City Brasiite
The City Brasiite, also known as a crengs ispidquo (/kɹɛŋz ɪspɪdkwoʊ/, wall citizen in Old Brasiite), is a citizen of one of the five great city-states of Brasi and a subset of the ethnic group Brasiite.
Culture
Birth & Baptismal Rites
When a child is born in a city-state of Brasi, they have provisional citizenship to the city-state. This marks them as eligible to receive full citizenship for free when they come of age and show their wisdom through an ireda'a fay.
Coming of Age Rites
When a child is almost at the end of their adolescence (typically about 17 years old for a human), they are eligible to apply for full citizenship and affirm their faith to the gods. This process, called the ireda'a fay (/ɪɹta'ɑ ˈfaɪ/ , the city's child), is a communal event where the adolescent exhibits their understanding of city-state law, piety, and budding maturity through understanding the poetry of old. The priests of the community judge whether or not the adolescent successfully completed the ireda'a fay and the day-long event ends in a large party within the community.
Multiple adolescents can attempt an ireda'a fay simultaneously, which is more cost effective and common in poorer communities. The wealthy can afford singular tutoring and attention, so their adolescents are able to attempt an ireda'a fay alone if the family wishes.
If an adolescent fails, which is very uncommon in modern Brasi, they lose their provisional citizenship and must leave the city-state to live outside the walls. In either case, the adolescent is considered legally an adult.
It is possible for an adult to attempt an ireda'a fay, but it is rare for a family to sponsor it and it can be quite expensive to apply. A city-state typically requires about 100 gold pieces to apply, which can be up to 250 months worth of profit for a Dune Brasiite or outsider (about 250 months for someone who is poor, 50 for modest, 25 for comfortable, a year for wealthy, or a few months for aristocratic).
If a Dune Brasiite works for the homeland defense or the hallowed crusade for a minimum of five years, the military will sponsor their ireda'a fay (or the ireda'a fay of a child) and the serviceman would only be required to pay 7 gold pieces (one for a donation to each of the Celestial gods and Cyclical gods). If the serviceman nobly dies in the line of duty and they have offspring, a single child (usually the oldest) will have their ireda'a fay sponsored by the military.
A single sentient is only able to be a citizen of one city-state at a time. Citizenship with a single city-state does carry privileges to other city-states, but not as much as a true citizen would.
Ideals
Beauty Ideals
The latest ideals with beauty center around the image of groomed masculinity and femininity. Men wear clothing that flatters (or alludes to) broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and a strong physique. Their beards are meticulously groomed, straight, and beaded. Women wear clothing that shows wide hips and their hair is often tied up in fine braids and beads.
For both genders, beauty is important. It is common for both men and women to wear makeup, have perfumed scents, and carefully chosen clothing.
It is a growing and fashionable trend for women to have a small lump or cone of wax coating a mesh of fabric, oils, and potpourri on their hair. Over time, the wax will slowly melt and release the scent gently.
Gender Ideals
Men are expected to be strong, healthy, and athletic. Women are expected to be graceful, precise, and confident.
Parent ethnicities
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