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Message: <blockquote data-quote="awayfarer" data-source="post: 3586086" data-attributes="member: 42702">Tobarith Also known as the "Bull River" people, the Tobarith occupy a small land area surrounding the river Vea. Their lands were once rather large and the Tobarith empire once reigned an area fully eight times larger. Old and broken statues of minotaur-like figures now reside in many nations.The Tobarith creation myth involves two of their four gods. In the beginning, there was the sandy earth, the river Vea, and the Geat Bull Obon. Obon grazed upon stone and sand and drank from mother Vea. After many years of simple living, Obon awoke one morning and decided to chase the red, rising sun (The early sun, much smaller than the great one we have now) for sport. Obon crossed the river Vea to reach the horizon, and in time mother Vea found herself with child. The first life came out of the river and began to live upon the banks. Obon did not know this for many a year, as he spent much time away from Vea chasing (And eventually capturing) the sun.The other two gods show up sporadically in Tobarith myths. Tannox the trickster, the Monkey God is one. The other is the one evil creature that Vea birthed, known only as (translation is imperfect) "Nameless-Faceless." The people worship Obon and Vea and the two have grand temples, the few truly ancienct Tobarith structures that still stand today. Tannox is never truly paid much attention. Nameless-Faceless is openly shunned.At the height of their empire, animal sacrifice was no unknown. Tobarith sacrificed chicken sheep and on high holy days, humans as well. Human sacrifice has long fallen out of practice as being against the spirit of the lifegiving mother Vea. It is illegal to kill an immature bull or cow. If a mature one is slaughtered, all of it must be used in some fashion. Cattle are expensive to raise in the arid climate. It is understood that Obon allows cattle to be consumed, as these children are his gift to the Tobarith, and in any event, will join him in his celestial realm if slaughtered properly and with respect.Currently, the people are led by their priests. This is a departure from tradition a mere century old. Since their earliest times the Tobarith had a king. The royal family hangs on as administrators but has little real power. They do have some wealth but nothing quite like they had in olden times.Tobarith people are simple and practical. Both men and women typically only wear a simple skirt called the "tiri." They enjoy colorful (though generally inexpensive) jewelry but do not wear piercings. The Tobarith wear their hair fairly long, generally at least to the shoulders. The priesthood is more elaborately dressed, favoring long but thin robes and wearing long necklaces adorned with the symbols of Obon and Vea.The fertile river provides the vast majority of the wheat that the Tobarith eat. Fish are also common among its banks in the summer, particularly a species known as the Sano that swims upstream to spawn. The river Vea also provides crocodiles, which can be a nuisance but are also hunted for meat and skinned for leather. Tobarith explain the existence of crocodiles in mother Vea by saying that they were placed there by some trick of the god Tannox.</blockquote>

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