Hipparion Tribe (Sagolii Desert)
| Hipparion Tribe | |
 The Boring Hipparion | |
| Race | Miqo'te |
| Clan | Seekers of the Sun |
| Citizenship | Sagolii Desert |
| Tribe Indicator | K' (Pronounced koo) |
| Tribe Beast | The Mighty Hipparion |
| Tribe Leaders | The Council of Elders |
| Tribe Size | Approx 75 Heads |
| Breeding Nunh | K'araqi and K'yohko |
Contents
Lifestyle
Tribal Traditions and Rituals
Every member of the Tribe receives a naming ceremony at the age of 5.
At 8 they follow hunting parties to watch and question and learn from the adults.
At age 10 they have to recite all they have learnt from the verbal lessons of the tribes history.
At the age of 16 The child must go out and make a solo kill in the desert. They return an adult. If they fail they are sent on a foraging. Go out and find something useful, new hunting grounds, a new town to trade or don't come back. A number of youths fail every year.
When a member of the tribe becomes a tribal elder there is a party celebrating the fact.
"Death is a fact of life for the Hipparion tribe, as the Sagolii Desert is uncompromising in its brutality. As the tribe is nomadic, they have no established burial ground, nor are the ever-shifting sands conducive to consistent burial. Because of this, members of the Hipparion tribe have developed a ritual of burning the bodies of their dead. Elders may speak a few prayers to Azeyma and Nald'thal, and the body is often burnt with a few totems - carved sun and hipparion figurines, one or two personal possessions that the tribe cannot repurpose and wants to send off with the deceased."
Tribal Law
Hunting Techniques
As for behavior of the tribe, here is my idea: the Hipparion tribe, historically, was known for herding / riding hipparion, utilizing them for food and a nomadic lifestyle in the desert, as well as combining flashy spear / axe / thrown weapon techniques with their mounted advantage to hunt (interesting note: dragoons in real life were initially mounted cavalry).
I think it's safe to say at some point the hipparion became extinct, but the lifestyle of the tribe remained similar - still using spears / axes, but no longer with the aid of being mounted or being able to herd animals for food. I think they could easily be both known for dragoon and marauder-type techniques.
Potentially use Chocobos in the same manner as the Hipparion used to be used. Big feet like camels and can run fast on harder ground.
Trades and Professions
Music and Songs
History
The Hipparion are a tribe of Sunseeker miqo'te who have dwelled within the Sagolii Desert since the migration across the frozen seas into Eorzea.
Before the Great Migration
Into Eorzea
Members
Nunh
K'yohko Nunh (soon to be challenged)
Tia
Females
Lost Members
Dispossessed
Keeper Branch
Family Tree
