Onyum Growers and Stand-bys… from the Mender’s Tomb

Duoths had a collective society, but the care and cultivation of the precious onyums was entrusted to a group of thirteen Duoths designated as Onyum Growers. These thirteen were given the names Emanuel, Candler, Treutlen, Bulloch, Wheeler, Montgomery, Evans, Tattnall, Toombs, Telfair, Jeff Davis, Appling, and Bacon. At any given time, in all Duothdom, there was only one Duoth bearing each of the thirteen names.

Seven pods of Duoths served as stand-bys for the role of Onyum Grower. These seven pods were Jenkins, Screven, Dodge, Pierce, Wayne, Long, and Laurens. The leader of Duoth’s society, who was always named Mose, appointed Duoths as stand-byes.

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