"Let me play you the song of our Tribe, The Tiko Tribe, The Tribe of Water"Tiko gives a nod towards the bards.
"I have gathered you all together in the heart of our village, because our shaman RavingRabbid got a very bad omen this morning..."The whole audience looks at each other anxiously, they all remember the floods of last spring, and
Gillero, the brave young warrior, makes a quiet remark: "No, not more sacrifices, we can't miss any more"
"No, I'm not talking about nature, all our best efforts and dedication since last spring have made nature into a friend."Everyone looks surprised, and
Daguerreo, a man since last winter asks: "If it isn't nature, then what is it?"
"Members of the Tiko Tribe, I've got bad news: War is coming to our lands."Suddenly everyone is chatting, the younger people want to know what that means: 'war', while the older people are talking about the last war, 20 summers back, which turned into a disaster. As
Jappert said to
the Dictator: "First we were able to confuse our enemies because we outnumbered them, but at some point we ran into an ambush, and were driven back to the sea, and we had to run for our lives. We have lost a lot of great warriors then: Nilsieboy, there are rumours he survived, and became a member of another tribe, while Bootsza, Vinvick and Patch died a heroic death, together taking out 8 of the attackers, and many more have died that day..."
Meanwhile, Tiko continues his speech:
"I know we can do better then last time, I got a great army to lead into battle, including lots of great fighters: Jappert and the Dictator are old, but still strong, and they have lots of experience. Shantu, former member of the Entropy tribe and a great warrior, became a member of our tribe after marying Bootsza's daughter. Acsabi, a former member of the Lake tribe has joined us too, after their tribe fell apart. We also got lots of new warriors, of which Gillero and Daguerreo look very promising. Gillero fears nothing, and Daguerreo is one of the most talented warriors we ever had. And of course RavingRabbid will join us to make sure Morrigan is on our side."The crowd goes wild, and they start to pack their gear.
He nods towards something the audience can't see, and continues his speech:
"We also got ourselves a new banner, to confuse our enemies, and to announce the new age:""the Age of the Tiko Tribe. ..." "The age of WATER"He points towards the sea shore, and everyone looking to the shore, sees:
