Dry Season (Full High)

No matter how good the harvest in the rainy season, there are always provisions which only avail themselves in the dry season. Medicines and spices are chief among the most desirable items. It’s a special honor to be chosen as an “umnakekeli”, or provider, tasked with collecting these goods. Conditions are harsh, and Nomusa’s tribe are hardly the only ones in search of such items. Rival tribes also send foragers to collect provision, and conflict is almost always assured. Some tribes send entire search parties. Nomusa’s tribe is small, and she is all they can spare. Thankfully for her, she is not entirely alone. Her loyal mount and companion, Obasi, is always with her. He is known an “umvikeli” or protector, and the two were paired and anointed at birth. Having grown up together, Nomusa and Obasi share a powerful bond and work together to take care of their village. Though Obasi is massive and strong, he must rely on Nomusa as much as she relies on him. Creatures of his kind are rare, and highly sought after by those who wish to wage war.

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