Post by Horsie on Jan 5, 2015 1:43:08 GMT
The Gyo resemble otters and live as part of the white kingdom. Their culture has various Asian influences from Vietnam and Thailand.
They build their towns around the many large rivers that run through their territory, and are well known for their exciting floating markets, using their water magic to move small boats around with great speed and efficiency.
The Gyo consider the rivers sacred and the embodiment of their god/goddess. Their deity is both male and female, as such the Gyo consider male to female transsexuals to be sacred and embodying the divine, and their priestesses are all transsexual men and women (physically male transsexuals are castrated before puberty, but the Gyo do not have the technology to perform an actual sex change).
In addition to their river god, they also worship the First White Empress and follow the Enlightened Path.
The Gyo are often viewed with suspicion, since they are known to be skilled spies, always rooting out secrets and information. When events are happening, the Gyo are rarely surprised and are often the first to know. They make use of psycomancy, but the nature of their powers is shrouded in secrecy, with many rumours circulating about what they can and cannot do.
The Gyo dislike conflict and disharmony, they consider outbursts of anger or rudeness to be shameful, and consider it important to overlook minor slights or offences rather than cause a scene. "It doesn't matter" is their common response to anyone apologising to them or pointing out a minor injustice. The Gyo believe that being passive, peaceful, and able to compromise is vital to a harmonious society, they also think it is important to smile and be pleasant and polite as much as possible.
As the river flows through the land, slowly shaping it as it goes, so too are the Gyo. They do not cause disruption, but move through life with grace and subtlety. The Gyo achieve their goals with great care, often without others realising they are doing anything at all.
The Yulbax consider the Gyo cowardly and weak, but the Gyo would describe themselves as choosing their battles more carefully. If a Gyo is roused to action, they mean business (since they have clearly exhausted or at least considered all alternatives).
The First Empress initially warred with the Gyo, but came to realise that (unlike the Yulbax) she could not win their respect through strength of arms. It was through negotiation, compromise, and carefully arranged treaties that the Gyo were brought into the White Kingdom, The First Empress earning their respect through reason rather than force.
The Gyo seem to view the Chang and other White Kingdom races with an odd amusement. While not openly hostile or mocking, they seem to share smirks with each other as if they are privy to a joke no one else understands. Their secrecy and enigmatic nature is especially infuriating to the Yulbax, who are a straightforward, direct people. The Chang, for their part, are happy for order to be maintained, and since to Gyo are loyal members of the White Kingdom, the Chang are content to let them have their eccentricities, infuriating and strange as they may be!
The Gyo contribute soldiers to the White Kingdom's mighty armies, making use of reflex bows as their primary weapon in battle, but it is their skills as spies and counter intelligence agents that make them most valuable. With the Gyo watching over them, the Empresses Divine armies will rarely be out witted.
They build their towns around the many large rivers that run through their territory, and are well known for their exciting floating markets, using their water magic to move small boats around with great speed and efficiency.
The Gyo consider the rivers sacred and the embodiment of their god/goddess. Their deity is both male and female, as such the Gyo consider male to female transsexuals to be sacred and embodying the divine, and their priestesses are all transsexual men and women (physically male transsexuals are castrated before puberty, but the Gyo do not have the technology to perform an actual sex change).
In addition to their river god, they also worship the First White Empress and follow the Enlightened Path.
The Gyo are often viewed with suspicion, since they are known to be skilled spies, always rooting out secrets and information. When events are happening, the Gyo are rarely surprised and are often the first to know. They make use of psycomancy, but the nature of their powers is shrouded in secrecy, with many rumours circulating about what they can and cannot do.
The Gyo dislike conflict and disharmony, they consider outbursts of anger or rudeness to be shameful, and consider it important to overlook minor slights or offences rather than cause a scene. "It doesn't matter" is their common response to anyone apologising to them or pointing out a minor injustice. The Gyo believe that being passive, peaceful, and able to compromise is vital to a harmonious society, they also think it is important to smile and be pleasant and polite as much as possible.
As the river flows through the land, slowly shaping it as it goes, so too are the Gyo. They do not cause disruption, but move through life with grace and subtlety. The Gyo achieve their goals with great care, often without others realising they are doing anything at all.
The Yulbax consider the Gyo cowardly and weak, but the Gyo would describe themselves as choosing their battles more carefully. If a Gyo is roused to action, they mean business (since they have clearly exhausted or at least considered all alternatives).
The First Empress initially warred with the Gyo, but came to realise that (unlike the Yulbax) she could not win their respect through strength of arms. It was through negotiation, compromise, and carefully arranged treaties that the Gyo were brought into the White Kingdom, The First Empress earning their respect through reason rather than force.
The Gyo seem to view the Chang and other White Kingdom races with an odd amusement. While not openly hostile or mocking, they seem to share smirks with each other as if they are privy to a joke no one else understands. Their secrecy and enigmatic nature is especially infuriating to the Yulbax, who are a straightforward, direct people. The Chang, for their part, are happy for order to be maintained, and since to Gyo are loyal members of the White Kingdom, the Chang are content to let them have their eccentricities, infuriating and strange as they may be!
The Gyo contribute soldiers to the White Kingdom's mighty armies, making use of reflex bows as their primary weapon in battle, but it is their skills as spies and counter intelligence agents that make them most valuable. With the Gyo watching over them, the Empresses Divine armies will rarely be out witted.