Location: Bone Speaker Village

Rumors

  • A tribal settlement sits within Bone Speaker Jungle, anchored near the Lake of Bones.
  • Outsiders say the villagers speak in a strange but highly structured tongue.
  • Some say the village keeps sacred rites tied to spirits, water, and old powers in the jungle.
  • A sacred cave near the village is said to bless worthy weapons.

What is Known

  • Bone Speaker Village is a tribal settlement within Bone Speaker Jungle.
  • The people there speak Toki Pona.
  • The village includes a large communal hut known as Tomo Suli where guests may sleep on woven grass beds.
  • Tomo Suli serves as a shared lodging and gathering place for guests and villagers alike.
  • The village also keeps a smaller water-house called Tomo Tello used for washing and bodily needs.
  • The locals remove their footwear before entering the communal hut.
  • The tribe can be warm, teasing, and highly social with outsiders once trust is established.
  • The village keeps dogs, cooks shared meals, and treats T-Rex teeth as meaningful objects of value.
  • Fenrir the cat is known in the village and is not especially patient with handling.
  • Near the village is a sacred cave containing a circular pool fed by a carved stone face in the wall.
  • Tiny drifting lights move through the cave like fireflies.
  • The village is tied to a sacred cave and ritual pool where a spirit may test and bless those who come in respect.
  • The tribe used this sacred pool to bless a spear made from a T-Rex tooth after the party proved themselves.
  • Shae, one of the tribal leaders, served as a guide for the party toward the mountains.

History

  • The village served as a place of rest and translation for the party after they recovered Milo and made contact with the local people.
  • During the party’s stay, they slept in Tomo Suli, learned more Toki Pona, shared food with the villagers, and were brought into a sacred cave ritual.
  • In that ritual, the tribe formed around the sacred pool, a spirit rose from the water, and the party was tested before the T-Rex tooth spear was blessed.
  • The tribe later gifted the party the blessed spear and sent Shae with them as a guide.

People

Milo

  • Young girl tied to the village and its people

Shae

  • Tribal guide who led the party toward the mountains

Loose Threads

  • What deeper traditions shape the village’s sacred cave rites?
  • Who is the spirit in the cave pool?
  • What other words, customs, and beliefs of the village remain misunderstood by outsiders?
  • How old is the village’s connection to the Lake of Bones and the surrounding jungle?