Khatjem Culture

The Khatjem Culture was a Post-Collapse human agricultural society that lived in Qadesh in southern Odoya.

Art
Khatjem art consisted of pottery idols and vessels.

Dress
Khatjem dress consisted of simple white tunics for males, and white dresses for females. Poorer individuals often just wore loincloths. Individuals of higher status wore jewelry.

Language
The Khatjem spoke the Khatjem Language.

Naming Conventions
Khatjem names were composed of two parts: a formal given name, chosen by the tribal elders, and an everyday name, used in everyday life, chosen by the individual's parents.

Religion
Early Khatjem religion centered on the worship of the Old Spirits, who appeared to them as local animals. By 2500 3E, they had all but abandoned their old beliefs in favour of the following pantheon:
 * Saxhai, god of the sun, beauty and celebration.
 * Natwe, goddess of victory in battle. Wife and sister of Saxhai
 * Wadi, goddess of the hearth and home. Sister to Natwe and Saxhai and second wife of Saxhai
 * Anbet, god of deceit and lies. Brother to Saxhai
 * Srewa, goddess of the sea. Wife of Anbet
 * Hepet, god of the moon and the underworld. Brother to Saxhai and Anbet
 * Qesma, goddess of death and plague. Daughter of Anbet and wife of Hepet
 * Qatma, god of craftsmen and metallurgy. Son of Saxhai and Natwe
 * Arti, goddess of agriculture. Daughter of Saxhai and Natwe and wife to Qatma

Society
Khatjem society was originally fairly egalitarian. Tribes were typically ruled by chiefs, often male, advised by a council of elders. By 2000 3E, however, the Dukun warrior, priest and commoner caste system spread to Qadesh, where it became standard. By 3000 3E, they had developed additional castes: the craftsman caste split from the commoner caste and the noble caste split from the warrior caste.

Technology
Early Khatjem used stone tools. They also created a number of pottery artifacts. By 2000 3E, they had begun to make copper tools. By the turn of the 4th Millennium 3E, they had developed a proto-writing system, the Khatjem Script.

Agriculture
The Khatjem had a thriving agricultural society. By 1000 3E, they were cultivating wheat, sorghum and barley, and had domesticated the donkey and the goose. By the turn of the 3rd Millennium 3E, the domestication of cattle, sheep and goats had spread to Qadesh from the Newed culture. By 2500 3E, papyrus was being cultivated.