Hooraree
| Hooraree | |
|---|---|
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| History | |
| Founded on | Sukurvian Desert, Jamuraa, Dominaria |
| Status | Unknown |
| Membership | |
| Leader | Council of elders |
| Members | Michi, Nida, Kordag |
| Information | |
| Colors |
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| Species | Cat Warriors |
The Hooraree were one of the four tribes of cat warriors that inhabited oases in the Sukurvian Desert in the time of Jedit Ojanen.
Description
The oasis of the Hooraree has a dense jungle that runs for leagues, but it has the particularity of being girded by a belt of rolling grassland striped with hedgerows. What keeps the prairie clear are flocks of bleating goats and lumbering monoxes watched by tiger shepherds. A town of thatch huts shaded by wispy acacia trees rings a broad shallow lake.
The Hooraree themselves are short but solid, even bulky from an abundance of meat both wild and tame. The most lion-like of the cat warrior tribes, their heads were broad and wide, their eyes and fur golden. They wear halters and loincloths of goat hide like Efravans, but go without paint or necklaces or bangles. The Hooraree are keepers of the lore of the cat warriors tribes, their legends of valor stretching back to the golden age of Terrent Amese, their creator, whom they believe to be a god. Once roused by battle fever, the Hooraree are formidable fighters.
To avoid inbreeding, the Hooraree met with the Efravans and the Sulaki every six years to exchange cubs. This was the only non-hostile relation between the tribes, seen as a necessity to ensure their mutual survival.[1]
History
The Hooraree are the oldest cat warrior tribe, descendants of the ancients who fled the Dark Heart of the Wood. All other tribes splintered from them, and so are considered wayward children.
When Jedit Ojanen visited them in 3336 AR, he realized that the Hooraree had outgrown their oasis, the same as Efrava. Young Hooraree had journeyed eastward to try and resettle the Scarwood jungle of their ancestors, but scouts later reported the settlers had disappeared. They were most likely killed by the Scarwood elves, who had claimed the jungle as their own after the tigers' ancient exodus. Deeply territorial, the elves killed any who entered their land and wore tiger hide as proof of their ownership of it. The Hooraree were therefore in a similar situation to the Efravans, unable to expand and even more stuck in the old ways of thinking.
The Hooraree were led by a council of elders advised by the tribe's shaman. They initially didn't believe Jedit's warnings about Johan's War, only sending ambassadors to verify his claim of an imminent attack. Once the menace was clear, however, they joined the Efravans and their human allies in the battle against the emperor from Tirras.[1]
References
- ↑ a b Clayton Emery. (2002.) Hazezon, Wizards of the Coast. ISBN-13 0-7869-2792-5.