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Rules and More of Taronsäwem

Sorry about that cliffhanger heheh, here is the rule book! 🤭

BACKGROUND OF Waytalem Taronsäwem

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Waytalem Taronsäwem (colloquially referred to as Taronsäwem in the Metkayina or Taronsä amongst the younger Na'vi | lit. songcord hunt fight) is a common game that is played during festive times/activities. This game is only known amongst sea and reef Na'vi clans, for the way it is played requires the ocean. Thus, forest Na'vi clans do not play, or even know of this game. The Metkayina play this during other festivals, but their biggest time is during Ftxozä Aytulkun Atxätaw. The Tsahìk and Olo'eyktan cannot play Taronsäwem during Ftxozä Aytulkun Atxätaw, but they can play during other festivals. The reason being is because they are in charge of splitting and dividing the Na'vi from the second phase up into three teams. Since there are 9 winners, the Na'vi are split up into 3 teams of 3. Then each of those 3 Na'vi can choose 1 other Na'vi to be on their team, making it a total of 6. However, there are 7 players on each team—this will be explained below. There are 5 roles in this game, the Eyktan, Säwemyu, Zeykoyu, Srungsiyu, and Txurtu. (each role will be explained down below)

(note that the way Taronsäwem is played during Ftxozä Aytulkun Atxätaw is different than the way it is usually played during other festivals)

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ROLES OF EACH MEMBER

As stated before, there are 5 roles in this game. But a total of 7 players on each team.

The first is the Eyktan. This is the chosen leader of each team. They are determined by a vote; majority wins.

The second is the Säwemyu. These are the regular players; there are initially 3 on each team.

The third is the Zeykoyu. There is only 1 of these on each team, this is the healer. There cannot simultaneously be 3 Säwemyu and 1 Zeykoyu on each team due to how the Zeykoyu comes to be. (will be explained more down below)

The fourth is the Srungsiyu. There are 2 of these on each team. They are the only ones who can lay traps.

The fifth and final is the Txurtu. There is only 1 of these, and the way they are put onto the team is through the Eyktan. (will be explained more down below)

Each Role Explained in More Detail

Eyktan: Leader, is chosen through majority vote of the team. After this happens, the chosen leader can then choose 1 more Na'vi to join the team, and this Na'vi is now the Txurtu. The only player that can choose the weapon of their choice. The Eyktan does not have a safe-zone time limit (this is conditional). They must stay inside the safe-zone. But once the amount of their team on the field reaches 3 (excluding the Txurtu), they now get a time limit of 1 minute, and they must now exit and enter the safe-zone like their teammates. Once the Eyktan is out, entire team is out, so PROTECT YOUR LEADER! Once the Eyktan enters another team's safe-zone, that safe-zone is rendered useless, but this is not an easy task since you are literally going into enemy territory, so use this strategy with caution (this strategy is called the "tikxukehe"). One thing to know and remember with this strategy is that it will only work if the team whose safe-zone your Eyktan is trying to get rid of, has their Eyktan out an about on the field as well, called "lonu". Your Eyktan cannot render a safe-zone useless if that Eyktan of that safe-zone has not been released yet. (by released, I mean now having that safe-zone time limit due to there only being 3 players of their team left, not including the Txurtu)