Njamojong

The Njamojong are a small culture group composed of two closely related ethnicities- the Njamojong proper and the Njomong. They can be found between the mountains of the Southern Skytooth and the Menayanan lakes. This region, despite sitting in a similar position to the nearby marshland, sits high enough above sea level to only be flooded during extreme rain seasons, as it forms a sort of mini-plateau. Generally, the Njamojong populate the plateau and lower hills of this small area, while the Njomong dwell in the higher reaches, where the temperatures are much cooler. Thanks to their isolation and plentiful rainfall, the Njamojong homeland is relatively fertile, and the plateau itself is fairly moderated in temperature, though it has a tendency to suffer from heavy rains. Although it retains a monsoon-influenced savanna environment, it is home to several specialty crops that are cultivated by the Njamojong. As one enters the Skytooth mountains themselves, it becomes cooler, though still rainy. The Njomong, being one of the few human groups to live within the plateau, are able to leverage their own goods in comercial trade. However, unlike the more centralized Njamojong, the Njomong maintain a traditionally tribal lifestyle, and though a few tribes swear fealty to Njamojong itself, they are granted broad autonomy.
The Njamojong and Njomong are indigenous to the region they inhabit, and can trace their ancestry back quite far. In ancient times, similar cultures lived in much of the western savannas, but during the Great Migration period and the years following it, were gradually assimilated and dispersed by the Abakhethiwe peoples. The Njamojong attribute their survival to their isolation and faith in their gods, and believe that their long-lost brethren had lapsed in their faith and were thus punished for their laxity by the gods.