Dark Kingdom of Ticum
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In immemorial times the spirits of the dead native to South America resurfaced in the Deep¸ the Invisible Domains¸ in the form of animals that represented ancestral totems or mere reflections of the most intimate nature of the dead in question¸ such ancestral souls headed Upstream to the Ancestral Lands of the different indigenous peoples¸ in the Domains of the Great Natural Spirits¸ among which the most revered were Kwaraci¸ Yaci¸ Akuanduba and Boiaçu¸ the latter also known as Dambalá Uedó in Afro-Brazilian traditions. This was the truth until the mythical Rupture of the Tucumã Nut¸ when all the evils that hide in the darkness were released on the Creation of Yamandu and an abyss opened in the reverse of the World¸ swallowing into Oblivion everything that exists¸ existed or will exist¸ giving rise to the River Below¸ the Underworld.
In the scenario of Wraith: The Oblivion¸ the world of the dead is hegemonized by the Hierarchy of Stygia¸ which is inspired both by the Roman Empire and by medieval Christian Europe. They are rigidly organized into Legions¸ true armies of ghosts that expand the Hierarchy's domain in the Underworld¸ while harvesting the souls of Newcomers to transform them into raw material for weapons and objects in general in their soul forges.
However¸ the Dark Kingdom of Ticum is an alliance of Wraiths considered Heretics and Renegades by Stygia¸ organizing themselves in Mocambos hidden within the Tempest that plagues the Underworld¸ and who resist the oppression of the Hierarchy under the blessing of ancient indigenous deities and the Orixás from Afro-Brazilian traditions¸ whom they call "Ancestral Spirits”.
Ticum Wraiths disavow the use of souls to forge objects¸ instead using the Ticum that grows on the banks of the Black River¸ on the edge of the Maze in the Underworld¸ as raw material. However¸ extracting such raw material is costly and causes pain and suffering to those who are willing to do so¸ so that the demand for Ticum is never completely met¸ in addition¸ objects and weapons made from Ticum are inferior in quality to those derived from forges. of souls of the Hierarchy.
The Dark Kingdom of Ticum is relatively recent and emerged only after European colonization¸ from the fragments of Dark Kingdoms of different indigenous cultures that were decimated by colonization and that joined the souls of African origin and their descendants enslaved in Brazil¸ who preferred remain attached to this land rather than head to the Dark Kingdom of Ivory in Africa.
This coalition of renegade Apparitions has taken advantage of the ignorance and arrogance of Stygian agents and has been growing stronger over time¸ admitting into its ranks all those who are marginalized by the standards of the Regency Power that has been installed in the region¸ especially since the Third Great Maelstron.