The Al-lored
Naming Traditions
Feminine names
Asha, Sharle, Orga, Riba, Orscle, Arcre
Masculine names
Bosk, Grask, Erak, Orvar, Rickar, Rezt
Other names
Shan - First born of
Sorka - Second Born of
Ezreth - Third Born of
Arta - Fourth Born of and onward
Example: Erak Ezreth-Orvar
Culture
Major language groups and dialects
Al-lored, broken Common, Wind-tongue
Shared customary codes and values
The strongest members of the tribe command the weaker. The Strong survive while the Weak are left behind as a liability. Food is not shared; if you cannot hunt, you cannot eat. The only exception to this rule is children and males, who are set aside an allotted portion of food. If you are strong enough to fight and take your portion, you are able to eat. An Al-lored would rather die than show weakness. Wounded members of the tribe aren't looked after. If they can keep up with the tribe, they might have a chance to recover and regain their place in the tribe.
Average technological level
Skinning and tanning hides, rudimentary flint weapons, rudimentary woodworking skills.
Common Etiquette rules
It is polite to treat those who are equal to you in strength with respect, waiting for them to finish speaking before taking your turn. One's hands should always remain in view so that others can see that you are not drawing a weapon on them, and if a weapon is drawn it should be done visibly with enough warning for the other to reciprocate.
Common Dress code
Men wear loincloths made of leather, with animal skins wrapped around their lower legs and forearms. Women wear leather, knee-length tunics with similarly wrapped animal skins around their legs and forearms.
Art & Architecture
The Al-lored do not build traditional structures, they build tents from wooden poles and leather hides. Any art depicts great victories and is done on hides or rocky surfaces with the blood of their enemies.
Coming of Age Rites
Men have to prove themselves in battle, Women have to bring back a decent kill.
Funerary and Memorial customs
The dead are not remembered or honored. They are dead because they were weak, and weakness is anathema. Those who die in battle are held in only slightly higher regard, with those who die surrounded and taking out hundreds of their enemies respected for their strength. Bodies are unceremoniously dragged out of camp and left a safe distance away for predators to deal with. Sometimes these bodies are used as bait by the hunters, in which case the dead are ceremoniously (sometimes mockingly) thanked for their part in the kill.
Common Taboos
Showing weakness, stabbing someone in the back, caring for the weak or infirm, refusing to fight someone who challenges you (unless they are weak enough not to bother with).
Ideals
Beauty Ideals
Large, strong, and healthy males and females. Light hair is rare and prized among the Al-lored, nearly making up for any physical deficiencies. Beards are kept long and braided; the longer and more elaborate the braid, the more desirable the man is.
Gender Ideals
Men are protectors, warriors, and raiders. Women are hunters and gatherers, and builders of camp. Men and women both are responsible for cooking and handicraft.
Courtship Ideals
It is the woman's job to choose a man, typically picking from the strongest and more desirable men in the tribe. If there is a conflict over a man, the matter is decided by a test of strength and prowess in battle - between the two women. A man may approach a women if he so desires, but if she rejects him it will be unlikely that he is chosen by another, because no wife wants to know that she is second best in her husband's eyes. If a man does not welcome being chosen he can always resist. A woman in that case may either try again, attempting to persuade the man through her strength and hunting prowess, or she can attempt to subdue him and forcefully take him as a mate.
Relationship Ideals
A working partnership, with both halves respecting the other's strength and prowess. Romantic love is not a notion the Al-lored are acquainted with, instead basing relationships on physical respect and the ability to adequately perform one's assigned tasks.
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