cultivate or cleanse the soul before it it sent to a body.

#### Afterlife

When someone/thing dies, their light/soul is believed to return to Jhana so it can become part of the whole once more and later be used to fuel more life.

#### Jhanilomin

This is a ceremony or ritual rite that individuals do, usually the night of a full planet, where they will stay up for two days with no rest, metitating or creating for Jhana. It begins on sunset, and ends after sunrise of the second day. The things created can be artwork, effigies, weapons, clothing. It matters not.

### Culture

The culture of Lusjhuseke is a very kind and loving one.

#### Moral Values and Principles

They dont understand gender as a concept. everyone is refered to as Karal/Karan (They/Them).

Harming others intentionally is only acceptable if it is to defend yourself or others.

Killing is considered one of the worst acts a person could commit.

They welcome others with open arms and consider greed a bad trait.

They value in protecting what you earn and sharing when there is excess.

They value self expression, art, and tattoos.

#### Traditions

At the beginning of spring a festival to celebrate newborn livestock is held, while at the end of fall a harvest festival is held as well.

The most common tradition is for individuals coming of age, which is around nineteen, to boat up from the base of a stream all the way to where it meets the lake. Then they are to leave the boat and travel back home. It is meant to represent growth and learning to let go of things you work for. Usually at the end of this rite of passage, individuals will get a tattoo given to them by the leader of their tribe.

#### Art

Much of the art is abstracted with shapes. A painting of someones face would be made of many small triangular sections of paint, rotated or dragged at times. Instead of brushes, spongy pads cut into different shapes are used to press pigment into canvas or onto stone. Triangles are the most common shape. It is easier to paint then to write so most childrens stories are painted on simple cloth that is sown into cloth pages. Parents use the pictures in childrens stories as a guide and will orally recite the story, as their parents did for them.

#### Games

##### Iki ikina

A game where there are two, four, or six players (in teams of 1, 2, or 3)The board is a grid similar to chess but three times as wide. The pieces all are made of glazed terracotta, pressed with a symbol of either the moon or the sun representing each team. The goal of the game is to convert tiles to your side. Similar to a mix of reversi and checkers. Your pieces can jump over a continuous line of pieces until it reaches a blank spot. All the jumped pieces are turned to your side and now are yours. You can only jump if you’re next to the line you wish to jump beforehand.

#### Iralkin

Any individual who attempts or completes a murder against another person for any reason other than defense of others or themselves is labeled as a Iralkin, either meaning sun-child or coward. Iralkin are treated roughly the same but are treated with a tad extra caution.