Eyktol

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Geography and Climate

Demographics and Politics

Mostly wasteland with little water, "politics" is too cultured a word for how Eyktoli people divide scant resources. The strong, the clever and the unified comb the desert for water or fiercely guard fruitful land. The key to desert survival is the perpetual movement of most its people as Eyktoli springs dry and rise in season and flora and fauna shift with them.

Ahnatep and Yahebah are the only truly populated cities. The Eypharians have a stranglehold on the former, aided by the Dhani. An Eypharian ruler exists, as do a few noble families who jockey for the ruler's favor. The ruler maintains his position through a mix of force, cunning and divine blessing.

Yahebah is a smaller city with fewer resources, but the Benshiras who live there have little in-fighting. A Prophet mediates conflicts that cannot be solved amongst families. Discord would destroy their symbiotic culture, as they are too small in number to combat both the each other and the unforgiving desert.

Surviving and guarding what good ground and water can be found dominates Eyktoli peoples' time. Fortunately, this also curbs grand attacks between Yahebah and Ahanatep. Neither city could long sustain a war. Nomadic peoples, however, will barter and sometimes battle over watering holes and game.

Native Peoples

Eyktol hosts four different people groups who persevered after the Valterrian, though only two are indigenous.

The indigenous people are the Eypharians and Chaktawe. While the Benshira Humans and Viper Dhani arrived a hundred or so years before the Valterrian.

Creatures of Note