inhabitants:species:kezvee
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| While the Kezvee are not formal members of the Accord, they have brokered a complex and beneficial Trade Confederacy with the Accord and its member states, and individual Kezvee are welcomed into the Accord should they seek citizenship. | While the Kezvee are not formal members of the Accord, they have brokered a complex and beneficial Trade Confederacy with the Accord and its member states, and individual Kezvee are welcomed into the Accord should they seek citizenship. | ||
| - | Appearance | + | ==== Appearance |
| Avian in nature, the Kezvee are feathered creatures, with taloned hands and feet, and long birdlike beaks. They stand on average about six feet tall, and typically with leaner figures. Their lanky arms reach lower on their bodies, with a series of radial bones expanding back from their wrists to support expansive gliding wings. | Avian in nature, the Kezvee are feathered creatures, with taloned hands and feet, and long birdlike beaks. They stand on average about six feet tall, and typically with leaner figures. Their lanky arms reach lower on their bodies, with a series of radial bones expanding back from their wrists to support expansive gliding wings. | ||
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| In particular, Kezvee have a love of jewelry and glistening or silken materials, accenting their already eccentric attires with rings, bracelets, anklets, gorgets and more. | In particular, Kezvee have a love of jewelry and glistening or silken materials, accenting their already eccentric attires with rings, bracelets, anklets, gorgets and more. | ||
| + | === Diminutive and Downy === | ||
| - | Sidebar - Diminutive and Downy | ||
| Kezvee children are generally what you would expect for the young of a species, being smaller in stature and having exaggerated limbs that they still need to grow into. Uniquely however, much like the birds found on other Shards, Kezvee hatchlings are covered only in a soft and delicate plumage of down feathers that gives them a uniquely fluffed appearance. | Kezvee children are generally what you would expect for the young of a species, being smaller in stature and having exaggerated limbs that they still need to grow into. Uniquely however, much like the birds found on other Shards, Kezvee hatchlings are covered only in a soft and delicate plumage of down feathers that gives them a uniquely fluffed appearance. | ||
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| - | Personalities | + | ==== Personalities |
| At an instinctual level, the Kezvee are driven to seek valuable items to prove their worths to their mates - and this preternatural drive is still part of the Kezvee thought process in some way. | At an instinctual level, the Kezvee are driven to seek valuable items to prove their worths to their mates - and this preternatural drive is still part of the Kezvee thought process in some way. | ||
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| The Kezvee drive for wealth manifests in a number of ways - some take to the path of a trader of course, plenty more seek expertise in a craft or trade, seek power through administration, | The Kezvee drive for wealth manifests in a number of ways - some take to the path of a trader of course, plenty more seek expertise in a craft or trade, seek power through administration, | ||
| - | Culture | + | ==== Culture |
| Kezvee culture is, as expected, one that centers around commercial trade, monetary success, and the exchange of valuables between hands. That the largest and most powerful governmental capital of their people is a floating caravansary should come as no surprise. | Kezvee culture is, as expected, one that centers around commercial trade, monetary success, and the exchange of valuables between hands. That the largest and most powerful governmental capital of their people is a floating caravansary should come as no surprise. | ||
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| - | Kezvee Names | + | ==== Kezvee Names ==== |
| Kezvee names are a unique combination of a given name in the Kezve’sa language, and a flexible honorific that describes a Kezvee’s current role or status in Kezvee society. | Kezvee names are a unique combination of a given name in the Kezve’sa language, and a flexible honorific that describes a Kezvee’s current role or status in Kezvee society. | ||
| Given names have a variety of sources, from pleasant syllable sounds and patterns, to words from ancient Kezve’sa, and rarely change throughout a Kezvee’s life without a major change in identity. | Given names have a variety of sources, from pleasant syllable sounds and patterns, to words from ancient Kezve’sa, and rarely change throughout a Kezvee’s life without a major change in identity. | ||
| - | Some examples of given names include: Ar, Ahj, Aor, Baha, Ban, Bir, Dah, Dena, Doh, Dul, Han, Hara, Ih, Ik, Ila, Ira, Jah, Jana, Jic, Kana, Kela, Kora, Le, Lina, Loh, Moh, Mir, Nih, Noha, Ohn, Ora, Oj, Ria, Rin, Sah, Sien, Sih, Taba, Tan, Uha, Vih, Vin | + | **Some examples of given names include:** Ar, Ahj, Aor, Baha, Ban, Bir, Dah, Dena, Doh, Dul, Han, Hara, Ih, Ik, Ila, Ira, Jah, Jana, Jic, Kana, Kela, Kora, Le, Lina, Loh, Moh, Mir, Nih, Noha, Ohn, Ora, Oj, Ria, Rin, Sah, Sien, Sih, Taba, Tan, Uha, Vih, Vin |
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| - | Honorifics | + | === Honorifics |
| Kezvee honorifics are indicative of a Kezvee’s role or status in society, and will prefix an individual’s given name. Most Kezvee begin their life with an honorific Ke/Ka/Ko based on their birth order in their family, and will adopt another honorific as they walk their life path. | Kezvee honorifics are indicative of a Kezvee’s role or status in society, and will prefix an individual’s given name. Most Kezvee begin their life with an honorific Ke/Ka/Ko based on their birth order in their family, and will adopt another honorific as they walk their life path. | ||
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| The known Kezve’sa Honorifics are: | The known Kezve’sa Honorifics are: | ||
| - | Honorific | + | ^ Honorific |
| - | Meaning | + | | Fe/Fa | Warrior. Guardian. |
| - | Fe/Fa | + | | Ga/Gi | Thinker. Sage. Philosopher. |
| - | Warrior. Guardian. | + | | Hi/Ha | Elder. Retired/ |
| - | Ga/Gi | + | | I | Lord. Prince. |
| - | Thinker. Sage. Philosopher. | + | | Ka | Youngest/ |
| - | Hi/Ha | + | | Ke | Firstborn. Heir. | |
| - | Elder. Retired/ | + | | Ko | Second Child. Freedom. |
| - | I | + | | La/Li | Expert. Practiced. |
| - | Lord. Prince. | + | | Ma/Mi | Master of a Trade | |
| - | Ka | + | | Na/ |
| - | Youngest/ | + | | Te/ |
| - | Ke | + | | Wa/We | Benefactor. Representative. |
| - | Firstborn. Heir. | + | | Ya/Yi | Lucky. Victor. |
| - | Ko | + | |
| - | Second Child. Freedom. | + | |
| - | La/Li | + | |
| - | Expert. Practiced. | + | |
| - | Ma/Mi | + | |
| - | Master of a Trade | + | |
| - | Na/Ni/No | + | |
| - | Journeyman. Training. Learner. | + | |
| - | Te/Ta/To | + | |
| - | Captain. Parent. Caregiver. | + | |
| - | Wa/We | + | |
| - | Benefactor. Representative. | + | |
| - | Ya/Yi | + | |
| - | Lucky. Victor. | + | |
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