Fariweb Glassblowers
The glassblowers of Fariweb are known far and wide as the greatest glass artists in all Kasingi. From their sandpits come the finest of glass, a glass so true that it singers under the fingers of a glass-harpist. The artists of Fariweb produce paintaings that are etched and stained onto great panes of glass, providing colorful decorations for many of the cities dotted around Kisangi. And of course, a Fariweb pen is considered the best of pens and an ideal gift for a scholar achieving their Temple Day.
Naming Traditions
Feminine names
- Areyhu
- Arsema
- Beraki
- Betelihem
- Birtukan
- Cheri
- Dinkinesh
- Elbetel
- Elleni
- Emiya
- Fikiri
- Freyhiwot
- Gabra
- Gelila
- Genzebe
- Ibsituu
- Kelemi
- Leensaa
- Maru
- Melaher
- Misrak
- Sadora
- Taitu
- Teru
- Wiha
- Yeshi
- Yohanna
- Zina
Masculine names
- Abiy
- Addimew
- Bahru
- Benmet
- Bereket
- Darisia
- Derejehen
- Eyasu
- Felleke
- Fikru
- Gorfu
- Guenet
- Hagos
- Hakiem
- Iskinder
- Iyob
- Jira
- Kebede
- Kenenisa
- Lamessa
- Leor
- Makari
- Makonnen
- Matiwos
- Menelik
- Negese
- Seare
- Sileshi
- Tashome
- Tewolde
- Zakaryas
Family names
A Fariweb glassblower gains a cognomen upon being acknowledge as a master of their trade. That sobriquet is the diffirence between being a journeyman and being a master. Cognomen of some of the greatest glassblowers through the ages:
- Goldfinger
- Hothanded
- Artists Delight
- Colormaster
- Graceful Simplicity
Culture
Average technological level
Their abilities in glassblowing and the creation of stained glass art is without peer.
Ideals
Beauty Ideals
Beauty is found in the heat of the glass forge, in the fine web of scars of one whose hands know the heat of the flame.
Major organizations
Glassblowers Guild
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