Tlaloclanu
(rain god and lanu)
Culture
Major language groups and dialects
A culture that encourages traveling at it's core, they early develop a mix of sign languages and rudimentary words made to simplify translation and dialogues with other tribes in order to barter and make deals. Over the centuries, the dialect remains used as a trade tongue in a lot of cultures and civilizations.
Common Dress code
Being nomadic in nature, they value comfortable and easy to don clothing that favor traveling. but also fabrics that absorbs not too much water, and more fit clothing if they favor seafaring, to reduce risk of swimming impedement.
Foods & Cuisine
have a known tradition of making food form the bounty of the sea, such as crab, shrimps and fish. Most young ones learn the craft of cooking early in life to favor survival and self-sustainance.their varied travels also made them curious and implementing various spices to complement their dishes, being happy to experiment new cuisine and ways to improve theirs. They also are common consumers of dried meat, as it's easier to keep over a long time during seafaring.
Funerary and Memorial customs
When the situation offers it, they value burial by cremation, as they believe their ashes and essence of the fallen can continue to travel by the means of air across bodies of water to offer new life elsewhere. If access to the ocean is available, they will put the deceased on rustic boats filled with combustible such as sundried hay and ignite the boat with a flaming arrow
Common Taboos
Their culture have a deep-rooted hatred of slavery as they originated from a culture that was under the grasp of the serpentfolk for many generations. Even the most ruthless of them, such as pirates, would think twice about taking someone as a slave, and even on a lesser degree such as capture and negotiating releases. For them, the prospect of death is less of an omen than a life without freedom.
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