[Jearick Hgar]

The first Rival Tribe.

The Guatumas - "people of the sun" or literally translated "Sun People"


Appearance.

The Guatumas ( pronounce GOO-ah-TOO-Mahs)are shorter and lighter skinned than the Ziambii Ki. however, they can be jsut as strong. they range from five feet tall to around six, the tallest reaching six foot three. their faces are rough and are sometimes refered to as being made from clay. remarkable Guatumas and Ziambii Kis look nothing alike. The Guatumas realish in body paints and peircings. they enjoy the colors of the sun the most, using orange, red, and yellow paints to create designs they believe draw the sun's blessings. piercings are generally in the ears, nose, and lips. it is not uncommon to have on through the eyebro, arm, nipple, or belly button however. for males, the more peircings one has the tougher they are, for females, they may only have piercings in their nose if they are considered beautiful, then they may only hav eon int heir belly button if they are with child. the peircing stays the rest of their life marking that her virginity has been taken. other than theset wo conditions, females only have peircings in their ears. men generally wear bald heads, while females always have long hair. depending on a female's standing her hair will come to her shoulders or to her ankles. the short her hair the higher up she is, the longer the lower down. women are not seen as equals in this tribe, so allowing a woman to have as short as hair as down to their shoulders gives the feeling that they are close to the equality of a man. a male with long hair is outcasted, or treated like a woman.

Culture

The Guatumas are cannibalistic by nature. they see meat as meat, even among their own. a weak member of the tribe is subject to become part of a feast. becoming crippled are loosing an arm or a hand two ways to become eaten. most will kill themselves if they lose a limb not being able to accept being a fraction of who they used to be, and not wanting to hear that they will becoming a meal. unlike the other two tribes, the Guatumas do not have ranks or orders within their tribe. this is a head cheif and everyone else is either male or female. however, even though technically there are no higher ranks or inequalities amongst gender, men and women can earn respect and honor among the tribe and be looked to for leadership or help. The tribe is also very "every man for themself". each family can hunt, gather, cook, sew, pierce, pain,t and build. each person has to be independant. this is the Guatuma's greatest trait and also greatest downfall. becuase of this all of it's members are strong and able warriors, usually two of any other tribeman for one Guatuma, but also the disorder means they rarely fight together, only in great battles that can effect all of them as a whole, which they have never lost an important battle.

Classes.

the Guatumas are very limited in their classes. Barbarian is almost a must. monk is also allowed, ranger is also allowed. the Guatumas are a very dexterious tribe but they are also very strong. they can and will not use heavy armor, even when they have been melded into the mainlands, unless they give up their way of life all tegether, which the Guatumas are one of the most stubburn people alive.as far as magics go, a guatuma would never become a sorcerer or a wizard even after melding into the the mainlands, they are weak, and to dependant on other forces. clerics however would be fine, as wella s druids. Druids is the most prefered magical class for a guatuma ont he mainland, it is also the easiest for them to fit into. the Guatuma have innate magical abillities wich allow them to use ranger magics up to the first circle and sometimes the second, depending on how strong they are. they do not understand what it is they are doing, so they have never been able to harvest the innate magical abillity further, this is even more so because of the distance between the members of the tribe. rogues and bards are also seen as weak. also becuase of their canabalistic and chaotic nature it is impossible for a Guatuma to become a paladin.

recap.

acceptable classes: barbarian, monk, ranger w/mainland influence: Fighter, druid, and cleric

unaccepted classes: wizards, sorcerer, bard, rogue, paladin.