Nyunbar Culture

The Nyunbar Culture was a Post-Collapse human and halfling culture that lived on the island of Mangubam.

Art
Nyunbar art came in the form of pottery vessels and idols, as well as elaborate rock paintings and carvings. They also were masters of tattooing.

Dress
Traditional Nyunbar dress involved loincloths and skirts made of local plants and animal hides.

Language
The Nyunbar spoke the Nyunbar Language.

Naming Conventions
Nyunbar individuals had several names that were used in a number of contexts. Individuals would have a given name and a patronymic surname. They would also have names used to avoid taboos, such as a child name (used when referred to by elders), formal name (used in religious ceremonies), intimate name (used by a spouse) and elder name (used by those younger than the individual to show respect).

Religion
The Nyunbar Culture worshiped the Old Spirits, as well as Mamubari, a hafling trickster god who leads people into trances and dreams, and Karawakara, a benevolent serpent god of fire and life.

Society
Nyunbar society was split into a number of clans, each led by a chief, usually male. It was fairly egalitarian in terms of race and gender. Halflings and humans were rarely in the same clans.

Technology
The Nyunbar Culture used stone tools and made many pottery artifacts. They also made large monolithic temples to their deities.

Food
Early Nyunbar were hunter-gatherers. By 2500 3E, they had domesticated taro and local cabbage, and switched to a largely agricultural society. By 3000 3E, they had domesticated the cassowary.