Bodchol Culture

The Bodchol Culture was a Post-Collapse orc hunter-gatherer society that lived in the Jaroht Desert in northern Baloren.

History
Around 2200 3E, a devastating plague swept through the Bodchol territory, killing many of them. The plague spread westwards towards the Armanola Coast and led to the end of the Torgos Culture.

Art
Early Bodchol art consisted of decorative tapestries, rock paintings and bone jewelry. By 1500 3E, this had extended to copper idols and jewelry.

Dress
Bodchol dress consisted of elaborately coloured kilts, dresses and robes. Bodchol warriors often wore animal skins and furs, and chieftains wore large headdresses.

Language
The Bodchol spoke the Bodchol Language.

Naming Conventions
Bodchol names consisted of a given first name and a surname indicating clan.

Religion
The Bodchol worshiped the Old Spirits, who appeared to them as local animals.

Society
Bodchol society was broken into a number of clans, each of which was led by a female shaman, responsible for religious rituals, and a male warchief, responsible for leading the clan into war.

Technology
Early Bodchol made use of stone tools. By 1500 3E, however, the Bodchol had made great leaps in weaving and leatherworks and had received copper smelting techniques from the Newed.

Food
The Bodchol relied on hunting and gathering for subsistence.