Equáni

The  are warrior tribesmen of, the Equáni are divided into several dozen tribes, ranging in size from 40 to 130. They hunt mainly with and  and are among the most primitive of ’s wild humans. They seem to live for war. They are constantly fighting with the and, to say nothing of the always troublesome  to the south. Even among themselves, the Equáni raid for food and women. The heart of their culture is a war cult, whose leader is the tribal chief. Males bear elaborate self-branding marks inflicted as part of a puberty ritual.

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