Amiele only needed to get fish for a meal but the merchant and fishermen were busy haggling over the value of the fish. Not far down the road, a person dressed in fine clothes was having a hushed conversation with a jeweler. Across the road from that was a stream of people all avoiding someone with blistered skin.
Division
More so than ever before in the history of
Burim the people are divided by class. It is becoming a common topic of conversation among many groups. The wealthy simply wish for their extravagant lifestyles to continue and the farmers, fishermen, and laborers are seeing the value of their goods drop lower and lower.
Middle Society
The members of the craftsmen and artist classes are the least affected by this shift in class. They can still afford to live near the middle of the
Long City, feed them and their families, and do something nice from time to time.
The works of this class, more than any other, has exports sought by the people of other nations - particularly
Zinato. Paintings in particular have become popular among craftsman and merchants in the nation of rivers. The paints used in their paintings are made with the whites of
chicken eggs and produce strong colors.
Life and Death in the Long City
A birth is celebrated with a gathering of friends, family, and acquaintances who all bring gifts for the baby - toys and clothes are common offerings. Not going to this celebration and not bringing a gift is considered very rude and if one wishes to remain in good standing with the family, they must make up for it by offering gifts beyond the normal amount or value at a later time.
The time at which a person is considered an adult varies by their family's profession. A child of the noble class is considered an adult when they complete their education - as determined by their tutor. A child of the crafts or trades is considered an adult when they finish their apprenticeship and begin to work for themselves - of all the groups in the nation this is the one that becomes an adult the latest in life. A farmer's child is considered an adult upon marriage.
Upon death, the body is placed upon a pyre with the possessions most used by them in life. Everyone who knew them - even on a passing basis - comes to the ceremony which involves far more liquor than is normally consumed in a cycle. There is no dancing at a Burm funeral, just telling stories of the deceased and talking with the other mourners.
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