Bheka

Fiction Parallels.

Where is the city located geographically.
What is the architecture like
How do they gather food

Personality

What is their personality
How do they organize themselves
Which city-states do they like and dislike
What is their political mindset

Shakanda is a tribal region with hundreds of individual tribes with greater or lesser power throughout the region. Most tribes exist outside of the city walls as nomadic people and have little say in the politics of the continent. However, at least four dozen powerful and wealthy tribes live within the city walls and are forever competing for resources and influences. As of this date, the ruling tribe has been in power for the last 100 years, and war has been a continual occurrence as Shakanda seeks to control every resource available in the sparse landscape. Other more peaceful tribes have tried and failed to dispose the current ruling tribe.

Appearance

What is their physical appearance
How do they dress

Traditions

What are their gods
What is their burial and afterlife
What are some traditions

The Bantu people have a creator god whom they call Nkulunkulu who was born from the reeds. He is said to have broken off medicine men and dreams, the first man and woman, the cow and bull, and then the other animals. Nkulunkulu is in everything; he is in the corn, the tree, the water. Yet Nkulunkulu does not interact with humans and has little interest in everyday life.

The Bantu people interact with the spirits of their ancestors. The spirit world is a complex place and it interacts with the natural world on a regular basis. Misfortune is beleived to be the result of sorcery or offended spirits, and sacrifices are made so as to receive ancestral blessings. The Bantu view most of the other gods on the continent to be powerful ancestor gods for the other peoples, consequently, it is not uncommon for the Bantu people to participate in other religions -- especially if the wish the good will of those people.