Great Berimu
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General
(( This is a fan-made clan that figures largely into the background of Jajara Jara and is by no means guaranteed to be 100% accurate to what little Dunesfolk lore there is! ))
Great Berimu is one of the oldest and purportedly once one of the most influential of the nomad clans that still wander the Sagolii. Since the Calamity, its size has waned considerably but thanks to the iron will of clan matriarch Jojore Jore, few have risked challenging the power she and her kin hold. The clan calls the South Span of the Sagolii its primary home but it has been known to roam further north along the Central and Western Spans as well, emerging from the deep heart of the desert to as far as the Forgotten Springs to trade with the U Tribe once every few moons. Smaller merchant parties may depart to travel even further west to Ul'dah herself, though the overwhelming majority of clansmen have only seen the city from afar.
History
As far as anyone is concerned, the start of their clan began with Beberimu Jajarimu and his triumph over the great and terrible Ghugera, fabled Mother of Worms. From there, his descendants were carefully noted and mapped as his many children gave way to more children, who gave rise to new clans of their own. It is a point of pride that Great Berimu hosts the direct descendants of the ancestor for which the clan itself was named, and marriages into the clan are carefully arranged to ensure that their blood remains true to that of their honored patron.
Beberimu Jajarimu, according to the clan's scribes, lived in the earliest days of the Dunesfolk. The Sagolii Desert was still alien to them and efforts to roam deeper into the sands lead to the deaths of many, many lalafell. The clans warred and bickered, pillaging one another whenever they would meet at the edges of the desert. Worse still, the sandworms of ages past were enormous creatures, far larger than those of modern times. They roved in great swarms hidden beneath the dunes and when they came upon a clan, it was as good as lost.
Beberimu was a warrior for one such tribe which yearned for the secrets buried in the vast and deep sands. He trained ceaselessly even when his clan was on the move: matters of the body, of his mind, and of the world around him. It is said that he was unmatched with a spear, but when the spear broke in the hide of a sandworm that threatened to devour his family, he learned to strike just as hard with his fists. While other clans feared and shied away from travelling inward, he conquered his fears and instilled within the clan a sense of bravery so deep that when the swarms came, they stood and they fought and they lived. He learned to read the stars and the dunes alike, and could feel the paths and directions the worms took on their hunts.
Soon enough, it was Beberimu who was leading hunts against the worms. Where the others stole scraps of cactus and carrion flesh from one another, he and his feasted upon worm-flesh and learned to make weapons and tools of their claws and teeth. On one such hunt he happened upon the trail of a worm far larger than any he had ever sensed before, a worm so great he had mistaken its passing for that of a swarm. Yet the beasts which always seemed hungry for lalafellin flesh never arose from the dunes: it swam ever deeper into the heart of the desert, never more than a day or two ahead of the clan which decided to follow it.
They passed other clans and rather than butcher them (as they could have, being among the finest warriors of of the Sagolii), Beberimu spoke and, inspired by his courage, they followed. One clan became two, five, twenty, and as they swept through the sands, they slew the monstrous sandworms that rose to challenge them. Already well respected within his own clan, Beberimu Jajarimu became an honored figure among the clans that would later become the first seeds of the South Span Dunesfolk.
When at last they came upon a broad and relatively flat expanse between the deep desert and the mountain ranges far south did they realize the true nature of their prey.
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Social Structure
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Notable Members
Jojore Jore - The current matriarch of the clan, mother of nine, widow of Sasayome Nanayome. Sasayome Nanayome - Deceased. Former patriarch of the clan, husband of Jojore Jore. Dedeji Deji - The eldest remaining daughter of Jojore Jore, and widely considered to be the heir for control over Great Berimu.
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Culture
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Misc Info
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