The Southern Swamps
An easygoing culture of traders spread by lizardfolk dye merchants.
Naming Traditions
Unisex names
Smoothscale, Warmheart, Krinkal, Fartraveller, Neklad, Wealthbuilder, etc.
Family names
There are no family names.
Culture
Shared customary codes and values
The main value is that of a form of tolerance. Those of the Southern Swamps will trade with anyone, regardless of who or what they are. However, they travel to other lands to trade. Outsiders are only welcome in certain locations of their swamps to prevent the theft of their dyes.
Common Etiquette rules
Flicking one's tail for dragonoids and bowing slightly for humans is customary greeting.
Common Dress code
While lizardfolk don't wear clothes, the Southern Swamps value a lot of jewelry and feathers dyed in numerous colors as dress.
Common Customs, traditions and rituals
A host is supposed to offer a guest a drink, which they are supposed to accept.
Birth & Baptismal Rites
Children born or hatched in Southern Swamps culture are baptized by being placed in water and, if they are lizardfolk, allowed to swim around a little bit.
Coming of Age Rites
When Southern Swamplanders come of age, they are sent to travel out with a merchant caravan to give them business experience.
Funerary and Memorial customs
For the Southern Swamps, the dead are placed deep in the swamp and left there to be reclaimed by the land.
Common Taboos
The main taboo of the Southern Swamps is to show outsiders the process of making dyes. This is punishable by death.
Ideals
Beauty Ideals
The Southern Swamps culture holds those who have less signs of physical labor as more beautiful, as it means that they are high enough status that they don't need to work physically.
Gender Ideals
Lizardfolk are not as sexually dimorphic as humans, so they do not have gender ideals.
Relationship Ideals
Lizardfolk do not have relationships, they reproduce and move on.
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