Tamakatutu

Tamakatutu is a large city-state in southwest Marafire. It is remote and located high on the southern face of the Kurinefi mountains. There are no state maintained roads that go to Tamakatutu, making it the most remote city in the country. Despite this, Tamakatutu is the third most populous city in Marafire, with a population of 226, 735.

The isolation of this metropolis does not make it unpopular. Many Re from the Nuesemu and Fune provinces will vacation in Tamakatutu during the rainy season. Two bridges were built to accommodate terrestrial traffic, but they get very little use. They remain guarded to prevent incursion by jaguars.



Tamakatutu also has some of the oldest infrastructure in Marafire. Some historians trace the earliest organization of communes to Tamakatutu. It is believed that the hot springs at the base of the city contributed to its early prominence. Those hot springs allowed the Re of the area to discover cooking, and produce a glutinous paste of sare (rice) called risare (lit. "hot rice"). Most Re make a yearly pilgrimage to Tamakatutu to visit the ancient Blue Light Temple and eat mochi. It can also be exciting for more rural Re who have never seen kuta to visit Kuaura.

Tamakatutu had built a kutau in preparation of terrestrial tourism, but that too was barely used as intended. Eventually a group of escapists from Acúqúwara, found their way in. They appreciated the remoteness and the lifestyle and decided to stay so the kutau became a permanent residence known as Kuaura. Now Kuaura itself has a population nearing 2000.