Tie Melena - Janborian
Index:
Description
Lifespan
Height | Size
Diet
Racial magic: Oringer
Earthly Domain
Areas they frequent
Society
School and Education
Tribes
Alliance
Tribes
Religion
The Voices
The Prophecy
Birth and naming ritual
Coming of age ritual
Marriage ritual
Burial ritual
Reproduction
Naming tradition
Script
Description
Lifespan
Height | Size
Diet
Racial magic: Oringer
Earthly Domain
Areas they frequent
Society
School and Education
Tribes
Alliance
Tribes
Religion
The Voices
The Prophecy
Birth and naming ritual
Coming of age ritual
Marriage ritual
Burial ritual
Reproduction
Naming tradition
Script
Description:
The janborian are bipedal humanoids with 4 fingers on each hand and 4 toes on each foot. They have long tapered ears, that can move up and down, forward and backwards, to help them hear sounds.
Janborian skin tones range from dark to pale. Hair colours come range from jet black, brown, reds, to fair blond. Their eye colours range from dark brown, grey, green, to blue.
Janborians born with the green/blue heterochromia is fairly rare, however other kinds of heterochromia is quite common.
Lifespan:
Female: Child: 1-14 | Adolescent: 15-22 | Adult: 23-140 | Old: 140-190 | Ancient: 200+
Male: Child: 1-16 | Adolescent: 17-22 | Adult: 23-140 | Old: 140-190 | Ancient: 200+
Height/size:
Female: 1,50m-1,70m
Male: 1,55m-1,80m
Size: Medium
Diet:
Coastal: The coastal janborian have the greatest diversity of foods to eat, since they live in trading hubs. They take pride in their baking and have very elaborate dishes with greens, grains, breads, fish, and meat. They prefer cooking for the full family, and invite over the neighbours, who also bring dishes to be shared.
Lowland: The lowland janborian live off of agriculture and animal husbandry. Their diet consists of what they can grow and herd. Their table often have stews, bread, other grains, and meats. Occasionally wild meat or fish.
Highland: The highland janborian live towards the north, and travel around within their own territories. Their tables have mostly wild greens and grains, bread that they traded to them or bought, and wild meats which includes freshwater fish.
Racial magic: Oringer.
While latent in each janborian, only the coastal janborian’s royal family and guard use the magic officially. The lowland and highland janborian only use some of the warding spells, and have mostly forgotten about the majority of the symbols.
In major cities, there are officially appointed and trained mages who use the power for production. Such as refinery of oil, salt, and other products.
The magic works by writing certain symbols while are imbued with magic or willpower. These symbols can be written onto objects, on liquid, or even in the air- depending on the skill of the writer.
The oringer mage then speaks a word to activate the symbol, which triggers an effect to occur. Also depending on the skill of the mage, the symbol’s power can last minutes, hours, or weeks before it ebbs out. It is important to activate a symbol before then, so the effort isn’t wasted.
A favoured material for the oringer mages are small pebbles, unsuspicious in most circumstances, or on small slips of paper which are easy to carry with them in a tome and attach to people.
Mind you, some of the effects can be dramatic, and caution is advised to any novices not to activate the symbols while they still hold onto the pebbles.
The magic was developed by the favoured partner of the ruler of the ancient city of Laqedar.
She began inscribing her diary with symbols that she placed her will into. Symbols to protect the book, symbols to harm those to stole it, and symbols to aid her in her daily life.
She would pass on this knowledge to her daughters, who added their own symbols that they found had power to them.
Because of this story, most believe that the magic of the oringer magic follow the bloodline of the original rules of Laqedar. While people believe the magic came from the women, men have no trouble using the symbols. But because of the stories, the people believe that only the rulers may use the symbols properly, and any other oringer mage are therefore believed to be illegitimate children of the ancient throne.
Earthly domain:
Tie Melena.
Areas they frequent:
Coastal: The coastal janborians live in the warmest zone, closest to the equator. They prefer the coastline, as it’s a marked advantage to have access to the ocean and sailing routes, for trading purposes.
Lowland: The lowland janborians perfer the steppes and live close to mountains, further away from the equator. They thrive in the grasslands and hills, where they can herd animals safely and see any predators easily.
Highland: The highland janborians live furthest north, often close to, but mostly in the areas of forests, tundra, and mountains. They hunt for food and materials, and make the most of these terrains, riding on ovelots who are known for their temper and agility. They also live in mobile homes, travelling with the migrating animals that they protect but also hunt.
Society:
While family and community is a high priority to the janborians, the three variants have other values that make them differ from each other. It’s common for families to build annexes to the family home, or settle mobile homes close to the home of the family head. Janborian live in a patriarchal society, with social classes. Men work in public, while women work at home, though the two can work with anything they desire. For a woman to be a craftsman is common, as long as her workshop is within the home.
But it’s uncommon for women to work the fields, on ships, or in politics. In the case of the latter, her husband will speak on her behalf, taking any mocking or praise, and passing it on to her. Janborian couples tend to be fairly equal when in private, and they cooperate rather than one dominating the other. Sons and daughters are taught this system from a fairly early age.
Should someone step outside of the social norms, say a husband stays home and works there, and the wife works in public, they’re liable to receive public scorn and fines.
While on the topic.
Janborians have nobles, which the politicians get to socialize with,
craftsmen, who get to socialize with politicians at times,
the working class, who get to socialize with the craftsmen,
and lastly the poor people, who get to socialize with the working class on occasion.
The destitute class, beggars, branded criminals, and urchins, are not allowed to socialize with any of other classes, though the others can choose to socialize with them.
An example being that a poor person may not start a conversation with a noble, but if the noble speaks to them first, they may have talk.
The coastal cities are all divided into districts. The nobles have gated communities where guards stand watch, and you need an escort if you come from a lower social class.
It is frowned upon for higher ranking individuals to walk to the lower rank districts to act out of line. A noble will be arrested and punished if they walk to the poorer district and hassle someone there for services they don’t wish to give. Guards patrol all districts, and most of the guards live in their districts their whole lives, so they learn faces and habits of the people who live there.
It’s not easy to rise up in the social ranks once they pass puberty, as it’s seen that through hardship at an early age, school education or learning a craft, is the only way to rise up.
Urchins are often adopted off the streets if it’s confirmed that they have no parents, so it’s very rare that children are seen.
The reason for this is the system of adoption that the janborian have.
Janborians are only fertile every 14th year. Society as a whole accept same-sex marriages. On the condition that the couple adopt a child, be it off the street, or from their own family, raising the child as their own. Adopting children from the destitute class is also common, though the parents are then forbidden from seeing their child again.
School and education:
Each city and town will have at least one school building. Large cities may have two, that have an equal amount of children attending each.
Villages and hamlets may send their children to the nearest town if the road isn’t too long to travel. All school material is provided by the school, and no one carries it with them home, so homework is not given out.
Schools are primarily found in the coastal janborian towns, as they value learning and a keen intellect. Children who do exceptionally well might even be offered adoption from politicians or noble families. The schools provide materials, uniforms, lessons, baths, and two meals a day, free of charge, on certain conditions. Children who show a talent for learning may be moved up in a grade. There is one grade for each year, and 6 years in total of school.
There are certain rules that the school employs, for the students to not bully each other based on social rank.
All children are considered of equal social rank while inside the building itself. Only intellect sets them apart. To ensure this, the school offers free baths and grooming services so it’s harder to tell if you’re rich or poor.
Children enter private cubicles where they undress and then enter from it and into a common bathing area. After bathing and grooming, the children enter another set of private cubicles where they get dressed in their school uniform.
When children leave for the day, they do this again, but in reverse order. That way, it’s harder to see who changed into what.
Children are also forbidden from speaking of their social status or the background of their family.
They are given a prefix that are used only in school. "Ky - [kuie] - student"
Since all ranks are mixed here, the possibility of developing friendships despite social rank is possible. But if the children wishes to meet outside of school, they have to be tricky about it.
Once outside of school, the lower ranks are forbidden from speaking to those outside their ranks. But the higher ranks are permitted to speak to those below.
So an invitation to socialise outside of school, at one of their homes, will have to come from the child with the higher rank. If accepted, the nobles child will either send a guard to escort the poor child to their district, or come to the poor child’s home, with a guard escorting them.
Genders:
Janborians recognize 5 genders, while they have 2 sexes.
Woman - She/her/hers/herself - a person who identifies with the female sex they were born as.
Wiosan - Seo/ser/sers/serself - a person who identifies with the female gender but have male sex organs.
Man - He/him/his/himself - a person who identifies with the male sex they were born as.
Moen - Veo/vim/vis/vimself - a person who identifies with the male gender but have female sex organs.
Kiman - Kao/kir//kirs/kirself - a person who identifies with neither gender, regardless of their sex organs.
Janborians will court in a specific way, according to their own cultural norms, noted in the below sections “Marriage ritual”.
Cultural values:
Coastal: The coastal janborians value the intelligent and artistic craftsman. They have communal schools for children. Parents also come there in the evening for discussing practical business or merely to speak to each other about philosophical issues.
They will cherish their family, and have many symbolic as well as practical gifts that are given on special occasions. It’s in the coastal cities that the market hubs are located, and the janborians who live there are good merchants who can easily see the difference between high quality and low quality.
They have a sizable navy which can protect their fishing waters, as well as patrol trading routes and watch out for thieves.
One does not come to the coastal cities to vanish, as the people there have an eye for faces and an ear for voices. Coastal janborian are also the ones who erect temples in the honour of Irenaine, which hosts the Voices, an elite magical group of people who patrol the streets and overlook special ceremonies.
Lowland: The lowland janborians value a strong back and healthy body. They don’t have schools for the children, as it’s more important that the children learn to tend the land and animals. The children may learn letters once they enter puberty, and then only during the cold months when the earth is frozen. Most adults employ scribes who live in the village, to do any accounting for their profits.
Four times a year, they will send caravans to the coast with materials, cheese, cured meats, and grain. It’s not uncommon for them to join kiva caravans, though these only travel twice a year. It’s also possible for branded criminals or beggars to escape the larger coastal cities by joining the caravans, working with the lowlanders. The only thing keeping them on their toes tend to be that if they slip up and commit a crime, they are harshly punished and cast out from the villages.
Highland: The highland janborian values strength and endurance. This also extends to the women, who are taught from an early age to ride and wield weapons. Both husband and wife are expected to be able to tend a home, and hunt, in case one of them falls ill.
As with the lowlanders, the highlanders don’t have schools for their children. In fact, most highlanders are illiterate and don’t mind telling others that. What they lack in education in school, they make up for being excellent hunters with a variety of weapons, and tying a close bond to their mount animal.
Hunting animals, they use the by-products for crafting a wide range of practical and decorative objects. They are also well versed in finding medicinal herbs.
They will also travel to the coastal cities down south, which to them take months to travel to and fro, to trade for metals, certain foods, spices, and of course to be kept in the loop of what’s happening in the world. This journey is only taken twice a year, often to escape the harsh winters. Half the tribe will remain with the migrating animals, while the other half travel south with anyone not strong enough to survive the cold temperatures.
As for social ranks, the highlanders don’t have such things. That said, they aren’t keen on taking in random people who ask nicely. They also have territories, and if they find hunters from another tribe have gone hunting in their lands, they will retaliate with violence, or at the very least demanding justice and recompense.
They defend their herds, which they hunt, in order to make sure the herds don’t become over-hunted and die out. The highlanders have strict rules for what to hunt, and what not to hunt.
-In the event of their ovelot mount growing too old to hunt. Their mount is encouraged to have cubs of their own 3 years or more before the animal gets too old. The rider keeps one of the cubs to train and replace the aging ovelot with. Once the old mount dies, the animal is skinned, and the meat cured and bones carved. It’s common for the rider to create a new coat or cloak to add the fur to and wear. Any additional cubs are taken to a special tribe which trains cubs and children both.
Alliances:
The janborian ally with other tribes, usually to defeat a common enemy. For more information, please read below. Please note that the author does not have time to come up with a ton of names, so please forgive the small number of tribes listed.
The janborian are bipedal humanoids with 4 fingers on each hand and 4 toes on each foot. They have long tapered ears, that can move up and down, forward and backwards, to help them hear sounds.
Janborian skin tones range from dark to pale. Hair colours come range from jet black, brown, reds, to fair blond. Their eye colours range from dark brown, grey, green, to blue.
Janborians born with the green/blue heterochromia is fairly rare, however other kinds of heterochromia is quite common.
Lifespan:
Female: Child: 1-14 | Adolescent: 15-22 | Adult: 23-140 | Old: 140-190 | Ancient: 200+
Male: Child: 1-16 | Adolescent: 17-22 | Adult: 23-140 | Old: 140-190 | Ancient: 200+
Height/size:
Female: 1,50m-1,70m
Male: 1,55m-1,80m
Size: Medium
Diet:
Coastal: The coastal janborian have the greatest diversity of foods to eat, since they live in trading hubs. They take pride in their baking and have very elaborate dishes with greens, grains, breads, fish, and meat. They prefer cooking for the full family, and invite over the neighbours, who also bring dishes to be shared.
Lowland: The lowland janborian live off of agriculture and animal husbandry. Their diet consists of what they can grow and herd. Their table often have stews, bread, other grains, and meats. Occasionally wild meat or fish.
Highland: The highland janborian live towards the north, and travel around within their own territories. Their tables have mostly wild greens and grains, bread that they traded to them or bought, and wild meats which includes freshwater fish.
Racial magic: Oringer.
While latent in each janborian, only the coastal janborian’s royal family and guard use the magic officially. The lowland and highland janborian only use some of the warding spells, and have mostly forgotten about the majority of the symbols.
In major cities, there are officially appointed and trained mages who use the power for production. Such as refinery of oil, salt, and other products.
The magic works by writing certain symbols while are imbued with magic or willpower. These symbols can be written onto objects, on liquid, or even in the air- depending on the skill of the writer.
The oringer mage then speaks a word to activate the symbol, which triggers an effect to occur. Also depending on the skill of the mage, the symbol’s power can last minutes, hours, or weeks before it ebbs out. It is important to activate a symbol before then, so the effort isn’t wasted.
A favoured material for the oringer mages are small pebbles, unsuspicious in most circumstances, or on small slips of paper which are easy to carry with them in a tome and attach to people.
Mind you, some of the effects can be dramatic, and caution is advised to any novices not to activate the symbols while they still hold onto the pebbles.
The magic was developed by the favoured partner of the ruler of the ancient city of Laqedar.
She began inscribing her diary with symbols that she placed her will into. Symbols to protect the book, symbols to harm those to stole it, and symbols to aid her in her daily life.
She would pass on this knowledge to her daughters, who added their own symbols that they found had power to them.
Because of this story, most believe that the magic of the oringer magic follow the bloodline of the original rules of Laqedar. While people believe the magic came from the women, men have no trouble using the symbols. But because of the stories, the people believe that only the rulers may use the symbols properly, and any other oringer mage are therefore believed to be illegitimate children of the ancient throne.
Earthly domain:
Tie Melena.
Areas they frequent:
Coastal: The coastal janborians live in the warmest zone, closest to the equator. They prefer the coastline, as it’s a marked advantage to have access to the ocean and sailing routes, for trading purposes.
Lowland: The lowland janborians perfer the steppes and live close to mountains, further away from the equator. They thrive in the grasslands and hills, where they can herd animals safely and see any predators easily.
Highland: The highland janborians live furthest north, often close to, but mostly in the areas of forests, tundra, and mountains. They hunt for food and materials, and make the most of these terrains, riding on ovelots who are known for their temper and agility. They also live in mobile homes, travelling with the migrating animals that they protect but also hunt.
Society:
While family and community is a high priority to the janborians, the three variants have other values that make them differ from each other. It’s common for families to build annexes to the family home, or settle mobile homes close to the home of the family head. Janborian live in a patriarchal society, with social classes. Men work in public, while women work at home, though the two can work with anything they desire. For a woman to be a craftsman is common, as long as her workshop is within the home.
But it’s uncommon for women to work the fields, on ships, or in politics. In the case of the latter, her husband will speak on her behalf, taking any mocking or praise, and passing it on to her. Janborian couples tend to be fairly equal when in private, and they cooperate rather than one dominating the other. Sons and daughters are taught this system from a fairly early age.
Should someone step outside of the social norms, say a husband stays home and works there, and the wife works in public, they’re liable to receive public scorn and fines.
While on the topic.
Janborians have nobles, which the politicians get to socialize with,
craftsmen, who get to socialize with politicians at times,
the working class, who get to socialize with the craftsmen,
and lastly the poor people, who get to socialize with the working class on occasion.
The destitute class, beggars, branded criminals, and urchins, are not allowed to socialize with any of other classes, though the others can choose to socialize with them.
An example being that a poor person may not start a conversation with a noble, but if the noble speaks to them first, they may have talk.
The coastal cities are all divided into districts. The nobles have gated communities where guards stand watch, and you need an escort if you come from a lower social class.
It is frowned upon for higher ranking individuals to walk to the lower rank districts to act out of line. A noble will be arrested and punished if they walk to the poorer district and hassle someone there for services they don’t wish to give. Guards patrol all districts, and most of the guards live in their districts their whole lives, so they learn faces and habits of the people who live there.
It’s not easy to rise up in the social ranks once they pass puberty, as it’s seen that through hardship at an early age, school education or learning a craft, is the only way to rise up.
Urchins are often adopted off the streets if it’s confirmed that they have no parents, so it’s very rare that children are seen.
The reason for this is the system of adoption that the janborian have.
Janborians are only fertile every 14th year. Society as a whole accept same-sex marriages. On the condition that the couple adopt a child, be it off the street, or from their own family, raising the child as their own. Adopting children from the destitute class is also common, though the parents are then forbidden from seeing their child again.
School and education:
Each city and town will have at least one school building. Large cities may have two, that have an equal amount of children attending each.
Villages and hamlets may send their children to the nearest town if the road isn’t too long to travel. All school material is provided by the school, and no one carries it with them home, so homework is not given out.
Schools are primarily found in the coastal janborian towns, as they value learning and a keen intellect. Children who do exceptionally well might even be offered adoption from politicians or noble families. The schools provide materials, uniforms, lessons, baths, and two meals a day, free of charge, on certain conditions. Children who show a talent for learning may be moved up in a grade. There is one grade for each year, and 6 years in total of school.
There are certain rules that the school employs, for the students to not bully each other based on social rank.
All children are considered of equal social rank while inside the building itself. Only intellect sets them apart. To ensure this, the school offers free baths and grooming services so it’s harder to tell if you’re rich or poor.
Children enter private cubicles where they undress and then enter from it and into a common bathing area. After bathing and grooming, the children enter another set of private cubicles where they get dressed in their school uniform.
When children leave for the day, they do this again, but in reverse order. That way, it’s harder to see who changed into what.
Children are also forbidden from speaking of their social status or the background of their family.
They are given a prefix that are used only in school. "Ky - [kuie] - student"
Since all ranks are mixed here, the possibility of developing friendships despite social rank is possible. But if the children wishes to meet outside of school, they have to be tricky about it.
Once outside of school, the lower ranks are forbidden from speaking to those outside their ranks. But the higher ranks are permitted to speak to those below.
So an invitation to socialise outside of school, at one of their homes, will have to come from the child with the higher rank. If accepted, the nobles child will either send a guard to escort the poor child to their district, or come to the poor child’s home, with a guard escorting them.
Genders:
Janborians recognize 5 genders, while they have 2 sexes.
Woman - She/her/hers/herself - a person who identifies with the female sex they were born as.
Wiosan - Seo/ser/sers/serself - a person who identifies with the female gender but have male sex organs.
Man - He/him/his/himself - a person who identifies with the male sex they were born as.
Moen - Veo/vim/vis/vimself - a person who identifies with the male gender but have female sex organs.
Kiman - Kao/kir//kirs/kirself - a person who identifies with neither gender, regardless of their sex organs.
Janborians will court in a specific way, according to their own cultural norms, noted in the below sections “Marriage ritual”.
Cultural values:
Coastal: The coastal janborians value the intelligent and artistic craftsman. They have communal schools for children. Parents also come there in the evening for discussing practical business or merely to speak to each other about philosophical issues.
They will cherish their family, and have many symbolic as well as practical gifts that are given on special occasions. It’s in the coastal cities that the market hubs are located, and the janborians who live there are good merchants who can easily see the difference between high quality and low quality.
They have a sizable navy which can protect their fishing waters, as well as patrol trading routes and watch out for thieves.
One does not come to the coastal cities to vanish, as the people there have an eye for faces and an ear for voices. Coastal janborian are also the ones who erect temples in the honour of Irenaine, which hosts the Voices, an elite magical group of people who patrol the streets and overlook special ceremonies.
Lowland: The lowland janborians value a strong back and healthy body. They don’t have schools for the children, as it’s more important that the children learn to tend the land and animals. The children may learn letters once they enter puberty, and then only during the cold months when the earth is frozen. Most adults employ scribes who live in the village, to do any accounting for their profits.
Four times a year, they will send caravans to the coast with materials, cheese, cured meats, and grain. It’s not uncommon for them to join kiva caravans, though these only travel twice a year. It’s also possible for branded criminals or beggars to escape the larger coastal cities by joining the caravans, working with the lowlanders. The only thing keeping them on their toes tend to be that if they slip up and commit a crime, they are harshly punished and cast out from the villages.
Highland: The highland janborian values strength and endurance. This also extends to the women, who are taught from an early age to ride and wield weapons. Both husband and wife are expected to be able to tend a home, and hunt, in case one of them falls ill.
As with the lowlanders, the highlanders don’t have schools for their children. In fact, most highlanders are illiterate and don’t mind telling others that. What they lack in education in school, they make up for being excellent hunters with a variety of weapons, and tying a close bond to their mount animal.
Hunting animals, they use the by-products for crafting a wide range of practical and decorative objects. They are also well versed in finding medicinal herbs.
They will also travel to the coastal cities down south, which to them take months to travel to and fro, to trade for metals, certain foods, spices, and of course to be kept in the loop of what’s happening in the world. This journey is only taken twice a year, often to escape the harsh winters. Half the tribe will remain with the migrating animals, while the other half travel south with anyone not strong enough to survive the cold temperatures.
As for social ranks, the highlanders don’t have such things. That said, they aren’t keen on taking in random people who ask nicely. They also have territories, and if they find hunters from another tribe have gone hunting in their lands, they will retaliate with violence, or at the very least demanding justice and recompense.
They defend their herds, which they hunt, in order to make sure the herds don’t become over-hunted and die out. The highlanders have strict rules for what to hunt, and what not to hunt.
-In the event of their ovelot mount growing too old to hunt. Their mount is encouraged to have cubs of their own 3 years or more before the animal gets too old. The rider keeps one of the cubs to train and replace the aging ovelot with. Once the old mount dies, the animal is skinned, and the meat cured and bones carved. It’s common for the rider to create a new coat or cloak to add the fur to and wear. Any additional cubs are taken to a special tribe which trains cubs and children both.
Alliances:
The janborian ally with other tribes, usually to defeat a common enemy. For more information, please read below. Please note that the author does not have time to come up with a ton of names, so please forgive the small number of tribes listed.
Tribes:
Janborians were and still are tribal people. Though some now live in grand cities, they still answer to the ancient system.
While in ancient times they were mostly hostile and territorial, most janborian now have alliances between tribes against a more common enemy, the kiva. Therefore, the janborian gather under certain leading tribes. The capital cities are named after these leading tribes, and while some have fallen, the kiva have chosen to keep the names in honour of the janborians fighting spirit.
The suffix “dar” [dah-reh] means “high seat,” and is added to the leading tribe’s name to signify their leadership and also that their town is a capital. The integrated tribes take the suffix “ner” [naeh-reh] which means “allied,” for their smaller towns and villages.
When people answer what town or tribe they come from, it’s common to answer “I’m from Hiabner of Shozodar,” to let the other person know what the territory is, and it also shows respect to the leading tribe.
The more allied tries a leading tribe has, the stronger it’s considered.
In the event that someone attacks a tribe that is allied to a very strong leading tribe, this can warn against attacking in the first place.
In the event that tribes under the same banner attack each other, the leading tribe can chose to mediate, or ignore it.
When the dispute is between two tribes that answer to different tribes, then the loser has to leave their alliance and join the winning side. The leading tribe of the losing tribe can then chose to go fight in order to reclaim the land and the lost tribe.
For convenience:
Janborian settlements are marked in blue on the map.
Settlements that have been claimed by the Kiva are marked in brown.
For clarification:
All janborian settlement names are written with proper spelling first, and their pronunciation in brackets afterwards.
Enai continent:
• Gabdasevuorelidar, shortened to “Gaelidar”(gah-eh-liih-dah-reh)
Highlander settlement - highseat
- Misevyrafaelsuner, shortened to “Mifaelner” (mii-fah-eh-leh-naeh-reh)
Highlander settlement
- Raathner (reah-ateh-ho-naeh-reh)
Coastal settlement
- Laivner (lia-ee-veh-naeh-reh)
Coastal settlement
• Aorirodar (aoh-rii-roh-dah-reh)
Coastal settlement - highseat
- Buiodaner (bui-uh-dah-naeh-reh)
Lowlander settlement
- Keiioner (kei-eoh-naeh-reh)
Lowlander settlement
- Oaikoruner (oai-koh-ruu-naeh-reh)
• Bhrridar (beh-ruh-rii-dah-reh)
Coastal settlement - highseat
- Cawener (seaa-wueh-naeh-reh)
Coastal settlement
- Daileioner (dai-lieeh-eoh-naeh-reh)
Lowlander settlement
- Fuiodaner (fui-uh-dah-naeh-reh)
Lowlander settlement
Embarrah Miir:
• Ruraenwedar “Reah-eh-nah-wue-dah-reh”
Coastal settlement - highseat
- Iyianer “eie-eeah-naeh-reh”
Coastal settlement
- Wuivroner “wuuh-ee-veh-roh-naeh-reh
Coastal settlement
- Ciomsener “Siih-uh-meh-eseh-naeh-reh”
Coastal settlement
- Waiaathner “Wuah--eeah-aa-teh-ho-naeh-reh”
Coastal settlement
-Shvxyner [Shevuh-shyh-naeh-reh]
•Nirdar [Nii-reh-dah-reh]
-Naiuener [Naah-euu-eh-naeh-reh]
- Leerdowner “lieeh-ee-reh-duh-wue-naeh-reh”
Coastal settlement
- Eataiathner “eah-teah-ee-aa-teh-ho-naeh-reh”
Coastal settlement
-Xoxaner [Shi-uh-shiah-naeh-reh]
•Shozodar [Shou-seetoh-dah-reh]
-Hiabner [Hii-aa-bi-naeh-reh]
Irenaine continent:
•Turundar [Too-reh-uuh-nah-dah-reh]
•Vuydar [Voe-ie-dah-reh]
Sileen Ca Marah continent:
- Teifosuner “Tei-feuh-suu-naeh-reh”
Lowlander settlement
- Tajfener “Teah-ye-feeh.naeh-reh”
Highlander settlement
For the names of the kivas original settlements, please visit the territories and towns.
Janborians were and still are tribal people. Though some now live in grand cities, they still answer to the ancient system.
While in ancient times they were mostly hostile and territorial, most janborian now have alliances between tribes against a more common enemy, the kiva. Therefore, the janborian gather under certain leading tribes. The capital cities are named after these leading tribes, and while some have fallen, the kiva have chosen to keep the names in honour of the janborians fighting spirit.
The suffix “dar” [dah-reh] means “high seat,” and is added to the leading tribe’s name to signify their leadership and also that their town is a capital. The integrated tribes take the suffix “ner” [naeh-reh] which means “allied,” for their smaller towns and villages.
When people answer what town or tribe they come from, it’s common to answer “I’m from Hiabner of Shozodar,” to let the other person know what the territory is, and it also shows respect to the leading tribe.
The more allied tries a leading tribe has, the stronger it’s considered.
In the event that someone attacks a tribe that is allied to a very strong leading tribe, this can warn against attacking in the first place.
In the event that tribes under the same banner attack each other, the leading tribe can chose to mediate, or ignore it.
When the dispute is between two tribes that answer to different tribes, then the loser has to leave their alliance and join the winning side. The leading tribe of the losing tribe can then chose to go fight in order to reclaim the land and the lost tribe.
For convenience:
Janborian settlements are marked in blue on the map.
Settlements that have been claimed by the Kiva are marked in brown.
For clarification:
All janborian settlement names are written with proper spelling first, and their pronunciation in brackets afterwards.
Enai continent:
• Gabdasevuorelidar, shortened to “Gaelidar”(gah-eh-liih-dah-reh)
Highlander settlement - highseat
- Misevyrafaelsuner, shortened to “Mifaelner” (mii-fah-eh-leh-naeh-reh)
Highlander settlement
- Raathner (reah-ateh-ho-naeh-reh)
Coastal settlement
- Laivner (lia-ee-veh-naeh-reh)
Coastal settlement
• Aorirodar (aoh-rii-roh-dah-reh)
Coastal settlement - highseat
- Buiodaner (bui-uh-dah-naeh-reh)
Lowlander settlement
- Keiioner (kei-eoh-naeh-reh)
Lowlander settlement
- Oaikoruner (oai-koh-ruu-naeh-reh)
• Bhrridar (beh-ruh-rii-dah-reh)
Coastal settlement - highseat
- Cawener (seaa-wueh-naeh-reh)
Coastal settlement
- Daileioner (dai-lieeh-eoh-naeh-reh)
Lowlander settlement
- Fuiodaner (fui-uh-dah-naeh-reh)
Lowlander settlement
Embarrah Miir:
• Ruraenwedar “Reah-eh-nah-wue-dah-reh”
Coastal settlement - highseat
- Iyianer “eie-eeah-naeh-reh”
Coastal settlement
- Wuivroner “wuuh-ee-veh-roh-naeh-reh
Coastal settlement
- Ciomsener “Siih-uh-meh-eseh-naeh-reh”
Coastal settlement
- Waiaathner “Wuah--eeah-aa-teh-ho-naeh-reh”
Coastal settlement
-Shvxyner [Shevuh-shyh-naeh-reh]
•Nirdar [Nii-reh-dah-reh]
-Naiuener [Naah-euu-eh-naeh-reh]
- Leerdowner “lieeh-ee-reh-duh-wue-naeh-reh”
Coastal settlement
- Eataiathner “eah-teah-ee-aa-teh-ho-naeh-reh”
Coastal settlement
-Xoxaner [Shi-uh-shiah-naeh-reh]
•Shozodar [Shou-seetoh-dah-reh]
-Hiabner [Hii-aa-bi-naeh-reh]
Irenaine continent:
•Turundar [Too-reh-uuh-nah-dah-reh]
•Vuydar [Voe-ie-dah-reh]
Sileen Ca Marah continent:
- Teifosuner “Tei-feuh-suu-naeh-reh”
Lowlander settlement
- Tajfener “Teah-ye-feeh.naeh-reh”
Highlander settlement
For the names of the kivas original settlements, please visit the territories and towns.
Religion:
As a whole, the janborian worship The Clan of Anani. Within this small pantheon exists different gods which govern different domains, or aspects of nature. For more information, please visit the tab marked “The Clan of Anani” in the dropdown menu. But here is a brief summary.
-Willa, the self-proclaimed leader of the gods, and lord of the vast oceans and turbulent seas.
-Kitilan, lady of the ever changing winds.
-Shuna, lady and protector of the forests.
-Korh, lord of the mountains.
-Borrah, lord of twilight and trickery.
-Irenaine, lady of dawn and rebirth.
-Torna, lady of the moon and keeper of souls.
Irenaine in particular holds a special place, as she is believed to have created the first janborian. She gives life, and protects them from pain and suffering. She was known to walk among the janborian up to a certain event known as “The Severance.” After this, she was sealed away as punishment, a fate she shared with her lover turned betrayer Borrah.
But the people still believe that she speaks to them through her chosen ones, who are called, the Voices.
The Voices
These individuals are granted the ability to hear the voice of their Goddess Irenaine, and their voice will change to Hers and carry Her intentions if they speak on Her behalf. When She speaks through them, it grants them both power and authority. People know to respectfully step aside whenever they see Voices walking among them.
They act as temple guards and temple priests.
There is no rank system among the Voices, they have their own system of direct democracy when voting on internal issues. They rotate who guards and who acts in ceremonies. Neither which is seen as a lesser duty.
There is no restriction to what gender or sex that a Voice can be, since their own voice isn’t being used, they are merely a vessel for a higher power. There is no limit to how many Voices can be born into one generation.
It is common to seek out a Voice for important issues such as religious events, when erecting new temples, or for changing of gender identity in legal documents.
Voices are not to be approached for petty squabbles or personal issues unless these affect the community as a whole.
A Voice generally know they are a Voice by the time they’re 20, as they will have show signs of being one. Such as babbling in their sleep, their voice suddenly changing pitch, or that they involuntarily speak and can’t stop themselves.
If a janborian wishes to leave the duty of being a Voice behind, they will have to go through a lengthy process in order to purge the power of Irenaine’s Voice from their being.
Description:
They stand out with their white and red outfits. Robes of white with red detailing. The outfit is the same for all genders.
A Voice will carry a staff with hollow centers, allowing wind to create sound.
On their faces, they carry masks, also white with red and gold detailing.
The masks tend to share traits, since as swirling symmetric patterns, with some gold detailing, and one gem set in the middle above the eye-holes.
The colour of the gem marks no difference in rank, as the Voices are all the same rank.
-The only exception to this uniform is The Ruler's Lance, who dress primarily in dark robes with red and gold detailing.
Their staff is also different, making a different pitch as the wind blows across it.
Their mask is primarily dark, with red, and a little bit of white and gold. It has two gems. One that represents the Goddess Irenaine, the smaller gem represents the ruler whom the Lance serves personally.
For all the people of Ruraenwedar know, there is only one Ruler's Lance in their world. This is not something other highseat rulers have copied.
The gender of the Lance is unknown, and not important.
As a whole, the janborian worship The Clan of Anani. Within this small pantheon exists different gods which govern different domains, or aspects of nature. For more information, please visit the tab marked “The Clan of Anani” in the dropdown menu. But here is a brief summary.
-Willa, the self-proclaimed leader of the gods, and lord of the vast oceans and turbulent seas.
-Kitilan, lady of the ever changing winds.
-Shuna, lady and protector of the forests.
-Korh, lord of the mountains.
-Borrah, lord of twilight and trickery.
-Irenaine, lady of dawn and rebirth.
-Torna, lady of the moon and keeper of souls.
Irenaine in particular holds a special place, as she is believed to have created the first janborian. She gives life, and protects them from pain and suffering. She was known to walk among the janborian up to a certain event known as “The Severance.” After this, she was sealed away as punishment, a fate she shared with her lover turned betrayer Borrah.
But the people still believe that she speaks to them through her chosen ones, who are called, the Voices.
The Voices
These individuals are granted the ability to hear the voice of their Goddess Irenaine, and their voice will change to Hers and carry Her intentions if they speak on Her behalf. When She speaks through them, it grants them both power and authority. People know to respectfully step aside whenever they see Voices walking among them.
They act as temple guards and temple priests.
There is no rank system among the Voices, they have their own system of direct democracy when voting on internal issues. They rotate who guards and who acts in ceremonies. Neither which is seen as a lesser duty.
There is no restriction to what gender or sex that a Voice can be, since their own voice isn’t being used, they are merely a vessel for a higher power. There is no limit to how many Voices can be born into one generation.
It is common to seek out a Voice for important issues such as religious events, when erecting new temples, or for changing of gender identity in legal documents.
Voices are not to be approached for petty squabbles or personal issues unless these affect the community as a whole.
A Voice generally know they are a Voice by the time they’re 20, as they will have show signs of being one. Such as babbling in their sleep, their voice suddenly changing pitch, or that they involuntarily speak and can’t stop themselves.
If a janborian wishes to leave the duty of being a Voice behind, they will have to go through a lengthy process in order to purge the power of Irenaine’s Voice from their being.
Description:
They stand out with their white and red outfits. Robes of white with red detailing. The outfit is the same for all genders.
A Voice will carry a staff with hollow centers, allowing wind to create sound.
On their faces, they carry masks, also white with red and gold detailing.
The masks tend to share traits, since as swirling symmetric patterns, with some gold detailing, and one gem set in the middle above the eye-holes.
The colour of the gem marks no difference in rank, as the Voices are all the same rank.
-The only exception to this uniform is The Ruler's Lance, who dress primarily in dark robes with red and gold detailing.
Their staff is also different, making a different pitch as the wind blows across it.
Their mask is primarily dark, with red, and a little bit of white and gold. It has two gems. One that represents the Goddess Irenaine, the smaller gem represents the ruler whom the Lance serves personally.
For all the people of Ruraenwedar know, there is only one Ruler's Lance in their world. This is not something other highseat rulers have copied.
The gender of the Lance is unknown, and not important.
The Prophecy:
It was before the arrival of the kiva. Before even the unification of Ruraenwedar’s alliance.
The people of Tie Melena were constantly on the edge of feuds and war.
Irinaine looked at her people in dismay and walked among them, sowing seeds of trust and companionship. But her lover, Borrah, found great enjoyment in goading the different tribes to resent one another. He would pit them up against each other at every opportunity.
In the end the meddling of Borrah got them both into trouble, and Willa punished both of them.
Willa had not wanted them to walk among the people, but watch and support them from afar. He commanded Torna to take their souls and trap them both.
Borrah would be forced to live aware inside a host. If the host died, he would be moved to a different host.
Irenaine would be trapped slumbering within a vessel. The story then goes that for the people to awaken their beloved Goddess, they would need to find the chosen vessel. Then the chosen one would have to travel on a long pilgrimage in order to awaken the Goddess.
To oppose them, would be Borrah and his vessel. He would, according to the prophecy, attempt to hinder the pilgrimage, and even hunt down and kill the chosen one. Should this happen, Irenaine’s soul would be lost, and no new life would be born to their world.
Irenaine’s chosen vessel would be born with their right eye green, and their left eye blue, for inside the blue, would be where the Goddess rested.
With this, all children with heterochromatic eyes were requested to come to the ruler, so that they may receive protection and guidance from the Voices.
It would be many years, but then, one faithful night, one life was traded for another, as the Fi Kej [Feih-Kii-Ye](partner) to the Bhagyda [Behau-gee-dah](ruler) bore a son with the foreseen eyes. Tragically, his mother’s life was lost, but the people would cherish her as a Star on the Heavens and each year a week-long celebration in her honour.
Birth and naming ritual:
The coastal janborian celebrate each birth, but no one but the partner of the birth parent is allowed inside with the delivery nurses and medics. Childbirth is a scary experience for a first time parent, and having their partner there ensures some form of calm during the ritual. After the child is delivered, the child is wrapped in cotton fabric that’s woven with depictions of happy events from the parents own childhood.
This ritual is fancier the higher one ranks. For poor or destitute citizens, they’re lucky to have anything to wrap their child in, though some will sell their precious child to another family for the sake of the child’s future. It’s not common to tell a child from a lower class that they were adopted.
The naming ritual for the nobles take place in the temples, with the entire family present, if possible. Often, they will hold parades, and for that day, people get a day off from work, and get to see a spectacle and receive symbolic cakes if they attend the ceremony by standing outside. Receiving a name is a big deal, and the more that attend your child’s ceremony, the better fortune for the child, it’s believed.
Of course, the lower you rank, the more humble your child’s ceremony will be.
The lowlanders celebrate the birth of a child by the grandparent of the child weaving a length of fabric for them, which their parent can then use to carry the newborn around in so they can still get work done. The weave will depict the animal whose year the child was born in, along with other personal symbols relating to that family. Starry nights, calm morning sun, and so on.
The naming ritual is completed by the oldest in the close family. This person will mix herbs with wine and draw the child’s name on their forehead. Of course, this is washed off as soon as the cheers die down again, so the child isn’t exposed for too long to the cold air.
The highlanders make a big fuss out of new children. The birth parent, along with a wetnurse, will seclude themselves from the cold, if winter is present, in order for the child not to catch a cold. If the child is born outside the cold season, the parents will migrate south for the winter. The wetnurse is often a family member, there to ensure the child gets plenty of milk, so they’re not a substitute for the birthparent themselves, unless the couple adopted as per the law for same-sex marriages.
The naming ritual for the highlanders involves dice. They will seek out the wise man or woman of the tribe, and this person will ask a series of questions to the parents. Based on their answers, different bone dice are selected and rolled. Then the wise one will take a day and night to interpret them. On the second dawn, the name is presented to the parents. It’s said that a child’s fortune lies in their name, as well as their future health. So the family will pray to The Clan of Anani for a good name to be discerned.
Coming of age ritual:
(skip this first part if you’re squeamish about bodily harm and mentions of death.)
All janborian enter puberty at the age of 14. However, they are not allowed to wed until they are of at least 20 years of age. Some wonder why this is so, and the sages say it’s so the body will be fully matured before marriage. It is illegal to engage janborian younger than 20, in any sexual activity, and those below 20 are not seen as having the right to give consent.
The punishment for breaking this law varies from place to place. In the highlands, you’re chained to a pole, and the ovelot mounts of the child’s family are allowed to eat you alive. In the lowlands, your sexual organs are disfigured and the offender is sent out into the woods. The coastal janborians lock offenders away, and find ways to daily remind the criminal of what they did, and that they should be ashamed. That, and they brand their sex organ with red hot irons.
It is a serious issue, since children can only be born every 14 years, and the punishment for killing a child below 20, intentionally, is just as severe.
(Okay, you’re safe again here.)
Coastals janborians celebrate their childrens 14th birthday by decking out the town in the animal of their year on a special day of the year. This is also when parents start to look for any interesting partners for their child. Of course, this is only spoken about, not acted on until the child is a full adult and 25 years old. Children don the adult outfit for the first time during this ceremony. This means a headdress for the girls and all genders now get to wear pants. Agender children don a different kind of headdress, which is smaller than the girls. Then the children get to hear one of the Voices speak Irenaine’s words to them for the first time.
-If someone wishes to change their gender later in life, they need to go seek out the Voices, who have the authority of changing these official papers. Once the Voices recognize the person, and re-name them accordingly, the family and society as a whole should adjust to this change, as it is the will of the Goddess.
Lowlanders coming of age ritual involves the children dressing up in adult clothes(but they won’t wear them permanently until they’re older). Then the children will create amulets with their animals on it(parents are allowed to help), that they wear on the day of the ceremony.
They then get to listen to grown-ups tell them about what will matter in life. Family, the herd, and the ground they till. The lowland janborians don’t make a huge fuss of what gender the child sees themselves as. Agendered adults present this by wearing a coloured braided choker necklace, but they’re free to wear the adult outfit they feel suits them best. Agendered adults still need to adhere to the social rules of the village, and must still “pick” a side.
If a lowlander wants to change their gender later in life, they have to prove this by wearing the correct outfit, or braided choker, every day for a year. After this, the village will for the most part, accept their new gender without protest.
Highlanders coming of age ritual can be seen as too harsh for children to have to go through. Children will be sent away from their parents, to a large tribe that specialises in breeding and training ovelots to become mounts. Sometimes children choose this way of life and never return home.
However for the children who do wish to return home, they will have to create a bond with one of the animals, and stay there for three years until the ovelot cub is fully grown. Also while there, the child will be given tasks and training to prepare them for the adult life. They are expected to come back riding on their mount, with animals hunted on the way home. The meat will be used in a feast made for the child’s return, and the bones from the animal will be used to carve symbolic gifts that the child will present to the wise one of their tribe. The wise one accepts the gifts, which completes the child’s journey.
If a highlander wishes to change their gender later in life, they just make, or pay someone to make, the appropriate outfit for them, and they just assume that gender role. There is no special outfit for the kiman, but they can opt to not don the feather on the men’s outfit, or add a feather to the women’s outfit. The tribe will see the outfit change and just adjust accordingly without much fuss. The highlanders don’t care much for what’s in a person’s pants, but rather how well the person hunts and can provide for their family.
Marriage ritual:
Coastal janborians court through letters written on paper. These are precious and the couple will keep them, sometimes to share with their children when they become adults and want to court a lover. If a janborian sends three letters of love to their intended, but doesn’t receive any back, that means the feelings are not mutual. Any contact beyond this is seen as harassment, and the family is allowed to send city guards to the offender’s home. It’s very shameful to let this happen, so most families urge the love-smitten person to let go if they don’t get replies after the second.
It’s also very important to the family that the other family is within their own social rank or above it. And only sons are allowed to marry below their station, as the daughter will travel to the husband’s family, and take their family name.
The couple will receive a gilded plate, with a wooden frame with their marriage certificate carved into the plate. On the front are their vows, and on the back is information like who oversaw the ceremony, and who witnessed their union.
Lowland janborian don’t have a fancy courtship system. Often, the lovers will meet in secret, and announce their engagement at a family dinner. Since the lowland janborians don’t have as many social ranks as the coastal janborian, this isn’t much of a roadblock to them. So most of the time, engagement news are met with joy and festivities.
The lowland janborian burn their family names into tanned leather as a form of marriage certificate.
In order to not have the bloodlines thicken too much, the highland janborian will seek out other tribes and ask for sons to come and work with their own, to see if their daughters find them of interest. If a daughter is interested, she will take her partner and they will hunt for a taakafoemt together to prove their compatibility. From the fur and hide of the massive animal, they can make enough felt to construct a home of their home. The bones, if unbroken, become part of the home as well. While the materials are being washed, dried, and prepared, the foreign lover will live in the family home of the girl. Once the materials are ready, they will create their home, and live together as intimate lovers for at least 6 months, to further show compatibility before they’re allowed to receive the approval of the tribe as a whole and raise children together.
Love with a stranger.
In the event that a janborian falls in love with a kiva or other species, the families have to approve of the match, unless the couple wish to elope and live elsewhere, with no family. It’s dangerous to do this, so most try and get approval. While not able to breed children of their own, they fall under the adoption rule of the society.
Burial ritual:
Coastals janborians bury their dead in family plots. The body is cleaned and dressed in the person’s finest outfit, and then wrapped in black cotton that’s scented with oils that the person preferred.
The graveyard of the coastals are on flat areas on the templegrounds, as they believe the dead then get to dine with the Voices, which is a great honour. The graveyard itself has a tiled surface, with stone slabs that can be removed when bodies need to be lowered down. The tiles and stones are needed since animals will try to get at the bodies, which would desecrate them and leave them unable to dine with the Voices.
Atop the stone slab, are the names of the deceased family members that are laid to rest there and when they were born and died. If a slab runs out of space, space is made by adding a new, thin, stone slab to the grave.
Lowlanders Bury their dead in the forest, under special trees whose roots mysteriously lift up on the day the janborian died. They believe this is Shuna’s way of welcoming the dead to her entourage of spirits. After the dead is placed under the tree and covered, the tree will then sink back down once no one is present.
Highlanders mourn their dead, and honour them by taking their mount and the body- naked but wrapped- out into the wilderness. The ovelot is then expected to consume their rider so they’re joined forever in spirit. The ovelot then returns to the wild.
The highlanders believe that the souls of the two will join the great hunt, and the hunting group of Korh himself. And that the family will meet them again after death. The coats of past mounts of the rider are either kept in the family as a reminder, or sold in times of need.
Reproduction:
Janborians reproduce by a male and female copulating.
The female sex carry the child for 12 months, and birth one or more children. The children are very small at birth, making the delivery quick.
Their reproduction organs only become fertile every 14th year of their life. As fate would have it, there are generations for each year of this wheel. To help remember, and to match partners as closely as possible, the janborian created a system with 14 animals.
The 14 animals(pronunciation):
1. The Neb (Naeh-beh)
2. The Xc (Shi-seeh)
3. The Vuosu (Vo-uh-suu)
4. The Xtante (Shi-teah-nah-teheh)
5. The Sercoa (ser-koh-ah)
6. The Ovelot (ohveh-lot)
7. The Kvi (keh-veii)
8. The Kecj (kesii-ye )
9. The Ada (Aa-dah)
10. The Nor (Noh-reh)
11. The Taakafoemt (Teah-aa-kah-feuh-meh-teh)
12. The Zaio (Seetah-eoh)
13. The Sholi (Shou-liih)
14. The Fxer (Feh-sheieh-reh)
Some tribes have a tradition of the individuals carrying some form of icon or symbol that represent their year.
It was before the arrival of the kiva. Before even the unification of Ruraenwedar’s alliance.
The people of Tie Melena were constantly on the edge of feuds and war.
Irinaine looked at her people in dismay and walked among them, sowing seeds of trust and companionship. But her lover, Borrah, found great enjoyment in goading the different tribes to resent one another. He would pit them up against each other at every opportunity.
In the end the meddling of Borrah got them both into trouble, and Willa punished both of them.
Willa had not wanted them to walk among the people, but watch and support them from afar. He commanded Torna to take their souls and trap them both.
Borrah would be forced to live aware inside a host. If the host died, he would be moved to a different host.
Irenaine would be trapped slumbering within a vessel. The story then goes that for the people to awaken their beloved Goddess, they would need to find the chosen vessel. Then the chosen one would have to travel on a long pilgrimage in order to awaken the Goddess.
To oppose them, would be Borrah and his vessel. He would, according to the prophecy, attempt to hinder the pilgrimage, and even hunt down and kill the chosen one. Should this happen, Irenaine’s soul would be lost, and no new life would be born to their world.
Irenaine’s chosen vessel would be born with their right eye green, and their left eye blue, for inside the blue, would be where the Goddess rested.
With this, all children with heterochromatic eyes were requested to come to the ruler, so that they may receive protection and guidance from the Voices.
It would be many years, but then, one faithful night, one life was traded for another, as the Fi Kej [Feih-Kii-Ye](partner) to the Bhagyda [Behau-gee-dah](ruler) bore a son with the foreseen eyes. Tragically, his mother’s life was lost, but the people would cherish her as a Star on the Heavens and each year a week-long celebration in her honour.
Birth and naming ritual:
The coastal janborian celebrate each birth, but no one but the partner of the birth parent is allowed inside with the delivery nurses and medics. Childbirth is a scary experience for a first time parent, and having their partner there ensures some form of calm during the ritual. After the child is delivered, the child is wrapped in cotton fabric that’s woven with depictions of happy events from the parents own childhood.
This ritual is fancier the higher one ranks. For poor or destitute citizens, they’re lucky to have anything to wrap their child in, though some will sell their precious child to another family for the sake of the child’s future. It’s not common to tell a child from a lower class that they were adopted.
The naming ritual for the nobles take place in the temples, with the entire family present, if possible. Often, they will hold parades, and for that day, people get a day off from work, and get to see a spectacle and receive symbolic cakes if they attend the ceremony by standing outside. Receiving a name is a big deal, and the more that attend your child’s ceremony, the better fortune for the child, it’s believed.
Of course, the lower you rank, the more humble your child’s ceremony will be.
The lowlanders celebrate the birth of a child by the grandparent of the child weaving a length of fabric for them, which their parent can then use to carry the newborn around in so they can still get work done. The weave will depict the animal whose year the child was born in, along with other personal symbols relating to that family. Starry nights, calm morning sun, and so on.
The naming ritual is completed by the oldest in the close family. This person will mix herbs with wine and draw the child’s name on their forehead. Of course, this is washed off as soon as the cheers die down again, so the child isn’t exposed for too long to the cold air.
The highlanders make a big fuss out of new children. The birth parent, along with a wetnurse, will seclude themselves from the cold, if winter is present, in order for the child not to catch a cold. If the child is born outside the cold season, the parents will migrate south for the winter. The wetnurse is often a family member, there to ensure the child gets plenty of milk, so they’re not a substitute for the birthparent themselves, unless the couple adopted as per the law for same-sex marriages.
The naming ritual for the highlanders involves dice. They will seek out the wise man or woman of the tribe, and this person will ask a series of questions to the parents. Based on their answers, different bone dice are selected and rolled. Then the wise one will take a day and night to interpret them. On the second dawn, the name is presented to the parents. It’s said that a child’s fortune lies in their name, as well as their future health. So the family will pray to The Clan of Anani for a good name to be discerned.
Coming of age ritual:
(skip this first part if you’re squeamish about bodily harm and mentions of death.)
All janborian enter puberty at the age of 14. However, they are not allowed to wed until they are of at least 20 years of age. Some wonder why this is so, and the sages say it’s so the body will be fully matured before marriage. It is illegal to engage janborian younger than 20, in any sexual activity, and those below 20 are not seen as having the right to give consent.
The punishment for breaking this law varies from place to place. In the highlands, you’re chained to a pole, and the ovelot mounts of the child’s family are allowed to eat you alive. In the lowlands, your sexual organs are disfigured and the offender is sent out into the woods. The coastal janborians lock offenders away, and find ways to daily remind the criminal of what they did, and that they should be ashamed. That, and they brand their sex organ with red hot irons.
It is a serious issue, since children can only be born every 14 years, and the punishment for killing a child below 20, intentionally, is just as severe.
(Okay, you’re safe again here.)
Coastals janborians celebrate their childrens 14th birthday by decking out the town in the animal of their year on a special day of the year. This is also when parents start to look for any interesting partners for their child. Of course, this is only spoken about, not acted on until the child is a full adult and 25 years old. Children don the adult outfit for the first time during this ceremony. This means a headdress for the girls and all genders now get to wear pants. Agender children don a different kind of headdress, which is smaller than the girls. Then the children get to hear one of the Voices speak Irenaine’s words to them for the first time.
-If someone wishes to change their gender later in life, they need to go seek out the Voices, who have the authority of changing these official papers. Once the Voices recognize the person, and re-name them accordingly, the family and society as a whole should adjust to this change, as it is the will of the Goddess.
Lowlanders coming of age ritual involves the children dressing up in adult clothes(but they won’t wear them permanently until they’re older). Then the children will create amulets with their animals on it(parents are allowed to help), that they wear on the day of the ceremony.
They then get to listen to grown-ups tell them about what will matter in life. Family, the herd, and the ground they till. The lowland janborians don’t make a huge fuss of what gender the child sees themselves as. Agendered adults present this by wearing a coloured braided choker necklace, but they’re free to wear the adult outfit they feel suits them best. Agendered adults still need to adhere to the social rules of the village, and must still “pick” a side.
If a lowlander wants to change their gender later in life, they have to prove this by wearing the correct outfit, or braided choker, every day for a year. After this, the village will for the most part, accept their new gender without protest.
Highlanders coming of age ritual can be seen as too harsh for children to have to go through. Children will be sent away from their parents, to a large tribe that specialises in breeding and training ovelots to become mounts. Sometimes children choose this way of life and never return home.
However for the children who do wish to return home, they will have to create a bond with one of the animals, and stay there for three years until the ovelot cub is fully grown. Also while there, the child will be given tasks and training to prepare them for the adult life. They are expected to come back riding on their mount, with animals hunted on the way home. The meat will be used in a feast made for the child’s return, and the bones from the animal will be used to carve symbolic gifts that the child will present to the wise one of their tribe. The wise one accepts the gifts, which completes the child’s journey.
If a highlander wishes to change their gender later in life, they just make, or pay someone to make, the appropriate outfit for them, and they just assume that gender role. There is no special outfit for the kiman, but they can opt to not don the feather on the men’s outfit, or add a feather to the women’s outfit. The tribe will see the outfit change and just adjust accordingly without much fuss. The highlanders don’t care much for what’s in a person’s pants, but rather how well the person hunts and can provide for their family.
Marriage ritual:
Coastal janborians court through letters written on paper. These are precious and the couple will keep them, sometimes to share with their children when they become adults and want to court a lover. If a janborian sends three letters of love to their intended, but doesn’t receive any back, that means the feelings are not mutual. Any contact beyond this is seen as harassment, and the family is allowed to send city guards to the offender’s home. It’s very shameful to let this happen, so most families urge the love-smitten person to let go if they don’t get replies after the second.
It’s also very important to the family that the other family is within their own social rank or above it. And only sons are allowed to marry below their station, as the daughter will travel to the husband’s family, and take their family name.
The couple will receive a gilded plate, with a wooden frame with their marriage certificate carved into the plate. On the front are their vows, and on the back is information like who oversaw the ceremony, and who witnessed their union.
Lowland janborian don’t have a fancy courtship system. Often, the lovers will meet in secret, and announce their engagement at a family dinner. Since the lowland janborians don’t have as many social ranks as the coastal janborian, this isn’t much of a roadblock to them. So most of the time, engagement news are met with joy and festivities.
The lowland janborian burn their family names into tanned leather as a form of marriage certificate.
In order to not have the bloodlines thicken too much, the highland janborian will seek out other tribes and ask for sons to come and work with their own, to see if their daughters find them of interest. If a daughter is interested, she will take her partner and they will hunt for a taakafoemt together to prove their compatibility. From the fur and hide of the massive animal, they can make enough felt to construct a home of their home. The bones, if unbroken, become part of the home as well. While the materials are being washed, dried, and prepared, the foreign lover will live in the family home of the girl. Once the materials are ready, they will create their home, and live together as intimate lovers for at least 6 months, to further show compatibility before they’re allowed to receive the approval of the tribe as a whole and raise children together.
Love with a stranger.
In the event that a janborian falls in love with a kiva or other species, the families have to approve of the match, unless the couple wish to elope and live elsewhere, with no family. It’s dangerous to do this, so most try and get approval. While not able to breed children of their own, they fall under the adoption rule of the society.
Burial ritual:
Coastals janborians bury their dead in family plots. The body is cleaned and dressed in the person’s finest outfit, and then wrapped in black cotton that’s scented with oils that the person preferred.
The graveyard of the coastals are on flat areas on the templegrounds, as they believe the dead then get to dine with the Voices, which is a great honour. The graveyard itself has a tiled surface, with stone slabs that can be removed when bodies need to be lowered down. The tiles and stones are needed since animals will try to get at the bodies, which would desecrate them and leave them unable to dine with the Voices.
Atop the stone slab, are the names of the deceased family members that are laid to rest there and when they were born and died. If a slab runs out of space, space is made by adding a new, thin, stone slab to the grave.
Lowlanders Bury their dead in the forest, under special trees whose roots mysteriously lift up on the day the janborian died. They believe this is Shuna’s way of welcoming the dead to her entourage of spirits. After the dead is placed under the tree and covered, the tree will then sink back down once no one is present.
Highlanders mourn their dead, and honour them by taking their mount and the body- naked but wrapped- out into the wilderness. The ovelot is then expected to consume their rider so they’re joined forever in spirit. The ovelot then returns to the wild.
The highlanders believe that the souls of the two will join the great hunt, and the hunting group of Korh himself. And that the family will meet them again after death. The coats of past mounts of the rider are either kept in the family as a reminder, or sold in times of need.
Reproduction:
Janborians reproduce by a male and female copulating.
The female sex carry the child for 12 months, and birth one or more children. The children are very small at birth, making the delivery quick.
Their reproduction organs only become fertile every 14th year of their life. As fate would have it, there are generations for each year of this wheel. To help remember, and to match partners as closely as possible, the janborian created a system with 14 animals.
The 14 animals(pronunciation):
1. The Neb (Naeh-beh)
2. The Xc (Shi-seeh)
3. The Vuosu (Vo-uh-suu)
4. The Xtante (Shi-teah-nah-teheh)
5. The Sercoa (ser-koh-ah)
6. The Ovelot (ohveh-lot)
7. The Kvi (keh-veii)
8. The Kecj (kesii-ye )
9. The Ada (Aa-dah)
10. The Nor (Noh-reh)
11. The Taakafoemt (Teah-aa-kah-feuh-meh-teh)
12. The Zaio (Seetah-eoh)
13. The Sholi (Shou-liih)
14. The Fxer (Feh-sheieh-reh)
Some tribes have a tradition of the individuals carrying some form of icon or symbol that represent their year.
Skin colour:
If the parents have different skin colour, the child can inherit either parent’s, or be darker or lighter than either parent.
Dark skin is stronger genetically than pale skin. So it’s uncommon for a child of mixed heritage to be completely pale.
Janborian range from
-Dark brown
-Brown
-Dark tan
Warm tan
-Cold tan
-Warm pale pink
-Cold pale pink
Eye colour:
Eye colour can be inherited from either parent, sometimes the child will have one colour from each parent, resulting in heterochromic eyes.
-Black
-Brown
-Amber
-Hazel(brown and green)
-Green
-Blue
-Grey
Hair colour:
Hair colours is more likely to be inherited from the mother’s side, regardless of the colour.
Hair colours range from
-Jet-black
-Dark grey
-Blue-ish black
-Dark brown
-Light brown
-Dark red
-Bright red
-Pale red
-Dark blond
-Bright blond
-Pale blond
-Near white, with a hint of yellow.
Types of hair:
The type of hair is more likely to come from the father’s side, also regardless of colour.
The kinds are
-Kinky
-Curly
-Wavy
-Straight
Naming traditions:
The janborian have different ways of naming their young, depending on where in the world they live.
Like how the coastal favour spiritual sounding names at birth and tack on titles according to social rank, the lowlanders who prefer names with down to earth meanings, or the highlanders who start with a short name and add on titles as they prove their worth.
It should be repeated that janborian pronounce their symbols differently from how they are written. So the pronunciation will be inside of square brackets.
Coastal naming tradition:
Men, women, moen, wiosan, and kiman all have different rules for what makes up their names, as in they all carry a specific prefix,
Mens prefixes are:
Noble - Ru [Ruu] - Radiant
Politician - Ao [Aoh] Mindful
Craftsman - Wu [Wuuh] Dexterous
Working class - Va [Veah] Hardworking
Poor - Oo [Uhoh] Lazy
Criminal/beggar - Aadi [Oh-dih] Worthless
Moen prefixes are:
Noble - Ra[Reah] Shimmering
Politician - Ay [Aieh] Thoughtful
Craftsman - Wa [Wuah] Keen
Working class - Ve [Veheh] Swiftworking
Poor - Ou [Uhuu] Shameless
Criminal/beggar - Aadi [Oh-dih] Worthless
Womens prefixes are:
Noble - Xf [Shiifei] Bright
Politician - Ca [Seaa] Aware
Craftsman - La [Lia] Tireless
Working class - Iy [Eie] Generous
Poor - Gi [Geih] Nagging
Criminal/beggar - Aadi [Oh-dih] Worthless
Wiosans prefixes are:
Noble - Xv[Shi-veh] Shining
Politician - Ci [Siih] Sensible
Craftsman - Le [Lieeh] Enthusiastic
Working class - Io [Eoh] Viable
Poor - Gy [Gee] Loathsome
Criminal/beggar - Aadi [Oh-dih] Worthless
Kimens prefixes are:
Noble - Bhr [Beh-ruh] Dazzling
Politician - Ea [Eah] Practical
Craftsman - Ji [Yii] Determined
Working class - Ky [Kie] Toiling
Poor - Uu [Uuh] Wretch
Criminal/beggar - Aadi [Oh-dih] Worthless
Note: Criminals and beggars will often omit their prefix as a show of shame for their social status.
The main part of a name will often have something to do with the heavens, earth, or ocean. These are not restricted to social classes or gender.
1.En - [eh-nah] - Star
2.Ia - [eeah] - Sky
3.Jo - [yoh] - Cloud
4.Ai - [ai] - Rain
5.Er - [ee-reh] -Thunder
6.Se - [eseh] - Sunset
7.Ri - [rii] - Sunrise
8.To - [teoh] - Hail
9.No - [noh] - Snow
10.Bo - [buh] - Rainbow
1.Dow - [duh-wue] - Meadow
2.Fie - [feih-eh] - Field
3.Ath - [aa-teh-ho] - Path
4.Tai - [teah-ee] - Mountain
5.We - [wueh] - Jewel
6.Flo - [feh-loh] - Flower
7.Om - [uh-meh] - Bloom
8.Ro - [roh] - Root
9.Taru - [teah-ruu] - Treestump
10.Lai - [lia-ee] - Hills
1.Jv - [ye-veh] - Wave
2.Shy - [shi-ie] - Surge
3.Ami - [aa-mii] - Seafoam
4.Hir - [hii-reh] - Whirlpool
5.Tor - [teoh-reh] - Storm
6.Aqe - [aa-kueh] - Squall
7.Kel - [keylii] - Lake
8.Iv - [ee-veh] - River
9.Ro - [roh] - Brook
10.Oca - [uh-seh] - Ocean
As for the noblefolk, they also have their own set of titles, though this despends on the person, so I won’t be writing them up here. The ruler can basically grant them to people they favour, as an honour.
However. there are titles that are strictly kept.
Ruler: Bhan-lie- - [behau-nah]
Ruler’s Partner: Kec-se - [kesii-seh]
Ruler’s Lover: Kes-sa - [Key-sah-sah]
Ruler’s Companion: Kej-si - [key-yei-sii]
Ruler’s Son: Bhen - [beheh]
Ruler’s Daughter: Bhie - [be-ii]
Ruler’s Father: Bhan-wi - [behau-wuii]
Ruler’s Mother: Bhyn-ja - [beh-shi-nah-yeah]
Ruler’s Parent: Bhin - ma - [be-ii-nah-meah]
Ruler’s Brother: Bhan-ni - [behau-nii]
Ruler’s Sister: Bhie-na - [be-ii-naah]
Ruler’s Sibling: Bhin-no - [be-ii-nah-noh]
Likewise, are the titles of servants within the Ruler’s household. It’s considered improper to use the given name alone of these individuals while they’re on duty. It’s always title and then given name.
Ruler’s Attendant(1): Xol - [shi-uh]
Ruler’s Personal Guard(4): Xy - [shi-ie]
Ruler’s Servant(unlimited): Vuj - [vo-yeh]
It’s perfectly understandable if you wish to write the name as it’s spoken, rather than written.
Lowland naming traditions:
The lowlanders don’t have much time for fancy titles or names. The first part of the name is a verb, and the second is some form of nature. The are unisex.
Then they choose one of 3 gender suffixes.
1.Kei - [Kei] - Dancing
2.Dai - [Dai] - Singing
3.Fei -[Fei] - Walking
4.Bui -[Bui] - Gathering
5.Lei -[Lei] - Weaving
6.Oai -[Oai] - Protective
7.Tei -[Tei] - Whispering
8.Hui -[Hui] - Laughing
9.Fui -[Fui] - Fluttering
10.Gai -[gah-ee] - Giggling
1.Nena - [naeh-naah] - Meadow
2.Fosu - [feuh-suu] - Forest
3.Firi - [fieh-rii] - Flower
4.Beri - [beh-rii] - Brook
5.Riie - [rii-eii] - River
6.Leio - [lieeh-eoh] - Breeze
7.Koru - [koh-ruu] - Cloud
8.Aiya - [ai-ieah] - Rainbow
9.Oda - [uh-dah] - Field
10.Uru - [uu-ruu] - Pebble
1.io - [eoh]- Man
2.ia - [eeah]- Agender
3.ie - [eeeh]- Woman
Highlander naming traditions:
The Highlanders prefer short names, and then add achievements to it ask they prove themselves worthy. But very often, they will just use the given name, and the achievement that means the most to them. They don’t have gender differences to their names, as they see them as needless to their lifestyle.
Like, Gayurabda [gah-uu-reah-bi-dah] will simply go by Gabda [Gah-bi-dah]
1.Ga - [gah] - Mountainous
2.Vo - [voh] - Snowy
3.Sa - [seah] - Rumbling
4.Ko - [koh] - Dark
5.Fi - [feih] - Stormy
6.Mi - [mii] - Dawning
7.Yk - [ie-ke] - Lurking
8.Ta - [teah] - Weaving
9.Je - [ye] - Hunting
10.Zo - [seetoh] - Rainy
Killed a small herbivore: Yra [ie-reah]
Killed a big herbivore: Ura [uu-reah]
Killed a small predator: Yor [ie-uh-reh]
Killed a large predator: Uor [uoh-reh]
Defended against a tribal raid. Bda [bi-dah]
Participated in a tribal raid: Rao [reah-uh]
Successfully completed the coming of age rite: Sev [eseh-veh]
Completed a bonding ritual with partner: Eli [ee-liih]
Raised a child to adulthood: Da [dah]
Spoke to Gods: Suna [Suu-naah]
Trusted trader: Kishi [kii-shee]
The janborian have different ways of naming their young, depending on where in the world they live.
Like how the coastal favour spiritual sounding names at birth and tack on titles according to social rank, the lowlanders who prefer names with down to earth meanings, or the highlanders who start with a short name and add on titles as they prove their worth.
It should be repeated that janborian pronounce their symbols differently from how they are written. So the pronunciation will be inside of square brackets.
Coastal naming tradition:
Men, women, moen, wiosan, and kiman all have different rules for what makes up their names, as in they all carry a specific prefix,
Mens prefixes are:
Noble - Ru [Ruu] - Radiant
Politician - Ao [Aoh] Mindful
Craftsman - Wu [Wuuh] Dexterous
Working class - Va [Veah] Hardworking
Poor - Oo [Uhoh] Lazy
Criminal/beggar - Aadi [Oh-dih] Worthless
Moen prefixes are:
Noble - Ra[Reah] Shimmering
Politician - Ay [Aieh] Thoughtful
Craftsman - Wa [Wuah] Keen
Working class - Ve [Veheh] Swiftworking
Poor - Ou [Uhuu] Shameless
Criminal/beggar - Aadi [Oh-dih] Worthless
Womens prefixes are:
Noble - Xf [Shiifei] Bright
Politician - Ca [Seaa] Aware
Craftsman - La [Lia] Tireless
Working class - Iy [Eie] Generous
Poor - Gi [Geih] Nagging
Criminal/beggar - Aadi [Oh-dih] Worthless
Wiosans prefixes are:
Noble - Xv[Shi-veh] Shining
Politician - Ci [Siih] Sensible
Craftsman - Le [Lieeh] Enthusiastic
Working class - Io [Eoh] Viable
Poor - Gy [Gee] Loathsome
Criminal/beggar - Aadi [Oh-dih] Worthless
Kimens prefixes are:
Noble - Bhr [Beh-ruh] Dazzling
Politician - Ea [Eah] Practical
Craftsman - Ji [Yii] Determined
Working class - Ky [Kie] Toiling
Poor - Uu [Uuh] Wretch
Criminal/beggar - Aadi [Oh-dih] Worthless
Note: Criminals and beggars will often omit their prefix as a show of shame for their social status.
The main part of a name will often have something to do with the heavens, earth, or ocean. These are not restricted to social classes or gender.
1.En - [eh-nah] - Star
2.Ia - [eeah] - Sky
3.Jo - [yoh] - Cloud
4.Ai - [ai] - Rain
5.Er - [ee-reh] -Thunder
6.Se - [eseh] - Sunset
7.Ri - [rii] - Sunrise
8.To - [teoh] - Hail
9.No - [noh] - Snow
10.Bo - [buh] - Rainbow
1.Dow - [duh-wue] - Meadow
2.Fie - [feih-eh] - Field
3.Ath - [aa-teh-ho] - Path
4.Tai - [teah-ee] - Mountain
5.We - [wueh] - Jewel
6.Flo - [feh-loh] - Flower
7.Om - [uh-meh] - Bloom
8.Ro - [roh] - Root
9.Taru - [teah-ruu] - Treestump
10.Lai - [lia-ee] - Hills
1.Jv - [ye-veh] - Wave
2.Shy - [shi-ie] - Surge
3.Ami - [aa-mii] - Seafoam
4.Hir - [hii-reh] - Whirlpool
5.Tor - [teoh-reh] - Storm
6.Aqe - [aa-kueh] - Squall
7.Kel - [keylii] - Lake
8.Iv - [ee-veh] - River
9.Ro - [roh] - Brook
10.Oca - [uh-seh] - Ocean
As for the noblefolk, they also have their own set of titles, though this despends on the person, so I won’t be writing them up here. The ruler can basically grant them to people they favour, as an honour.
However. there are titles that are strictly kept.
Ruler: Bhan-lie- - [behau-nah]
Ruler’s Partner: Kec-se - [kesii-seh]
Ruler’s Lover: Kes-sa - [Key-sah-sah]
Ruler’s Companion: Kej-si - [key-yei-sii]
Ruler’s Son: Bhen - [beheh]
Ruler’s Daughter: Bhie - [be-ii]
Ruler’s Father: Bhan-wi - [behau-wuii]
Ruler’s Mother: Bhyn-ja - [beh-shi-nah-yeah]
Ruler’s Parent: Bhin - ma - [be-ii-nah-meah]
Ruler’s Brother: Bhan-ni - [behau-nii]
Ruler’s Sister: Bhie-na - [be-ii-naah]
Ruler’s Sibling: Bhin-no - [be-ii-nah-noh]
Likewise, are the titles of servants within the Ruler’s household. It’s considered improper to use the given name alone of these individuals while they’re on duty. It’s always title and then given name.
Ruler’s Attendant(1): Xol - [shi-uh]
Ruler’s Personal Guard(4): Xy - [shi-ie]
Ruler’s Servant(unlimited): Vuj - [vo-yeh]
It’s perfectly understandable if you wish to write the name as it’s spoken, rather than written.
Lowland naming traditions:
The lowlanders don’t have much time for fancy titles or names. The first part of the name is a verb, and the second is some form of nature. The are unisex.
Then they choose one of 3 gender suffixes.
1.Kei - [Kei] - Dancing
2.Dai - [Dai] - Singing
3.Fei -[Fei] - Walking
4.Bui -[Bui] - Gathering
5.Lei -[Lei] - Weaving
6.Oai -[Oai] - Protective
7.Tei -[Tei] - Whispering
8.Hui -[Hui] - Laughing
9.Fui -[Fui] - Fluttering
10.Gai -[gah-ee] - Giggling
1.Nena - [naeh-naah] - Meadow
2.Fosu - [feuh-suu] - Forest
3.Firi - [fieh-rii] - Flower
4.Beri - [beh-rii] - Brook
5.Riie - [rii-eii] - River
6.Leio - [lieeh-eoh] - Breeze
7.Koru - [koh-ruu] - Cloud
8.Aiya - [ai-ieah] - Rainbow
9.Oda - [uh-dah] - Field
10.Uru - [uu-ruu] - Pebble
1.io - [eoh]- Man
2.ia - [eeah]- Agender
3.ie - [eeeh]- Woman
Highlander naming traditions:
The Highlanders prefer short names, and then add achievements to it ask they prove themselves worthy. But very often, they will just use the given name, and the achievement that means the most to them. They don’t have gender differences to their names, as they see them as needless to their lifestyle.
Like, Gayurabda [gah-uu-reah-bi-dah] will simply go by Gabda [Gah-bi-dah]
1.Ga - [gah] - Mountainous
2.Vo - [voh] - Snowy
3.Sa - [seah] - Rumbling
4.Ko - [koh] - Dark
5.Fi - [feih] - Stormy
6.Mi - [mii] - Dawning
7.Yk - [ie-ke] - Lurking
8.Ta - [teah] - Weaving
9.Je - [ye] - Hunting
10.Zo - [seetoh] - Rainy
Killed a small herbivore: Yra [ie-reah]
Killed a big herbivore: Ura [uu-reah]
Killed a small predator: Yor [ie-uh-reh]
Killed a large predator: Uor [uoh-reh]
Defended against a tribal raid. Bda [bi-dah]
Participated in a tribal raid: Rao [reah-uh]
Successfully completed the coming of age rite: Sev [eseh-veh]
Completed a bonding ritual with partner: Eli [ee-liih]
Raised a child to adulthood: Da [dah]
Spoke to Gods: Suna [Suu-naah]
Trusted trader: Kishi [kii-shee]
Script
The Tian script was given to them by The Clan of Anani, but it's evolved into it's own, over the many thousands of years.
The script is written into vertical lines, starting with one character, then followed by two characters, until the word is complete. If the word ends with one single character, then this character is placed in the middle.
If a word only requires two characters, it's just centered, with the two written vertical.
Please look at the guide below.
The characters with extra symbols in them, are written in the guide with capital letter and the add-on character as lower-case letter.
The Tian script was given to them by The Clan of Anani, but it's evolved into it's own, over the many thousands of years.
The script is written into vertical lines, starting with one character, then followed by two characters, until the word is complete. If the word ends with one single character, then this character is placed in the middle.
If a word only requires two characters, it's just centered, with the two written vertical.
Please look at the guide below.
The characters with extra symbols in them, are written in the guide with capital letter and the add-on character as lower-case letter.