Qin

The Qin peoples come largely from the central band of countries down the middle of the primary continent of Seras. While they are all similar in some ways, they are distinct in others as each country has unique customs. Most Qin people follow The Great Balance as their religious philosophy and are by in large people of meditation, scholasticism, and excellence.
Honor features largely amongst the Qin countries, though what defines it differs between most of the nations.
The Qin countries include:

• Pingshui
• Lutau
• Qu
• Jushuitan
• Karasu
• Zi
• Gui
• Nying
• Suilong
• Wuzhi
• Shun
• Chu

Many races can be Qin as Qin is a set of cultures rather than a species, so most Qin are identified by their language, dress, and religious practices more than any other identifier.

Naming Traditions

Other names

Names for Qin peoples can be pulled from any East Asian culture, and each of the Qin countries has a slightly different naming convention. However, the vast majority of them tend to introduce themselves as: Lastname, Firstname and tend to see calling someone by their first name as an act of intimacy.

Culture

Common Dress code

Qin people tend to wear robe-like garments and loose pants. Their favored fabrics are hemp and cotton with the upper classes wearing silks. Clothing tends to bear repeating patterns often created through specialized dying techniques. Blues are a common color as indigo is a plant that grows rather commonly in the region.
Men and women wear similar clothing much of the time, though women's sleeve shapes tend to be different than men's, and the wide, cloth belts they use to keep the clothing closed differs some between men and women with women's belts being wider than men's, though each region has slight differences in the distinction between men's and women's clothing.

Art & Architecture

Qin art is exacting and favors the use of bold but simple color. Much of their art is also simple but elegant and highly stylized. Inks are a common medium with calligraphy seen as as high a form of art as the composition of the words themselves.

Common Taboos

Wearing one's outdoor shoes inside is considered a grave faux pas. While some cultures expect people to remove all footwear but socks when indoors, others favor providing soft slippers when inside. However, all universally believe it disrespectful to wear shoes when indoors.
Great shows of extreme emotion are considered unseemly in public. They are not a particularly warm people who favor politeness over most else. However, they are not lacking in emotion. Qin culture is rich with emotion, though that emotion is most often expressed through their arts, and their dedication to the arts is renowned amongst all the other cultures on Seras.

Related Organizations

• Karasu