G'Ach
Appearance:
Light to dark brown wavy or kinky/coiled hair, sometimes closer to a reddish-brown color.
Skin tones varying from very deep copperish brown to more smoky brown shades. Freckles are very common.
Most common eye colors are brown, grey, and green.
Fashion:
Traditional G'Ach clothing involves a lot of fur, leather, feather, and bone.
Culture
Culture and cultural heritage
Their culture was originally nomadic; the G'Ach people were herders and traders before they were conquered by the Verians.
Ideals
Gender Ideals
Historically, gender roles in G'Ach society were very distinct and different from one another. The contrast of their societal roles can be simplified to the idea of “those that handled the 'here' and those that handled the 'there'”; the inner and the outer of their home.
Women were the 'here': they handled homelife and were the keepers of the 'in' for their society- they were the farmers, the artisans, and homesteaders. They were the teachers and keepers of traditions and history. Advisors, healers. They took care of the more permanent aspects of G'Ach life.
Men were the 'there': they were the herders and hunters, the travelers and warriors that handled the 'out' of the camp. They were often traders, as they were the ones that traveled away from their clan. They also took most administrative positions.
While a binary is certainly present in general G'Ach society, it was not entirely constrictive to it. Any that strayed out from those genders were coveted, because the binary of gender was seen as a mortal characteristic. If a clan member was considered neither male nor female (either by being intersex or nonbinary) they were seen as a spiritual omen and always locked into religious duties. Those that strayed from gender norms (such as gay men or lesbians) were also inherently pushed into that role. If no non-conforming individual(s) were present or available, conforming men or women might be selected for a religious position. However once they took up the mantle of a spiritual role, they were no longer considered men or women. They had essentially 'cast out' their gender to surpass mortal restrictions.
No role was considered lesser or inferior but those roles were all still clearly defined.
Women were the 'here': they handled homelife and were the keepers of the 'in' for their society- they were the farmers, the artisans, and homesteaders. They were the teachers and keepers of traditions and history. Advisors, healers. They took care of the more permanent aspects of G'Ach life.
Men were the 'there': they were the herders and hunters, the travelers and warriors that handled the 'out' of the camp. They were often traders, as they were the ones that traveled away from their clan. They also took most administrative positions.
While a binary is certainly present in general G'Ach society, it was not entirely constrictive to it. Any that strayed out from those genders were coveted, because the binary of gender was seen as a mortal characteristic. If a clan member was considered neither male nor female (either by being intersex or nonbinary) they were seen as a spiritual omen and always locked into religious duties. Those that strayed from gender norms (such as gay men or lesbians) were also inherently pushed into that role. If no non-conforming individual(s) were present or available, conforming men or women might be selected for a religious position. However once they took up the mantle of a spiritual role, they were no longer considered men or women. They had essentially 'cast out' their gender to surpass mortal restrictions.
No role was considered lesser or inferior but those roles were all still clearly defined.
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