The Life Story
The Life Story is a birthday ritual found among the dragulin in the Tribal Lands. It ties into the general aptitude for story telling found among the dragulin people in how it encourages people to both listen to the stories of others, as well as for those telling to add flair and interest to the stories they tell.
History
No one knows exactly how the Life Story began, but it has been recorded to exist even during the time of the old Dragulin Kingdom. It has been theorized that it started when the Dragon's Code was given to the dragulin people.
Execution
The Life Story happens the night of someone's birthday starting at 15, when they reach adulthood. As evening comes and dinner is being made, the dragulin in whose birthday it is pulled aside by the story keeper of the village if it is their first Life Story. They are then given a brief lesson on the art of storytelling before being given time to think of what they will tell. Once dinner is served, the dragulin will come out and give begin to tell the story of their life up to that point. Some will be fairly biographical and tell details that illuminate the kind of person they are, while others will turn their life into a epic saga where they are a hero against an antagonistic world. Others still will self-depreciate and tell their life as a comedy. Whatever way they tell it, people will eat their dinner as they listen, and if they find the story dull, are encouraged to leave in the middle of it to signal to the orator their mistake. For every audience member that stays, they are given an extra piece of food from their dinner as a birthday present of sorts. Every year, a dragulin may switch up how they tell their story, especially if they had an uneventful year.
Participants
There are two main roles within the Life Story: the orator and the audience. The orator is the dragulin who is celebrating their birthday and tells orates their own life. After their first time, they will not really have time to prepare in the same way, and should therefore be mentally recording their year as it happens and thinking of how it can tie into their life narrative. Meanwhile, the audience must only listen and eat, leaving a portion of their dinner left for the orator if they listen to the whole story. If they find the story to be truly boring with no sign of picking up, they are encouraged to eat the last of their dinner and retire for the night.
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