Name: Amanaki of Itori Tribe
Age: 48
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 260lbs
Relationship Status: Married
Family~
Liliko - Wife
Children: Aimata - Son, Kaikoa - Son, Raihau - Son
GrandChildren: Yoora - GrandDaughter, Apikaira - GrandDaughter, Aukai - GrandSon, Enoka - Grandson, Hakopa - Grandson, Halani - Granddaughter, Hoku - Grandson
About Amanaki: Hailing from the southern tropics, Amanaki of Itori grew up in a small remote village with a lot of expectations placed upon his shoulders as many of his tribe felt he was blessed with divine gifts. However, it soon became apparent that Amanaki was not to be the great warrior his parents had hoped he would be. Instead, he found himself fascinated with books and writings left behind by various merchants and priests who sometimes stopped into his small village. Teaching himself to read, he was enamoured with the prospect of knowledge and soon left home to seek out the larger cities of his people. Along his way he discovered how many villages were much like his own...remote with often little understanding outside of their small tribes ways.
Once in the city, Amanaki set to work in a small library which later expanded and under his guidance he began an outreach program to bring knowledge and books and teachers to the far reaches of his people's tribes. The movement caught on quickly and decades later many tribes now have at least one small school and library in their village. To the surprise of few, when the last chieftan began to decline in health, he requested Amanaki to take up the mantle and to lead their people into a hopeful age of enlightenment and culture.
A humble but charismatic speaker, Amanaki seeks to show the world the majesty and beauty of his people's culture as well as bring new ideas in as well. While not a pacifist, Amanaki tends to prefer using violence as a last resort rather than as a first course of action. This has led to some struggle between himself and the leader of the northern tribes in regards to how to handle the shooter nation.
Name: Sylvi of Elgriar Tribe
Age: 63
Height: 6'8"
Weight: 257lbs
Relationship Status: Married
Family~
Havardr - Husband
Children: Aria - Daughter, Gosta - Son (Deceased -Now Robber), Bjarke - Son (Deceased), Brenna - Daughter (Deceased)
GrandChildren: Hella - GrandDaughter, Egil -Grandson (Missing), Hillevi -GrandDaughter (Missing), Kelby -GrandSon (Missing), Gosta - Grandson (Deceased),
About Sylvi: Unlike her tropical counterpart, Sylvi's rise to leadership came in a more customary method for the starsweeper race as she gained accolades and honors for defending her tribes from both beast and starshooter raids. Eventually she was chosen by the previous chieftan to lead the northern tribes, a job she both enjoys and finds frustrating as she is no longer able to join her fellow warriors as often due to the obligations of the role. The harsher environment and the closer proximity to the shooter population has left Sylvi and her people in a difficult position, as the northern sweeper villagers are a popular target for raids in both gems and potential slaves to bring back to the shooter capitals. It is no secret that Sylvi despises the shooter race with open hostiliy, likely in part due to the loss of most of her children and grandchildren to them. Mentioning that some of her grandchildren may in fact be growing up as shooter slaves at this very moment is a surefire way to invoke her ire.
While close friends with Amanaki, the two have recently begun to have stress as Sylvi grows frustrated with Amanaki's insistance on peace. And rumors have begun to circulate that Sylvi may in fact be making some sort of hidden dealings with the leader of the robbers. It is true that there has been a notable robber population increase in Sylvi's domain...and many of them have even been getting warrior's training. But most dismiss it as hyperbole and claim her decision has more to do with one of her murdered children returning to her as a robber...thus giving the chieftan personal motivation to be more sympathetic to the race.
StarSweeper government style: A proud and competitive race, the StarSweepers tend to handle their leadership and government as a meritocracy, where those who desire rank and leadership must first prove themselves to their village and society. While most commonly this tends to translate to capture a dangerous creature, or stop a shooter raiding party, or kill a large beast to provide food...there have been many leaders who have earned their title via more peaceful means such as helping develop irrigation for their village, or discovering a cure for a malady that afflicted their people, or being an essential aid in a time of crisis. As such, the titles and ranks are not automatically passed on from parent to child but instead the chieftan will select a protoge who has shown themselves worthy.
Another unique facet of StarSweepers is there are two chieftans, one who rules over the tropical sweepers and the other who maintains order over the sweeper clans of the more temperate to arctic regions. This is done primarily because the needs of the tropical sweepers are likely to drastically vary from the needs of their temperate counterparts. And, as true to the StarSweeper traditon, they feel having two chieftans keeps the competative spirit burning thus inspiring their leaders to never grow complacent and idle.
As it stands, Amanaki of the Southern Tribes is the current face of the StarSweeper race. Every two years there is a competition between the leaders as to decide who shall represent the race in regards to world council affairs. Long ago this used to be handled via a gladitorial wrestling match but over the course of history the competition has evolved into a drinking contest along with a feast and festival that the sweepers use as a means to get together with their distant cousins and party.
Southern Tribes: While technically there are tribes of sweepers far below the equator, this term tends to refer to the Sweepers who predominately live in the tropical regions of the world. Brightly colored with less insulation, these sweepers tend to look sleeker than their "Nothern" counterparts. As the tropical islands and lands tend to be more plentiful with resources, the southern tribes also tend to be the more 'artistic' of the two tribes as they have more time to dedicate themselves to crafts and hobbies.
Northern Tribes: The more temperate tribes of sweepers, they tend to be more likely to have extra layers of feathers to help insulate them in winter. With the lack of year round fruit trees, these tribes tend to rely more on hunting...with a few who have settled down into villages to pick up agriculture when the seasons allow for it. The harsher environment and need to struggle for resources tends to make these tribes a bit more hardened and ready for battle. Northern Tribe sweepers are often the favorite choice for bodyguards and mercenaries.
Religion: The Sweepers consider themselves devotees to their patron god Raziel as both tribes have special celebrations dedicated to the god of earth and fire, but they also pay their respects to the full pantheon. The Southern Tribes in particular hold festivals specifically to Hylcinth in gratitude for the lush bounty of plants and life, where as the Northern Tribes will hold festivals specifically to Helgin to honor and respect their warriors and to provide justice as well as watch over them in the times of winter when the nights are their longest.
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