Korune
The Korune people were once a tribe of Majan that populated the Korune Islands. However, they were invaded by the Lakloren Empire, and their culture is now extinct.
Culture
Major language groups and dialects
The Korune people spoke mostly Korunë, which had a grammatical structure similiar to Majan, but simplified. They borrowed many words from their neighbors, as well as inventing some that have no other origion. Each island had it's own dialect, but they have been lost to time.
Culture and cultural heritage
As followers of the Majan pantheon, they followed many common Majan practices. However, their isolation from the other tribes meant they developed their own interpretations of the gods. They worshipped their ancesters as well as the gods, beleiving that the dead would join the halls of the gods. Their magic centered around plants and water. Local stories told that the goddess Mirriope had been born on the island, and the water of the springs brought fertility. The Mirropen Falls were a sacred place of worship to the goddess, where the sick would be healed, and children born under the water would be beautiful and wise.
Shared customary codes and values
They worshipped the Majan pantheon, but their interpretation was very loose. Ideals of generousity, hospitality, and leisure were common. People were expected to live off of what the land brought them, and be in harmony with the world's cycles. They did not deny themselves pleasure, and were known to love dancing, feasting, and music.
Common Dress code
Both men and women wore long tunics, belted around the waist with a braided belt of shells, or metal. During colder weather, they wore an overgarment that draped around the shoulders. They mostly walked barefoot, and shoes were only used when traveling long distences, in which case they wore simple sandles. Women's hair was long, and often intricetly braided, and adorned with hair pins, fastionings, flowers, and string. They wore bangles on their wrists, and anklets, as well as handcrafted earrings of gold, bronze, shells, or pearl. Men usually kept their hair short, and covered it with a cloth, and shaved their faces. The alternative to the tunic, was large, billowing pants for both genders, and a short tunic to cover the top. Occasionally in hot weather, both men and women went topless.
Art & Architecture
Marble was in great supply, and so they built their homes from it often, as well as sandstone. A basic house was flatroofed, and usually contained a single room. Sleeping and private spaces were seperated with hanging curtains. The kitchen was usually in the center, where a fire burned beside a working table. The floor was often made of peet or straw, or sometimes stone bricks. On the roof was the place where the family would gather and entertain guests. For wealthier Korune, larger homes with two stories were common. They built domed rooves over their main rooms, as well as high windows to let in light. For some, they chose to make their homes out of wood and large leaves that grew in the forest.
Foods & Cuisine
The climate makes the growing of grapes, olives, and vegatables ideal. A typical lunch was often bread soaked in olive oil, chopped tomatoes and cucumber, and fried fish. A Nosto, was a dinner dish. It was made by preparing some shellfish, tossing it with herbs and oil, adding goat cheese, and tomato. The food would be eaten by using muscle shells to scoop the food. Dinner was always eaten with wine, and then finished with honeyed milk. For sweet foods, they liked dates and pomegrates.
Common Myths and Legends
The story of Sira tells of a princess who swam to the island to hide while she waited for her lover to return. He never did, as he was thrown in prision, and she learned she had brought about the fall of her people. She drowned herself by the island, and was reborn a Siren. Sira's rock, is the place where she died, and it is said she still sings for her lover.
Ideals
Beauty Ideals
Olive, brown, or tan skin, with lustrusous long dark hair.
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