The Ronkondat

**The record keepers of Kushinda.**

The record keepers, or Rokondats in goblin, are the personification of history being written by the victors. With a history that dates back to the time of the first dwarves, this people have a strong connection to the goddess of victory, one that overwhelms their national, racial or family identity. While scholars of Sixir may chart the course of histories academically, The record keepers write detailed and accurate reports of the conflicts, conquests and achievements that happen across Maligon. They are at the same time journalists, historians and judges of events. Groups of Rokondats travel together commonly called brigades, always grand keeper accompanied with apprentices but some employ appraisers of different fields of expertise, artists, and protective fighters under the banner of the goddess. As these caravans travel in carts, on horse back or sometimes on palanquins, books are filled out with what is decided to be most important by the grand keeper in charge of that brigade.

The Rokondat renounces their old identity when becoming one of the brigade, they are now a warrior of Kushinda first and foremost and are no longer permitted to raise banners for any crown or nation. Most change their name, to something in the Dwarven or goblin language with an added honorific. Erikan the firey, Dotrek of triumphs and Kragtz of the raised red flag are all Grand Keepers of the modern era for example. If any sworn Keeper is found to be inaccurately keeping records they will be punished and demoted down the strict chain of command one would expect for a Kushinda cult. If a keeper is found to have forged results, changed statistics or in any way aided cheating of any kind, they can be investigated. If found guilty, executed and their head presented on a pike as a grisly trophy for their goddess. Thankfully, instances of this are rare.

People of Maligon interact most with the Record Keepers during Proudsinger’s week, the 13th to 18th Samtaren where competitions are held across the cog. After the horrific divisions of the last war, the current High Grand Keeper, a halfling called Kroganan the disciplined has made it their mission to promote unity through this contest. Records are tabulated and openly shared continent wide during Proudsinger’s week so a long jumper in a local contest in oruti can compare to a competitor in Bendattan. The accolades are then delivered both in nation, in region and finally a champion of a contest across the continent. With Proudsinger contests ranging from athletics like hammer, shotput and javelin throwing all the way to poetry contests and competitive town planning, the Rokondat have arranged quite the logistical miracle. Because of attempted bribery, corruption and general bad sportsmanship some nations results have been questioned, and the Record Keepers are far less welcome. This is one of the reasons warrior retainers have often been employed by grand keepers.

Record Keepers are recognisable by their dark red robes, often with brighter red leather armour pieces layered within. The symbol of the Rokondat is had grasping a flame, symbolising the quest for achievement. The Keepers decorate their caravans with bright red paint, torches, banners and symbols to alert towns of their coming in case they have verifiable records to be taken. To attack a Rokondat caravan is not unheard of, but considered a great sin, and a dangerous one at that given the keeper’s normal temperament is equivalent to that of their goddess. A filled book of records is a highly prised thing, and many unscrupulous types would pay for the records as a status symbol, or to have unflattering histories wiped away. After Proudsingers week in the middle of Samtaren, the Grand Keepers return to temples of Kushinda across maligon and submit their Cogyear book to the triumph libraries hidden within. The Grand High Keeper and there attendants spend the year travelling between these temples to read of all and compile the most important information for the current volume of ‘Holy book of the turn’ that the Grand high keeper keeps on them at all times. When a volume of The holy book of the turn is sung to Kushinda herself by the souls of her greatest champions while she rests her endlessly aching body on the Acyntide.