Social Organization
this is about the commoners, nobles, etc that should have been touched on in
the intro)
Physical height is prized.
There are four primary “castes” in this race: The nobility who life on the
mountain, the highest up, a few newer noble families may actually be in the
mountain. The servants who work for a house but are not specifically nobility,
these tend to be your scribes, body guards, house warriors, etc. They live in a
variety of places but mostly at the foot of the mountain. The merchant/craftsman
class, basically those in trade, they live in the mountain. And last, the River
People who live down along the great river.
The sound of scratching stopped and Raksana turned her almond shaped eyes to
Doka and began speaking. “Send 100 bushels of black pearl dye to House Txathia
with my apologies for the misunderstanding over their messenger. Assure Jusasa
Kornethi that we harbor no ill will towards their house. Suggest politely that
perhaps they should considering purchasing livery for their servants so older
houses can recognize them.” Raksana noticed the slight smirk on Doka’s face at
the instructions and smiled companionably with him.
There is a duality between the nobles snobbery of the servants and an implied
trust/respect in their abilities, almost as if the “snobbery” is more a natural
way to them, then specific intent.
(mountain) Vying for power and social status is the name of the game for
these people. The servants are “in on the game” with the nobles of their home.
Visual identification is important. Livery, status via clothing. They
perceive anyone not identified as a possible assailant. Lack of identity also
implies lower social status.
While subtle insults and positioning is part of the very fabric of this
culture, outright insults are not. The person that finds they have crossed the
line into directly questioning the honor of another, or defaming another’s house
will not live long. Behavior such as this is simply not tolerated.
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