Chapter 455 [Burial]
Religion facilitated the development of this tribe. With religion came a stable power structure, and with a stable power structure, internal strife within the tribe seemed to lessen significantly.
However, a vast amount of wealth was spent on offering to the god within the stone—in fact, it was on offering to the so-called temple, or perhaps... that God Stick.
The God Stick was no longer just an individual.
A few people had gathered around the God Stick. Several young boys were chosen specifically to attend to the God Stick's daily life, praying with him every day, and almost devoutly learning the various rules the God Stick had crafted over the years.
In addition, a few of the tribe's youngest and prettiest girls were selected to serve the god within the stone.
The girls wore soft furs, neatly groomed, collected rainwater to store, and then wiped the Stone Tree clean every day.
