Tumerok

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Lore

The face of the Tumeroks known to humanity was that of warlike humanoids. In the early years after the retreat of the Olthoi, Tumerok raider bands were a constant threat to human settlements, sacking towns from Holtburg to Yanshi. Humanity rarely came out the better in these engagements; at one point the entire adult population of Holtburg was slaughtered or taken as slaves.

This was not the true nature of the Tumerok. They once enjoyed a peaceful, communal culture, rich in oral tradition, and a unique magic system based on ritual drumming.

But as humans always arrive on this world at one of the nine portal-nexus towns of Osteth, so do the Tumeroks always arrive on the Marescent Plateau of Marae Lassel. This trapped them on a much smaller landmass. They found themselves in a life-or death struggle with the brood of a second Olthoi Queen – not the one slain by Thorsten Cragstone and Elysa Strathelar. The Tumeroks found a way to pen in the Olthoi (which they call “Wharu”) that was as idiosyncratic as their culture.

Perhaps they could have lived in peace, if the Virindi had not discovered them. The cloaked creatures struck a deadly bargain with Aranpuh, an embittered young outcast. Aranpuh was taken and altered – perhaps the same alteration chronicled by the Aluvian Candeth Martine. So empowered, Aranpuh returned with a host of other angry young Tumeroks, and seized control of the Hea tribe.

In return for doing the bidding of the Virindi, the Hea are granted Virindi weapons and passage to the freedom of mainland Dereth. It is “Hea Arantah’s” warriors who have bedeviled humans for so long. The loose siege maintained around Dryreach, for example, is used by the tribe as a brutal training ground for new warriors.

But there was one last condition of this bargain. In order to serve as “infiltrators,” the Virindi altered the bodies of the Hea from their natural form to something more….human. Tumerok names are composed of three parts in a specific order: xuta (tribe) name, given name, and title/role within the xuta, according to the following set of roles:

Tah' chieftain

Nua veteran warrior

Awa warrior

'Itea archer

Ona scout

Aua elder shaman (literally spirit [au] companion [ua])

Auri shaman (literally spirit [au] summoner [ri])

Rea hunter

Khe drum-speaker

Ura merchant

Puh outcast or rebel (literally “closed-mouth”)

So, for example, if Manu is a warrior (Awa) of the Hea xuta, he is called Hea Manuawa.

In truth, the word “tumerok” is not their name for themselves. Tumeroks refer to themselves as Tonk, a sound that has spiritual significance to them. It seems to imply the concept of “prime mover.” It is not yet known what “tumerok” actually means, although the revulsion with which they react to it suggests it is an insult.

The Tumeroks transplanted to Dereth prefer to dwell in dry, rocky regions, and have made the Direlands their home. They have dug their own redoubts, and built several fortresses. Perhaps due to the influence of the Virindi, they have taken to using other humanoids as slaves and foot soldiers. They sometimes encroach on human settlements, engaging in both quick raids and longer sieges, using numbers to ensure victory.

The Tumeroks call their home world Ezheret-Hazahtu, although they only live on the body they call Ezheret. This requires some explanation. While a sun does rise and fall in the sky, Ezheret actually orbits another, larger planet called Hazahtu. Hazahtu, or “The Blind Eye,” is an enormous, cloud-shrouded grey-blue orb. Legend holds that when the eye of Hazahtu loses its occlusion, the Tumeroks will be judged for their stewardship of the world.

Ezheret is hot, humid, and prone to extended periods of foul weather. Gales and hurricanes are frequent, perhaps due to the unusual sparseness of dry land. The Tumerok tribes are spread across myriad archipelagos, separated by hours or days of journey by boat. This partly explains why drumming is so predominant in their culture; since it is difficult to stay in direct daily contact, friends and relations will stand on shores across from each other and pound their drums to communicate across the water. This “drum talking” is also used to stay in contact while riding out inclement weather.

The Tumeroks share Ezheret with the scavenger Drudges, as well as the perpetually warring Banderlings and Mosswarts.

Stats

Name	Lvl	XP	Melee Def	Missile Def	Magic Def	Health	Loot	Trophies
Ascendant Tumerok	100	41,000				365	4
Augmented Tumerok	90	24,500				350	3
Banished Tumerok	85	22,000				530	4
Captain Waliknua	105	53,000				520	4	File:Strong Iron Key Icon.png
Commander Kamenua	105					2000
Fallen Tumerok	161					5500	6
Guardian of the Ritual	115					1650		None
Hea Apostate Shock Trooper	185					1000		None
Hea Apostate Warlord	185					3500
Hea Rheaga	120	800				500	5
High Tumerok	53	8,500				160	2
Mini Tumerok	15					38	None	None
Mini Tumerok Gladiator	19					41	None	None
Mini Tumerok High Priest	15					39	None	None
Renegade Adept Shaman	185					1650
Renegade Commander Kianar	185					5000	6	250x
Renegade Commander Walanawa	185					5000	6	250x
Renegade Elite Trooper	115					4800
Renegade Trooper	115					500
Renegade Tumerok Champion	105					450
Renegade War Monger	95					325
Revered Tumerok Shaman	161	280,000				5000	6
Transcendent Tumerok	161	295,000				5000	6
Tumerok Champion	105	47,000				365	4
Tumerok Champion Renegade	105	40,000				450
Tumerok Commander
Tumerok Commander (Falcon Clan)	53	8,800				160	3
Tumerok Commander (Serpent Clan)	53	8,800				160	3
Tumerok Commander (Shreth Clan)	53	8,800				160	3
Tumerok Commander (Reedshark Clan)	53	8,800				160	3
Tumerok Commander (Gromnie Clan)	53	8,800				160	3
Tumerok Commander (Mask Clan)	53	8,800				160	3
Tumerok Controller
Tumerok Controller (Falcon Clan)	53	8,800				160	3
Tumerok Controller (Serpent Clan)	53	8,800				160	3
Tumerok Controller (Shreth Clan)	53	8,800				160	3
Tumerok Controller (Reedshark Clan)	53	8,800				160	3
Tumerok Controller (Gromnie Clan)	53	8,800				160	3
Tumerok Controller (Mask Clan)	53	8,800				160	3
Tumerok Fighter	18	1,200				78
Tumerok Gladiator	74	14,500				223	3
Tumerok Guard	67	12,000				170	3
Tumerok High Priest	95	36,000				325	4
Tumerok Lieutenant	44	6,300				110	2	,
Tumerok Major (44)	44	6,300				110	4
Tumerok Major (79)	79	18,100				300	4
Tumerok North Vanguard Leader	26	518				110
Tumerok Officer	44	6,300				110
Tumerok Overlord	120	60,000				500	4
Tumerok Priest	70	14,000				185	4
Tumerok Scout	16	1,000				45	1
Tumerok South Vanguard Leader	26	518				165
Tumerok Standard Bearer
Tumerok Standard Bearer (Falcon Clan)	26	2,500				103	1
Tumerok Standard Bearer (Serpent Clan)	26	2,500				103	1
Tumerok Standard Bearer (Shreth Clan)	26	2,500				103	1
Tumerok Standard Bearer (Reedshark Clan)	26	2,500				103	1
Tumerok Standard Bearer (Gromnie Clan)	26	2,500				103	1
Tumerok Standard Bearer (Mask Clan)	26	2,500				103	1
Tumerok Taskmaster	85	21,500				330	4
Tumerok Trooper	115	56,000				400
Tumerok War Monger	125	65,885				450	5
Tumerok Warrior	26	2,600				103	1
Tumerok Worker	9	375				48	1
War Chief Amanua	135	268,963				6000
Withered Revered Tumerok Shaman	161	240,000				5000	6	None
Withered Transcendent Tumerok	161	295,000				5000	6	None

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Quests

• Aun Tanua's War Taiaha Quest
• Dansha-Ki's Rescue
• Hea Totem Quest
• Overlord's Sword Quest
• Palenqual's Living Weapons
• Renegade Living Weapons
• Tumerok Banners Quest
• Tumerok Vanguard Outposts

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