Noatrupl

## Language

The language spoken in Noatrupl is Noatrupnc /no’ʈupn̩ɕ/.

## Preferred Lifestyle

Noatruchne enjoy a simple way of life. They cultivate a few native plants in the summer months and hunt during the rest. They have no cattle, but many of the indigenous animals are docile, living alongside the people despite their continuous hunts.

They spend periods of deliberation and introspection in their homes that can last for hours or even days. After these long periods of reflection, they usually continue with their everyday life, although some people leave to find new cexusulnatri ‘void springs.’ Houses are made mainly of conifer trees, and some wealthier Noatruchne have stone foundations.

## Religion

The epicenter of the religion is the cexusulnatri. Noatruchne see it as the blood of the god of fertility. They believe in an afterlife in the underworld, and the cexusulnatri acts as a passage between that world and the living one. They build temples to protect the source and to augment the effects of rituals directly involving the cexusulnatri.

## Art and Architecture

### Fetishes

Once Noatruchne reach the age of adulthood, 15 years, they are submerged in cexusulnatri for the second time in their lives. (First is birth, third is death.) During this time, they experience intense hallucinations that supposedly show them the form of the god of fertility. Once they reemerge from the dark liquid, cexu, they create a fetish depicting the form they saw. The fetish is filled with cexu and then placed near the doorways to the Noatruchne’s houses. They are supposed to bring fertility to the fields, good luck, and ward away evil spirits.

### Pottery

The Noatruchne are prolific makers of ceramic objects. Their pottery has many dot and wavy line based patterns. Large, thick ceramic cauldrons are made to hold cexu in the winter months, since it is a source of warmth that won’t put the wooden houses at risk of burning down. Taller, thinner pots are used to store grains and vegetables.

### Iconography

On the inside of the temple’s walls, there are many carvings depicting many common myths of the people. The temple also houses mass graves, which encircle the cexusulnatri. Every now and then, the spring overflows, consuming all of the remains within the graves. This allows them to be restocked.

## Preferred Species

Semi-telepathic humanoids with a specialized circulatory system and two oxygen carriers in their blood. Hemoglobin is used in normal situations, but when they try to communicate telepathically, hemerythrin fills their veins everywhere besides their brain. This slows down their reaction time, and puts them into a vulnerable state. The extent of their telepathic abilities is limited. They cannot communicate this way in full language, they can only send general thoughts or warnings.

The people of Noatrupl, the Noatruchne, occupy the humanoid bodies of a long lost tribe. These humanoids once lived where the Noatruchne currently do; however, during an hunting exploration, they discovered a natural spring spewing a dark liquidy substance. Once the first people entered, they felt immense joy. They told everyone to come experience the pure ecstasy it provided, and most heeded their call. Yet, little did they know that the liquid filled their bodies, coursing through their veins, until they lost sense of themselves, and they fell into a deep sleep. Once they awoke, the fluids pumping through their heart whispered to them their new name and new purpose.