● ● ● ●XXWelcome to Our World
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[ In this thread, we will teach you about the world in which your OC and Azrein reside in. While we encourage you to read it, it is not mandatory to do so. I will highlight the most important pieces in bold, in which you can skim to quickly based upon that. ]
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XXXXC I V I L I Z A T I O N and C U L T U R E
●●●●xxxCivilization on the Isle is that of a Middle-Age period. This includes Late Medieval and Renaissance times. Think The Tudors and Canterbury Tales
●●●●xxx Humanoid species and races live in villages, towns, and cities.
Do note a village is a close, exceedingly small-knit residence in which 50 to 100 people reside in. Most of them are in rural areas. Farming or raising livestock is how these people make their living, though some choose to be Forest Guides or trappers.
Towns are more structured where not everyone is going to know everyone in which 100 to 300 people reside in. Towns have a more diverse population with specialized tradesmen, a few farmers on the outskirts and one to two noble families residing and maintaining the town on behalf of the King, as well as a palace or castle in which the King will reside on depending on the time of the year.
There is only one city on the Isle, and that is Avandere, where over 40,000 people reside. You have chunks of nobility, no farmers, specialized tradesmen, and army residencies. (A Town's a Town: No It's Not! Pages 1-37).
●●●●xxx The only city on the Isle is Avandere -- where the King's Castle is. Other than that, there are only farming villages and towns. Most houses are built of stone and wood -- usually enhanced by a resident Magus or Alchemist so they can withstand the fluctuation weather on the Isle.
●●●●xxx Structures are usually small, the only bigger dwellings that of those of higher rank, such as wealthy merchants, some shopkeepers, and nobility.
●●●●xxxClothing is all hand-made -- humanoid species and races don't have factories -- and as such, each garment is unique. Common materials are hide leather, suede, silk, velvet, and wool. Most items are homespun and dyed, with women of the families stitching the garments and embroideries.
●●●●xxx Those of a higher social class generally have a tailor or seamstress in the household, along with several apprentices under them. In richer families, silks, velvets, and suede are most common. Lace and ribbons generally accent clothing of women, while detailed stitching and silk lines the outfits of men.
●●●●xxx The Isle has a Patriarchal society. While men are the holders of land, estates, and businesses, women generally manage the finances as well as household tasks.
●●●●xxx Humanoids have a very rigid society -- where politeness and protocol dominate their lives. Women curtsey and men bow, while those in the military clap a fist over their heart in salute. Thanks is always given to whatever gods a family believes in for everything -- for food, for a good harvest, for a healthy child, and for continued peace in their home.
●●●●xxx In the circles of Court, there are traditions that must be followed. When a man meets a women, instead of kissing the back of their hand [which would seem very, very forward and could be taken as insult in some situations], men must take the woman's hand and kiss the back of their own thumbs.
●●●●xxx Upon marriage of those in any class, a braid made of strands from an Azrein tail binds the man and wife's wrist, and they wear it for a span of thirteen hours. Only when the braid has been removed [and placed on the mantle of their fireplace may the couple consummate their marriage.
●●●●xxx Children are looked at as almost sacred. The population on the Isle is quite small, considering traveling between the Isle and the Lands Below is rare and very expensive. When a child is born, many parents travel to the capitol of Avandere, so that the King may place a blessing on the brow of the child.
●●●●xxx There are very few orphans, and most of those are in the Red Circle of Avandere and poorer villages. Most families, when seeing an orphan, will adopt the child into their own home.
●●●●xxx The King had a law integrated that every child must learn basic reading, writing, and sums. Priests in villages often teach the children, and occasionally Scribes.
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[ In this thread, we will teach you about the world in which your OC and Azrein reside in. While we encourage you to read it, it is not mandatory to do so. I will highlight the most important pieces in bold, in which you can skim to quickly based upon that. ]
X
XXXXC I V I L I Z A T I O N and C U L T U R E
●●●●xxxCivilization on the Isle is that of a Middle-Age period. This includes Late Medieval and Renaissance times. Think The Tudors and Canterbury Tales
●●●●xxx Humanoid species and races live in villages, towns, and cities.
Do note a village is a close, exceedingly small-knit residence in which 50 to 100 people reside in. Most of them are in rural areas. Farming or raising livestock is how these people make their living, though some choose to be Forest Guides or trappers.
Towns are more structured where not everyone is going to know everyone in which 100 to 300 people reside in. Towns have a more diverse population with specialized tradesmen, a few farmers on the outskirts and one to two noble families residing and maintaining the town on behalf of the King, as well as a palace or castle in which the King will reside on depending on the time of the year.
There is only one city on the Isle, and that is Avandere, where over 40,000 people reside. You have chunks of nobility, no farmers, specialized tradesmen, and army residencies. (A Town's a Town: No It's Not! Pages 1-37).
●●●●xxx The only city on the Isle is Avandere -- where the King's Castle is. Other than that, there are only farming villages and towns. Most houses are built of stone and wood -- usually enhanced by a resident Magus or Alchemist so they can withstand the fluctuation weather on the Isle.
●●●●xxx Structures are usually small, the only bigger dwellings that of those of higher rank, such as wealthy merchants, some shopkeepers, and nobility.
●●●●xxxClothing is all hand-made -- humanoid species and races don't have factories -- and as such, each garment is unique. Common materials are hide leather, suede, silk, velvet, and wool. Most items are homespun and dyed, with women of the families stitching the garments and embroideries.
●●●●xxx Those of a higher social class generally have a tailor or seamstress in the household, along with several apprentices under them. In richer families, silks, velvets, and suede are most common. Lace and ribbons generally accent clothing of women, while detailed stitching and silk lines the outfits of men.
●●●●xxx The Isle has a Patriarchal society. While men are the holders of land, estates, and businesses, women generally manage the finances as well as household tasks.
●●●●xxx Humanoids have a very rigid society -- where politeness and protocol dominate their lives. Women curtsey and men bow, while those in the military clap a fist over their heart in salute. Thanks is always given to whatever gods a family believes in for everything -- for food, for a good harvest, for a healthy child, and for continued peace in their home.
●●●●xxx In the circles of Court, there are traditions that must be followed. When a man meets a women, instead of kissing the back of their hand [which would seem very, very forward and could be taken as insult in some situations], men must take the woman's hand and kiss the back of their own thumbs.
●●●●xxx Upon marriage of those in any class, a braid made of strands from an Azrein tail binds the man and wife's wrist, and they wear it for a span of thirteen hours. Only when the braid has been removed [and placed on the mantle of their fireplace may the couple consummate their marriage.
●●●●xxx Children are looked at as almost sacred. The population on the Isle is quite small, considering traveling between the Isle and the Lands Below is rare and very expensive. When a child is born, many parents travel to the capitol of Avandere, so that the King may place a blessing on the brow of the child.
●●●●xxx There are very few orphans, and most of those are in the Red Circle of Avandere and poorer villages. Most families, when seeing an orphan, will adopt the child into their own home.
●●●●xxx The King had a law integrated that every child must learn basic reading, writing, and sums. Priests in villages often teach the children, and occasionally Scribes.
