Deep Forest

Culture

Major language groups and dialects

Wood

Culture and cultural heritage

They are the Great Forest and will grow ever forth.

Shared customary codes and values

Honour the dead. Bury the deceased and allow their rest. The council is respected. The Dryads are given their due.

Common Etiquette rules

Politeness to their kin and those of the great forest. Suspicion to those on the outside.

Common Dress code

No regular clothing but mostly hides, leather and plantwear.

Art & Architecture

Mostly tree, flower or fungus based. The extent is limited by the artists imagination.

Birth & Baptismal Rites

Kept in moss till three years old.

Coming of Age Rites

When one comes of age they are given a dance in the ball of Faeun a dance at Winter Solstice.

Funerary and Memorial customs

They are given to the ground, allowed to fuel the next life.

Ideals

Beauty Ideals

Slim, angular and graceful are the major points that one looks for.

Gender Ideals

There are no standard roles given.

Courtship Ideals

Relationships are binding and there is no push towards them, eventually the fates will bring those destined to be together to one another.

Relationship Ideals

Relationships change and life is both long but so close to ending at any time so their is no perfect relationship just social agreements that they make with one another.

Encompassed species

• Dryad-Elf