City of Curses: The Ainong or Starfolk (pt 2)
More on the Ainong tribe of humans in Crux. Crux, City of Curses , is a dark fantasy setting of intrigues, early industry and more than a little horror. Sacred Crop Each Starcircle is also defined by a signature crop. For Northern Ainong Starcircles, they are known for honoring Phast as holy. In the south, Starcircles seem to worship the rice they harvest. In between, corn and other crops become sacred objects, central to their own starcircle. Villages within a starcircle take special pride in their signature crop. They often claim that their variety of the crop is the best in the world. Each village has dozens of specialized varieties of that crop. A few unique varieties are so rare that they fetch high prices in foreign markets. Phast Phast vines grow into the bark of trees. It's hairy beards, much like lichen, can be harvested for use much like grain or rice. Phast can be dried and ground up for flour or fermented...