Tžý-Gýbakk

The Tžý-Gýbakk was the first major war-philosophy, or Tžý, of the Maðúšýï, and was the dominant way of thinking from the philosophy's proclamation around 25015 AYM to the Ambush of Šahr-Óðlýn and Öðma-Amakoð in 25001 AYM. Named for the tribe's primary leader during that time, Gýbakk, it was the first attempt at justifying and promoting the act of raids and looting in a community and duty-based sense, and laid the groundwork for other future Tžýs like the Tžý-Úvremk.

Historical Background

The Tžý-Gýbakk is considered the magnum opus of Gýbakk's reign as the Hyvamto-Maðúšýï, or the leader of the Maðúšýï Tribe. This Hyvamto style of governance is defined by two things: a single, autocratic leader with checks and balances of some kind, and the maintenance of legitimacy through some form of organized religion or belief. The Tžý-Gýbakk would serve as the main means by which Gýbakk would fulfill the second requirement. However, the main purpose of this philosophical system was not to legitimize his rule but to sustain the drive to continue raiding cities beyond just mere vengeance. This vengeance, specifically towards the Varhoŋïð-Khalúš, was what had fueled the Maðúšýï Tribe for much of the early years of its life.

Takeover of Óm-Hayïd

The vengeance stems from the Khalúšians' 25019 AYM occupation of the crucial city of Óm-hayïd during the former's founding. This city, the first of the Hýyó-Hayïd, was crucial because of its proximity to the Volain Forest and the Nuzowli Mountain Range, which was unmatched by all other Hayïdic cities.

This was further emphasized by the geographical situation of the cities. Being situated on a section of coast between the Arbin Watershed and the Nuzowli Mountain Range, all winds within a 400 kilometer radius were funnelled through this gap. This would cause high levels of erosion, towering, fragile clifffaces, and extremely strong wind speeds of around 60-80 mph. Most importantly, it rendered the ground very fragile, and unlike other regions that could easily harvest it for food, the Hýyó-Hayïd could not do such things but had to rely on the faraway mountain ranges (Arbin and Nuzowli) and the Volain Forest for sustenance, Thus, to have a key avenue to both the Nuzowli Mountain Range and the Volain Forest blocked off threatened the Hayïdic way of life.

Following the Khalúšian takeover, the new occupants would forcibly evict the local population and redirect the city's resources towards furthering the Khalúšian goal of waging war against the Kairn and Ïlýrhonid Tribes. The local population would flee to and establish the nearby cities of Varand, Žënhðwör, and Hayïd-Entëž to the northwest, west, and southwest, respectively.

Úrïsic Expedition and the Formation of the Maðúšýï

Around the same time, the Ïlýrhonid Tribe sent the Úrïsic Expedition to raise up allies against the Khalúšians. Taking advantage of the dire situation from the takeover of Óm-Hayïd, they would provide massive amounts of arms, as well as an alliance with the Ïlýrhonid Tribe, to the Hayïdic cities to form the raiding tribe of Maðúšýï. This alliance also bound the Maðúšýï to the continued struggle that was the Ýlëntukian Civil War, which pitted the tribes of Kairn, Ïlýrhonid, and now the Maðúšýï against the Khalúšians. Given the high resentment, the Maðúšýïans would accept this in mid to late 25019 AYM.

It would be thus Gýbakk, a particularly involved member of the Hayïdic cities, who would create the role of the Hyvamto-Maðúšýï (from the governance style of the Ïlýrhonid Tribe) and anoint himself as its first ruler. Being an acceptable distance from all the surrounding cities of note, the city of Žënhðwör was chosen as the tribe's new capital and base of operations. This would also be the center of the raiding group after Gýbakk separated the tribal cities into the western half and the eastern half, with only the latter committed to raiding. The western half, which was in proximity to the Arbin Watershed, was tasked with providing a baseline level of resource gathering as a failsafe for if the raids went poorly.

It would that same year that the Maðúšýï would begin the over 35 recorded raids that would occur across Gýbakk's rulership. Initially fueled by rage and vengeance, the high success of these first few raids, primarily the sheer amount of resources they carried off, convinced the tribe to continue these such attacks as a prolonged means of generating the materials needed to sustain themselves. Although they would still carry out large amounts of violence and destruction, it was always fueled towards the taking of the resources.

The main tool the Maðúšýï had was fear and reputation. Much of the later raids used the cruelty of earlier such attacks to scare the inhabitants into giving up the resources instead of resisting. This would still be the case in later attacks on the Hýyo-Wýðúr, which would begin around 25010 AYM.

However, Gýbakk desired a more concrete rationale byond mere vengeance, especially given the violence present in these raids. He knew that the desire to keep raiding was one in conflict with the psyche of a typical Ibrófeneð, and that this vengeance would die down as the raiders 'got their fill'. More urgently, even as the division of the Maðúšýï Tribe separated it into the mainly-mining western half and the mainly-raiding eastern half, the rate at which this western half was gathering resources was not nearly enough to sustain the entire tribe by itself. Gýbakk thus saw the continuation of these raids as not only desired, but vital if the tribe was to continue existing.

Philosophy

The philosophy of the Maðúšýï in these early years revolved around tenets that asserted the need for raiding beyond mere vengeance. A core part of this was the realignment of the raids' purpose as being one of sustenance and tribal longevity, which appealed to the Ibrófeneð's natural devotion to a larger collective. In its tenets, the purpose of these raids was to:

• Gather resources to keep oneself and one's compatriots healthy, thus keeping the collective alive.
• Diminish and demoralize the enemies of the tribe, thus reducing their potential as threats.
• Assist the tribe's brethren in the Kairn and Ïlýrhonid Tribes, mainly by weakening their common enemy, the tribe of Varhoŋïð-Khalúš, as befit the pact created between them.