Zalite

The Zalites are most commonly red haired are very common here, though blonds aren’t.

Naming Traditions

Family names

Nobility here tend to have long and complex surnames. EX: The longest on record currently is the Imperial family’s: Calvethalen de Zavriel-Ensiyu Common surnames all have a ‘y’ towards the end. EX: Travoy Surnames: Calvethalen de Zavriel-Ensiyu, Travoy, Demyal, Najey, Prityel, Alvey, Esyin, Maslyn

Culture

Common Customs, traditions and rituals

It’s highly frowned on to have children out of wedlock, even more so for a woman to raise a child by herself. They believe that food is best enjoyed with quiet and that conversation should be reserved for after. Same sex affections are frowned on in Zalityu but not banned outright. There was an Emperor who tried that but failed. So now it’s not done to show affection in public regardless of your preferences. Familial affections—such as towards children—are exempt from the rule. Many cooks prefer Zalite oils and vinegar

Funerary and Memorial customs

Zalites build shrines in honour of their dead, keeping them near their house or in large plots of land dedicated to such things, depending on their wealth. The ashes of the deceased would be placed in an urn and set at the heart of the shrine for up to a year before scattering them over the earth. The shrines were visited on the anniversary of the person's death and, when death came too early, on the birthdays of the deceased until enough years had passed that the dead would have grown to a ripe old age. These shrines came to be known as hajina, named so that their lost princess would never be forgotten by her people.

Diverged ethnicities