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The Men of the Islands

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The Karkino people are a very short statured sub-type to humans, but have often been unknown to the rest of Athera. This is due to their nomadic style of living, and their arrival to the known world.

 

The Karino people began when a group of 100 tribesmen descended upon the coasts many an age ago. They were overrun by an invading tribe, and forced to live by the desolate shoreline where only the indigenous giant crabs took refuge. The men, unaware of what was to come, did very little in their need to survive, often succumbing to hunger. The women and children, forced to hide amongst the shoreline woods in search of a new home. The men’s hunger soon grew and grew, until only but 3 remained. These three men struggled to live any longer, offering themselves to the giant crabs of the beach. The Crabs, in their wise age, took pity upon the men, and granted them 3 piles of eggs to do as they wished.

 

The first man ate all the eggs at first sight, and was satisfied. He became known as The one of haste, whom acts without thinking with blindness.

 

The second man let the eggs hatch, eating all the crabs once they matured. He became known as The one of Patience, whom waited with hope.\

 

The Third man let the eggs hatch as well, but only to where he had enough to satisfy. He allowed some to live, breeding them to produce more and more. As of then did he become the one of Knowledge, whom was wise in his ways.

 

The Third man shared his food, his nourishment with the other two, showing generosity to those that needed it. Through his actions did the giant Crabs look kindly upon these men, and allowed the rest of the tribe to return.

 

For many an age did the men live in harmony with the crabs, eventually taking on their habits. Many soon wore the crab’s armor, and burrowed under the sand for shelter. Even so, the descendants of the three men lead the Kakino people, empowering them to one day return to the mainland.

However, greed struck the Descendants of haste, who all too eagerly brought themselves towards the land. Little did they know that catastrophe was soon to come.

 

The great storm the elders called it, the storm that brought upon the demise of the descendants of haste. It came like a crashing wave, flooding all that the eye could see. Homes came to ruin as crabs were flown across the beach. The storm raged for days without end as the tribe struggled to bury themselves into the wet sand.

As the storm passed, those that survived came out for air, only to discover that there was no longer land surrounding them. Only ocean remained.

 

The tribe was in chaos as the descendants could do nothing for their people. The crabs that had supplied them with food, shelter, and protection no longer were there.

Yet, out of the corner of a descendant of patience was a sparkle. The sparkle of eggs. For within the sand was one sack of eggs on their own floating island. One set of eggs to save them all.

 

And so did they wait for the coming of the crabs, who were fairly smaller in size compared to that of their predecessors.

 

The karkino people thrived for ages as their floating island brought them new hope. Until yet another storm hit, one so large, none could anticipate it. It brought on black skies, rushing waves, and dangerous winds that shook the floating island. The storm raged and raged as the people of the island took shelter, but were unable to burrow deep enough to avoid such winds.

 

As the storm subsided, the people of the island awoke to a new discovery. Land. Not just any land, but the same place that their ancestors had told stories of. The lush fields, the tall trees, everything that they had promised that remained. But only one thing was different.

 

The strange, unknown structures of the citizens of Athera. The people who had now occupied the mythical land. Little was known, but new things were seen for their future. The future of The karkinos.

 

The karkino people

-apperance

The karkinos have lived many generations over seas, and so they have taken a much more tanned skin tone, often having black hair. Their short height and stature are a result of their living style, often burrowing under the sand to create shelter. Their height ranges from roughly 4’8 to 5ft upon reaching adulthood.

 

Since the karkinos often have a crab as their companion, the individual size of the crabs have diminished over the years. This is mainly due to the inbreeding the crabs had done to survive. Since their size has gone down to that of a small dog or house pet, the tribe members will often wear their crab as protection from the sun. This is quite common, and is considered respectful at tribal events.

 

-clothing

The islanders wear little clothing, but this is mainly made up of seaweed, driftwood, fish scales, or crab shells. While having little contact with any other resources besides the small amount of vegetation on their island, they could not make many things. Often enough, their tools and weapons were created from wood, bones, or crab claws.

 

-Pets/food

The pets and “livestock’ if you will, of the islanders are their crabs. These crabs are not the ones indigenous to Athera, but are bred smaller due to minor birth defects from the first storm. They will appear the same as the giant crabs, but take on the size of a small dog.

 

Eating habits

 

The Karkinos diet includes various plants that are common on the Athera shoreline, as well as seaweed. Also, meat is a very large part of their diet, often coming from crabs, otherwise sea birds. Little to no seasoning is used besides the fervesco pepper, a main ingredient that adds unbearable spice.

 

Culture

-government

The karkinos have a very basic government, often ruled by a descendant of Knowledge. Then, this man is advised by a descendant of patience, as the two are considered royal families.

The leader, or dux, manages the tribe. The advisor is called the sult, and provides advice to the dux.There are also very few laws, as the people lived to survive for their entire lives. However, if an act is committed such as murder, the culprit is faced to the crab pits, where they feast upon the body. otherwise, the individual is exiled from the tribe, left to roam the ocean (now land) and is never to return. While the descendant often makes the final decision, it is up to the people as to whether or not kill the individual.

 

-economy

Trade and bartering is also a very well known custom known among the men. Since many did have to rely on others, these transactions became widely used for generations.

 

Living styles

-housing

The islanders burrow into the sand to form small rooms. No matter who you are, the sand burrow remains to the owner’s discretion. However, many advised not to spend too long within the burrow, otherwise it may collapse.

 

An average home is fairly small, simple, and lacks precious items. This tends to be limited to a single room, as they only use what they need to survive.

 

Warrior lifestyle

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Since the karkinos feared what had lain in the water, many often found one another to become warriors. This often was handled through weapons, fists, or even pets. These would occur throughout the island to settle grudges, show dominance, or even just for practice. Since there were no military, the best warrior was generally the general, or kun. He or she would band together with the warriors, often hunting rather than fighting. None the less, many were skilled in combat, and their strategies often included various techniques such as fast paced movements, or fast attacks.

 

Training started at the young age of 10, where the child is acquainted with a crab egg. This crab egg is considered holy, and shall hatch into the child’s companion. If the egg were to die, or the crab to die, there is no replacement. Those that do not have a companion are often considered below all others, whether it be a child or man.

 

The child would learn from the current warriors, often joining hunts with their chosen mentor. Upon reaching the age of 15, they are considered hunters and warriors, who will gain the opportunity to train others as well.

 

Those too old to fight become an elder, who also helps to advise the dux.  

 

Religion

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The islanders all are told the story of the three men as children, and they all look to them as true rather than legend. They all often see the giant crabs as guardians, considering them holy beings created by the water. Since that is where they lived for so long, the Karkinos began to think that a behemoth crab carried the universe upon is back, and it chose what was to happen to those surviving off of it. many unexplained deaths or murders were rooted to this reason, as well as the crabs being the holy children of the behemoth.

 

The behemoth crab is often called the karah, which means strength in their language

 

Communication

 

The karkinos talk using clicks and grunts, otherwise they talk in broken common-tongue that has been taught to those who have been in contact with the citizens of Athera. This can be followed by words used primarily by the karkinos, providing various ways of communication.

 

-short click

_long click

*grunt

 

_ - -  *  = man

 

_  - - * *  = Woman

 

_ - * * = Young male/female

 

_ - * - = Elves

 

_ -  - - _ = dwarves

 

_ - - - * = Halflings

 

_  - * = Orcs

 

_ - * * * = Kha

 

( Every one of these start with _ - to show a race)

 

_ * = Weapon

 

_ * - - = Soldier/warrior

 

_ * * - - = General

 

_*_*- = Leader

 

( _ * is for weapon, or show aggression)

 

_ _ * - = Crab

 

_ _ * - * = Giant crab

 

_ _ - = meat

 

_ _ - * - - = Bird meat

 

_ _ - - - = Vegetables (seaweed. greens, etc)

 

( _ _ shows things that are consumed or needed)

 

_ - - * = Dux/ leader

 

_ - - * _ = Sult/ advisor

 

Common phrases

 

Dux = leader

 

Sult = advisor

 

Karah = crab behemoth/crab god/ strength

 

(More to come later for language and phrases)

 

-Appearance IG

 

-Housing

-floating island(island that moves over bodies of water)

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(This was all built from scratch, and is what would be expected as the home of the karkinos)

Geography

The floating islands were created during the storm. Dude to large deposits of sandstone, limestone, and clay, the mixture created a light, but strong form of sandstone that allows the sand to float above it as if the land were an island itself.

 

The life found on the small islands are often believed to have been there previously, which resulted in the vegetation that allowed for the tribe to survive. 

 

​The second storm that has brought the islands back to Athera has damaged some of the island chains, and would appear to be different than what was seen within the ocean.

The Forest

  The forest found within the small island chain is the main birthplace of the crab eggs. The pregnant females often go to the center of the forest to lay their eggs in piles where they grow, hatch, and can be harvested by the Karkinos.  

 

 

 

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How do they sound? Can you record yourself? Because from what I tried to mimick saying woman sounds like you're having the weirdest orgasm ever.

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How do they sound? Can you record yourself? Because from what I tried to mimick saying woman sounds like you're having the weirdest orgasm ever.

cant find a video on it. It'll be easier to get IG when its rped

 

*So and so* " Click click cllicck grunt" or * so and so clicks his tongue twice, one very long while the other more sudden. He grunts quickly after*

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i actually can't decide if this is the worst, or greatest thing i have ever read

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i actually can't decide if this is the worst, or greatest thing i have ever read

 

...thank you?

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