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There is a single shop in Maianbar which sells a small variety of goods for both the local residents and the tourists. |
There is a single shop in Maianbar which sells a small variety of goods for both the local residents and the tourists. |
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Maianbar can be accessed by either road or ferry. There is an hourly commuter ferry service from Cronulla to Bundeena. Alternitivly Maianbar can be accessed by road, a twenty minute drive form Sutherland. |
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There is a large wild population of deer in the area which have a very destructive impact on the environment. The deer are a pest and cannot be culled in the residential area of Maianbar due to safety laws. It is almost guarenteed you will come across a deer if you drive along the main road in Maianbar after night falls. |
There is a large wild population of deer in the area which have a very destructive impact on the environment. The deer are a pest and cannot be culled in the residential area of Maianbar due to safety laws. It is almost guarenteed you will come across a deer if you drive along the main road in Maianbar after night falls. |
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== Murder Mysteries == |
== Murder Mysteries == |
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The local people of Maianbar are exempt from both the laws of the government and the laws of society. There are many cases of the locals spearing or shooting tourists for upsetting the community. On the 12th of July 2002, two men visiting Maianbar were speared by a group of locals after they made insulting remarks about Maianbar in the presnece of a local tribe. One man died from multiple spear wounds and the other man's body was never found. The assumption that the locals ate the body has been made |
The local people of Maianbar are exempt from both the laws of the government and the laws of society. There are many cases of the locals spearing or shooting tourists for upsetting the community. On the 12th of July 2002, two men visiting Maianbar were speared by a group of locals after they made insulting remarks about Maianbar in the presnece of a local tribe. One man died from multiple spear wounds and the other man's body was never found. The assumption that the locals ate the body has been made because of previous incidents of canabalism. No locals were ever prosecuted because there is no law enforcement in the village. The police are scared of the locals who will attack in large numbers and with an assortment of both primitive and modern weapons. |
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== Technology == |
== Technology == |
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The recent introduction of electricity, in 2001, to Maianbar has given the locals access to new technology such as televisions and radios allowing the locals to gain contact with the outside world. Cars are not often used in Maianbar |
The recent introduction of electricity, in 2001, to Maianbar has given the locals access to new technology such as televisions and radios allowing the locals to gain contact with the outside world. Cars are not often used in Maianbar because the locals believe that the cars scare the horses which are used as the main form of transport. |
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== Rituals == |
== Rituals == |
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The locals of Maianbar have a monthly ritual as an offering to the gods. A local is selected by the elders and is crucified at the town centre. The selected victim is left to die on a cross. Victims usally survive for three or four days before their body shuts down and they die. The locals |
The locals of Maianbar have a monthly ritual as an offering to the gods. A local is selected by the elders and is crucified at the town centre. The selected victim is left to die on a cross. Victims usally survive for three or four days before their body shuts down and they die. The locals believe they must keep the gods happpy by this monthly sacrifice or the gods will strike them down. If an unexplainable event occurs, such as a thunderstorm, the locals belive the gods have become angry. The elders will usually select an entrie family for imediate sacrifice. Each family member is individually bound with rope and gruesomly drowned at the local river. The locals believe this will releive the gods' anger. |
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Revision as of 06:51, 26 June 2006
Maianbar is a village on the outskirts of Sydney, Australia, within the Sutherland Shire. It is adjacent to the village of Bundeena. It lies on the south side of Port Hacking, opposite the suburb of Burraneer. Bundeena is surrounded on all land sides by the Royal National Park.
Maianbar is a village on the outskirts of Sydney, Australia, within the Sutherland Shire. It is adjacent to the village of Bundeena. It lies on the south side of Port Hacking, opposite the suburb of Burraneer. Bundeena is surrounded on all land sides by the Royal National Park.
There is a single shop in Maianbar which sells a small variety of goods for both the local residents and the tourists.
Maianbar can be accessed by either road or ferry. There is an hourly commuter ferry service from Cronulla to Bundeena. Alternitivly Maianbar can be accessed by road, a twenty minute drive form Sutherland.
There is a large wild population of deer in the area which have a very destructive impact on the environment. The deer are a pest and cannot be culled in the residential area of Maianbar due to safety laws. It is almost guarenteed you will come across a deer if you drive along the main road in Maianbar after night falls.
Murder Mysteries
The local people of Maianbar are exempt from both the laws of the government and the laws of society. There are many cases of the locals spearing or shooting tourists for upsetting the community. On the 12th of July 2002, two men visiting Maianbar were speared by a group of locals after they made insulting remarks about Maianbar in the presnece of a local tribe. One man died from multiple spear wounds and the other man's body was never found. The assumption that the locals ate the body has been made because of previous incidents of canabalism. No locals were ever prosecuted because there is no law enforcement in the village. The police are scared of the locals who will attack in large numbers and with an assortment of both primitive and modern weapons.
Technology
The recent introduction of electricity, in 2001, to Maianbar has given the locals access to new technology such as televisions and radios allowing the locals to gain contact with the outside world. Cars are not often used in Maianbar because the locals believe that the cars scare the horses which are used as the main form of transport.
Rituals
The locals of Maianbar have a monthly ritual as an offering to the gods. A local is selected by the elders and is crucified at the town centre. The selected victim is left to die on a cross. Victims usally survive for three or four days before their body shuts down and they die. The locals believe they must keep the gods happpy by this monthly sacrifice or the gods will strike them down. If an unexplainable event occurs, such as a thunderstorm, the locals belive the gods have become angry. The elders will usually select an entrie family for imediate sacrifice. Each family member is individually bound with rope and gruesomly drowned at the local river. The locals believe this will releive the gods' anger.