Dorjiloka

Dorjiloka
Culture Level	Dark Ages
Ecology	xxx
Climate & Terrain	arid plateau
Year Formed	xxx
Population	xxx
Races (%)	xxx
Languages	xxx
Religions	xxx
Government	xxx
Ruler(s)	Jampala of the Lotus Hat Order
Darklord(s)	Satwa Dorji Kerima
Nationality	Tibetan
Analog	Tibet
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Biology

Hardly any plant life can take a foothold at this high altitude, but simple shrubs and small fruit trees have somehow survived the domain's oxygen-deprived atmosphere.

Geography

Dorjiloka is an arid plateau that sits atop a high mountain range thirteen-thousand feet above sea level.

Authority

Absolute power now lies upon the entity living within the City of the Shattered Bolt. In this semi-theocratic form of government, the highest monastic position is the Jampala, high monk (satwa) of the Lotus Hat Order.

Language & Culture

Dorjiloka's folk can live up to great ages, despite their surprisingly thin frames. The natives wear thick clothes made up of goat and yak fibers, and women decorate themselves with braids, beads and gold jewelry inlaid with semi-precious stones.

Native folk try their best to eke out a living in the unforgiving land, battering down rocks to create small farmland. Some resort to animal husbandry, tending to flocks of mountain goats and taming yaks for butter and leather.

Monks are common in Dorjiloka, and prefer to shave their heads and wear saffron-red robes. Their orders are usually defined and differentiated by their decorative headwear.

Religion runs deep among Dorjilokans, and this is shown in how they live: rugged, simple and sometimes destitute. "All things are impermanent," runs a sacred saying, "the material world is but an illusion. True power comes from hard work, good relations and devotion to the divine."

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