The Tsanka and The Denaksa

Who are the Denaksa?

Alongside the Tsanka is a pack of sorts called the Denaksa. This group is an offshoot of the Tsanka, distant relatives who have adopted a radically different lifestyle. They live a luxurious, easy life and are, by all standards, very wealthy. Unlike the Tsanka, The Denaksa are a settled pack, holding onto an extensive range. They've gathered their wealth through trading and are quite cunning when it comes to bartering. They're wealth-seekers, willing to hunt down anything you desire?for a price. They work mainly in the slave business, particularly in training, fighting and occasionally breeding gladiators (CLICK for more info), although the majority of their stock is acquired rather than bred.

Their dealings with the Tsanka are relatively straightforward; the Tsanka bring them captives and information, and in return, when one of the Tsanka's own captives escapes, the Denaksa send wolves from among their own to aid the Tsanka in their search. Although their different lifestyles routinely separate the two groups, they're close, tied firmly together by blood and trade.

The Denaksa practice marriage by capture too, although their beliefs are a bit different. Only the sons capture brides and the key to their ascension is to have as many wives and children as possible. They're as greedy in this department as they are with their businesses. They don't care about love or about integrating their wives into society; all that matters is their ability to produce offspring and it's not unheard of for an infertile or no longer desirable bride to be sent to the fighting ring as a reward for the winning gladiators.

Like magpies, they adore shiny trinkets. Bangles and medallions are all the rage, but really, anything with a bit of shine to it is considered an accessory. If it were shiny enough, it wouldn?t be out of the question to see one walking around with a copper pot on its head.

Of the two groups, the Denaksa are definitely the more dominate. In the last few generations, traditions from the Denaksa have wormed their way into the much more peaceful lives of the Tsanka. At one point the Tsanka only raided for brides, but now it's not unheard of for them to decimate an entire pack for potential slaves for the Denaksa. Punishments are also the norm in Tsanka culture. It used to be that such things were reserved for only the most severe crimes, but its becoming more and more common for the harshest of sentences be brought down on the pettiest of criminals.