Parakh (culture)
The Parakh are the native people of central Kashirya, living in the transition zone between the great Kashti Salt Flats and the Darmirat plain. Their land is a harsh one of scrub and twisted Banyan trees, resulting in a subsistence based lifestyle not dissimilar to the ancestral population the Dayatemi descend from. While the Parakh may be derided as primitive by others on the Kashti peninsula, they hold a deep knowledge of their lands and zealously guard them from any intruders. Heavily tattooed and wearing ochre war paint, Parakh skirmishers are a fearsome foe on the battlefield.
In addition to their warlike reputation, the Parakh also retain a diverse oral culture, with numerous tales speaking of great warriors, terrifying beasts, and devastating magics. The most curious of these tales is that of Dahangon, a far off land said to be beyond the mountains, where the Parakh claim the Dayatemi peoples were created to serve the divine.