Butuguzi Ideas

Traditions
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The Children of CuihiokThe Antmvura descend both from the native Dakinshi people and from Naamjyut merchants, who migrated there over centuries. This mixed descent is something they take great pride in, seeing themselves as the fusion of the best aspects of both cultures. \nTheir mix of the sophisticated customs and systems of the Yan, such as their court culture, with the individualistic and down-to-earth temperament of the Dakinshi has proven to be a blend that can adapt to every social situation, that helps them connect both worlds together.
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Coffee CultureCoffee permeates every facet of both public and private life in Butuguzi. Indeed its place is not unlike that of tea in Yanshen, acting as both a common drink in many Antmvura homes, a special brew to be served to guests, and the centerpiece of ceremonies. Lovers bring gifts of coffee to celebrate and enemies offer seven beans as a form of truce. These traditions are an indelible part of Antmvura culture, exported to customers from various parts of the world along with the product itself.
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The BumbadadaThe last remnant of a system dating back to the times of a unified Bwa Dakinshi, the irrigation system along the coast of Butuguzi is a large network of dykes, canals, cultivated swamps and ponds made to regulate the flow of the rainfall from the regular, powerful monsoons that hit Bamaliwuni shores. \nThe maintenance of the system is closely related to coffee traders, as the plant naturally needs a lot of water to grow, but not so much as to turn it to rot. \nWhere in other places the monsoons had already destroyed such infrastructure as soon as two years after the collapse of Bwa Dakinshi, the Butuguzi league placed utmost importance in maintaining and expanding them, in order to protect the lucrative and essential coffee plantations.
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Monks of the Ancestral WisdomWhile they primarly follow the Righteous Path, the Antmvura still cultivate many Beast Memory traditions practiced by their forefathers since thousands of years ago. One of the most crucial of these is the coming of age ritual at which the ability to shapeshift manifests. If it does, the shapeshifters are then expected to inhabit one of the local monasteries, attuning themselves with the chi of their spirit animals and practising localised Halessi martial art styles like Way of the Balanced Scales and the Dusk Hunting School. This unique training allows them to be among the most dangerous shapeshifters in Dakinshi, out maneuvering their opponents through precision and knowledge of tactics.
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City of the BandlessAmong the many merchant cities that form the League of Butuguzi, Guwazi stands out for its unique source of income. \nIt serves as a nexus to many landless warlords and sellswords of the area yet to affiliate themselves to any of the major warlords. The many lodges of the city offer a neutral ground to offer one’s services, inns to accommodate one’s stay, and calm streets policed by a disciplined and well-funded city guard. This has served Guwazi as it slowly gained wealth, rising from an undeveloped backwater into a city which stands equal to other parts of the League.
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Refugees of the RendingWhen the Rending hit Haless, many with the ability or wealth to make their way to Sarhal sought refuge in Fuhoengwaan. Yan, Bom, Kai and Kelino peoples now came in droves, cultures of which only the most learned Sarhali folk had notion. With this newfound influx of people came a new Dakinshi renaissance. New cuisines, philosophies, and ideas proliferated leading to lasting cultural, technological and military advancements in areas such as metallurgy or fortifications that shaped Antmvura society for many centuries.
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Ringlet Sea Storm PoetryWhile among the newest influences on Antmvuran culture, the Baashidi very quickly influenced public life, introducing many cultural and artistic innovations into the port cities. The most prominent among these was a trend in poetry that emerged from the island of Zyumaklai and recounted the journeys of the many refugees that came there following the Rending. Featuring expressionistic, at times even psychedelic descriptions of the struggle between the crew and the raging Ringlet Sea, it first caused a sensation among the upper classes of Bamaliwuni, to then find stunning success as it reached a greater niche among the Baashidi and the refugee Halessi peoples, who appreciated its at times blunt vocabulary.
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Ambition
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