Rheddaitéin (ʁɛθːɑjtejn)

Also known as the red dwarves, the Rheddaitéin (pronounced /ʁɛdɑɪteɪn/ in Raachern) live on and around an island kingdom called Rheddait located in Chaalai south of Hœm and another island kingdom, Jèrynn. The tribal name, Rheddaitéin, lit. means "the people/the kingdom of Rheddait." Unlike other dwarf tribes, the Rheddaitéin are accomplished fishers and sailors and they trade with their neighbours and the Mbaran Sea Peoples. Rheddaitéin shipwrights are often recruited by the Mbarans. Furthermore, the Rheddaitéin maintain that the origin of dwarvenkind—the il-Orah —was an island lost in time, whereas all other dwarven tribes maintain they have always been mainlanders.
Their common name stems from the preponderance of red hair, beards, and eyes. They have positive relations with the Illaohhéin dwarves of the Llaohh mountains, the Òrennéii dwarves, and speak highly of the distant other tribes of dwarfkind...with the exception of the Svor who are uniformly hated by other dwarf tribes.
Like all the Òrennéii and the Illaohhéin, the Rheddaitéin also have a gnome caste.

Naming Traditions

Feminine names

Rheddoa, the dialect of Vorvahr/dwarven, of the Rheddaitéin is an inflected language, thus names have regular endings. The standard terminal for female names is -ahr /ɑʁ/ with -hahr / /hɑʁ/, -wahr /wɑʁ/, and -sahr /sɑʁ/, being the most common.

Alternative terminals include, in decreasing order of commonality:
-ai /ɑj/
-is /is/
-ah /ɑh/
-as /ɑs/

Masculine names

Rheddoa, the dialect of Vorvahr/dwarven, of the Rheddaitéin is an inflected language, thus names have regular endings. The standard terminal for male names is -or /ɔr/ with -tor /tɔr/, -wor /wɔr/, and -por /pɔr/, being the most common.

Alternative terminals include, in decreasing order of commonality:
-aor /ɑɔr/
-as /ɑs/
-is /is/
-cor /kɔr/
-nor /nɔr/

Unisex names

Rheddoa, the dialect of Vorvahr/dwarven, of the Rheddaitéin is an inflected language, thus names have regular endings. The standard terminal for male names is -or /ɔr/ with -tor /tɔr/, -wor /wɔr/, and -por /pɔr/, being the most common.

Alternative terminals include, in decreasing order of commonality:
-aor /ɑɔr/
-as /ɑs/
-is /is/
-cor /kɔr/
-nor /nɔr/

Family names

Family names as such do not exist among the Rheddaitéin, instead patronymic names and clan names are the closest approximation.
The clan names speak to the familial trade and/or weapon training of choice: e.g. Spearforger, Shieldbearer, Oreminer, Goldblade.

The Tower Obelisk

The Tower Obelisk by 包德強

One of the three ancient obelisk pillars found in the sacred dwarven complex of Daoc-nor in its holiest of holies within the temple, Yurayurai. This obelisk if of the dark goddess of conflict, sorcery, volcanos, Bacchiah, more commonly known as Bakias. More commonly known as the Tower Obelisk, it is tied to the third aspect of the triune goddess.
The other two obelisks are of the light (Gréigh) and the twilight (Nanor or Naahn).

Ithyphallus of Nanor

Ithyphallic pillar of Nanor by 包德強

One of the three ancient obelisk pillars found in the sacred dwarven complex of Daoc-nor in its holiest of holies within the temple, Yurayurai. This obelisk is of the twilight god of change Nanor (Naahn). Commonly it is called the Obelisk of Change.

The other two obelisks are of the light (Gréigh) and the dark (Bacchiah or Bakias).

Parent ethnicities

• The il-Orah: the Progenitors of Dwarvenkind

Encompassed species

• il-Orah

Related Locations

• Rheddait

The il-Orah Pillars [banner]

The Three Pillars at Yurayurai by 包德強

When the il-Orah first arrived on PÈRYL, their initial settlement, deep in the caverns of what would be known as Sarn, was known as Daoc-nor. In its centre, was the holy site of the arrival and the three primary deities were honoured by three pillars. Over time the shrine became an elaborate temple called Yurayurai, and the entire city, its holy site, and the three pillars were called Daoc Yurayurai-nor.
The red, orange, black, and burgundy pillar was in honour of Bacchiah.
Opposite it was the blue, grey, white, and purple Pillar of Gréigh.
And between them the multihued, mulitcoloured, Pillar of Nanor.

Each of the Three Pillars were carved one single piece of a marble-like substance. It is lost to time as to where such stone was quarried as there are no such stone beds anywhere in Gruthe. It is suggested they were brought from wherever it was that originated the il-Orah, but even this is but speculation.