Ebott

**Ebott** (Eeh-Bot) is a fictional Human-Engkanto province located in the north of Benguet and south of Mountain Province. It includes a small tribe of Irish settlers who were secretly accepted by the mountain tribes many years ago and mixed with the locals. The tribe would eventually combine with another tribe of Engkantos from the underground Kingdom of the Dreamers.

## Geography

Ebott is located in the north of Benguet and South of Mountain Province. It is a very tall mountain reaching 5,000 meters, and is the tallest mountain in the Philippines. At the center of the mountain, there is a hole leading to an unknown world, which, in reality, is the land of the Engkantos.

The Engkanto Kingdom, which is still inhabited today by many Engkantos, would have four sections. The Ruins, which is at the near-top, Snowdin, which is at the top as well, the Waterfalls, which is at the center of the mountain, the Hotlands, which is at the near-bottom, and Home, which is at another pit at the bottom of the mountain.

Ebott, which is the surface, would have four sections: The top of the mountain, which is called Snowville, the base, which is called the Lakelands, and the bottom, which is the Lowlands.

## History

In the year 1301, an ancient Japanese Wizard named Kujo would wage war against the Engkantos, a race of magical creatures he found to be repulsive. The entire race would be wiped out, and the remaining survivors would hide underground. He would then proceed to seal the underground for them to never be seen again for a long, long time.

In the year 1762, the British would gain control of Earth-777's Manila, San Diego. In the year 1763, a group of Irishmen, women, and children, would settle in Manila and begins a business there. In the year 1764, however, the Philippines would return to the Spanish crown during the Treaty of Paris, and the British would leave. However, the massive settlement of Irish folk would end up refusing to leave. This would lead to the Soft Battle for the Emerald Pearl, which would lead the Irishmen to be driven to the mountains and end up in the mountains, where they would become welcomed by the Igorot people. The Irishmen would practice Catholicism there and would continue living there. They named their humble mountain: Ebott.

From 1770-1900, the Ebottic tribe would pillage and attack lowlanders for food, money, and water when resources are scarce. The Ebottic would be known in the Philippines as "Hayop Galing sa Bundok" (Animals from the Mountain).

The small tribe would continue being untouched by the European world until 1900 where Americans would end up colonizing the Philippines and begin their conquest of the Cordilleras. The Americans would create Burnham City in 1909. The Ebottic Tribes, which contained hundreds of clans at that point, would proceed to regularly attack the city along with the hundreds of Igorot tribes which would be known as the Burnham Wars (1910-1921).

The Burnhamese, filled with "traitor" Igorot people and Ilocano people brought from mining companies, would end up winning the war. A treaty would be made, allowing the Ilocano, Igorot, and American people to continue staying in the city until the 21st century.

In the year 1938, Burnham and the rest of the Cordilleras would be attacked by Japanese troops. Many of the women and children would be raped and killed. This caused a united front of the Burnhamese, Igorot, and Ebottic kingdoms to work together to defeat the Japanese. Eventually, the Americans would win the war, and most would leave the country to independence in July 4, 1945.

In the year 2005, an Ebottic-Irish boy hailing from Ireland would tour the country only to lose his parents to a "clone of himself". This boy would fall into what they call the Ruins. This boy would then travel the land, with memories of himself from another world, and would free the monsters back into Ebott.

At first, the Ebottic Filipino people, now modernized, were afraid, but they ended up letting the people live in heir humble village.

## Culture and Religion

The Ebottic People are Catholic, but the Igorot and Engkanto tribes are known to pray to spirits. They have a very spiritual religion and believe in the Delta Rune which is called "Tatsulok Mata" in the Igorot myth. The Delta Rune is supposedly the symbol of God, which is the Eye of God carried by wings over three triangles.

In terms of culture, the Ebottics seem to have maintained an Irish culture. However, the people there have adopted some of the innovations of the Igorot tribes. The Igorot tribes, in turn, have gained the Ebottic culture.

Between 1770-1900, the Ebottic people also seemed to be very dangerous warriors and often refer to themselves as "Gaelic Gladiators" and would pillage Spanish-controled lowlands, especially Ilocos, La Union, and San Diego. Despite being from modern Irishmen, they have adopted the ways of the mountain and have become brave and honorable warriors. They have adopted the culture of headhunting in the mountains and believe that upon death, they will go to Heaven.

However, they are not only violent warriors. They also pray to God heavily and respectfully. They built Churches all over Ebott and even in neighboring Kingdoms. They even built Churches in Burnham City. The Ebotts also built stone-based castles and walls for defense, which other tribes seemed to copy, especially the American-controlled Burnham, who found the idea innovative. They also adopted the ways of the lowlanders when it came to "Visita Iglesia".

The Ebotts were also shown to practice magic. Some Wizards and Witches were born there and practiced witchcraft to protect themselves from the various Cordilleran Aswangs, who they began documenting and writing about. Eventually, Aswangs became part of their mythology as well as other Filipino Cryptids and Engkantos. However, unlike most other Human races, they wouldn't fear them, and would even find them as creatures to be respected and prayed to, not as gods, but as guardians.

## Politics

Ebott is currently ruled by two Kings: King Steven He, a young monarch and Youtuber who has Chinese blood, and King Asgore Dreemurr, who is the King of the Engkantos.

## Notable Places

Snowland=The top of the mountain.

Lakelands=The watery center of the mountains.

Lowlands=The foot of the mountain.

The Ruins=The original village of the Engkantos before it was destroyed. Now currently a massive castle that only one person can leave and reenter.

Snowdin=The Snow Kingdom of the Underground.

The Waterfalls=The watery area of the underground.

The Hotlands=The hot lava land of the underground.

Home=The former capital of the underground.

New Home=The capital of the underground.

## Language and People

The major languages the Ebottic people speak are Tagalog, Gaelic, and English. Many also speak Igorot languages and Ilocano.

There are three main races in Ebott: Malay Ebotts, Irish Ebotts, and the Engkanto Ebotts.