Culture of the Kalinda

Magic Bearers of Kalinda, otherwise known as the Kalinda Tribal Confederation (the cradle of Duquesne civilization) “The living, breathing  Indus Valleys and Mesopotamia’s of Duquesne where most royal dynasties are descended. They are revered and even worshipped, a crime against a Kalinda, their civilization, or their culture amounts to a blasphemy so great, it serves as a rallying cry for all unifications of Duquesne’s many peoples.

They live prosperous and peaceful lives, they are so highly respected by the people of Duquesne, it is unimaginable to ever even insult a person from any Kalinda tribe, no matter how lowly. It amounts to treason among the entire dimension, there’s nowhere to run when you mess with a Kalinda.

However, a Kalinda can break the law and, in turn, their home tribe and the Kalinda as a whole disowns them, they become a disgrace for the treason they have committed, so vehemently bashing the legacy of the Kalinda, it’s a death penalty offense of a Kalinda commits a crime outside of their tribes no matter how small.

They live in relative isolation and are mostly spiritual hubs where great fighters, great thinkers, and great strategists gather to learn more about their heritage, their destiny, their purpose, their strengths, and their weaknesses.

The Kalinda are masters of magic disablement, but their teachings are only given to royalty, anyone else is banned from ever learning. Thus Kalinda are also some of the most powerful warriors. The Kalinda, being the oldest peoples of Duquesne, are respected to have the right to intervene in any war they like, and their skilled magic users, unbounded by the laws of the eight great kingdoms, are more powerful than the greatest military unit a kingdom can muster.

The Kalinda Native tongue is forbidden to be learned by anyone but a scholar, any general who attempts to learn is put to death. Corruption in the Grand Council of any of the eight great kingdoms demands that the offender duel a skilled Kalinda warrior. It’s almost a form of ritual sacrifice in a way. The chief of a Kalinda tribe is elected by the people, thus if a chief is corrupt, the entire tribe is put to death as they installed the chief.