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	Health	Stam	Mana	Loot	Trophies
Ascendant Tumerok	100	41,000	365	630	300	4	Gold Tumerok Insignia
Augmented Tumerok	90	24,500	350	600	270	3	Augmented Tumerok's Key, Gold Tumerok Insignia
Aun Elder Shaman	95	56,000	425	350	400		Aun Pendant, Sturdy Iron Key
Aun Herbalist	95		425	350	400
Aun Hunter	18		80	165	70
Aun Itealuan	53	8,500	160	330	140		Aun Pendant, Sturdy Iron Key
Aun Nualuan	53	8,500	160	330	140		Aun Pendant, Sturdy Iron Key
Aun Ralirea	85		330	600	270		Clay Figurine, 10 Ebon Spine Harpoons, Ebon Spine Harpoon Spear, Mattekar Hide, Thick Gromnie Hide
Banished Tumerok	85		530	600	270	4	Banished Spear, Gold Tumerok Insignia
Captain Waliknua	105	53,000	520	500	250	4	Strong Iron Key
Commander Kamenua	105		2000	2000	2000		A Broken Insignia Ring
Fallen Tumerok	161		5500	5000	4920	6	Blade of the Fallen, Sezzherei's Lair
Guardian of the Ritual	115		1650	1800	725		None
Hea Apostate Shock Trooper	185		1000	1600	270		None
Hea Apostate Warlord	185		3500	6000	4000		Apostate Citadel Headquarters Key
Hea Champion	105	47,000	365	500	250	4	None
Hea Drumspeaker	18	1,100	85	170	130	1	None
Hea Elder Shaman	107	48,568	440	350	400	4	Sturdy Iron Key, Totem of Audetaunga, Totem of Tanae, Totem of Volkama
Hea Hunter	26	2,200	120	165	70	1	None
Hea Itealuan	77	17,000	190	330	140	4	Sturdy Iron Key, Totem of Audetaunga, Totem of Tanae, Totem of Volkama
Hea Nualuan	83	18,500	210	330	140	4	Sturdy Iron Key, Totem of Audetaunga, Totem of Tanae, Totem of Volkama
Hea Rheaga	120	800	500	700	540	5	Head of Rheaga
Hea Runner	11	500	70	140	80		Brown Beans
Hea Shaman	95	36,500	325	375	400	4	Sturdy Iron Key, Totem of Audetaunga, Totem of Tanae, Totem of Volkama
Hea Shaman	95	36,500	325	375	400	4	Sturdy Iron Key, Totem of Audetaunga, Totem of Tanae, Totem of Volkama
Hea Temenua	85	4,000	330	600	270		Greenwood Haft, Gromnie Sinew Bowstring, Hea Totem
Hea Warrior	35	4,000	123	330	90	3	Totem of Audetaunga, Totem of Tanae, Totem of Volkama
Hea Windreave	53	8,000	163	165	90	3	Totem of Audetaunga, Totem of Tanae, Totem of Volkama
High Tumerok	53	8,500	160	309	140	2	Alchemy Stamp, Sturdy Iron Key
Mini Tumerok	15		38	38	60	None	None
Mini Tumerok Gladiator	19		41	45	90	None	None
Mini Tumerok High Priest	15		39	41	280	None	None
Renegade Adept Shaman	185		1650	1800	1250
Renegade Commander Kianar	185		5000	5000	5000	6	Renegade Bow, 250 Deadly Armor Piercing Arrows
Renegade Commander Walanawa	185		5000	5000	5000	6	Renegade Crossbow, Tumerok Hunting Brace, 250 Deadly Armor Piercing Quarrels
Renegade Elite Trooper	115		4800	2100	725		Vault Key (Renegade Fortress)
Renegade Trooper	115		500	500	225
Renegade Tumerok Champion	105		450	500	250
Renegade War Monger	95		325	375	400		Sturdy Iron Key
Revered Tumerok Shaman	161	280,000	5000	5000	5000	6	Mangled Dark Key, Twisted Dark Key
Transcendent Tumerok	161	295,000	5000	5000	5000	6	Mangled Dark Key, Twisted Dark Key
Tumerok Champion	105	47,000	365	500	250	4	Gold Tumerok Insignia
Tumerok Champion Renegade	105	40,000	450	500	250		Sturdy Iron Key
Tumerok Commander	53	8,800	160	309	140	3	Spear-Heads, Symbols
Tumerok Controller	53	8,800	160	309	140	3	Banner Crests, Gold Tumerok Insignia
Tumerok Fighter	18	1,200	78	170	50	1	Alchemy Stamp
Tumerok Gladiator	74	14,500	223	330	90	3	Gold Tumerok Insignia, Brown Beans
Tumerok Guard	67		120	200	60		Bone Engraved Key
Tumerok High Priest	95	36,000	325	375	400	4	Brown Beans, Gold Tumerok Insignia, High Priest's Key
Tumerok Lieutenant	44	6,300	110	200	60	2	Lesser Hafts
Tumerok Major	79	18,100	300	300	180	4	Alchemy Stamp, Brown Beans, Gold Tumerok Insignia, Tumerok Major's Key, Greater Hafts
Tumerok North Vanguard Leader	26	518	110	225	165		Vanguard Leader's Amulet, Vanguard Leader's Morningstar
Tumerok Officer	44	6,300	110	200	60		Alchemy Stamp, Brown Beans, Gold Tumerok Insignia, Sturdy Iron Key
Tumerok Overlord	120	60,000	500	700	400	4	Overlord's Sword, Overlord's Key
Tumerok Priest	70	14,000	185	170	130	4	Brown Beans, Gold Tumerok Insignia, Tumerok Priest's Key
Tumerok Scout	16	1,000	45	140	40	1	Brown Beans
Tumerok South Vanguard Leader	26	518	110	225	165		Vanguard Leader's Amulet, Vanguard Leader's Crossbow
Tumerok Standard Bearer	26	2,500	103	210	100	1	Brown Beans, Gold Tumerok Insignia, Tumerok Banners
Tumerok Taskmaster	85	21,500	330	600	270	4	Gold Tumerok Insignia
Tumerok Trooper	115	56,000	400	500	225		Sturdy Steel Key
Tumerok War Monger	125	65,885	450	500	200		Gold Tumerok Insignia
Tumerok Warrior	26	2,600	103	210	100	1
Tumerok Worker	9	375	48	250	30	1
War Chief Amanua	135	268,963	6000	5000	5000		Ornate Tumerok Breastplate
Withered Revered Tumerok Shaman	161	240,000	5000	5000	5000	6	None
Withered Transcendent Tumerok	161	295,000	5000	5000	4920	6	None

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Quests

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

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