Suyata
Description
Cahokia has no official army, although all citizens must participate in some form of community service for two full winters, either upon adulthood or before being granted full citizenship. There are many types of law enforcement officials in Cahokia and throughout the Free Lands and other nations, but most are local, on the city level. One of the exceptions is the Suyata.
The Suyata are something similar to marshals. These people travel throughout the Free Lands and have extensive authority. They act as officers during times of war. They often work in small groups, but can work alone. There are upwards of 10,000 Suyata serving at any one time, although the Council of Twelve keeps their exact numbers and locations a mystery for security reasons. The Suyata, or Chosen, are feared by some, respected by many, operating with impunity and above the laws that they enforce. At the same time, they are held to very high standards and go through rigorous physical, moral, and spiritual training. Their duties vary from espionage and warfare to daily order maintaining and disaster aid. They arrange and enforce treaties and act as border patrol, security for VIPs or events, and even as rangers into unknown lands. They are seen as fair, just, powerful, and skilled. Yet they are still human; there are many who resent their seemingly unchecked authority. People who aspire to be Suyata often fail the exhaustive training process and end up being local constables or other law enforce ment with less stringent requirements.
Suyata doesn’t look like a Chahi word, because it isn’t The word itself is the Keetowagi word for “chosen” The position itself originated in that federation, and served to help bring together a multiethnic society within one common rule of law. Since then, the model of selecting marshals from many small areas and giving them broad authority throughout the entire na- tion has spread throughout Makasing, including in Cahokia. Chahi speakers have many slang words for the Suyata, including yata — a derogatory term for a gossiper, carrying the connotation of talking oneself to death.
Members
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Ahanu: Cheerful Whisperer who focuses on folklore. Akaya: Well informed spy and assassin. Aten: A perpetually lucky scout. Dezba: Aggressive melee fighter. Holata: Intuitive seeker. Jaya: Disgraced agent who has been exiled. Kima Yintu: Nukazii Jokun’s eager apprentice. Kimi: Digital Savant. Nukazii Jokun: Phat Walrus History: Computer expert, leader in Dine Republic communications research. Tapatinaptac: Phat Walrus History: Stealthy Scout who has gone missing. Tuvan: Phat Walrus History: Disgraced traitor who participated in The Rock Breaker Plot.
Related Individuals: Konanka S: Phat Walrus History: Journalist who fled from Dine.
Phat Walrus History In 716 the Lines in the Sand plan was put into place to infiltrate Dine Republic to intercept communications.
By 724 Chitan Atsi had become the leader of the Suyata and worked to purge the ranks after the infiltrations of the Rock Breaker Plot, while swelling the numbers to 50,000.