The Peoples of Gulg each have a daga-fari, or housetree. This is a small complex of huts built among the
branches of an agafari tree. It is similar in principle to the
oba's Sunlight Home. The structures are, however, very
modest in comparison to Lalai-Puy's palace. The dagafaris of the Peoples are considered the ancestral homes
of the clans.
Each daga-fari is tended by a single ambofari, or
overseer of the tree, whose duty is to tend to the tree and
administer the activities and responsibilities associated
with it. The daga-faris serve in a charitable capacity and
as a repository of the heritage of their respective Peoples.
Each house contains the artifacts of a People's history that
are used in festival processions. A dagafari also contains
the People's skull room. The ambofari of each succeeding
generation contributes his skull to the dagafari. A peculiar
ritual involving a speak with dead spell maintains the
continuity of a People's history.
The treehouses also contain a small stock of grain that
is contributed by individuals for good luck. The grain is
used to help indigent members of a People. Because the
dagadas take care of members who are having difficulty,
only the most desperate people end up turning to the
daga-fari of their People for aid. The daga-fari will also
provide temporary shelter for such individuals.