inhabitants:species:sidsel
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| From the forehead to the nape of the neck and from the lower back to the tailbone, they bear a secondary ornamental fin-like structure, often worn in a variety of styles and with accompanying accessories. Sidsel possess mostly humanoid faces, though lacking a defined nose, and with a mouth filled with slightly pointed rows of teeth. | From the forehead to the nape of the neck and from the lower back to the tailbone, they bear a secondary ornamental fin-like structure, often worn in a variety of styles and with accompanying accessories. Sidsel possess mostly humanoid faces, though lacking a defined nose, and with a mouth filled with slightly pointed rows of teeth. | ||
| - | Culture | + | ==== Culture |
| While the Sidsel are no strangers to war and battle - and certainly much of their culture has revolved around the ebb and flow of violence in their past - they are equally a richly spiritual people, with an appreciation for ritual and ceremony in many aspects of their lives. From seasonal ritual hunts, to elaborate and celebratory water burials of the dearly departed, the Sidsel take current of life as it comes, but they guide that current with a history and rigor for discipline and acceptance both. | While the Sidsel are no strangers to war and battle - and certainly much of their culture has revolved around the ebb and flow of violence in their past - they are equally a richly spiritual people, with an appreciation for ritual and ceremony in many aspects of their lives. From seasonal ritual hunts, to elaborate and celebratory water burials of the dearly departed, the Sidsel take current of life as it comes, but they guide that current with a history and rigor for discipline and acceptance both. | ||
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| When the Kaian is not available, the Sikaian steps in. The heir of the Kaian, the Sikaian is the first child to be born after the coronation of the Kaian, selected, adopted and raised by advisors to the Kaian - and regularly paraded through the Covenant to prepare them for their role later in life. To further prepare them, the Sikaian is expected to serve with the Dharahu Warriors - the Sidsel’s elite warrior class - for a season. | When the Kaian is not available, the Sikaian steps in. The heir of the Kaian, the Sikaian is the first child to be born after the coronation of the Kaian, selected, adopted and raised by advisors to the Kaian - and regularly paraded through the Covenant to prepare them for their role later in life. To further prepare them, the Sikaian is expected to serve with the Dharahu Warriors - the Sidsel’s elite warrior class - for a season. | ||
| + | ==== Personalities ==== | ||
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| A people caught between the turbulent tides of war and the rare warm shoals of peace, the Sidsel embrace life as both territorial aggressors and spiritual peacemakers. With constant struggles over their civilization’s lifetime, the Sidsel reject middle grounds and posit that the ever shifting dichotomy of their existence is the natural way of things. They are a people of oscillating black and white opinions. | A people caught between the turbulent tides of war and the rare warm shoals of peace, the Sidsel embrace life as both territorial aggressors and spiritual peacemakers. With constant struggles over their civilization’s lifetime, the Sidsel reject middle grounds and posit that the ever shifting dichotomy of their existence is the natural way of things. They are a people of oscillating black and white opinions. | ||
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| Welcoming change does not mean that the Sidsel are soft or easy going when it comes to their relationships. They are prone to grudges– some causing inter-family and political strife– that can last through generations. Territory disputes from the earliest days still make their way into the lives of the common folk when it comes to political decisions related to their lands. Duels still make for interesting social events between friends, lovers, and strangers alike. | Welcoming change does not mean that the Sidsel are soft or easy going when it comes to their relationships. They are prone to grudges– some causing inter-family and political strife– that can last through generations. Territory disputes from the earliest days still make their way into the lives of the common folk when it comes to political decisions related to their lands. Duels still make for interesting social events between friends, lovers, and strangers alike. | ||
| - | Sidsel Names | + | ==== Sidsel Names ==== |
| - | Sidsel names are elegant, | + | Sidsel names are elegant, |
| - | + | **Given Names**: Ayata, Byu’nuda, Deyen, Dyana, Gyu’nata, Hiyeneta, Juyunta, Kyanata, Kiyene, Leneya, Miyan, Nya’anta, Oyatan, Rya’anta, Siyunu, Ty’aran | |
| - | Given Names: Ayata, Byu’nuda, Deyen, Dyana, Gyu’nata, Hiyeneta, Juyunta, Kyanata, Kiyene, Leneya, Miyan, Nya’anta, Oyatan, Rya’anta, Siyunu, Ty’aran | + | |
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| - | Traditional Sidsel Surnames: | + | |
| + | **Traditional Sidsel Surnames:** | ||
| ^ Week of Quater ^ Surname ^ | ^ Week of Quater ^ Surname ^ | ||
| | First’s Rising | Kahprivatha | | | First’s Rising | Kahprivatha | | ||
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| | Thinker’s Resting | Salisnanji | | | Thinker’s Resting | Salisnanji | | ||
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