Huroola

Huroola was a matriarchal human Nubari tribe, known for its xenophobia and militaristic culture, that inhabited the southwestern edge of the Fire Mountain of the Malatran Plateau in Kara-Tur.

Habitat
Huroola territories were bordered with the Fire Mountain to the northeast and the shores of the Dreaming River to the south.

Culture
Huroola were a prideful people. They once were male-dominated, the legacy that forged their xenophobia and militarism. Huroola had the best warriors and heroes of the Living Jungle but they believed that Huroola could tame the jungle and survive on their own without aid of other Malatran tribes.

Customs
All males were barred from wielding weapons while within the Huroola lands. Male visitors were encouraged stashing their weapons somewhere before dealing with Huroola. Those who disrespected this law faced with some of the cruelest and violent punishments of the Living Jungle.

History
Around 300 years before the 14 century DR, the Huroola were a patriarchal society. Men were exclusively warriors and physical strength was the only thing worth respect. Women of the tribe were "speakers of the dead" and shamans. Under the leadership of men, Huroola lived from war to war. They conquered third of the Malatran Plateau and were in a constant bloody conflict agains tother tribes and creatures of the Living Jungle and warred tribe versus tribe within Huroola.

This blood-soaked culture led to the Huroola people to be on the brink of extinction. Women of the tribes – "speakers of the dead", were granted a vision by the tribe's ancestors. They guided the women to claim rulership from the men who were deemed untrustworthy by the ancestors. This revolution took place virtually overnight due to the convincing visions and Huroola's dire need for salvation. Following the switch, men were delegated with shamanistic duties while women took on the roles of leadership and power.

In the The Year gf Great Change, late 14 century DR, the extraplanar evil known as the Tamara was looming over the Living Jungle. In order to reveal the invasion and the dreaded Tiger, the heroes of Malatra sought alliance with the isolationist Huroola tribes.

Appearances

 * Organized Play & Licensed Adventures
 * Come the Tiger