Silent Lake Republics
While the various Silent lake Republics claim to all be different, most have more similarities then difference, all do have a heavy focus on trade, and a fluid class system. It does have connections to the Shadeling culture in the south
Culture
Major language groups and dialects
Shadow Speech is the main language of the area, with High Shadow Speech and Rosish being dialects.
Common Dress code
It is customary for tunics and toga's to be worn by men, wear as females wear long sleeveless dresses. These are often adorned with accessories to mark the wearers station and wealth.
The wealth and trade of the reason has meant warriors often use what they are most comfortable with. Armours often being picked for the role they're for and weapons only being uniform from unit to unit.
Art & Architecture
Art tends to depict famous events, battles, or myths. Preferring dynamic scenes to still painting.
Architecture varies according to class, with lower class being compact buildings with gardens on the roofs. with upper class estates being more spread out. The main thing is the harbours are built enclosed to protect the moored ships.
Ideals
Beauty Ideals
Beauty ideas, while in the eye of the beholder, most the nobility of the area put stock in slender, untanned females, with athletic, untanned males.
Gender Ideals
While most jobs and positions are unisex, it is expected most soldiers are male, with females dominating civil service positions.
Courtship Ideals
Courtship is a long term fair, with both people spending at least a year to get to know each other, before announcing their engagement.
Sub-cultures
- White City
- Rosling
- Darkling
- Voidling
- Shadow Phervian
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