Yoži

The Yoži was a segment of the Maðúšýï Tribe's army, as created by Úvremk near the latter part of his reign, around 24985-24980 AYM. These were each led by a Hvýomað-Yoži, who had full authority over the respective segment they controlled. Over the course of the tribe's existence, there were around 4 to 5 Yoži at any given time.

Originally coming to mean a subdivision of any large-scale tribal army, the Yoži came to be inextricably linked to the Maðúšýï due in part to the military expertise, longevity, and especially relevance of their army. Their constant-raiding style allowed them to stay in the minds of their targets the Hýyo-Wýðúr and Varhoŋïð-Khalúš, not only through sheer fear and dominance but also through the decimation of their armies in turn. The term is so linked to the Maðúšýï that it has long been theorized that the tribe's name is a corruption of Maðëvoŋ (remembering) and Yoži (army).

The main strength of the Yoži was its sheer flexibility, which was centered upon the Hvýomað-Yoži's breadth of motion. In the tribe's peak (that is, during the Ýmor-Maðúšýï), the populace was so ideologically sound that one could very well trust the commanders with operating with the tribal cause in mind, no matter how diverse their individual methods and tactics were.

History

Ïlýrhonid Tribe

The Yoži came from the Ïwë-Ïrhïd collection of languages, that is, the many different tongues spoken by the different families (Žötó-Ýsïb) as they coalesced into the Ïlýrhonid Tribe. Curiously, the term resembles a flipped or rearranged form of Žö-Ýšïb (the original term for the families), which could reflect a comparison between the two. Contemporary sources typically address the family as being first and foremost a cultural unit, which could contrast with the tribe-wide sense of combattance that the term Yoži usually refers to.

The Ïlýrhonid Tribe did not have an army during the Arfarotï period. Being the only known colony of the Ibrófeneð species, its threats were more mythological or environmental than military. These threats comprised a key portion of the Kavamïŋ-Ïlýrhonid, the religion in place during that time. More specifically, the religion asserted the existence of the Zar-Isyer-Akwor, which were monstrous beings intent on preying upon the Ibrófeneð species. The tribe's main means of defense were primarily the rituals, most of which comprised the burning of plants and other such material, an action known as the Aparaŋ-Ïlýrhonid. The Yoži was thus adopted by the religious leaders, most prominently the Heads of the Families (Hyvamto-Žö-Ýšïb), who were seen as combatting the threats of the tribe in the same way a military combats its opponents.