Turami (Tu-ram-ee)
Overview
The Turami, or Horselords, were a ethnicity of humans from Northern and Western Turam, the vast steppes that stretched between the Southern Rivers of Turam and Southern Shou Lang. The name would later be applied (mostly by non-asorans) to all fifteen of the tribes of the "Hordelands". Turami had yellowish-bronze skin with black hair and broad, flat features. Turami men traditionally shaved the crown of their heads and braided the sides and back of their hair.Culture
The moniker of "Horselords" was applied to the Turami peoples because of their skill with taming and riding horses. To an outsider, it might seem that everything in the Turami culture had something to do with horses. Most of the constellations named by the Turami were after horses, for example. The "Turami" were organized into fifteen tribes: Commani; Dalat; Fankiang; Gur; Guychiang; Igidujin; Kahghun; Khassidi; Naican; Oigur; Pazru ki; T'aghur; Tsu-tsu; Zamogedi; and the actual tribe called the "Turami". Each tribe consisted of several clans, known as ordu, each ruled by a khan. On rare occasions, an individual is elected by the ordu to become the khahan (great khan) of the tribe, and even more rarely, a khahan can rise to lead multiple tribes. Boys and girls were both taught to ride from the age of four at the latest. They were given bows and arrows as toys, and were expected to be accomplished shots by adulthood. Boys were also taught to wield the saber, lance, and pole-lasso. Men were expected to be the tribe's warriors, shepherds, and leaders, while women were expected to perform all domestic duties. Otherwise the sexes were equal in all other aspects. Even though women were not expected to fight, they were still trained to, and there was no discrimination against female warriors. Women did occasionally rise to become khans as well, while the wives and mothers of all male khans were to be his advisors. If a male head of a household died, his wife would inherit control of all of his affairs. Although it was customary for a wife to remarry her brother-in-law or stepson, this was not law.
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