Gybowatti

Indigenous Group
Written by Ursula Snow in the year of 6020

Gybowatti - from Beloponesian root gybo meaning strong-hearted

The Gybowatti are an indigenous group that occupy the  southern edge of planet Zyphron. The Gybowatti first migrated to Zyphron after the contamination of Earth in 3075, and have been living on Zyphron for the past 2945 years.

Culture
The Gybowatti have a very rich history, and many of those historical elements are translated into their culture. Amazingly, despite their migration to Zyphron they didn’t lose much of their ancestor’s ceremonies  or rituals, and they continue to follow the same ancient religion. The Gybowatti have many ceremonies that are important to their culture and religion. These ceremonies include a monthly moon ceremony called Lunacklibat, a turning of the crops ceremony called Terrateckt, and many others.

Conflicts
Unfortunately, the Gybowatti’s rich culture leads to many conflicts with the other inhabitants of Zyphron. This is mainly because most of the rituals and ceremonies of the Gybowatti included blood sacrifices. Because of the long history of Zyphron, and the many struggles gone through to make it a peaceful planet, government officials and world leaders didn’t agree with the violence. Recently, in 6018, government official Maria Clark tried to pass a law banning the sacrifice of humans and living creatures. The law wasn’t passed, and the Gybowatti continued to make sacrifices to the Gods. Then just a year ago, the entire Gybowatti tribe went into a month long meditation. Later interviews with tribe members revealed that through the month long meditation, the tribe was trying to contact their gods, to see if some solution could be offered. According to tribe leader José Xyntharom the gods said that offering wine soaked cornmeal would be equivalent to a blood sacrifice. Since then, the Gybowatti have been living in harmony, and even including other inhabitants of Zyphron in peaceful ceremonies.

Contributions to Society
Once the Gybowatti had resolved their conflicts with the rest of Zyphron, they began to take interest in contributing to the community. Many members started enrolling in tech or building classes. As a result, the tribe became the main crafters of high tech machinery. They continue to create astounding energy efficient buildings, and elite cyborgs.

Art
Salvaged from ancient altar blanket made on Earth, this art piece shows the more traditional elements of Gybowatti art. This blanket was found when the capital city New Miami was being built.

Builders had uncovered it in their digs for the new buildings, and were going to throw it away, before a museum worker intervened.

 These more modern art pieces found in Southern Zyphron were from an original blueprint of a cyborg. Known for their elite cyborg designs, the Gybowatti have many incredibly detailed blueprints on display in various museums world wide.