The Gamori are a people of the elf, not a separate lineage — a group defined by cultural tradition, not a split in ancestry. The Gamori are brutally wild elves who have rejected civilization for the savagery of the deep jungle. With wild, tangled hair and senses trained to a razor edge by a lifetime of hunting in the dark, they are the terrors of the canopy. They have formed a symbiotic bond with giant jungle bats, riding them through the night skies on raids against any who dare encroach on their territory.
They are nocturnal hunters who fear the burning sun and worship the moon and the darkness beneath the trees. Their society is matriarchal and fiercely territorial, with each tribe controlling vast swaths of jungle that they patrol from above. To outsiders, the Gamori seem like savage monsters, but among themselves they maintain complex social bonds and oral traditions passed down through generations of moonlit gatherings.
The Gamori arrived in L'Coth D'hari at an unknown point in the early Third Eon, finding the peninsula already inhabited by the ancient druid Thorne. They reached an accommodation with this entity that persists to this day, the terms of which they do not discuss with outsiders.
Body Modification as History
Gamori identity is carved into flesh. Scarification, bone-shaping, implantation of natural materials (thorns, stones, shells), extensive tattooing, and piercing all mark status, achievement, and spiritual growth. Crucially, this is their primary form of record-keeping: important events are literally inscribed on skin and passed down through generations of modification. A Gamori's body tells their full history. Eye modifications are common among spiritually advanced Gamori—pupils altered to resemble predator animals, sclera darkened, irises artificially multicolored.
The Sacred Hunt
The Gamori believe that consuming what you kill transfers its strength and spirit to you, and that different prey grants different qualities. Children learn to track and kill before they learn other skills. The greatest hunters become living repositories of accumulated power.
Trade
Trade occurs reluctantly through intermediaries—usually at Urzula or the edges of Gamori territory. They have no interest in outside politics.
Aspects
- Rider of the night sky
- The jungle belongs to me