Maasai Warrior Quick Bio
Taken from Wikipedia: "The Maasai (sometimes spelled "Masai" or "Masaai") are a Nilotic ethnic group of semi-nomadic people located in Kenya and northern Tanzania. They are among the best known of African ethnic groups, due to their distinctive customs and dress and residence near the many game parks of East Africa. They speak Maa (ol Maa),a member of the Nilo-Saharan language family that is related to Dinka and Nuer, and are also educated in the official languages of Kenya and Tanzania: Swahili and English. The Maasai population has reported as numbering 840,000 in Kenya in the 2009 census, compared to 377,000 in 1989 and 400,000 in 2000.
The Tanzanian and Kenyan governments have instituted programs to encourage the Maasai to abandon their traditional semi-nomadic lifestyle, but the people have continued their age-old customs. Recently, Oxfam has claimed that the lifestyle of the Maasai should be embraced as a response to climate change because of their ability to farm in deserts and scrublands. Many Maasai tribes throughout Tanzania and Kenya welcome visits to their village to experience their culture, traditions, and lifestyle."
Maasai Warrior Weapons
Short Range: Maasai Warrior Knife
Medium Range: Maasai Spear
Long Range: Maasai Bow & Arrow
Special: Maasai War Club
Shield: Maasai War Shield
Inca Warrior Quick Bio
Taken from Wikipedia: " The Inca Empire, or Inka Empire (Quechua: Tawantinsuyu), was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. The administrative, political and military center of the empire was located in Cusco in modern-day Peru. The Inca civilization arose from the highlands of Peru sometime in the early 13th century.
From 1438 to 1533, the Incas used a variety of methods, from conquest to peaceful assimilation, to incorporate a large portion of western South America, centered on the Andean mountain ranges, including, besides Peru, large parts of modern Ecuador, western and south central Bolivia, northwest Argentina, north and central Chile, and southern Colombia into a state comparable to the historical empires of Eurasia.
The official language of the empire was Quechua, although hundreds of local languages and dialects of Quechua were spoken. The Inca referred to their empire as Tawantinsuyu, which can be translated as The Four Regions or The Four United Provinces.
There were many local forms of worship, most of them concerning local sacred "Huacas", but the Inca leadership encouraged the worship of Inti—the sun god—and imposed its sovereignty above other cults such as that of Pachamama.The Incas considered their King, the Sapa Inca, to be the "child of the sun.""
Inca Warrior Weapons
Short Range: Inca Axe
Medium Range: Inca Bola
Long Range: Inca Bow & Arrow
Special: Inca Mace
Shield: Inca Shield
Who Got The Edge
Maasai Warrior Knife vs Inca Axe: The Maasai Warrior Knife gets the edge. The axe of the Inca's can bludgeoning and hack, but it has a shorter length than that of the warrior knife used by the Maasai. On top of that, the Maasai's knife blade is made out of iron, while the axe was made out of bronze.
Maasai Spear vs Inca Bola: The Maasai Spear gets the edge. The bola can kill, but only if it goes for the head. If it lands anywhere else, it'll simply trip the target or break a bone. With the spear, you'll get a kill instantly when you hit your target.
Maasai Bow & Arrow vs Inca Bow & Arrow: Both bows get the edge. Both were made out of simple materials, and fired arrows that were also made out of simple materials.
Maasai War Club vs Inca Mace: The Inca's mace gets the edge. Although it's made of bronze, it has greater durability than the wooden war club used by the Maasai. On top of that, the chance that it will kill somebody if it hits the head is greater with a bronze head than a wooden head.
Maasai War Shield vs Inca Shield: The Inca's shield gets the edge. The Inca's used better materials (wood, hide, and basic metals), while the Maasai used weaker materials (hide or wicker). On top of that, it's simply more durable than the Maasai's shield.
Common Quality
Traditional: Both of these warriors come from cultures with rich traditions. The Maasai, despite being pressured by the Kenyan & Tanzanian governments to modernize, continue to follow their native ways. They're semi-nomadic, tend to their cattle herds, and still practice their warrior skills. With the Incas, they come from a civilization steeped in religious traditions. Their whole life revolves around their deities, and everything they do strengthens their gods.
Setup
It was a dry afternoon in Kenya. The sun was high in the sky, and it's rays were beaming down onto the brown grass. There were hardly any animals around, save for some small birds fluttering from tree to tree. Along a winding dirt road, there was some unexpected activity coming up the path. Zakimba, the herdmaster of the local Maasai group, was bringing his people' cattle back from the watering hole for a much needed drink. There was no trouble going down to the watering hole, there was no trouble at the watering hole, and there was no trouble coming back from the watering hole...yet.
Zakimba was about halfway back to his village, when two arrows came wizzing from the right, and landing into one of the cows. The beast fell onto it's side, and started mooing in pain. Zakimba quickly reached for his bow, and readied a barbed arrow to shoot back. Everything was quiet, except for the wounded cow. Zakimba was still looking around, when another arrow landed right in front of him. Zakimba began looking again for his attacker, when he saw some bushes in front of him shake. That must be where my attacker his, Zakimba thought to himself. He shot the barbed arrow into the bushes, and the shaking stopped. Smiling, he ran over to see who was so brazen to ambush him, and hopefully he was still alive to answer questions.
Zakimba reached the bushes, but there was nothing behind them, nor was there anything inside the bushes. He looked around for his target, when he felt something wrap around his feet. Before he could see what was causing this, he fell right onto the ground, and broke his bow in the process. When he turned onto his back, he saw a warrior dressed in bright colors charging towards him. As the warrior was charging him, Zakimba was cutting the ropes at his feet with his knife. When the warrior reached him, Zakimba was back on his feet, clutching his knife in his right hand, and brandishing his war shield on his left arm. The fight could begin properly!
As they were circling each other, Zakimba's opponent was equipping his own shield, and drew a shining axe. Zakimba though it was a variation of the axe that the Zulu's of South Africa used, but it's size and colors changed his mind. He had little time to think about the matter, because his opponent was flying right at him with his axe held high. Zakimba thrust his spear forward to stop his opponent, only to have his opponent stick his shield right in front of him. The blade was stuck right into the wood, and the two were having a small tug of war match to determine who kept what. After a half-minute, Zakimba unfortunately had his spear stolen from him, but it was still stuck in the shield of his opponent. His foe pulled the weapon out, and tossed it to the ground. Zakimba ran forward to pick the spear back up, only to have his foe taking a swipe at his back. The pain was immense, but Zakimba barely flinched.
Zakimba only had one weapon now: his war club. He didn't use it often, as he wasn't satisfied with the way it slayed opponent, but he had little choice at this point. If he didn't do something, they he would surely die.
Zakimba reluctantly drew his war club. Meanwhile, his opponent tosses his shield aside, and drew a club of his own. The star pattern of it's head was quite fearsome, but Zakimba wasn't intimidated. He kept an eye on his opponent, while he kept another eye on his spear. The two combatants then began getting in up close, and just started to beat each other savagely. Zakimba luckily smacked the axe out of his opponent's hand, and watched as it got stuck in a nearby tree. They went back to bashing each other with their clubs, and after 5 minutes, their bodies were starting to suffer damage. Zakimba swore that a rib of his was broken, yet his body was pumping so much adrenaline, he didn't feel it. Finally, he took a swipe at his opponent head, who tumbled to the ground. He quickly ran over to pick up his spear, and came back over to his opponent's flailing body. With a stab right through the back, he wasn't flailing around any more.
Maasai Warrior: 615
Maasai Warrior Knife: 150
Maasai Spear: 200
Maasai Bow & Arrow: 250
Maasai War Club: 15
Inca Warrior: 385
Inca Axe: 80
Inca Bola: 5
Inca Bow & Arrow: 200
Inca Mace: 100
Ending Assessment:
Strongest Weapon: With 250 body-piercing kills, the Maasai's bow & arrow takes the strongest weapon spot of this fight.
Weakest Weapon: With only 5 kills, the Inca's bola gets the weakest weapon spot in this fight
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