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'''Ishuun''' {{Pronunciation|ih-SHOON}} is a title used by some tribal rulers of the eastern [[Laqto Rainforest]] | '''Ishuun''' {{Pronunciation|ih-SHOON}} is a title used by some tribal rulers of the eastern [[Laqto Rainforest]], hereditary monarchs with very limited powers. The primary role of an ishuun is spiritual in nature, as they are mediators between [[ancestor worship|ancestor spirits]] and the mortal world as the designated speaker for their people, but they are also judges, diplomats, and teachers. In other concerns, however, ishuun are very much restricted. While the details vary between tribes and peoples, most ishuun cannot use, make, own, or even touch weapons, cannot grow, gather, hunt, or prepare food, and cannot learn or cast arcane magic. These prohibitions are frequently applied to their family members as well. | ||
Ishuun typically govern people, not locations, but on the unusual occasion where such a term is used, the term for a place ruled by ishuun is an '''ishuundom''', though they are often referred to as simply tribal chiefdoms as well in the context of the Laqto Rainforest. | Ishuun typically govern people, not locations, but on the unusual occasion where such a term is used, the term for a place ruled by ishuun is an '''ishuundom''', though they are often referred to as simply tribal chiefdoms as well in the context of the Laqto Rainforest. | ||
[[Category:Titles]] | [[Category:Titles]] | ||
Revision as of 01:04, 7 September 2024
Ishuun (pronounced ih-SHOON) is a title used by some tribal rulers of the eastern Laqto Rainforest, hereditary monarchs with very limited powers. The primary role of an ishuun is spiritual in nature, as they are mediators between ancestor spirits and the mortal world as the designated speaker for their people, but they are also judges, diplomats, and teachers. In other concerns, however, ishuun are very much restricted. While the details vary between tribes and peoples, most ishuun cannot use, make, own, or even touch weapons, cannot grow, gather, hunt, or prepare food, and cannot learn or cast arcane magic. These prohibitions are frequently applied to their family members as well.
Ishuun typically govern people, not locations, but on the unusual occasion where such a term is used, the term for a place ruled by ishuun is an ishuundom, though they are often referred to as simply tribal chiefdoms as well in the context of the Laqto Rainforest.