Tribe profile
Mahotani
Wild form · Serval
The Mahotani are islanders, traders, explorers, and pirates. Their semi-lawless confederation values freedom and adventure, while maintaining peaceful trade and earning respect beyond its shores.
Territory
Western islands and coastlines.
Leadership
Pirate Lords who gather as a council at the Tide Summit.
Society
A semi-lawless pirate confederation.
Relations
Nonviolent traders who respect outsiders.
Technology
Progressive, especially in navigation and Bastet Tech.
Ancestral beliefs
Minimal and preserved mainly through remembered stories.
Technology & Bastet Tech
The Mahotani are skilled adopters, traders, scavengers, and modifiers of technology. Their ports and ships may contain devices from half a dozen cultures, all repaired, altered, and repurposed to suit their needs. They are less concerned with technological purity than usefulness. Navigation systems, communication tools, transformation collars, ship engines, imported firearms, and experimental devices are common among wealthier Mahotani crews. Their greatest strength is adaptability. A Mahotani engineer may not have invented a machine, but there is a good chance they can repair it, improve it, or make it do something its original creator never intended.
The Mahotani approach
Bastet Tech in practice
| Device | Use among the Mahotani |
|---|---|
| Transformative Collar | Modified collars for crews and shipboard cats. |
| Battle Collar | Supporting boarding parties and ship defense. |
| Bastet’s Voice Pendant | Coordination between ships and ports. |
| Navigation Scarab | Navigation and exploration. |
| Bastet Eye Lens | Keeping watch around ships and harbors. |
| Camouflage Charm | Covert landings and raids. |
| Sigil Bracer | Securing valuable cargo and devices. |