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The Kaʻanāʻanā
--Ominous yet quiet family rumored to perform black magic (especially curses) with no proof to the fact does trading with Manoi'i and secretly matriarchal.

History:
--The conception of the Kaʻanāʻanā family is one shrouded in mystery due to the family's reclusive and secretive nature. The most popular story is this: Makani Kaʻanāʻanā was a wealthy native that maintained his fortune by crafting the best boats. There were many marriage proposals made to him but his heart was set on a common woman that seemed to have come from nowhere. Her name was Leilani. She was a great beauty with the perfect disposition one would hope for in a wife, but only a few years after marriage, Makani died. Alone with three children and Makani’s family to contend with, many believed the woman would ‘go missing’ and the children taken into their grandparents’ possession. Instead, the strangest things began to happen. More of Makani’s family passed away in freak accidents or from apparently natural causes, until the only members left were those that supported Leilani - many that happened to be female. Suspicions were high, yet no one could prove that any wrong-doing had occurred.

As time went on, the new order for the Kaʻanāʻanā was accepted. Leilani, among other contributions to her family, brokered trade agreements with the Manoi’i people to obtain treasures from deep in the sea that would be difficult to come by otherwise. She ensured her sons remained loyal to her and their sister before allowing marriages to commence.

Several generations later and the Kaʻanāʻanā family goes strong and, outwardly, reflects the common behaviors of the other families but rumors are constantly being passed about them - particularly the women whom many believe to be witches.

Aumakua: Manta ray


Credited to Leric/Lantern

La’akea Ka’ana’ana: Former high ranking Ka’ana’ana member. She is deceptively sweet and charming, this woman had the most contact with the Dokalfar during the invasion and was known to be working with them. She had managed to gain control of some weapons that were very powerful in exchange of the islands resources, only to get the weapons stolen back from her. The family felt she stepped out of bounds and relegated her to marry a slightly lower ranking noble member of the Puluwai family whose health is currently failing.

Kalani Ka’ana’ana: A lower rank but ambitious member of the ka’ana’ana family who has been rumored to find new ways to bind underworld spirits to her will. She uses her influence and laid back husband to explore various parts of the island and investigate the leylines. She is described as intelligent and curious, willing to work with outsiders and break traditions.

Teuila - Oldest living member currently. Great-grandmother to Puleleiite. She and Puleleiite are the only two people that know what happened to the two generations of family between them. As far as anyone else on the island knows, they went out to sea and never returned. She is a woman with a dangerous temperament, sharp despite her age and quick with words that are more painful than being flayed alive, some say. She never hid the fact that she ruled over her family with an iron fist and was feared by her children and her children’s children. A story circulates around that she murdered her husband in cold blood, then when his brother’s attempted revenge, she fed them to loyal Manoi’i. However, many women are also rumored to go to her in times of desperation, for she is believed to favor them and will offer protection for the right price.

Puleleiite - A young and serious man that regards people outside of his family with no trust and no appreciation. He is famously reclusive and leaves much of the necessary communication to his wife and his great-grandmother. Very little is known about him.

Manu - First son. He spends more time in the water than out of it and seems to prefer the Manoi’i people to humans. Rumors claim that he has fathered a child on a Manoi’i but there is no proof.

Noelani - First Daughter. Still quite young, she is energetic and playful but given to dark moods and sudden, unsettling silence. She is favored by Teuila and is often with the elder, learning the family history and allegedly magic.

Kā'eo- Second son. Too young for anyone to form much of an opinion on him, the boy is pudgy, happy and the apple of his mother’s eye.

Kahiau - Puleleitte’s half-brother. He went missing when they were teenagers and never was found. After he was presumed dead, he resurfaced under a different name and continues to operate under his new identity. So far, no one has discovered him nor knows the reasons behind these actions. Currently lives in a hut that regularly falls over in a weak storm and tells stories to scare children. Naturally this makes him a favorite among many people. Who doesn’t like a good scary story and not sleeping at night?