Gawero Culture

The Gawero Culture was a human agricultural Post-Collapse Culture that lived in the Kaxage region north of the Yama Mountains. Most of the Gawero lived in small villages dotted across Kaxage, but larger settlements existed, notably the temple complex at Atiya and the city of !ahan.

History
Around 2350 3E, the !ahom volcano erupted and destroyed the city of !ahan, killing millions of Gawero.

Art
Gawero art consisted of pottery vessels and idols, as well as elaborate rock paintings and carved stone idols.

Dress
Gawero dress consisted of loincloths and skirts made from local plants and animal hides. People of status wore elaborate jewelry and rare animal skins. Chieftains wore the skins of lions, shamans the skins of hyenas and kings the skins of leopards.

Language
The Gawero spoke the Gawero Language, of which there were many dialects.

Naming Conventions
Gawero names consisted of a single, given name.

Religion
The Gawero religion featured complex rituals, performed by shamans, often involving trance-like states. Their worship was mostly aimed at the Old Spirits, who in Gawero religion took the form of local animals. The Gawero at Atiya also worshipped the trickster god Kagal as their patron deity. Other deities worshiped include sky-deity Tsus, Nanu, goddess of healing and growth who was Kagal's wife, and Maukxab, god of death.

Society
Gawero society was split into a number of clans, each of which was split into a number of tribes. Each clan was led by a king, and each tribe was led by a chieftain. Both were usually male.

Technology
The Gawero had a wide selection of stone tools at their disposal. Spears and bows were commonly used for hunting and warfare. Pottery objects, such as pots, bowls and religious idols, were common. The majority of their structures were built from thatch or mud, but a few structures, notably in Atiya, feature stonework. Animal hide was used for tents and clothing. By 3000 3E, they had begun smelting copper and had developed a proto-writing; the Gawero Script.

Agriculture
By the end of the Ancient Collapse, the Gawero had a thriving agricultural society, having domesticated millet, sorghum and melon plants, as well as the quagga, buffalo and pig. Gawero diet was supplemented through hunting and gathering.