Kaheb-Ma Ethnicity in Etacre

Feminine names

Ayokom
Woga
Obor
Otaah
Khale
Zenu
Konnya
Kyano
Taanu
Mate

Masculine names

Kaba
Maatho
Athaib
Wanga
Iyaled
Konna
Wabwa
Bago
Kissi

Family names

Family names are not common among the Kaheb-Ma, favoring titles over a less personalized name. However, some wealthier clans have taken a simplified naming convention which includes a single syllable hyphenated suffix derived from the title of their most noteworthy elder or forebear. These meanings are often forgotten over successive generations.

Beauty Ideals

Female Kaheb-Ma typically maintain a lithe appearance, eschewing heavy clothing and unwieldy accessories. The wealthy will wear shear gowns, close fit to their soft fur. They will adorn themselves with wide guilt collars and golden jewelry when not engaging in work that requires mobility. Lower ranking and poor women are often left to a simple shear skirt, leaving their chest bare. Leather, cord and glass beads will be used in place of jewelry. Male Kaheb-Ma will near always be bare-chested, save in social situations where full clothing would be expected or when armored for battle. Shows of strength are common when multiple males of equal class are pursuing the same female. Many males will dye their manes black or brown to appear more virile or will braid gems and trophies into their mane to demonstrate wealth and station.

Gender Ideals

Regardless of class, the female Kaheb-Ma are in charge. Family matters, finances and other such things are the purview of the family Matriarch or her eldest daughter. Only if a family is left without a female member of sufficient age will they permit an adult male member take over these tasks. Younger women of higher class will take more mundane jobs at relative leisure, breaking from these jobs to bare children. Women of lower station will often have little choice but to continue to work for the duration of the pregnancy.

Courtship Ideals

Because the females hold the power within a family unit, courtship falls almost entirely to male suitors. Among the wealthier class, it's not unusual for a suitor to be chosen based upon family alone though a significant amount of money will be exchanged as dowry. For the lower classes males will often have to prove they will be able to support their prospective mate as well as be a positive addition to the family line. The specific way in which a suitor will do so is unique to the individual.

Relationship Ideals

Due in large part to the nature of Kaheb-Ma politics, and the more aggressive habits of males, relationships are almost always Polyandrous. When a male has been taken as a mate, especially in the upper class, he will often take the Family name or hyphenated suffix from his bride's family. Divorce is not unusual, but it is frowned upon. Upper class families may disown males who have been divorced from their second family. An orphaned adult male will find he has few choices of new mates, so they often choose to wandering in order to gain some way to prove their worth.