Ruyen Tribe (Desertborne Humans)

Overview

The @Ruyen Tribe are @Desertborne Human nomads unlike any other, for their home lies where the desert meets the sea. Dwelling along the @Endless Beach , they are renowned for their exceptional fishing skills and mastery of the coast’s shifting sands. Unlike most tribes who look to the dunes, the Ruyen draw their livelihood from the azure waters, carrying their small boats inland where they double as both transport and housing. This unique seafaring existence marks them as both desert-dwellers and ocean wanderers, bridging two harsh worlds.

Appearance

Like other @Desertborne Human, the @Ruyen Tribeare adapted to the heat, their bronzed skin and salt-weathered features reflecting their bond with the coast. They favor light fabrics woven from coastal plants, dyed in hues of blue and white to mirror the sea and sky. Many wear fishbone ornaments or shells, a mark of status among them.

Culture and Society

The @Ruyen Tribeare a deeply communal people, with families clustered around shared fishing boats and portable sea-camps. Their songs and stories speak of the meeting of sea and desert, a sacred union of two eternal forces. Unlike other tribes, they rely less on trade or raiding, as the sea provides much of their sustenance. However, they are known for unique goods: sea food and goods, shells, and intricate netting, which they exchange with inland tribes. They also provide unique materials they scavenge in the Shipwreck Bay from sunken vessels that the sea have brought up from distant places.

Currently their leader is @Aella Shorebreeze , but the leadership in the @Ruyen Tribe is not really present, as they have a really harmonious way of live.

Territory and Camps

They live and roam @Endless Beach, a vast, ever-shifting coastline where the sands and waves battle endlessly, making it impossible to establish stable ports. The @Ruyen Tribetravel along its length, setting temporary camps and launching their fishing boats where the tides allow.

Along the large coast they build Water Hunters, ingenious wood-and-fabric devices that rise like sails against the sea wind, capturing precious moisture for the tribe. These shimmering structures are vital to Ruyen survival, granting them fresh water in an otherwise dry and salty land.

Resources and Sustenance

The sea is their lifeblood, providing fish, shellfish, and seaweed as staples of their diet. The @Ruyen Tribealso gather the unique materials that scavenge in the @Shipwreck Bay , a valuable good for trade. Their Water Hunters ensure fresh drinking water, while their boats serve as mobile homes and storage. Unlike most desert tribes, they rarely hunt inland, instead depending on the bounty of the waves.

Military

The @Ruyen Tribeare not aggressive by nature, but their warriors are skilled skirmishers. They wield harpoons, nets, and curved bone blades, fighting with the fluidity of the sea. Though not a major military force, their knowledge of tides and coastal terrain makes them unpredictable and dangerous enemies when provoked.

Relations of the @Ruyen Tribe @Desertborne Human

Relations with @Khazk Horde @Sun-Scorched Orc

The @Ruyen Tribe are spared direct war with the @Khazk Hordethanks to the barrier of @Grak's Maw. While they fear the @Sun-Scorched Orc’s strength, the @Ruyen Tribe are not cowards and confront them if needed.

Relations with @Khenan Raiders @Desertborne Human

They loathe the Raiders, who sometimes strike their coastal camps for supplies. The @Ruyen Tribe retaliate fiercely, dragging raiders into the waves where the sea claims them.

Relations with @Ashken Tribe @Desertborne Human

Relations are cordial but limited. The @Ruyen Tribe bring fish, salt and shipwrek materials and relics to Ashken markets, though they consider the @Ashken Tribe too concerned with wealth and politics. The @Ashken Tribe , in turn, view the @Ruyen Tribe as strange coastal folk, useful but peripheral.

Relations with @Shishan Tribe @Desertborne Human

One of their strongest allies inland. The @Shishan Tribe’s caravans carry @Ruyen Tribe fish, shells, and shipwreck relics to the desert interior, making them vital trade partners. @Ruyen Tribe treats @Shishan Tribe as friends.

Relations with @Qarroshy Tribe @Desertborne Human

Respected allies. The @Ruyen Tribe admire the @Qarroshy Tribe for their sacrifices against the orcs, and in return provide them with steady food supplies.

Relations with @Indaks Tribe @Dune Dwarf

A respectful, functional relationship. The @Indaks Tribe value the rare scavenged relics from @Shipwreck Bay , while the @Ruyen Tribe trade for crafted tools and sunstone charms. @Ruyen Tribe treats @Dune Dwarf with hospitality and friendship.

Relations with @Grassborne of the @Green Republic

Relations are rare but curious. Treacherous seas prevent steady trade, though sometimes @Ruyen Tribe boats reach their shores. The @Grassborne regard them with interest but little trust.

Relations with @Scorvian Queendom @Scorvian

No relations. The distance between the @Endless Beach and the @Scorpion Hills ensures the two peoples rarely, if ever, cross paths. @Ruyen Tribe feels fear and respect for the @Scorvian .

Relations with @Sszarath Sandscale Dominion @Lizardfolk

No contact. The dominion lies too far inland, and the @Ruyen Tribe prefer to remain close to the sea. @Ruyen Tribe treats @Lizardfolk with neutral respect.

Relations with @Brackish Consortium

Unknown. The @Ruyen Tribe do not venture into the Consortium’s reach, nor do they seek dealings with its shadowy agents.

Relations with @Zhainin Tribe @Desertborne Human

Mutual respect but little interaction. The @Zhainin Tribe’s desert guardianship is admired by the @Ruyen Tribe , though their paths rarely cross, leaving ties symbolic rather than practical.

Relations with @Tallesdin Tribe @Sand Elf

Rare but intriguing encounters. When the paths of sea and dune-crossing elves meet, the @Ruyen Tribe and @Tallesdin Tribe sometimes exchange songs and spiritual lore, seeing one another as distant cousins of the strange and mystical. They treat @Sand Elf with friendship and shared mystical connection.

Relations with Poachers @Grassborne

Despised and hunted. The @Ruyen Tribe consider poachers desecrators of both sea and desert. Captured poachers are shown no mercy, often drowned in ritual vengeance.

Relations with @Karkrei Tribe @Desertborne Human

Distant and cautious. The @Ruyen Tribe acknowledge the @Karkrei Tribe ’s deep spiritual role in the desert but find their rituals unsettling. Still, there is a quiet respect for their devotion to death’s mysteries.