Meet the Bajau Tribe!

[Sam]

Welcome to the Bajau Tribe!

Your tribe color is cobalt (#057DC9).

The Bajau are a nomadic, seafaring people located in the Phillipines and Indonesia, also known as the Sea Gypsies. The many Bajau sub-groups vary culturally and linguistically, but are unified through their Sunni Islam religion of the Shafi'i school.


For most of their history, the Bajau have been a nomadic, seafaring people, living off the sea by trading and subsistence fishing. The boat dwelling Bajau see themselves as non-aggressive people.@they chart the most dangerous waters in the World with sporadic policing at best and a very high incidence of open piracy. Yet these Bajau claim never to have wielded weapons - preferring to simply flee from potential attack. They come ashore only to bury the deceased and to live temporarily while making new boats.



Other Bajau began living entirely on land about 200 years ago. Many of these are to be found in Malaysia's eastern state, Sabah, on the island of Borneo. Of course the seafaring Bajau make their living from fishing. Those who have abandoned that lifestyle have become farmers and cattle rearers, earning them the local nickname, "cowboys of the east." Indeed their equine skills are well known in this part of the World, and are always to be found displayed in Bajau ceremonial events. Still other Bajau live a lifestyle between nomadic and sedentary, housed in villages on the water, not far from land.


From old to young, the Bajau are a colorful, festive and musical people. They believe they are descended from royalty. This is perhaps partly why they wear such richly colorful clothes, often made by hand of traditional dastar fabric. Brides and grooms wear even more colorful clothing at their wedding. The more highly regarded a woman is the more brightly and colorfully she will be dressed.

It is now time to meet your fellow tribemates with whom you will be exploring Asteria!



Aaron





Age: 17
Location(State/Country): Indiana
Occupation: Sports Columnist
AIM Screenname: FrozenPizza16
E-mail: [e-mail]




Chuck





Age: 20
Location(State/Country): Wisconsin
Occupation: college student
AIM Screenname: Gnarl24
E-mail: [e-mail]




Eric B.





Age: 15
Location(State/Country): Michigan
Occupation: Student
AIM Screenname: EricB35x
E-mail: [e-mail]




Kevin W.





Age: 17
Location(State/Country): Easton
Occupation: High School Senior
AIM Screenname: l3tterstoy0u
E-mail: [e-mail]




Lexie





Age: 23
Location(State/Country): District of Colombia
Occupation: Student
AIM Screenname: NoAngelFroggy
E-mail: [e-mail]




Lynne





Age: 26
Location(State/Country): Vermont
Occupation: Real Estate Agent
AIM Screenname: WindfinderAS
E-mail: [e-mail]




Matt D.





Age: 24
Location(State/Country): Texas
Occupation: college student
AIM Screenname: madtiger
E-mail: [e-mail]




Ryan





Age: 21
Location(State/Country): Washington
Occupation: Student
AIM Screenname: RoboBob3000
E-mail: [e-mail]




Will




Age: 20
Location(State/Country): Canada
Occupation: Student
AIM Screenname: wazzle19
E-mail: [e-mail]

[Kevin W.]

All Hail Bajau!

057DC9 was the color code for #3.

[Will]

what a sexy group of bitches!!!!!!!

[Ryan]

what a bitchy group of sexpots!

[Lynne]

i think ryan is closer to the truth *lol*

[Eric B.]

either way, def. sexy.