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==Cultural Overview== | ==Cultural Overview== | ||
===Origins=== | ===Origins=== | ||
:Tabrani cultural roots can be traced back to Arkian ancestors. | |||
===Geography=== | ===Geography=== | ||
:The current cultural group is primarily located within the borders of [[Tabras]], a feudal monarchy, located between the [[Torcastan Sea]] and the [[Darlom Mountains]] in Northwestern [[Annexea]]. Some enclaves of Tabrani culture exist in neighbouring foreign cities that trade with Tabras. | |||
===Language=== | ===Language=== | ||
:Most people of Tabras speak the [[ | :Most people of Tabras speak the [[Tabrani (language)|Tabrani]] language. Merchants and some scholars will know additional languages as required including [[Tabral]] the Tabrani and [[Aralia (culture)|Aralian]] trade tongue. | ||
==Family== | ==Family== | ||
===Structure / Size=== | ===Structure / Size=== | ||
:Typical Tabrani families will include elder generations living in the same family home. A such upwards of a dozen people can be found living under the same roof, spanning as many as four generations in some cases. | |||
===Roles of Family Members=== | ===Roles of Family Members=== | ||
;Matriarch:The eldest female being respected as a matriarch of the family, even if older males are present. Important decisions are discussed by all adults if they can affecting the entire family's fortunes. | |||
;Patriarch:Elder adult males are expected to work to provide for their family. The eldest male child of each generation will remain in possession of the family home, and usually will not move out should he marry. If younger males marry, they will usually move into a new house with their spouse. | |||
===Importance=== | ===Importance=== | ||
:Family, and especially mothers, are very important to Tabrani culture. It is the mothers and grandmothers who keep the history of the family intact, through telling and sharing of stories. This reverence towards mothers is such that the women of a household will always be given the opportunity to eat first from any meal prepared for the group. Insults or threats towards another person's mother are considered particularly grave, and demand a response from the offended party. | |||
===Influence=== | ===Influence=== | ||
:Outside of inheritances, one's family may be their only support in difficult times, and the connections one's family has can assist in finding work, or opportunities to improve one's lot. | |||
===Fostering=== | |||
:It can be advantageous for families to foster young children with more well to do relatives. This is often done in cases where the foster parents have few or no children of their own. Such arrangements can even lead to the foster children being declared heirs of their foster parents. Amongst the nobility the practice is a common method of politicking which can even cross outside of familial lines. | |||
===Orphans=== | ===Orphans=== | ||
:In towns and cities where the Church of Ryla is present, orphanages are sometimes founded; providing food and shelter to lost children, a dumping ground for unwanted/politically embarrassing babies, etc. These orphans rarely find adoptive parents, but can be fostered with guild members as apprentices. An orphans lot is miserable, but beats scrounging for survival on the streets. | :In towns and cities where the Church of Ryla is present, orphanages are sometimes founded; providing food and shelter to lost children, a dumping ground for unwanted/politically embarrassing babies, etc. These orphans rarely find adoptive parents, but can be fostered with guild members as apprentices. An orphans lot is miserable, but beats scrounging for survival on the streets. One advantage orphans may get from such an upbringing is a church sponsored education, which may include reading and writing. | ||
==Religion== | ==Religion== | ||
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===Divorce=== | ===Divorce=== | ||
===Death=== | ===Death=== | ||
===Inheritance=== | ===Inheritance=== | ||
==Diet== | ==Diet== | ||
===Food=== | ===Food=== | ||
====Cultural Dishes==== | ====Cultural Dishes==== | ||
;Gran Biscuits | ;Gran Biscuits | ||
:A lumpy dumpling made from ground grain and legumes. Typically served with a savoury spiced fruit sauce. | :A lumpy dumpling made from ground grain and legumes. Typically served with a savoury spiced fruit sauce, or herbed butters. | ||
====Spice / Flavours==== | ====Spice / Flavours==== | ||
===Drink=== | ===Drink=== | ||
Revision as of 04:30, 28 September 2022
Cultural Overview
Origins
- Tabrani cultural roots can be traced back to Arkian ancestors.
Geography
- The current cultural group is primarily located within the borders of Tabras, a feudal monarchy, located between the Torcastan Sea and the Darlom Mountains in Northwestern Annexea. Some enclaves of Tabrani culture exist in neighbouring foreign cities that trade with Tabras.
Language
- Most people of Tabras speak the Tabrani language. Merchants and some scholars will know additional languages as required including Tabral the Tabrani and Aralian trade tongue.
Family
Structure / Size
- Typical Tabrani families will include elder generations living in the same family home. A such upwards of a dozen people can be found living under the same roof, spanning as many as four generations in some cases.
Roles of Family Members
- Matriarch
- The eldest female being respected as a matriarch of the family, even if older males are present. Important decisions are discussed by all adults if they can affecting the entire family's fortunes.
- Patriarch
- Elder adult males are expected to work to provide for their family. The eldest male child of each generation will remain in possession of the family home, and usually will not move out should he marry. If younger males marry, they will usually move into a new house with their spouse.
Importance
- Family, and especially mothers, are very important to Tabrani culture. It is the mothers and grandmothers who keep the history of the family intact, through telling and sharing of stories. This reverence towards mothers is such that the women of a household will always be given the opportunity to eat first from any meal prepared for the group. Insults or threats towards another person's mother are considered particularly grave, and demand a response from the offended party.
Influence
- Outside of inheritances, one's family may be their only support in difficult times, and the connections one's family has can assist in finding work, or opportunities to improve one's lot.
Fostering
- It can be advantageous for families to foster young children with more well to do relatives. This is often done in cases where the foster parents have few or no children of their own. Such arrangements can even lead to the foster children being declared heirs of their foster parents. Amongst the nobility the practice is a common method of politicking which can even cross outside of familial lines.
Orphans
- In towns and cities where the Church of Ryla is present, orphanages are sometimes founded; providing food and shelter to lost children, a dumping ground for unwanted/politically embarrassing babies, etc. These orphans rarely find adoptive parents, but can be fostered with guild members as apprentices. An orphans lot is miserable, but beats scrounging for survival on the streets. One advantage orphans may get from such an upbringing is a church sponsored education, which may include reading and writing.
Religion
Primary Beliefs
Religious Figures
List of Religious Observances
Structure
Ceremonial
Birth
Naming
Age
Apprenticeship
Adulthood
Marriage
Divorce
Death
Inheritance
Diet
Food
Cultural Dishes
- Gran Biscuits
- A lumpy dumpling made from ground grain and legumes. Typically served with a savoury spiced fruit sauce, or herbed butters.
Spice / Flavours
Drink
Non-Alcoholic
Alcohol
Fashion
Textiles
Dyes
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