Katukoro Tribe

The Katukoro Tribe is a Nomadic Tribe with its hunting grounds located in The Archduchy of Azuria and deep into Sparwood

Origin
It isn't well known when the Katukoro Tribe first sprung up but it is belived it started thousands of years ago with its dynasty stretching far into the past. The Tribe was much more inclined to ride horses whilst living in the mountains and on the plains. And with these horses they were able to easily have hundreds of cattle at their hands making food and clothing hardly a problem. For weapons the Katukoro usually used bows, swords, and of course their horses.

The Katukoro Tribe was well known throughout the land for its peoples accuracy with a bow and their skill on the back of a horse. They used this to great advantage forcefully taking more land from other rival tribes for their large herds of cattle. This marked the height of the Katukoro tribe.

Rise Of The Horse Warriors
The Katukoro tribe was first recorded through scripture when the first foreigners came to Rathnir on exodus from Jagdas. During this time it is recorded that there was many dozens of tribes located in Azuria constantly fighting for control over the few hunting grounds available in the area. The Katukoro tribe was one of the smaller nomadic tribes in the area mostly siding with bigger tribes as a vassal with their allegiances constantly shifting from one tribe to another however it might benefit the tribe. Through this tactic of strategic diplomacy the Katukoro people were able to become more powerful in the region eventually becoming a major player in the tribal wars after a few decades with its hunting grounds ranging from the modern day city of Grogonia, to the plains of modern day Yestanbul.

The Great Warrior
This grand expansion was thanks to a great warrior who had been elected Grand Chief of the tribe only a few years before, sadly much like the rest of this peoples history his name was lost to time. However it is rumored that he was such a grand warrior that he had the skill of 10 men expertly trained in the ways of war and diplomacy and it is concluded that this is the reason that the Katukoro Tribe was able to rise to such prominence in the region.

Golden Age
The golden age of the Katukoro tribe began after its rise to power. The Great Warrior is rumored to have pushed through numerous amounts of military and political reforms such as enforcing military promotions based on merit rather than class, and allowing his subjects to worship whichever gods they wish. This is not the only reason that the tribe prospered though. It is also said that The Great Warrior was constantly going on conquest with his people subjugating whoever they could and increasing their land and manpower pools. These conquests can be assumed to have happened due to Katukoro weapons found at certain areas of the world such as Katukoro arrow heads around the modern day city of Valoria and old warrior armor in modern day Kirchetia. Ancient weapons and armor of the Katukoro Tribe have even been found as far east as Lothric located in the modern day Kartek Horde. These findings have proven that the Katukoro were not only great warriors but a people with great ambition. However this was not to last.

The First Cracks
The first chinks in the armor of the Katukoro Tribe is estimated to have occurred from anywhere between 1000-3000 years after its founding with a military expedition into the west into the deserts of modern Yimmu-Audal. This expedition is also thought to have taken place after the original Great Warrior had died however a 'Great Warrior' is still mentioned in several texts leading many historians to believe that this was simply the leaders name rather than a singular person. While in text this 'Great Warrior' is described as heroic and an amazing all around leader. However journals found from other Katukoro say otherwise describing him as a power hungry, warmongering, arrogant leader who thought he was unstoppable. And you know that if the warmongering nation thinks their leader is too hungry for war, its gonna be pretty bad. Due to this poor leadership thousands of Katukoro soldiers were ordered to begin a invasion of modern day Yimmu-Audal in order to reportedly liberate the land of the heathen (colonizers) that have taken it from its rightful rulers and also expand the empire into new lands. At first this invasion made great strides making it deep into the deserts, however things soon started to slow down Katukoro forced were forced to split up on orders from 'The Great Warrior'. This not only caused issues with supply lines (which were needed due to it being a desert), but also reduced the tribal forces into smaller numbers. These problems combined with what they soon figured out to be a technological disadvantage forced them back leaving hundreds dead with a embarrassing defeat for 'The Great Warrior'.

The Fall
The first major defeat against the Katukoro seems to have sent shock waves through its massive empire with documents from several political officials calling for 'The Great Warrior' to be killed, meanwhile the citizenry in several of the previous conquered territories started to riot which led to the horse warriors to take them down by force leaving hundreds dead in the streets. You see while The Great Warrior who had conquered this territory had been able to subdue the people through fear and also religious freedoms, he was never able to truely make them loyal, they always seemed in need of independence, but this didn't seem to register until it was seen that the Katukoro people weren't actually unstoppable. Meanwhile these cries of anger fell on deaf ears of 'The Great Warrior' he appears to have been more worried about planning a second expedition into Yimmu-Audal rather than returning the empire to stability instead leaving that task to the governors he had assigned to the regions who were now starting to scheme against him.

Fall Of The Empire
After a second failed expedition into Yimmu-Audal the people of the Empire had finally lost their patience and all around the once mighty Katukoro tribe was reduced to its original hunting grounds of Grogonia with many if not all of the governors of the regions appearing to have declared independence from the once great empire. 'The Great Warrior' was said to have been murdered in his sleep by a treacherous elder who now along with the remaining tribal elders tried to peace together whatever remained of their land.

The winter after the collapse many people in the tribe starved having never truly adapted to farming leaving their numbers weak. Eventually their numbers dipped to such a insignificant number they could be no longer considered anything more than a handful of nomads of a once great empire.

Present Day
Now the Katukoro Tribe is run by one man, with his relatives and tribal member all having been slain by a enemy tribe. His name is Maximus Octavius and he has vowed to restore his peoples land to what they once were! No matter the cost, no matter the blood that must be spilled for it! If need be the sky shall rain blood for a thousand years! The horizon will be clouded by the dust of a thousand hooves, the sun blocked out by a million arrows, the hearts of thousands on the tips of swords.