Children & Adoption
Surnames bond families together, though in a unique way. Children have a different surname than their parents, and it can change at any point in their life. Cubs are given a ‘patriarchal’ name, only their surname will always reflect the name of the leader of their parents’ harem, even if the cubs are not the child of the harem leader.
- Harem - Epireia (Leader: Na’ila)
-> Children: Nailahuios, Nailakori
All the children of this harem will have this surname, no matter who the mother or father is, or if they’re adopted or not. Longer names can be shortened to fit properly.
- Harem - Cantamae (Leader: Laf’lari)
-> Children: Larikori, Larihuios
Giving an unrelated cub the surname of the harem leader is an act of adoption into that harem and are treated as any other cub that was born directly into the harem.
Who Can Be in a Harem?
Harems are family. Children that grow to adulthood go on to make their own families, under a new surname, which will be in a later section. This begs the question, who exactly belongs to a harem?
- Cubs. Young cubs remain with their parents until their are old enough to find their own harem. From Adolescence, the cubs move out of the harem, into the Agamos Harem to begin their search for a mate.
Parents: Widowed parents or divorced parents are allowed to belong to their children’s harem. They do not take on the harem surname, but keep a patriarchal surname, or just lack one completely.
Adult Children: These are children who have grown up, spent time in the Agamos Harem, and decided that finding a harem was not for them. They can move back with their parents harem, retaining their patriarchal surname.
Siblings: Not as common, but siblings may be in the same harem. Either both are mated to an unrelated leader (in which they both take the leader’s surname), or they take shelter in a sibling’s harem (retaining their patriarchal surname). Often, these are members who wish to remain unmated, but seek the close-knitted bonds of family.
