Patup Culture

The Patup Culture was a Post-Collapse human and gnome agricultural society that lived in the Kangayby region of north-western Orana.

Art
Most Patup art comes in the form of pottery vessels and idols, carved wooden statuettes and masks, and colourful body paint.

Dress
Most Patup dress involved skirts and kilts made of local plans and animal hides. Nudity was common. Chiefs and shamans wore elaborate headdresses to mark their status.

Language
The Patup spoke a wide variety of dialects loosely connected as the Patup Language.

Naming Conventions
Most Patup had only a single given name. This name would be changed after a significant deed.

Religion
The Patup worshiped the Old Spirits, who appeared to them as local animals. They also worshiped Guarixaba, god of war, to whom they ritually sacrificed their defeated enemies.

Society
Patup society was largely egalitarian, with individual tribes led by shamans and a council of elders. Tribal chieftains did exist, but they were only the leaders of war parties.

War
The Patup frequently warred among themselves, usually over resources or for religious reasons. Cannibalism of defeated enemies was not uncommon.

Technology
By 1000 3E, Patup technology was limited to stone tools, basic pottery, fishing nets and rudimentary canoes.

Agriculture
The Patup were expert agriculturalists, having domesticated cassava and sweet potatoes. By 2000 3E, they had domesticated the capybara and the tapir, raising them primarily for their meat and hide.

Weapons
Patup weapons consisted of bows, spears, clubs and axes.