Valantari

The Valantari are the people who live in Valantar, not to be mistaken for the Valantarian greater ethnic group,
Valantari tend to resemble the Celts of Terra, Light, Freckled skin, Red, light brown, blond or white hair Very clear eyes, blue or green,
they are typically shorter than the rest of the Valantarians males averaging around 5'4" normally not getting taller than 5'10" but there are the rare cases of them being taller, women averaging 5'2" normally not getting any taller than 5'8"

Naming Traditions

Feminine names

Abelain, Marin, Aisli, Bradna, Caitira, Dallia, Easlaio,

Masculine names

Aeilan, Alvic, Arthim, Balfin, Broden, Cambeul, Finbar,

Family names

MakTolin, MakVarin, Uira, Jansin,

Culture

Major language groups and dialects

Valan,

Culture and cultural heritage

While not all the people of Valantar are ethnic Valantari, the Valantari consider anyone who settles and lives in their country to be of their country so each person who moves permenantly and settles in Valantar are welcomed into a Clan, generally the one that controls the village they live in or one that their job brings them into contact with more often.

Shared customary codes and values

Family, Clan, Country is the code which all Valantari live by, it is what guides them, and binds them as one. Family first, Clan second, Country third.

Average technological level

Limited access to Dwarven steam power, no access to black fuel

Common Dress code

All Valantari wear some sort of plaid in their clothing, whether it be a shirt, trousers, a skirt, or kilt, it is always in their Clan tartan, and it is one thing that identifies a person as being Valantari in the rest of the world. All Valantari men wear kilts to formal events, normally accompanied by a pair of curved daggers, one strapped at the hip and one at the

Common Customs, traditions and rituals

Almost all citizens of Valantar are tattooed in some way, most with a handful denoting clan, Sept and profession along with some memorial inkwork but some have dozens if not hundreds of small inking covering their bodies from foot to face.
Most of the tattoos mean little to those outside thier immediate kin or fellow professionals but others are symbols of status, and yet others granted to a select few and only known by the masters of the tattooing arts and orators of living history.
Tattoo artists are well respected and well looked after by their septs and clans, well paid, they can tell you the history of every tattoo they ever did, and that of their teachers and their teachers teacher as far back as their line of succession goes

Birth & Baptismal Rites

The Birth of a child into any family is celebrated by every adult member of the family and friends of the parents bringing a small present, nothing elaborate is expected, just a little something to help the new parents look after the new bundle of joy. They will often be clothes or cloth nappies, or soft toys for the early days of childhood. Another birth right is the wetting of the head, where the immediate friend group of the father takes him out and they drink to the health of the baby, while the mother and her immediate friend group look after the baby.

Historical figures

Quinn MakToni Arath MakMorin

Ideals

Gender Ideals

Men and Women of Valantar are absolutely equal, not only in the eyes of Valantarians but also under the laws of Valantar

Major organizations

Valantar

Parent ethnicities

• Valantarian

Related Organizations

• Ojari
• Valantar

Related Locations

• Valantaria
• Valantaris