The Lunadorn
"We have lost our home. We have learned to survive that which has destroyed more peoples then history remembers." ancient Lunadorn adage
Naming Traditions
Feminine names
Typically a two syllable name such as Adie, Hilda or Lisbet
Masculine names
Typically a two syllable name such as Casper, Schatzi or Tahbert
Family names
Almost always a three syllable name such Densinger, Andreas or Hildebrand
Culture
Major language groups and dialects
All Lunadorn speak Lenai, the ancient language of their destroyed homeland. Most Lunadorn are polyglots, a necessity for the nomadic people
Culture and cultural heritage
The Lunadorn are nomadic hunters and trackers. They either travel alone or whole family groups and every combination in between. They keep alive an oral tradition to such a degree that every adult Lunadorn more then likely knows all the tales and stories of their people. It is understood among the Lunadorn that as long as at least one of them lives then the story of their people lives.
They have become nomadic and no city or kingdom on the Cuvena Continent has any recollection, historical or in literature, has any reference to the Lunadorn have any reference to them not being Nomadic hunters and trackers.
Common Etiquette rules
With most outsiders, the Lunadorn are people of few words. They are polite enough but they keep a clear distance from outsiders. With those they deem true friends and other Lunadorn they relax and are far more open. It is important to catch up when they encounter one another. Only the most dire of situations will keep two Lunadorn from spending hours relating everything that had occured in their travels since the last meeting.
Common Dress code
Sturdy leather and durable woolens are prefered since they can last the long journeys of the Lunadorn.
Art & Architecture
The Lunadorn, since loosing their homeland, have evolved singing and storytelling into high art forms. That is the only form of art they practice.
Common Taboos
Theft. A Lunadorn who intentionally steels is shunned to a very agressive level.
Common Myths and Legends
According to their oldest tales, thousands of years ago the Lunadorn hailed from a small city state located on the eastern coast of The Gogorin Sea. Their legends say that they were a simple happy people. Then one day a traveler was appeared. A kind and gentle old man who took a room at a tavern within their city of Lunadel. While there a disreputable young man named Avin, youngest son of the King, stole a ring from the man. The man was a great mage and his fury over the theft was a great as his earlier kindness and gentleness. This grew when he tracked Avin down only to find Avin had already run to his father and lied about how he came to the ring. Believing his son, the king attempted to banish the Mage. The resulting battle destroyed the city and split the land for leagues around. The destruction is what is claimed to be the origin of the Darkmoon Passage.
Since that day the Lunadorn condemns and abandons any who steal
Ideals
Gender Ideals
Do the low numbers of Lunadorn they have no predetermined gender roles. "One does what one is best suited to do" is an old Lunadorn adage.
Courtship Ideals
Do to the largely nomadic nature of the people, Courtships have no defined timetable. Sometimes couple know immediately and sometimes it is protracted over years as they occaisionally run into each other
Diverged ethnicities
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