Tedjokumoro

rice farmer from

• Posessions

  The young farmer has only very little to take with him. Most of it is carried on his staff, held in a pair of bundles tied to either end. As much as possible that he continueously intends to use, however, is kept as much as possible on his person.
  
  

  Clothing

  
  Tunic
  A simple white tunic, usually found draped over the male's form. The colour of the tunic is white, and made of cotton.
  
  Pants
  An object just as simple. Covering the man's legs. They are wide, so he can pull them up and fastem them around his knees with drawstrings. In case he has to work on a rice paddy! The colour of his pants are black, and is made of cotton.
  
  Sarong
  A cloth worn around the waist. It is a something casual to wear, and by men oftenly worn to prayers. As he's a traveller, Rimbo always carries it on him. He wears it folded to half it's length so it provides a little more mobility to the male, and doesn't get wet or dirty from his trips through the jungle. The colour is yellow, with black plaids.
  
  Baju
  A fancy, silken shirt. The top half of which can be buttoned up. It's colour is black, and the decoration is but simple. A bright yellow stripe running over the male's shoulders before forming a V down to his sternum. This same pattern extends to the back. The sleeves and the bottom rim of the shirt also have a yellow stripe.
  
  Bandana
  A smaller cloth, sporting the same plaid pattern as his Sarong, sits wrapped around Rimbo's head. It's tied at the front, and is meant to keep his long hair out of his face, and on his back.
  
  Songkok
  For formal occassions, Rimbo does carry a Songkok with him, a small, black hat, flat at the top. He mostly does not have it on, however.
  
  Bamboo hat
  This hat is most oftenly worn by Rimbo. It is a conical hat, but towards the top it is made flatter. It's made of woven bamboo and rather strong. It's meant to protect him from the sun and the rain. It has two small handles by two sides so he can use it as a shield.
  
  Hemp rope gloves
  Sometimes Rimbo wraps the palms of his hands and his forearms in hemp rope to double as gloves. Protecting his hands from harsh environments and the attacks of opponents. Sometimes he weaves bamboo lames into them for extra protection.
  

  
  
  

  Tools

  
  Staff
  One of his most important tools, as it's so versatile. It's roughly six feet long, and he uses it to carry heavy stuff, such as his pack. It's length delivers plenty of leverage for heavy lifting for a long time. It's length also gives the tip a lot of acceleration during a spin, making it both a strong and, combined with his training in Pencak Silat, an extremely versatile weapon. He also sometimes uses it as a fishing rod.
  
  Parang
  A Parang is an indonesian machete. Primarily a tool meant for chopping one's way through a jungle. Rimbo took it along hoping he could double it as a tool for harvesting crops much like one would with a sickle. He also oftenly uses it as a weapon. The handle is curved, very much pistol-shaped while the blade is roughly a foot and a half long, growing thicker towards the tip, and curving upwards a bit. It does not have much of a tip, it just cuts off in a straight side. It's made for chopping, after all, not stabbing.
  
  Kerambits
  Rimbo owns a pair of them. They are two small daggers shaped like tiger's claws, with a ring at the top of the handle to prevent one's hand from sliding down. They are used for small, tough cutting applications. They make extremely lethal weapons as well within Pencak Silat, so dangerous in fact, that Rimbo is afraid of too easily killing someone. So refuses to use them in such fashion.
  
  Chabang
  Rimbo carries a pair of them. Long, pronged tools with two smaller prongs on either side, much like the sai. They are used by Rimbo to aid in planting seeds.
  
  Threshing tool
  Rimbo carries a pair of sticks tied together by hemp rope. He uses the small flail to thresh rice plants for the edible parts, placing the plant on a stone slab and smacking it with said object.
  
  Hemp Rope
  Rimbo carries roughly twelve feet of rope on him, for tieing posessions together, for use as a weapon, for fishing, or many other applications a rope is usefull for. When you go out, never forget a length of rope!
  
  Bait
  Brought for fishing.
  
  Needle and thread
  Brought to fix clothing or other cloths.
  
  Bag of rice seeds
  If Rimbo ever wants to start farming again, he has enough seeds on him to plant up a small paddy.
  
  Mortar and Pestle
  Used by Rimbo to mix mostly spices together and making pastes and the like. Usually for very detailed cooking work.
  
  Pot
  Rimbo brought an old, metal pot. Mainly to make meals in for himself over an open fire. Will be extensively used in his cookery of many things.
  

  
  
  

  Other

  
  Kris
  A long dagger, with a wavy blade. The wounds it inflicts are extremely complicated to mend. It is oftenly worn by the warrior caste as a sign of status, and is considered the main weapon of Pencak Silat. As Rimbo does not consider himself a warrior, he refuses to wear it or use it. It was crafted for him by his master. She's the reason he takes it along. As a token of home.
  
  Small tarp
  Rimbo carries along a small tarp made of buffalo hide to shield him from the rain when he looks for shelter.
  
  Hemp hammock
  A simple hammock for him to sleep in off of the ground when he's out and about. Made entirely for hemp rope. Seriously, the stuff is usefull for a lot more than just smoking.
  

• Skills and Services

  Rimbo has to earn a living, after all. This he is planning of doing in multiple ways, using the skills he gathered in the past.
  Farming and Gardening
  
  due to his background as a rice farmer, naturally, this is one of the life-long jobs he excells at. Though his skill in farming is not limited to rice! He can grow many diffirent kinds of plants he used to grow with his family for food. Including

  grains rice Wheat

  peppers chilli pepper black pepper white pepper Bell peppers

  beans coffee cocoa Soy beans green beans

  fruits various banana trees Tamarind palm trees (coconuts, palm hearts, rattan) durian mangosteen Rambutan

  spices nutmeg clove blue ginger lemon grass Coriander

  other shallot garlic peanuts Tapioca Tomatoes

  
  Among which, Rimbo has also learned to keep and breed chickens and pigs for eggs and meat.
  
  Rimbo has always wanted to have a hand in gardening. Applying plants aesthetically sounds refreshing, fun and new to him as opposed to pragmatic farming.
  
  Cooking
  Thanks to his knack for growing plants, Rimbo ends up using a lot of exotic spices and ingredients in the kitchen. Even in his wooden shack of a house, Rimbo has always been allowed to cook quite luxuriously because of this. Some of the recipes he knows include
  
  

  Ayam (Chicken) Dishes

  
  Ayam Bakar: Charcoal-grilled chicken, seasoned with shallot, garlic, chilli pepper, coriander, tamarind juice, candlenut, tumeric, galangal and salt and marinated in a mixture of sweet soy sauce and cocnut oil.
  
  Ayam Goreng: Chicken Deep-fried in coconut oil and spiced with shallot, garlic, turmeric, lemongrass, tamarind juice, galangal and salt and sugar.
  

  
  

  babi (pork) dishes

  
  Babi panggang: Strips of Charcoal-grilled pork covered in a sauce made of pig blood, sambal and sweet soy sauce. Served on a bed of atjar tjampoer (sour vegetables)
  

  
  

  mie (noodle) dishes

  
  Bami Goreng: yellow noodles stir-fried in cooking oil with garlic and shallots. Served with an egg and fried prawn, chicken, beef or pig and Soy sauce, Sambal Oelek or Peanut sauce.
  

  
  

  nasi (rice) dishes

  
  Nasi Goreng: stir-fried rice spiced with sweet soy sauce, served with an egg, shallot, tamarind, and mixed with friend prawns, chicken, or small slices of ham.
  

  
  

  other dishes

  
  Krupuk: sun-dried prawn crackers made of tapioca flour. Oftenly spiced with various diffirent combinations of spices.
  
  Saté: grilled meat on a skewer. Oftenly spiced and covered in peanut or soy sauce, or another sauce based on Sambal Oelek. The meat can range from chicken breast, pig carbonade, goat or shrimp.
  
  Spring rolls: Fried rolls with breadcrumbs filled with meat and vegetables.
  

  
  

  sauces and dressings

  
  Ketjap Manis: A dark, sweet and spicy soy sauce, thick as molasses.
  
  Ketjap Asin: A similar sauce to Ketjap Manis, only a saltier variant.
  
  Sambal Oelek: A very popular hot sauce in Indonesia, used as a spicing and seasoning for many diffirent kinds of meals. It is based on a paste made of crushed chilli peppers, crushed lemon leaves, shallots, and peanuts. It's an extremely spicy mixture, and it is not recommended to eat this when it is not mixed into food. Especially with Rimbo's recipe, who has a taste for spicy food and likes to turn the heat up to eleven.
  
  Peanut sauce: Peanut sauce is a very thick, dark brown, and even chunky sauce. It is oftenly served in rich amounts, usually applied as a dip for Saté. It's popularity in combination with Saté has given it the second name Satay sauce. It is based on a paste made of roasted peanuts, mixed with a good amount of Ketjap Manis and Sambal Oelek, Ground Shallots and Garlic, Tamarind, Coriander, and lemon grass. The sauce is thoroughly (but not devastatingly so) spicy, with a thorough taste of roasted peanuts.
  

  
  
  Teaching
  Rimbo is a patient man, and a generous man. He would love to pass on any of the recipes he knows, as well as his knowledge of growing plants and keeping animals. Every trick of the trade. Growing, gathering, refining, and using the gathered ingredients to make meals. Tricks on carrying and threshing, and so forth. Other skills Rimbo would enjoy passing on would be his martial art, Pencak Silat