[i]"And I grant unto thee mastery over all things my world has to offer. All the animals on land and in sea, all the plants that grow from thine sacred soil, and the winds that blow over yonder mountaintops.[/i] -Ki'Kisk - Rokthan Legend

[b][color=FF0000]The Rokthani | Population; 246[/color][/b]

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Night has descended upon the great woods, faster than expected, since the mountains blocked out most of the rays. To settle in for the night, the troop found a suitable hillside to dig into for the night. Through the efforts of all able bodied men and women, a semi-permanent post was established. The explorers had no shortage of food nearby, attributing to the lush flora and plentiful fauna of the forest. Their foraging efforts were cut short, however, by a strange natural phenomenon.

"THE SKY IS FALLING! AAAUUG-AH-HUAAA!!!" screamed one of the foragers while darting back into the den, soaking wet.
"Huh?!" barked the leader of the group, busy counting bugs. "Now let's just see about this!" He maneuvered near the exit hole to get a look at the outside. Though the moonlight could only give him a rough idea of what was out there, it was apparent that water was falling from above. He blocked up the hole to prevent any water from coming in. He took a deep breath and exhaled to calm himself down.
"Alright... ...does anybody know what in blazes is happening?"
One distraught Rokthan blurts something out. "It's Ki'Kisk! He's angry at us for abandoning our homeland! WE HAVE TO GO BACK! IT'S--"
"No!" interrupts the group leader. "He promised us that all of this land is ours! If anything, turning back now would be heresy!"
Just as another person was about to raise another point, the entire den shook with a great sudden deep, rumbling noise. The entire group gasped and started to panic.
"If it's not Ki'Kisk then it's obviously something that wants us out!" Clamors a woman. "I want to see by brood again!"
"I know you do! We all do!" Says the group leader. "But what are we going to do, run outside in... that?! All we can do at this point is wait and pray."
"What if praying isn't good enough?!" says another Rokthan as more rumbling could be heard outside. At this point, the entire den was arguing. Numerous voices piled on top of each other with thunder as the soundtrack. Just as things were about to turn violent, one rugged voice called out.
"[b][i]STOP!![/i][/b]"
It was the map maker. Having mostly recovered his vitality, he was back to his old glowing self. All of the conflicting voices stopped and everyone turned their attention to him.
"Your bickering is useless! It will not solve a thing, I promise you. I have seen things like this before, when I was mapping the edge of the forest. The leader is right, all we can do is wait. This event may pass in a couple hours, or it may last until tomorrow. I do not know. All I know is that Ki'Kisk is watching over us, and would never let it get the better of us."
The group seems to have calmed down, reassured by the map maker's message. The rest of the night was spent eating, napping, and telling stories by the sound of the thunder and rain.

At the main village, the women and children in charge of looking over the place were having doubts about the whole operation. Though it was going relatively smoothly, they had no way of knowing, and could only hope. Technological developments related to egg care and bug farming were going well.