Amazimu

Gallû

Inspiration

The word izimu, in the Zulu tales, is usually, as by Callaway and Theal, translated 'cannibal.' But this word, with us, is ordinarily applied to people who, for one reason or another, are accustomed to eat human flesh. As Callaway pointed out long ago, however, "it is perfectly clear that the cannibals of the Zulu legends are not common men; they are magnified into giants and magicians." Perhaps it might also be said that the attributes of the legendary amazimu were transferred to the abhorred beings, who, driven to cannibalism by famine, kept up the habit when it was no longer needed and, as Ulutuli Dhladhla told the bishop, "rebelled against men, forsook them, and liked to eat them, and men drove them away . . . so they were regarded as a distinct nation, for men were game (izinyamazane) to them." In fact, he distinctly says that "once they were men," and implies that they were so no longer.

Culture

Elemental Abattoir Banes

Sunlight: As creatures of damnation and darkness the Amazimu are extremely sensitive to bright lights and sunlight as the ultimate symbol of celestial order does lethal damage to the dust-men and in so doing restores balance to the cosmos.

Fire: As one of two elements that cleanse the corruption of the Amazimu Gallu, fire serves to burn away the stolen flesh of the dust-men and the damage it does is aggravated.

Perversions

• Obscurantism
• Tempest
• Violence

Sources

https://sacred-texts.com/afr/mlb/mlb14.htm

https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Bushmen

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