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
Naming Ceremony
This is a largely perfunctory ritual but still important. Children who reach their fifth year are taken by the nunh who fathered them to the tribal Elders. There, their name will be spoken to Azeyma, the keeper of the sun, as an assurance that they will see many more sun rises in the future.
Learning the Hunt
Around age 7 or 8, a child will begin to accompany the huntresses and hunters of the tribe on hunts at regular intervals. At first, they are brought on simply as observers, encouraged to ask questions when the hunters are not actively engaged, and may be asked questions themselves. Over time, they are taught how to hold weapons, how to aim, how to track, corner, and manipulate the intended prey. These lessons continue for a number of years.
At age 10 they have to recite all they have learnt from the verbal lessons.
The Trial of Adulthod
When a child sees their sixteenth year, their lessons culminate in a ritualistic first kill. The children accompany the huntresses just as they always have, but this time they are expected to take down a beast for themselves, landing the killing blow. If they succeed, they return marked as an adult. Should they fail, they are sent on a foraging, tasked with searching the desert or nearby regions for something useful to the tribe as a whole: new hunting grounds, a new town to trade. If they cannot succeed in this, they are not allowed back. A number of youths fail every year.
Death
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, and 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
