Kuplukamba
Kuplukamba
Religion
Traditions
+1 Attrition for Enemies
-10% Shock Damage Received
Cloaked in the GloamingWe Kupklakumba are protected by our unity with the deep jungle. Our braves must become one with the Lupulan green and rain. For that purpose, each one of us creates our own raiment. From a simple earthy or green robe of the same color as the forest, we sew on different colored folds and loops to hide weapons upon weapons, and master them all.\n\nEach warrior creates their raiment by themselves. All must choose blades to hide in their clothes and ornaments to attach to their bamboo sedge hats. Before we step foot into the deep jungle or into battle, we pick both fresh and dead underbrush to add to our armor.\n\nWhen we can lie flat in the mud or stand among the trees and vanish to the eye, the cloak is complete. When a man can sit motionless in ambush for weeks, with only rain and hunger for company; then the man is complete, a true hululubang.
-1% Yearly Army Tradition Decay
+10% Recover Army Morale Speed
The Two Tone BannerOur tribal banner, with its distinct white and orange color, is simple yet steeped in meaning. The two tones capture the essence of our land and people: White pays homage to the paramount spirit, Lupulan, and our stoic stilt houses built above the silty rivers, while orange embodies the constant challenge of Hujan's relentless rains and mudslides. These same colors can also be seen in the white of the Ringlet Sea waves breaking on the orange sand at Tunupansai.\n\nMost importantly, it celebrates the duality and partnership between the seafaring Paru and the jungle-dwelling Udan peoples, as it is only through the closeness of this brotherhood that we may survive.
+2 Max Promoted Cultures
Claws of Lupulan'For my time in the deep Lupulan, I hired a guide in Kuta. Unlike most Yanglam, Kusun spoke Common. He wore a leafy robe, topped by a cone hat. He had endless weapons, and once saved me by turning a snake to stone. A few days in, Kusun asked that we stop and detour. Tired, I agreed. Kusun led me to a hidden pond, where he was met by men in similar dress. They escorted a soaked youth, patting him on the back cheerfully. Kusun smiled. 'He survived the week.'\n\nThe boy self-cast a warming spell as the men started their rite. They sang and tapped the trees, which poured out gouts of blue resin. Insects hummed as sap mixed with the waters. The boy inhaled, cast off his robe and dived in. Instantly, the mix glowed with unholy light, and I was blinded as the jungle sang. As the light faded, I saw the boy emerge altered, with feline grace.\n\nI stared at the slit-eyed thing of amber tooth and claw. In awe, he lifted a boulder with one paw and cracked it like an egg on his head. The others doffed their hats, revealing the same slit pupils.\n\n'He is Claw now,' Kusun said.\n\nI know now that I saw the initiation of the feared Kuplakamban magi, and I praise God that I still live. I have no wish to see Kusun or his like again.'\n- Sister Aria síl Lorin, The Hidden Truth, 1783
+1 Land Leader Shock
Tepandak ShipsOur tiny coast is sandwiched between Arawkelin and Kuta, two states with mastery of the waves. As proud as we are of our Paru sea heritage, we cannot compete purely on skill at sea or number of ships. One day, young Paduka 'Tepandak,' nicknamed for his love of our sedge hats, found inspiration under his canoe's rain-proof roof.\n\nAs the rain slowed, he drew a sketch for a larger ship, with a thicker sloped roof like his little sailboat. He added room for a magi and a team of braves, with a low draft, for stability in shallow waters. Finally, he added colorful sails, to praise all spirits, Great and small.\n\nDuring the next skirmish over fishing with the Kutans, the new ships met the djongs. Like rain off our sedge hats, arrows slid off our ships' sloped roofs. As the ships entered boarding range, magi pounced like panthers onto the djongs, with hululubangs close behind.\n\nSince then, all our fighting ships are based on that design. They are named Tepandak, to honor our hats and that chief.
+10% Chance to Capture Enemy Ships
+10% Galley Combat Ability
The Killing RainIn the 16th century, Arawkelin and Chien Binhrung marched to split Kuplakamba between each other, with enough force to raze the whole Lupulan. At sea, the Kelino wiped away the fleet with Yan cannons. On land, the Binhrung crushed the braves with numbers, before marching ranks of lamellar-clad soldiers into the jungle.\n\nThe generals of both armies were confounded when they met at the Kuplakamba stilted village, with no resistance. They met only robed greybeards, who told them that their chief and warriors had run away. Laughing, the two armies feasted to celebrate their easy victory.\n\nThat night, the skies poured to shake the earth. The party grew in excess, and all the watchmen were drunk. As all raised their glasses, the villagers struck. Drawing weapons, the ‘helpless’ locals drowned the general’s toast in blood. The carousers were set upon by braves, who snuck in under the cover of the rain. Magi killed with bolts of lightning and explosions of mud. Each death sowed further chaos, and the terrified survivors struggled to escape vengeful blades. At night’s end, the Paduka bowed to the home of his forefathers with tears in his eyes, and ordered his village be burned to the roots.\n\nAs the flames roared, the Paduka ordered a march into the deep Lupulan, and the tribe vanished.
+15% Fort Defence
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-15% Stability Cost Modifier
Community of Spirits and HumansWithin the rainforest, the inhabitants of the material and spiritual planes alike constantly interact with each other, be it with compassion or strife. Great manifestations of the earth split the ground beneath, and humans make a village out of that same earth. Tiny, mischievous spirits disguised as leaves arrive, spelling the end of monsoon season, when men know the harvesting season is upon them. Long has this understanding formed between the many beings of the Lupulan; This land is a shared one. Spirits cannot overcome human persistence, and humans can not overpower spiritual energy. No matter if this relationship is celebrated or scorned, everyone under the Great Lizard works in tandem, creating a cycle of life that is challenging, yet much beloved.
+15% Reform Progress Growth
Ambition
-5% Development Cost
History
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Strategy
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