Tzhifi-Jüm shook his head as he recalled the reason for his travels. Though they lacked the wonderful foods a sedentary village like his could produce, they at least had the freedom to head wherever they pleased. As the banks of the Küfā Kassu filled, those who were nomadically inclined could press south into new steppes on which to graze their flock. The promise of new lands was so tantalizing that some Dakakh would abandon their sedentary ways to take up nomadic life‏! Tzhifi-Jüm could not help but scoff out loud at such a notion.

Though he was beginning to think the idea wasn't so bad. Recently, the Jüm village had begun to expand greatly in size, and soon some of their number would need to find new lands. Unlike their nomadic inferiours, none from the Jüm clan would resort to aimlessly wandering the grassland! But it so happened that all land along the fresh and bountiful Küfā Kassu was taken; or at least all land near the Jüm village. This was actually the reason Tzhifi-Jüm found himself with a walking stick in his hand, and cramp in his side. Though none knew why, Dakakh had never even attempted to press westward along the remainder of the Küfā Kassu. Some told stories of monsters that could eat a man whole, barbarians who could kill an entire clan with their bare hands, and terrain that would tear men alive for daring to simply walk into it.

Tzhifi-Jüm believed none of these stories. Perhaps it was simply desperation; the need to believe there was somewhere he and his kin could go when they finally could not feed the massive clan. But regardless of the cause, Tzhifi-Jüm had decided to head to the west, tracing the mighty Küfā Kassu to its end, where in all likelihood it spilled from a great wound in the walls that surrounded the world. With him came 10 men, warriors and food-preparers of the Jüm, along with several donkeys laden with supplies for the journey. He would return to his clan with tales of grandeur and good news. He was sure of it!

OOC: An exploration party, 11 strong, departs from the village of the Jüm Clan, in far western Dakakh territory. The route they plan to travel is this. The group will follow the red arrow as far as they can. If at some point they hit mountains or the end of the major river that is the Küfā Kassu, they will cross the river and return east on the other bank.