Clan Rakrantra

"This valley has been our home since time before memory. We have lived, had young, and died here. In a time not long ago, you would have been killed for setting foot in Shavat Tur.
Times have changed and I seek to change our violent ways. For too long, since the time of heroes, have the tribes been fighting each other. Covering what the others have.
I wish to hear the tales of people from lands unknown and to travel to such places. But that is not for me, my duties keep me here. My kin will explore the skies and return with what they have learned."
-Chief Akira to Darosi

Culture

Culture and cultural heritage

Much of the culture of the clan is based on battle. The lizardfolk tribes have been at odds with each other for hundreds of years. Clan Rakrantra possesses the most fertile area and has fought to defend it.

Common Etiquette rules

Attempting to exact revenge through violence is considered rude and disrespectful unless through a proper duel.

Common Dress code

Lizardfolk only wear clothes for specific tasks, wooden armor for battles as an example.
Jewelry worn around the neck or ankles is common. Most commonly these items are trophies from hunts and battles, or family heirlooms.

Art & Architecture

The art of the clan emphasizes the use of animal bones and hair as well as stone.

Birth & Baptismal Rites

When a member of the clan hatches they are covered in dirt of a sacred ground. This is believed to make the scales strong.

Coming of Age Rites

To become an adult a lizardfolk of Rakrantra must journey to the far side of the valley and exchange their mark for the mark of the previous clan member to make the journey. Then they return the mark they took to the person who left it and tell the story of their journey. Men and women are expected to make this journey.

Funerary and Memorial customs

When a member of Rakrantra dies, a scale is given to the people who were close to them. Then stories of their life are told around a huge fire in which the body is burned.

Common Taboos

The Rakrantra believe that cooking meat will lead to misfortune.

Historical figures

Tehtan Kantos, the great uniter of the lizardfolk clans, was a member of clan Rakrantra.

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Related Locations

• Shavat Tur