Empire 6: Embers of Dawn IC

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Henanda, Round 2

News and Rumours

• There is much rejoicing as the king's half-brother Ocēmis returns to the capital. The tales of his heroism spread widely.
• The Dream Speakers are permitted to occupy the trading post they demand, but the king is far from happy, considering that they have acted in bad faith, and annoyed that this will damage his reputation among the other tribal leaders: being deceived is not a good look for the paramount chief.

Spoiler: Burial rituals among the Bannanda

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The most ancient form of burial among the Bannanda is cave burial. A chamber of a cave is designated as a burial room and the dead are taken there together with grave goods: any worldly belongings that have not been passed on to their family or descendants, favoured possessions, trophies of their former life, and amulets for protection against the depredations of hostile shūvāchē.

Because the number of chambers in a cave is of course limited, it is usual for all members of a tribe to be buried in the same spot. If the chamber fills up and no others are available, the shūvāchē of the deceased will be called on (where they deign to answer) and asked if they object to their body's being moved. If they agree, the remains will be separated and arranged in a more space-efficient manner. In some of the older and smaller caves, burial chambers are consequently full of piled bones and skulls.

Since the exodus from the caves, the same burial traditions have largely remained, except now the majority of people are buried in graves dug in the ground rather than in caves. Often a community will have a single large tumulus designed to accommodate the needs of the whole community, but unlike a cave, such tumuli can be expanded, so the need to "reorganise" bodies is usually less pressing. Some tribes have abandoned the practice altogether. In general, the hill tribes where caves are more common have retained more of the ancient burial traditions than the lowland and river tribes.

Most banozhisyi however still prefer to be buried in the old way, inside caves, where possible, regardless of what tribe they belong to.

The loss of a body is not uncommon but is cause for additional lament. Where someone is lost in the woods, often a search party will be sent to find the body and return it. Sometimes this will be guided by the sūwācha of the deceased, who can lead people to where their body lies. But the river communities are more used to their people being lost without hope of recovery, whether swept away by the waters or swallowed by some aquatic monster. There, it is increasingly common for people to create a clay image of themselves with a drop of their blood. This is left at home so that in the event that their body is lost, the clay figure can be buried instead and the deceased can retain a physical anchor to the place of burial.

Actions

[Military] Recruit Hero: Ocēmis (9)
[Faith] Convert region 194 to Hozhisa - success! (15)
[Faith] Convert region 192 to Hozhisa - success! (13)
[Military] Occupy region 192 with 1 unit
[Opulence] Hoard 1 Treasure

Non-Actions

• Accept any embassies offered
• Accept any technologies offered
• Resist all conversions
• Oppose all unauthorised buyouts

Spoiler: Ruler stats

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Paramount Chief (King) Odilon

D: 4
M: 5
O: 2
F: 3
I: 3

Next round: +1 Military, +1 Faith