Batake

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## Batake

A male Batake in a traditional Neo-Kunuvic outfit.

## Information

### Range

Western Kylorne

The **Batake**, commonly known as the **Indigo-skinned People** are a race of hominids that live on the island of Kada, and along the Mejakepai Archipelago.

The Batake were former rulers over a vast empire, which was known as the Kunuvan Empire. This empire was said to have been the most dominant, and most powerful empire in the world at it's peak, until around the 1,200sBKS, in which the empire would ultimate face an event known as the Great Fissure, which is disputed on what happened, but regardless, saw the complete collapse of the empire. The Batake would then face numerous raids and invasions by the Koravi Sun Elves, invaders that came from the southeast and saw much of their remnant states crumble and fall before them. The last independent Batake state, Occiandes, fell to the Koravi in 1,237BKS. Many Batake would either live under Koravic rule, or fled to Kada, in which they would restart their civilization, while some went inland and lived among the Javepakata people. Sujatasa II's reign years later would see Batake be allowed to live under the Queendom of Neruvusari, as apart of her more open policies compared to the other warlords of the island, and would prosper once more under them, though, their old rivals, the Koravi, would also be tolerated.

Many Javepataka had taken on their clothing styles, and combined it with their traditional clothing. The Batake are known for their metalwork, and craftsmanship as well as architecture, assisting in constructing many of the wonders the Javepakata built.

## Appearance

The Batake were largely thought to be solely indigo skinned people. Though, varying shades such as blue, cornflower blue and naval blue were seen among different tribes. They look very close to humans, though their eyes are distinctly elven-ish in shape, despite having roundish ears. Batake tend to grow around average 5'7, shorter than an average human male. Men tend to grow taller at around 5'10 or 5'11.

Batake used to have an average life expectancy of 400 due to their amazing technologically advanced medicine as well as augmentations. However modern Batake live up to be 75-80, which is their pre bronzepunk lifespan, which is a fraction of their previous life expectancy, which is a possible result of extreme changes due to their lack of better technology, and them forcing to start over. Many Batake today work more with steel rather than bronze, but there are a few Batake who kept on the old traditions of Bronzeworking, and are attempting a revivalistic culture, known as Neo-Kunuvic Metalwork.

## Ethnicities

### Kunuvans

The descendants of their once glorious empire of technological wonder and achievement, the Kunuvans had struggled into trying to once again find their own glories. Today, they live among the ranks of the Neuvursai Javepakatans. Though, they still have remnants of their culture, and share their bizzare dresses and even dances with them. They are still technologically intuitive, and seek to restore to what was theirs, but in a new light. Many of them though, had since adopted Neuvursai culture.

### Oros

The Oros people are those who broke away from the Kunuvans during the final years of their empire. They are afraid of bronze, and will avoid using any object that may contain bronze in it. Considered to be Technophobes, these people live among the other Javepakatan tribes, though they are more dominant in their region, and developed a tribal way of life.