As Jiran's mind deteriorated, his cruelty extended to the people of his own tribe, to the point where he would order the deaths of any that openly questioned him.Īs the Red Raids progressed, Jiran's atrocities alienated many of his people, including his elder sons Kadaman and Avad.
After sacrificing slaves in the Sun-Ring, a practice that had long been extinct, the Carja then began a series of notorious attacks on other tribes, capturing victims for human sacrifices in what became known as the Red Raids. Jiran interpreted the Derangement as a sign of the Sun's displeasure, and believed that human sacrifices would calm its anger. Many nobles were forced to abandon their estates in the Jewel, and at least two commoner freeholds were destroyed by machine attacks. " Sometimes we Carja are more concerned with what is tradition than what is right." ― Mournful Nammanĭuring the reign of the 13th Sun-King Jiran, the Sundom came under threat of the machines, whose behavior had shifted from primarily docile to increasingly aggressive, a phenomenon known as the Derangement. This trend continued with the reign of Hivas's successor, Jiran.
Ranan successfully led the Carja against the invaders, although he was scarred so hideously in battle that he wore his helmet for the rest of his life.įollowing a brief peaceful interlude, the Carja under the reign of the 12th Sun-King Hivas began to re-militarize, fighting with other tribes and capturing slaves. Tenakth invasionĭuring the reign of the 9th Sun-King Ranan, the Sundom was invaded by the Tenakth tribe from the south. Through the next several generations of Sun-Kings, the Carja continued to expand their domain and growth all the way to Daybreak until their expansion ceased after a failed expedition into the Forbidden West and was strained by their failed attempts to conquer the Savage East. Under the reign of the 3rd Sun-King Sadahin, the Carja expanded their domain and established the present day Sundom. The proximity to the fertile Jewel, along with the relative safety atop the mesa, allowed the Carja to expand and develop more quickly than their neighboring tribes. Araman followed the shadow cast by the Spire to a mesa, which he declared as their new haven, naming it Meridian in reference to a passage from the Leaves. Their journey ended when they discovered the Spire, one of MINERVA's transmission towers. The Carja were forced to migrate westward in a harsh journey as many families, including Araman's, perished on the wayside. However, Araman's discovery was met with hostility and violence by those he once considered tribesfolk (possibly the early Nora), and he and his followers from driven from their homeland. The Leaves also introduced Araman to the possibility of writing. Within a ruin, Araman discovered ancient documents (which he would call "the Leaves of the Old Ones"), containing instructions on solar observation and worship. According to scripture, the history of the Carja began with a man named Araman, who would later become the first Sun-King. The Carja's origin legend suggests that they were one of the last groups to migrate from what the tribe now calls the " Savage East".
Like all known tribes, the Carja descend from the inhabitants of ELEUTHIA-9, although their long-established system of written language makes their history far easier to track than that of the other tribes.