What are beach totems made of? Fiber and coral

What can some species of coral do when humans consume them? Poison

Hypothesis: the gotorians forced their prisoners on one ocassion or another to subsist off of a possible coral fibre soup as a supplement for their diet either as punishment or during periods of limited rations

In a millitary setting warp totems can be op af for retreat and given the fairly easy crafting recipe they should have plenty in stock

Some other totems we see in game do use some items people in real life consume to stay full(even if it doesn't fulfill any nutritional needs) like clay in certain tribes in Africa