Criallend
While the gods have left the people of Criallend still worship them and have a major affect in their lives. People tend to rely on the knights and rangers to deal with issues. Once adventurous seafarers the nation now have settled down and now rely on traded
Naming Traditions
Family names
Many poor families tend to rely on using the first name of the father and add son or daughter to it. Familes of higher status or wanting to sound fancy have family names baised on the heroic feats of their ansestors or baised on something around them like a nickname or an object.
Culture
Major language groups and dialects
Common
Average technological level
Clocks have been created.
Common armor used is leather, studded leather, hide, plate, and wodden sheilds
Common Etiquette rules
For dealing with royalty or of higher status they often bow to that person. Those who wish to show respect to those that they meet often give them a handshake which is led into a hug.
Common Customs, traditions and rituals
The making of items has also been quite popular. Talking and sharing tales weather they be tall or not is also common. Those higher up in society tend to focus on learning or entertaining or focused on politics. Out of all three nations on Eiroris they are the most well read.
Funerary and Memorial customs
For those on the coast the dead are often put on boats and are sent across the sea towear they are eventually set on fire. Those who aren't on the coast are often just put on a pyre and burnt. Though there are those who in the past burried people in the earth this is a rare thing to do happen.
Ideals
Gender Ideals
While not as popular as it once was a few centuries ago physical strength, speed, resilience and endurance were considered the most important qualities for men. Physical competition between men- wrestling, archery, javelin, swimming or skiing- were common forms of sport.
Courtship Ideals
Jousting is a popular sport amongst the nobility. If a knight jousted, he could dedicate the match to a woman he loved. He would tie something that belonged to the woman, for instance, a handkerchief belonging to her, on the sleeve of his shirt / tunic so as to display his loyalty to her. Wooing a woman with poetry or buying dinner for her.
Major organizations
The Rangers of Criallend
Encompassed species
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