The Tribe of the Golden Mammoths

Overview
The Tribe of the Golden Mammoths is one of the five major Barbarian tribes on the continent of Vizall. They reside in the North of Vizall located North-East of Klens between Crystal Creek and The Backbone of the World and are currently led by Gramrus Spinecruncher. Their name originates from their yearly ritual in which they hunt and kill a mammoth using nothing but simple or handmade weapons and no armour, called The Great Hunt. It is seen as an honor to die in this ritual making the barbarians willing to accept the challenge.

The Tribe believes that mammoths are holy creatures and that it is a glorious achievement to beat one in combat or be slain by one. They also believe that the meat of a mammoth is sacred and provides them with strength for the upcoming year.

History
The origins of the tribe stretch back 99,989 years ago by Throlk Hammersmith during this time the tribe were known as The Prime Warriors and they were lead by the Hammersmiths. The Hammersmiths were the leaders of The Prime Warriors until the Spinecrunchers took over 33,011 years ago. During this takeover the two sides went to war with one another in a conflict, which has since been called The Golden Awakening, this conflict left The Prime Warriors outnumbered four to one resulting in the eradication of the Hammersmiths and their followers. After The Golden Awakening the Spinecrunchers changed the ideals of The Prime Warriors and began the essential worship of the Mammoth with this change also came their new name, The Tribe of the Golden Mammoths.

4,003 years ago The Tribe of the Golden Mammoths went on their yearly hunt and it became the first time in their history that they were unable to locate a mammoth to slay. The barbarians were stricken with waves of bad luck and hundreds of their warriors died from unknown causes. This became known as The Tainted Hunt and filled the tribe with fear as they had seen what had happened to the tribe with a year without Mammoth meat and proved to them the sacred meat was required yearly and their strength depended on it. They are currently led by a fearless human called Gramrus Spinecruncher, a descendant of the original Spinecrunchers. Every year Gramrus Spinecruncher constructs a group of warriors to complete the yearly ritual of slaying a mammoth. This is to allow the men to progress through the tribe and attain a higher standing and become a true warrior of The Tribe of the Golden Mammoths.