Duk Kenka

The form of Duk Kenka

### Meaning

All 6 trials form a humanoid-like structure, with each trial placed at its corresponding location.

## Meaning

The words "Duk Kenka" translate to "The God" in Swamplish, for the word "Kenka" is a mix of "Kenk" meaning king, and "Yirka" meaning everything.

## Origin

"Duk Kenka" originates from ancient swamp tribes that were present on the Hales, who have now gone mostly extinct, but small remnants still remain on the island.

## The Trials

"Duk Kenka" is believed to be a large religious figure in the shape of a humanoid, who is perceived as the perfect being, a being that perfected the balance between all of the different trials that go into becoming such as itself.

### Trials

(Head) Warkenk - The power of the ocean and swamp, believed that when achieved, one can control elements of the Hales. However, as far as legends go, there has only been one ever before to achieve this power, but they let themselves fall to Frakenk, leaving them an evil mess of their previous self

(Feet) Frakenk - The evil force of destruction. Those who submit to this trial are short-lived, as it is believed to take control of their very being and make them do unspeakable things to others. Signs of those who have not kept balance in this trial are seen to make rash decisions, torture others, destroy creations made by others, and possibly destroy themselves.

(Chest) Enkenk - The center of life and creation. Those who have perfected the Enkenk trial are ones to become craftsmen, construction workers, or other kinds of tradesmen.

(Palms) Grakenk - The skills of war and fighting. The tribalist warriors were required in their tribes to bring perfect balance to the Grakenk trial to become a perfect warrior fit to protect the tribe.

(Shoulders) Kink - The kink trial is the one that controls power and sometimes royalty when someone is put in a role of power. Those who are the best to perfect the Kink trial are made the tribe leader or otherwise next in line.

(Groin) Svickenk - Believed to be the second-worst trial to submit to next to Frakenk, the Svickenk trial is told to be achieved when one cannot achieve. This trial is not achieved intentionally, as it is an incentive to keep balance in one's other trials, as those who have fallen to the Svickenk trial are mindless, worthless, and shamed by most.

### Completion

After completing a certain trial, one is required by ritualistic nature to mark themselves on the body piece they have achieved.

Achievers of Warkenk, the rarest of the trials, must mark their head with the corresponding symbol using dye.

Those who fall to Frakenk, the trial for destruction, will have their feet burned, and then the Frakenk symbol etched into their back.

Achievers of Enkenk, the life, and craftsmanship trial, must mark their chest with the Enkenk Symbol.

Achievers of Grankenk will mark their knuckles with 4 olive green marks, and the Grankenk symbol marked on the back of their hand in the same color.

Achievers of Kink, the royal trial, will have their shoulders marked with 8 vertical marks each, and the Kink symbol on their dominant upper arm.

Shameful achievers of the Svickenk trial will be castrated. The Svickenk trial will then be etched into their lower abdomen. This is only in cases of true non-achievers in the tribe, as less-than-complete effort is intolerable and thus does not allow those who do not try to not breed.

The trial's symbols are listed below.

## Enkenk Symbol

The Enkenk symbol as it should be marked.

### Meaning

The circle in the center represent's one's life, the arrows directing outwards represents one giving a piece of one's own life and creativity to others, with the holes between the walls of arrows to allow outside knowledge to still come in.

## Warkenk Symbol

The Warkenk Symbol, as it should be marked

### Meaning

The two edges on the outside of the circle represent control over the circle, which represents the elements of the Hales

## Svickenk Symbol

The Svickenk symbol as it should be marked

### Meaning

The black circle in the center represents one person and the shame upon them self, where the X over the circle is the intolerance for one's continuance of one's own family and from the tribe.

## Grakenk Symbol

The Grankenk symbol as it should be marked

### Meaning

The circle in the center is one person, the dividers surrounding the circle represents protection coming from the circle, and the arrows attacking inwards on the walls is outsiders attempting to breakthrough the protector's defenses.

### Meaning

The circle in the center represents one man, the top arrow represents how this man is above the other men, the bottom arrow represents those below him, the divider between the arrow and the circle represents the authority that overtakes the ones below the man of higher stature.

## Frakenk Symbol

The Frakenk symbol as it should be marked

### Meaning

The circle in the center represents one's life force, and the arrows attacking inwards represent one's own allowance for darkness to enter.