Shaladar
Shaladar were the human ethnicity that made up the vast majority of the population of Ashad, the Land of Faith.
Appearance
Shaladar tended to be shorter than those of other human groups on average. Adult males ranged between 4 ft 11 in (1.5 m) and 6 ft 5 in (2 m) tall. Females were between 4 ft 6 in (1.4 m) and 6 ft (1.8 m). Men weighed between 119 and 275 pounds (54–125 kg), while women weighed in the range of 84 to 240 pounds (38–110 kg)Naming Traditions
Feminine names
Alia (ah-LEE-yah), Amsha (AHM-sha), Aziza (ah-ZEE-zah), Badiat (ba-DEE-aht), Bahija (ba-HEE-jah), Ghunayya (xhu-NAI-ya), Farida (fa-REE-dah), Fatima (fa-TEE-mah or FAH-tee-mah), Halima (ha-LEEM-ah), Ibtisam (ib-tih-SAHM), Jaheira (ja-HAI-rah), Jamila (ja-MEE-lah), Juleidah (ju-LAY-dah), Julnar (jool-NAR),
Latifa (lah-TEE-fah), Khadiga (xhah-DEE-gah), Khunufseh (xhoo-NOOF-seh), Maneira (mah-NAI-rah), Nabila (nah-BEE-lah), Najiba (nah-JEE-bah), Nura (NOOR-ah), Safana (sah-FAH-na), Samia (sa-MEE-ah), Setara (seh-TAR-ah), Tala (TAH-lah), Thuriya (thoo-REE-ah), Tufala (TOO-fa-lah), Wadi'a (WAH-dee-ya), Zobeida (zo-BAY-dah),
Masculine names
Aasim (AH-sim), Ahmad (ah-MAHD or AH-mahd), Akbar (AHK-bar), Alawi (ah-LAH-wee), Anwar (AHN-wahr), Aziz (ah-ZEEZ), Diyab (DEE-yahb), Djuhah (DJO-hah), Essafah (ess-AH-fah), Farid (fah-REED), Fayiz (fah-YEEZ), Hakim (hah-KEEM), Husam (hoo-SAHM), Jamal (jah-MAHL), Jamil (jah-MEEL), Kamal (kah-MAHL), Karim (kah-REEM), Kerim (keh-REEM), Khalid (kah-LEED), Mahmud (mah-MOOD), Mutamin (moo-tah-MEEN), Naaman (NAH-man), Nabil (nah-BEEL), Thuriya (thoo-REE-ah), Rashad (rah-SHAHD), Umar (OO-mar), Yezeed (yuh-ZEED), Yusuf (YOO-suf), Waleed (wah-LEED),
Family names
One of the most popular forms of Shaladar surnames combines the name of a place or location with the suffix -i. For example, Al-Kharji means “the person from Kharj.” Al means “the,” and may also be followed by a descriptive name, as in AL-Nisr (“the eagle”). In addition, al may mean “the house of” or “the tribe of.”
Other Shaladar names are formed with a prefix, such as ibn, bin, bint, beni, abd, min, abu, umm, or sitt. Each has a different meaning.
As prefixes, ibn and bin mean “son of.” Bint means “daughter of.” Beni (BEN-ee) means “the family.” So, Hatim Ibn Abbas is literally Hatim, the son of Abbas. When someone refers to Hatim’s family, the proper title is Beni Abbas (as in “the Abbas”).
Abd* means “slave.” As a prefix, it means “slave of.” A mamluk, or Shaa'douin slave-warrior, commonly takes a name beginning with abd, followed by the name of his or her organization. Abdul is a variant of ubd al (or abd ul), meaning "slave of the."" It is nonsensical alone and is never a proper name.
Min means “from.” Shaladar priests favor this prefix, often linking it to the name of a venerated god or hallowed site, or simply to the name of a place.
Abu, umm, and sitt are relatively uncommon prefixes. Abu means “father of” and is often followed by the name of the person’s first child or, more commonly, the first male child. Umm means “mother of” and often precedes the name of the first child or, more commonly, the first female child. Roughly translated, sitt means “lady,” and is appropriate only for powerful or highly respected women.
Culture
Major language groups and dialects
The official language of the Calipahte is Sha'ree which is also spoken by many Shaladar and Shaa'douin who live elsewhere.
Common Dress code
A variety of robelike garments (abas, caftans, dolmans, or jellabas) were the usual clothing of Shaladar, while tunics (dishdashah) or the combination of shirt and trousers were worn by the lower classes. Most Shaladar wore some kind of headdress, a keffiyeh, a fez, or a turban for men and a shawl for women. In general, the richness of clothing reflected the status of the individual. More traditionally-minded Shaladar wore veils, though for men they were only common in the Cities of the Gift. There, women were often seen wearing a chador, a garment covering them from head to foot.
Heavy armor was eschewed by Shaladar, as it was almost unmanageable in the blistering heat of the Land of Faith.
Major organizations
Both the Duryad/Tymerian and the Ravilians descended from Shaladar who had traveled to Naghron and Euron respectivly, through portals.
Diverged ethnicities
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