Khaisi/Archipeligons

Family names are of the State they come from. A Person from the Dokokanta prefecture will have the last name of Dokokanta.

The Khaisi originally spoke Jaakasiik/Llama Language , however they evolved into other languages. One of which, Näämhuk/North Word, became the dominant and still 'Official' language of the Khaisi people after the first shogun united the Steppe, but this would be undone by the cultural reformations done by Jukasejo allowed for new languages to form.

Whilst most of their equipment were stolen or imported from Japan, Mongolia or Korea, the runes which they have discovered had innovated their and other technologies such as powered vehicles, farming, heating and cooling, defence, war, food, cooking and such.

UNDERGARMENTS:   Undergarments consist of pants and a shirt with long sleeves, made of eel skin and cloth on the inside. This is almost swimsuit-like and allows the user to stay dry whilst swimming. Men and women wear the exact undergarments.   TORSO:   Women: The undershirt worn by women is a cross-collared robe shirt which is put left over right tied using ribbons and tied to each other. This undershirt is often plain coloured, but the collar is coloured and patterned with more geometric patterns. The overshirt, however, is colourful and has the same hem patterns. This overshirt's sleeves, unlike the undershirt, which has more bishop-esque sleeves, the sleeves more like large capes which connect to the shirt, covering the front and sides of both arms. The edge of these capes is similar to the collar and tassels. They are wide enough in order to allow women's movement of their arms.   Men: Men wear similar clothing but without the overshirt. Rather, they wear a different jacket with more robe-esque sleeves and more patterns all around the shirt, instead of just the edge of the jacket.   LEGWEAR:   Women: Women wear divided hakama tied at the bottom to prevent wind from coming up. The worn dress is a dress that only covers the front and back but also has a split in the middle and is thought to be worn because of it being worn by Khekelli, the Sun Goddess. Some women even borrow fishing nets to wrap around themselves in tribute to the goddess. The dress is kept using a leather band that covers the stomach and contains patterned cloth. The patterns on the dress often contain patterns along the hem, and stylised features of nature, such as rivers, ponds, snow and forests.   Men: Men wear a more traditional wrap dress without any openings. The dress is wrapped around the hips and attached to each side by the snap buttons. Then, over the dress is a threaded grass loincloth covering the front, from the waist down to the middle of the shins. This is meant to allow the men to connect to nature by having grass on their bodies. The men will also have stylised geometric patterns on the hem of their dresses. Another piece of clothing is a thicker dress that covers the back and goes down to the top of the calves, and the sides and front go down to the middle of the thigh.   HEADWEAR:   Men: Men in the towns will often wear a short-brimmed straw hat, often with a metal circle on the front, which has the kingdom's emblem or province, and particular rectangles on the side with gold circles, like a Samurai Helmet. The hat also contains one veil, which covers the sides and back of the head and one, which covers the front. This is so that the men are protected from natural forces, as they are more connected with the industry and the usage of nature rather than nature itself. The Front veil itself contains. In Hunting trips, they wear a Fur Helmet to warm themselves.   Women: Women wear conical wooden hats with tassels along the edge. The hat covers the face, but only down to the nose, leaving the mouth exposed, but there are holes like a Roningasa so that they may see. The tassels themselves are decorated in beads of many colours as a symbol of beauty.   CLOAKS AND PARKAS:   Both genders will wear a Parka, which goes down to the knees. In the middle, the Parka is tied by a sash with a tail at the end, colloquially referred to as the river meeting point. The Hood is still present, but when it is up, Men will wear a circular mask with eye holes and no mouth to minimise the amount of wind coming to the face. For cloaks, one piece covers the front and back only (excluding the arms) and goes down to the shins, with another piece with a poncho-like appearance that goes down to the hips and has tassels that go down to the knees.   CLOTHING COLOUR AND MATERIAL:   The Khaisi make clothing out of Salmon skin, similar to the eel skin of the undergarments. The Salmon skin is often whiteish grey or yellowish, but the Khaisi prefer the white ones because it is easier to dye and get better colours. The colours are from Plants. These include Blue (Made from the Kekhan Tree's flowers that are similar to the Indigo plant), Green (Made from Nettles), Yellow (Made from the Yellow Onions), Red (Made from Khaisian Beetroot), and more. The yellow ones are used within the houses.

Art made by the Khaisi used to reflect more abstract and seasonal concepts. Brushes are rarely used as the K'aisi believe that to be creative, they must remember nature. The Khaisi use prints of leaves, fish, paws and such to reflect their art, individual leaves are used as brush heads, and silk is used for fine details. Artists used brushes from delicate leaves to paint people and fine bits, like drawing people and their clothing like stick figures, but with more detail.   Wood art is also a popular form of art, but it is mainly used to depict daily life. Because of it, large-scale patterns carved on the Wind Towers are used to depict the   Originally, houses were based on stilts and were octagonal, similar to the yurts of the Nomadic period. Unlike the old times, the walls are made out of wood rather than fabric, as they can now settle down. Each wooden wall panel contains a lattice wall pattern, which contains holes. This is mainly used so that they can see the outside world. However, these also bring the wind in, which is suitable for air conditioning, but in the cold weather, they use a thick cloth to cover these walls, often made out of yellow fish skin.   The floor is a circular platform with a grate, which connects to the Wind towers to air condition the house with wind stones controlling whether the wind is hot or cold. The top is often covered with a circular rug and is used for dining, even having a hearth or oven on it with a sandbox.   The back is often where the beds are, separated by a foldable partition. To the left is often where another partition separates the toilets, with wind stones to isolate the smell. The other sides will then be used for other facilities.

A Middle-Class woman doesn't have a specific rite for the birth of their child, but Noble Class women do. A Noble class woman will be confined to her room for 10 Khaisian days from when it was born; there, she will be attended to by servants and bond with the baby. On the final day, there is a private party in which the baby will be given gifts and a symbol painted with ink on them to mark the unique attribute the gods gave. Afterwards, the ink is washed thoroughly, and the guests light a candle and give offerings to the gods.

The Coming of age time comes around the middle of the year. An old tradition is performed that takes the people back to the days when they lived on the steppe. The people required domesticated eagles to hunt small creatures and to distract large creatures for them to kill. Eventually, the birds had better mental training and were able to make out reconnaissance.    So, when a person comes of age (Around 25 Years), they will have to find an eagle and domesticate it. They will be given a horse, taken out to the steppe and left to their own devices to catch an eagle, and they won't be let back in until they have an eagle. Once they do have an eagle, they will name it and keep it as a pet for about a year, and they will release it into the while. If it comes back, it is a sign that it is now your friend and you can keep it back in your house. However, many don't return, so those that do still own eagles are considered high-class citizens.

Death in Khaisian culture is often something that is not of particular concern. Their Nomadic lifestyle mainly led them to leave dead people on the ground to decompose so as not to slow down the march. However, during the 3rd Imperial Era, when better housing was more widespread, they decided to place the dead in a yurt filled with things often found in the Nomadic Khaisian lifestyle, such as weapons, carpets, hearths and dresses of the romantic partners. The tent is then burnt to cremate the body so that there is still space to build other things in the area.

Men are often considered beautiful if they have more Ronin like facial features, oval/apple shaped with a neatly trimmed beard rather than one fully grown, however, because of the arctic environment, this is a risk-reward system, as hair allows more warmth, and it takes constant attention to the beard to make it work. However, because most of the time the man's face may be covered up, the men have very few worries in how they look.   Women's faces are considered beautiful if they have a pancake or goose-egg face as described by China, and are considered even more beautiful if they have an apple shaped face like a beautiful man.   The body is often going to be covered up, so there is no need for beauty, but with the more Nomadic nature, military enlistment and strict arctic diets, the men and women are often athletic to move around.

Men, were often Fishers, Farmers, Soldiers and Craftsmen, Priests and. Women were Writers, Shrine Maidens, Scholars, Artists, Historians, and at times could Soldiers, too, though they were mainly reserved for defence. In Aristocratic Classes, the ideal of gender is somewhat more flexible, as Women can work as Craftswomen and Men can be Scholars and Artists. However, if they do this, they become classified as the other gender, like if a woman becomes a blacksmith, she or instead is classified as a man, meaning that transgender people are familiar with the culture. People who work in both natural and industrial work, such as medical personnel and herbalists, are considered without gender.

For proposals, a horse race ensues between the two, coming from an old Nomad/Naozhso tradition. The Woman of the The Archipelago of Seasons were trained in fighting and horse riding as well, more than the men in case of a home invasion, and so were better skilled in non-battlefield riding, so whoever could beat the female in the race would take her hand in marriage. This is the same for two males, two females or relationships including a non-conforming partner, just that the person who proposes must win against the person they propose to. The proposing person must then serve 4 Khaisi years days under the father of the proposed, which is long enough to become of marrying age and symbolises loyalty to the family and to the partner.