Ahiogrisnad
The small community living in and around the Ahiogris Mountains. They live in relative isolation.
They are primarily graknikon, though there may be other inhabitants.
Culture
Major language groups and dialects
Because of their isolation, they have their own language.
Shared customary codes and values
There is a strong community reliance. Each person has a role to fill so everyone can survive and thrive. Because of the harsh environment they have to work hard, and they are only able to do everything that needs done by working together.
The community always comes before the individual. This is pushed extra hard on zirch individuals because they can't have children, but it applies to everyone.
Common Etiquette rules
If someone is able, they are expected to offer help to someone else who is working. Help is not requested, but it is always offered.
Common Dress code
They are expected to cover their groin, but otherwise they dress to the conditions. On hot days during the dry season, the community is often almost naked.
Art & Architecture
The people primarily build with stone because of its abundance.
Ideals
Beauty Ideals
This community finds height and musculature to be the most beautiful. Second to this are large, colorful horns. They also prefer darker skin tones, specific colors aren't as important.
Gender Ideals
The population is primarily hermaphroditic with a smaller group of zirch individuals.
Those who are hermaphroditic are expected to have many offspring.
Those who are zirch are expected to help out couples with babies to make up for their own inability to reproduce. They are seen as both valuable and inferior simultaneously.
Courtship Ideals
The older of the two graknikon comes to the parents of the younger to request permission to marry them. If the parents approve, they talk to the other parents to discuss it. When both sets of parents approve, the couple marries soon after and the community builds them their own hut.
Relationship Ideals
Hermaphroditic individuals are expected to marry and have children as soon after they reach maturity as possible.
Zirch individuals are expected to stay single and act as support for the community so more children can be raised.
Encompassed species
Languages spoken
Related Locations
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