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| 3s | in a Barren land of rocks and shrubs a |
| 6s | particularly resourceful people thrive |
| 9s | their Caravans Meandering over dunes and |
| 11s | Roads serving as economic lifelines |
| 13s | across the square these people are the |
| 15s | yadak a race of friendly nomadic |
| 18s | Merchants who inhabit the Ki plants food |
| 21s | Treasures supplies and more flow from |
| 24s | their many trade hubs along the |
| 25s | sprawling network of roads and into the |
| 28s | hands of other popian tribes all for a |
| 31s | reasonable price of course like the |
| 34s | Luxor the yadak are all about economics |
| 37s | but unlike the Luxor they're not stingy |
| 39s | about it the yadak are a simple folk who |
| 42s | like good stories a good drink and a |
| 44s | good friend to share them with they tend |
| 46s | to get along fairly well with the other |
| 48s | tribes more or less despite the |
| 51s | occasional trade dispute now and then |
| 54s | polytopians far and wide are always |
| 56s | delighted to see those cute little |
| 57s | fezzes on the horizon and the managerie |
| 60s | of Goods they bring with them so what |
| 63s | started their trade Empire nomadic yadak |
| 65s | families and clans would often migrate |
| 68s | in search of food and water and over |
| 70s | time these groups started founding trade |
| 71s | hubs in regions of high activity as the |
| 74s | yadak expanded Pathways were created |
| 77s | linking trade hubs watering holes |
| 79s | religious sites and so forth the growing |
| 81s | number of merchants families and |
| 83s | religious pilgrims prompted the paving |
| 85s | of these Pathways with bricks made from |
| 87s | local clay transforming well-worn routes |
| 90s | into a efficient highways the other |
| 92s | factor that contributed to their |
| 93s | economic ways is the use of the camel |
| 96s | clad in stunning Crimson fur and |
| 98s | sporting a rack of magnificent antlers |
| 100s | the Camal is a pack animal like no other |
| 103s | often fed with locally abundant and |
| 105s | nutrient-dense kazes fruits camels are |
| 108s | specially equipped to handle the rough |
| 110s | climate with little sustenance the humps |
| 112s | on their backs can store a week's worth |
| 114s | of calories and moisture giving the camk |
| 116s | enough time to find another Watering |
| 118s | Hole the combination of hard durability |
| 121s | rugged persistence and relatively low |
| 123s | maintenance make the C the perfect |
| 125s | animal to get yadak merchants and their |
| 127s | families from point A to point B with an |
| 129s | ample supply of wees for trade |
| 132s | modern-day yadak are still well |
| 134s | connected with the road building routes |
| 136s | as every trade Hub has a district |
| 137s | dedicated to churning out an infinite |
| 139s | supply of bricks with the yak always |
| 141s | finding new places to build |
| 143s | roads the process of road building is |
| 146s | highly ritualized as the builders |
| 148s | themselves are specially trained Crafts |
| 150s | People and each brick is individually |
| 152s | blessed by a priest of tan the patron |
| 154s | deity of the adak the trade hubs |
| 157s | themselves are aligned with streets of |
| 159s | merchants schools museums temples |
| 161s | statues and Stables as the yak dedicate |
| 164s | plenty to the academic religious and |
| 165s | cultural needs of their people but |
| 168s | despite the interconnectedness of yadak |
| 170s | lands the Kali region is still a |
| 172s | challenge to live in Rocky terrain |
| 175s | minimal water sources and an unforgiving |
| 177s | desert climate that rapidly shifts |
| 179s | between both both temperature extremes |
| 181s | make the area quite dangerous as getting |
| 184s | lost can easily Doom even the most |
| 186s | prepared |
| 187s | traveler life an emergent car event |
| 190s | isn't nearly as awful as the land itself |
| 192s | offering moments of camaraderie and joy |
| 194s | amidst The |
| 195s | Barrens The yadak understand the |
| 197s | importance of downtime when the sun is |
| 199s | set and spend their resting time telling |
| 201s | stories feasting on what could be forged |
| 203s | during the day and playing |
| 205s | games one of the more common pastimes |
| 208s | that all ych know is the local game |
| 210s | known as Shish which encourages |
| 212s | participants to stay alert and log |
| 215s | nearby points of interest such as |
| 217s | sources of food and water landmarks for |
| 219s | navigation and places of shade to get |
| 221s | out of the upcoming heat nighttime is |
| 223s | also when Yad Merchants brew and enjoy |
| 226s | CES a drink made from the K fruit which |
| 228s | is known to change the pitch of The |
| 230s | drinker's Voice this allows for the |
| 232s | singing of traditional songs and chants |
| 234s | to help pass the time as they march |
| 235s | across a beautiful but also rather |
| 237s | boring landscape |
| 244s | [Music] |
| 256s | ultimately trade is more than survival |
| 258s | for the YC it's a bond that weaves |
| 260s | together families friends and Merchants |
| 262s | across the square and the Y are happy to |
| 265s | Brave the harsh realities of their home |
| 267s | to make new stories and a nice profit |
| 271s | behind their bustling markets and |
| 273s | well-traveled Roads lies a complex web |
| 275s | of power struggles and uneasy |
| 277s | alliances unlike the other tribes the |
| 280s | political and military power of the yak |
| 283s | is divided into three main factions the |
| 285s | yak monarchy the horn Trading Company |
| 289s | and to a lesser extent the erk cast |
| 291s | Syndicate the yadak monarchy is the |
| 294s | cultural capital of the people and to |
| 296s | whom they swear their political and |
| 297s | cultural allegiance The yadak Royal |
| 300s | family is deeply intertwined in the |
| 302s | social political and religious aspects |
| 304s | of their culture and they lead their |
| 306s | numerous subjects with a fair hand the |
| 308s | hon Trading Company or HTC is the |
| 312s | largest trade Guild on the Square and |
| 314s | essentially runs the yak's large Trade |
| 316s | Network some like to say that the HTC is |
| 319s | the real Yak government but it's a |
| 321s | little more complicated than that their |
| 323s | power grew as the trade routes did and |
| 325s | nowadays the vast majority of yak |
| 327s | Merchants do business under the HTC's |
| 330s | guidance The eraz Syndicate are an |
| 333s | underground criminal organization that |
| 334s | opposes the other two but we'll talk |
| 336s | more about them in a moment the monarchy |
| 339s | and the HTC have a tenuous relationship |
| 342s | but effectively co- rule the yak |
| 344s | populace as the HTC needs the hearts and |
| 347s | minds of the people while the monarchy |
| 350s | needs the money yeah there's squabbles |
| 352s | between the two and the occasional |
| 354s | Skirmish between the monarchy and HTC |
| 356s | isn't uncommon but for the most part |
| 359s | they're on the same side |
| 360s | as they must work together to keep the |
| 362s | trade Empire stable at least for now |
| 365s | they both have militaries they both have |
| 367s | Loyalists and they both have the means |
| 369s | to wage war on the other but that's not |
| 372s | good for business is it as long as the |
| 374s | two sides maintain a fragile peace |
| 377s | violence is minimized the people are |
| 378s | kept content and the financial lifeblood |
| 381s | of the trade Empire flows through its |
| 383s | many well trodden |
| 384s | [Music] |
| 385s | [Applause] |
| 388s | veins and now it's time to talk about |
| 391s | the K Syndicate the constant thorn in |
| 394s | the sides of both the yadak monarchy and |
| 396s | the |
| 397s | HTC headquartered in the Kali Highlands |
| 399s | the uraz make up the third faction vying |
| 402s | for control of the aak populace as they |
| 404s | run underground operations right under |
| 406s | everyone's metaphorical noses smuggling |
| 409s | racketeering bribery trafficking |
| 411s | counterfeiting black marketeering |
| 413s | laundering banditry gambling lone |
| 415s | shirking extortion jaywalking and far |
| 418s | worse are run all over over the Square |
| 420s | from their clandestin meeting places no |
| 422s | tribe wants to admit it but everyone's |
| 424s | done business with the araz at some |
| 426s | point and the araz Never refuse a |
| 428s | potential source of new |
| 431s | leverage beyond their usual dealings The |
| 434s | Raid HTC shipments and undermine the |
| 436s | monarchy working in the resulting chaos |
| 439s | while the monarchy and HTC may have |
| 441s | their differences both are united in the |
| 444s | constant game of whacka mole of raiding |
| 446s | and shutting down ER |
| 447s | outposts but it doesn't matter as people |
| 450s | get threatened officials get bribed and |
| 453s | another base will just pop up somewhere |
| 455s | else their shitty dealings May divide |
| 457s | opinion but their willingness to provide |
| 460s | for the populist's hidden desires grants |
| 462s | them a begrudging popularity with the |
| 464s | common |
| 466s | yadak of course none of the kaz's |
| 468s | business is altruistic it's all about |
| 470s | the money and the power at the end of |
| 472s | the day and the eraz have no limits to |
| 475s | what they'll do to carve a largest slice |
| 476s | of the pie for themselves the erav often |
| 479s | rely on the power of the order Beast |
| 482s | lumbering Titans whose dense fur |
| 483s | conceals elicit cargo with ease a |
| 486s | Smuggler's |
| 487s | dream further cementing the kaz's |
| 490s | dominance in the shadows the only thing |
| 492s | that the eraz managed that isn't illegal |
| 495s | is the harvesting processing and export |
| 497s | of the Lazo a sour bright green fruit |
| 500s | that's native to the Ki Highlands this |
| 503s | fruit-based industry works as the |
| 504s | financial fallback when the money isn't |
| 506s | coming in like it |
| 508s | should and that's the story of the |
| 510s | nomadic yadak a tale of harsh survival |
| 513s | lucrative trade and confusing |
| 515s | politics remember may your Caravans be |
| 518s | swift your trades prosperous and your |
| 520s | Journeys blessed |
| 522s | [Music] |