Phuc Dat Culture

The Phuc Dat were a Lithic Culture from 100 AL to 2200 AL, which inhabited the *Jae’ [IPA: ɖʐæʔ] hills west of the Ante mountains and south of the *Thai People. The Phuc Dat culture would later develop into the Mv Byo culture and is widely considered to be the beginning of the Byehgenese people.

Phuc Dat Music & Art
Phuc Dat music and art is largely inherited from their Terran ancestors. The Phuc Dat are known for their elaborately decorated leather drums which were quite similar in design to the drums of the early Terran Dong Son culture (from which the Phuc Dat were descended). They also used the *dae cai, which was a simplified zither-like instrument, the *dae dai, a plucked lute instrument, the *byî khai, a percussion instrument consisting of a series of flat stone chimes played melodically, and the *xo, a bamboo flute (among other instruments). The Phuc Dat made intricate carved wooden statues/statuettes.

Phuc Dat Architecture
The Phuc Dat people constructed relatively large huts built out of reed mats over a wood frame, using fibres from the (insert palm/grass plant or native analogue here) plant to bind the individual logs together as well as for the roof. The large size of their huts was due to their large familial units. The reed mats would let in plenty of air into these huts, cooling them down. Phuc Dat huts were distinguishable by their upward-curving roof ridges and gables intricately decorated with common Phuc Dat motifs. Often, decorations in the likeness of a *chiu na’ (mythological stork-like bird which featured prominently in Phuc Dat myths) would be placed at each end of the roof ridge.

Phuc Dat religion
According to Phuc Dat mythology, which is believed to have derived in part from their *Viet ancestors, the once-benevolent god, *Du Bo [IPA: tu pɔ] turned evil and began ruling the world as a tyrant, sadistically toying around with his people (imagine GrayStillPlays). One day, he flooded the world and killed everyone off after a reckless act. However, the benevolent god *Na’ Nv Huei [IPA: naʔ nʊ ʍɤj] and his wife, *Euge [IPA: ɯ.kɤ] had mercy upon the ancestors of the Phuc Dat people and whisked them away to another world. They heavily stress being careful and not being a shitty leader. To ensure the prosperity of the Phuc Dat, they brought down a demigod named *Wa' Chae [IPA: waʔ ʈʂæ], who taught the Phuc Dat everything they needed to survive in their new environment and was promptly crowned as the first king of the Phuc Dat. Wa’ Chae would go on to reign for 420 years. (Nice)