Benin

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Benin (Benign)

.gov: Kingdom (semi-tribal/semi-national)
Pantheon: Vodoun

Leader: Oyomani
CAPITAL: Benin (Pop. 35k)
Other Cities (and pop.):
Ife (20k)
Oya (10k)
Loc.: Afrik
Language: Beniyorub (Incl. elements ov many other languages incl. the Ewe and is now widely spoken in an AREA surrounding the kingdom proper.)
Pop.: 750k +/-
Flag/Emblem: Ov ivory bearing the juju face.

Coinage: None.
Important Persons: Juju sorcerer, national/tribal chiefs.
Alliances: Unknown.
Hostilities: Unknown.
Open Warfare/Skirmishing: Continual skirmishing to xpand kingdom.
Intrigues: Unknown.
Magickal Devices: The king is said to possess a fetish ov meteoric
origination which has powers comparable to the greater objects ov
Heka wielded by civilized nations.

Alignment: Lawful Evil

Thumbnail Sketches: This rainforest kingdom in the heart ov unexplored
Afrik is virtually unknown to outsiders. It is mentioned now &&
again, and in the past it seems to hav wielded some considerable
power, checking the growth ov Darfur, and influencing the course ov
history thus, but no solid details are avail.. However, various
xpedititions from other nations are thought to be forming or to hav
already embarked upon xploratory/contact missions.

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Benin Mahogany: www.iucnredlist.org/details/links/32172/0

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Herbalism: #1 out of 5.

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From: Epic of Aerth Addenda, by Gregg Timm.

Benin (pg. 74)

Products from this kingdom include palm oil, indigo, cotton and ivory. The people refer to their king as oba. The juju (medicine man/sorceror) of each village is elected for a period of seven years. To the southeast of this kingdom is the center of the secret society known as egbo, whose members serve as judges and administrators for the region. They possess a seccret form of writing called nsibidi, and their order has seven grades: ekpiri ngbe, ebu nko, mbawkaw, ndibu, oku akama, eturi, and nkanda The meteoric fetish of power possessed by this state is dedicated to the deity Ogun, and is said to aid in heka-forging (especially weapons) and to bring success in warfare.

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Ju-ju zombies are found in Benin.

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Camarasaurs are found in the Niger Delta of Benin, though they are normally native to Inner Aerth.