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<div style="font-size:10px; text-align:justify;"><font style="color:#313a2d;" size=2px;>The truth of their disappearance, however, is known to but a few. It began with an accident, when a much beloved tribesmate of the Qulaan and her hunting partner were trying to sneak past a Garlean patrol with whom their paths intersected. One misstep saw the men startled and shots fired, leaving the Auri woman dead. Her partner escaped and brought her home, where the tribe was struck with a deep grief that moved them to foolishly seek revenge.</font></div><br> | <div style="font-size:10px; text-align:justify;"><font style="color:#313a2d;" size=2px;>The truth of their disappearance, however, is known to but a few. It began with an accident, when a much beloved tribesmate of the Qulaan and her hunting partner were trying to sneak past a Garlean patrol with whom their paths intersected. One misstep saw the men startled and shots fired, leaving the Auri woman dead. Her partner escaped and brought her home, where the tribe was struck with a deep grief that moved them to foolishly seek revenge.</font></div><br> | ||
<div style="font-size:10px; text-align:justify;"><font style="color:#313a2d;" size=2px;>The Qulaani tracked the patrol back to their encampment and caught the soldiers by surprise in the night. While the initial shock of the attack seemed to swing in their favor, the rebound and counter-attack from the Garleans quickly overwhelmed them with superior fire power and armor. The fighting swiftly turned massacre, yet by the time the tribe realized their foolishness, they were unable to retreat.</font></div></td> | <div style="font-size:10px; text-align:justify;"><font style="color:#313a2d;" size=2px;>The Qulaani tracked the patrol back to their encampment and caught the soldiers by surprise in the night. While the initial shock of the attack seemed to swing in their favor, the rebound and counter-attack from the Garleans quickly overwhelmed them with superior fire power and armor. The fighting swiftly turned massacre, yet by the time the tribe realized their foolishness, they were unable to retreat.</font></div></td> | ||
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<div style="font-size:10px; text-align:justify;"><font style="color:#313a2d;" size=2px;>Many of the Qulaani died in the ill-fated assault. Yet those who were captured or found clinging to life were rounded up and placed in the backs of transport vehicles. Medical treatment wasn’t generally rendered and scarcely any food or drink afforded to the prisoners. Those that perished along the way were dropped unceremoniously on the roadside.</font></div><br> | <div style="font-size:10px; text-align:justify;"><font style="color:#313a2d;" size=2px;>Many of the Qulaani died in the ill-fated assault. Yet those who were captured or found clinging to life were rounded up and placed in the backs of transport vehicles. Medical treatment wasn’t generally rendered and scarcely any food or drink afforded to the prisoners. Those that perished along the way were dropped unceremoniously on the roadside.</font></div><br> | ||
<div style="font-size:10px; text-align:justify;"><font style="color:#313a2d;" size=2px;>Those who survived the trip were taken back to Garlemald, where their fates would be decided by the leaders: whether they would be put to death for their attack, or if there was some way for the Xaela hunters to be used by the Empire. From that point on, what became of the tribe remains questionable. Whether the survivors were executed or somehow inducted into the military, even fewer know.</font></div><br> | <div style="font-size:10px; text-align:justify;"><font style="color:#313a2d;" size=2px;>Those who survived the trip were taken back to Garlemald, where their fates would be decided by the leaders: whether they would be put to death for their attack, or if there was some way for the Xaela hunters to be used by the Empire. From that point on, what became of the tribe remains questionable. Whether the survivors were executed or somehow inducted into the military, even fewer know.</font></div><br> | ||
<div style="font-size:10px; text-align:justify;"><font style="color:#313a2d;" size=2px;>Those precious few who are privy to the knowledge of the tribe's fate have remained tight-lipped over the years. Perhaps the surviving tribe members of the horrid event were struck by fear of being hunted down, one by one without the safety of a tribe, by Garlean soldiers. Perhaps the Garleans themselves were either ashamed or wary to admit that a small tribe managed to get the jump on them, for fear of encouraging other groups to do the same. As for anyone else, it's likely reluctance to involve themselves in the battles of another.</font></div></td> | <div style="font-size:10px; text-align:justify;"><font style="color:#313a2d;" size=2px;>Those precious few who are privy to the knowledge of the tribe's fate have remained tight-lipped over the years. Perhaps the surviving tribe members of the horrid event were struck by fear of being hunted down, one by one without the safety of a tribe, by Garlean soldiers. Perhaps the Garleans themselves were either ashamed or wary to admit that a small tribe managed to get the jump on them, for fear of encouraging other groups to do the same. As for anyone else, it's likely reluctance to involve themselves in the battles of another.</font></div></td> | ||
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ᣀᣀ Thavnarian Luxuries ᣁᣁ
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ᣀᣀ The Frontiers of Space and Earth ᣁᣁ
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◢▮▮▮ A TRIBE SCATTERED, A NEW HUNTING GROUND ▮▮▮◣
◢▮▮▮ BELIEF SYSTEM ▮▮▮◣
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◢▮▮▮ GODS, SPIRITS, AND SACRED CREATURES ▮▮▮◣
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◢▮▮▮ RELIGIOUS CELEBRATIONS ▮▮▮◣
◢▮▮▮ BIRTH & CHILD REARING ▮▮▮◣
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◢▮▮▮ COMING OF AGE ▮▮▮◣
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◢▮▮▮ HUNTING COMPANIONS ▮▮▮◣
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◢▮▮▮ THE WEAK, INJURED, AND INFIRM ▮▮▮◣
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◢▮▮▮ OLD AGE ▮▮▮◣
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◢▮▮▮ DEATH ▮▮▮◣
◢▮▮▮ OVERVIEW ▮▮▮◣
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◢▮▮▮ DARUGHUR: Tribal Leader ▮▮▮◣
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◢▮▮▮ BILIGHUR: The Elders ▮▮▮◣
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◢▮▮▮ AUGHUR: The High Ranking ▮▮▮◣
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◢▮▮▮ DUNGHUR: The Average Ranking ▮▮▮◣
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◢▮▮▮ CAGHUR: The Children ▮▮▮◣
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◢▮▮▮ GHADAGHUR: The Outsiders ▮▮▮◣
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◢▮▮▮ TYPES OF HUNTS ▮▮▮◣
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◢▮▮▮ LAWS OF THE HUNT ▮▮▮◣
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◢▮▮▮ HUNTING SEASONS & TRAVEL ▮▮▮◣
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◢▮▮▮ ROLES ▮▮▮◣
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◢▮▮▮ WEAPONS AND ARMOR ▮▮▮◣
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◢▮▮▮ THE HUNT ▮▮▮◣
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◢▮▮▮ TROPHIES ▮▮▮◣
◢▮▮▮ APPEARANCE ▮▮▮◣
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◢▮▮▮ LANGUAGES & WRITING ▮▮▮◣
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◢▮▮▮ THE ARTS ▮▮▮◣
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◢▮▮▮ REPRODUCTION, ROMANCE, AND SEXUALITY ▮▮▮◣
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◢▮▮▮ LOW AETHERIC CAPACITY ▮▮▮◣
◢▮▮▮ THE QULAANI DIALECT ▮▮▮◣
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◢▮▮▮ SAMPLING OF VOCABULARY ▮▮▮◣
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◢▮▮▮ SAMPLING OF PHRASES ▮▮▮◣
◢▮▮▮ FRIENDLY TRIBES ▮▮▮◣
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◢▮▮▮ OTHARDIANS ▮▮▮◣
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