Meridian
Naming Traditions
Feminine names
Meliana, Helianor, Aridia
Masculine names
Marlek, Meriarch, Eridan
Family names
Arthima, Moonsinger, Alkara, Milan, Joriot
Culture
Major language groups and dialects
The Meridian, official tongue, sometime a bit of Akerese and dwarven. As not of human are of elven origin, (through half-elves and slave descent)
Culture and cultural heritage
Culturally human are a force of adaptiveness; copying and improving what other invented, like magic from Athrian, technologies from dwarves. Even religion, as some gods of the astral aurora is based on gods of other countries. However, humans have initiatives and often improve the concept and merge them together, like magic infused firearm.
Average technological level
Human are not as advanced as Dwarves, but possess the same technologies. The problem being that it's the Dwarves who provide them with it, and they have yet to learn how to reproduce all of it. but one thing is sure, if they ever put their hand on the diagram, there is a slight chance that they make it better, and play with magically enhanced version of it.
Common Dress code
Victorian clothes to modern classical clothes. Women often use make-up and jewellery. Men may have some jewellery too.
Art & Architecture
Greek, Italian, Arabic and Spanish architecture model.
Common Customs, traditions and rituals
The astral aurora, religion of human, even if not considered a religion nowadays, is still a common share around. They also share a bit of the Akerese religion, sometime seeing Coronaria and Polaris as one of the gods of the astral aurora.
Funerary and Memorial customs
Human tend to either bury the people or burn them to ashes. As necromancy is semi-legal, some people may be buried in an easily accessible necropolis, however extremely well guarded, and for military and scientific use only. Those who refuse to be used as undead may be burnt to avoid their body to be used unwillingly.
Historical figures
Aridia, Meliana and Yloriam Arthima, the three sisters that vanquished the witch of lapis Nomine. Marlek Alkara, one of the most known Herald of the ten. Meriarch Chantelune, one of the best archmage who is known to have been the mentor of Yloriem.
Major organizations
Most of the human are Meridian from Meridia. There is some slave descent in Oriaka who are now full citizen, and some merchant and scientific living in Alkalia. The church of the Astral aurora is the main human religion, that also accept dwarves ork and elves.
Parent ethnicities
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