Good Afternoon everyone,
Continuing our series developing a world a 5 mile square block at a time, we present:
Continuing our series developing a world a 5 mile square block at a time, we present:
Block 9
Scale: 1 square = 1/2 mile
Leaving Aki and heading a day's journey north-east, the traveler will come across a large butte. Carefully and loving carved into the butte is a shrine to the most famous Tygrys hero, Rahki. Rahki had a long and glorious life and saved the Tygrys many times from total destruction. The shrine honors her bones which are buried beneath it. There is a large encampment in front of the shrine. Each year an honor guard of Tygrys is selected to guard the shrine. Many Tygrys hope to be picked for this wonderful duty; but only a few are chosen.
The Shrine at the Butte
Scale: 1 square = 250 feet
It is a tradition of the Tygrys to visit the shrine at least once a year to receive a blessing from He Who Guards The Shrine. This person is also chosen once a year from a secret ballot that each Tygrys fills out and nominates exceptional examples of Tygrys that have helped their race improve in some way. Once a Tygrys becomes He Who Guards the Shrine they go through a ceremony and then don the robes and a ceremonial mask that has been made to look like Rahki. This mask doesn’t come off except when there are no other Tygrys around. It is considered an honor on your family if one of your relatives becomes He Who Guard The Shrine.
Next Block: The Borderlands.
Text (c) 2017 Heleen Durston and map (c) 2017 Andrew Durston
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