#dakh

The Koroth'Ul vs the Datlokh - Commander Kalt'nde

When the Koroth'Ul attack the Datlokh border, Kal is at the forefront of the Dakh army opposition. He seeks to regain honor in this battle, as he was the one who had, through a terrible slip up, led them to their territory. He will make penance, either by protecting his homeland in triumph, or by dying in service to it.

Luckily he's a fucking tank and will break your neck like a twig if you get too close to him, as an unlucky Koroth'Ul warrior was quick to find out.

The Datlokh is made up of 3 distinct clans: the Dakh, the Bid'ha, and the Ki'dto. They unified under one clan/name (Datlokh) centuries ago despite a rich history of warfare between each other spent trying to claim territory in the resource rich Datlokh valley. This was done in order to strengthen forces against other attempted invaders from outside clans, among other social/political/survival reasons, and since then the amalgamated tribe has thrived.

All the same, the "sub-clans" still insist on maintaining distinction between each other, even as people and cultures start to intermix more and more with generations. They are visually distinct in many ways, though of course size, shape, and coloring vary wildly at an individual scale.

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I love the thought of someone challenging Kal, and he just stands from where he'd been resting, and shrugging the mantle off of his shoulders, revealing armor and strong muscles. Really laying into the 'you done fucked up now' vibes.

The really funny thing about this is that @isei-bleeds​ is the one who suggested fur mantles as part of typical Dakh costume during some worldbuilding talks, and I am 90% sure that this sort of imagery was part of the reason. It definitely was part of the reason I went “yes, good idea, let’s do that.”

Look, it works logically, the Dakh live in the mountains, and a lot of the climate that I think of when I think of where they live is based on the mountains in the Philippines, where one of my Uncles has a farm. The drive up is interspersed with patches of cloud cover and direct sun, and as you drive through them it goes from wet and cold to blazing hot almost in an instant. The Dakh’s living situation is similar, if not more extreme!

Interview and live review of "ethno chaos" quartet DakhaBraka

“There are no lead singers in this band,” says Marko Halanevych as the band get into position for our backstage photographs “there is no frontman, only three front women.” DakhaBrakha take to the stage in a packed Village Underground. The audience, which has tripled in size since their Later performance, is locked-in after a polite introduction, a polyphonic war cry and a barrage of barrelling…