The Kharnnes (kʰɑɹnz)
The Children of the Dragon:
The Kharnnish people are few in number and scattered throughout the northern regions of Gruthe. Some have travelled further afield and some have gone into exile with other groups. There is a significant component of Kharnnes in the Xell Exile communities. For centuries, the mountains of Yth were the home of the Kharnnes, and although they lived in fear of the wrath and hunger of their living goddess, Bhvarius Kharnne, a wyrm-dragon hybrid, there was relative prosperity for the people of Yth. When the dragon Bhvarius was killed in the 110th year of the Qh'énnish Ascension, the people of Yth were no longer able to travel more freely into the lowlands held by their Qh'énnish cousins. Under the thumb of Lord Baron Dermrhein I, Yth was invaded and its citizenry were scattered, beaten, murdered, and enslaved. Yth was colonized by Qh'énnish lords and became another one of the Qh'énnish baronies. House Yth was made from a raised up general in Dermrhein's army and they became the lords over those few Kharnnish tribes that remained.Kharnnish is the demonym, the name of their language, and the genitive form.
Naming Traditions
Feminine names
Kharnnish names tend to feature /a/ which is truncated and modified as the name is declined and used in speech.
Aora, Galla, Aytha, Akharnna, Abhvara, Auna.
Masculine names
/b/ /f/ /v/ and blends thereof are prominent in masculine Kharnnish names. /e/ is often terminal rendered é or eh.
Hence: Vinneh, Bharré, Fwaunneh.
Unisex names
Names of the elements, plants, and animals are considered neutral. Kharnnes in exile often translate these names into the local language, or Raachern.
Fox, Rose, Amethyst, Oak, Stone, Iron, Asp.
Family names
Kharnnish surnames are not really a thing. When necessary, or in formal naming rituals, patronymics are used formed similar to the Qh'énnish: dé/déy+father's name, e.g. déyAun = Aun's son; déMuett = Muett's son. Grandfather's names can be used also: dzé/dz'+grandfather/ancestor's name, e.g. dz'Aun = Aun's grandson/descendent; dzéMuett = Muett's grandson/descendent.
Women and girls rarely were given patronyms, although prominent women could be called Bhvé/Bhv' or -yth, meaning daughter-of-the-dragon. E.g. Gallyth = Galla, the daughter of Bhvarius the Dragon of Yth; Bhv'Ora = Aora, the daughter of Bhvarius the Dragon of Yth.
Ideals
Beauty Ideals
Of the tribes of Qh'énnshaiyn, the Kharnnes tend to be the fairest. Blond hair and fair eyes are common and traditionally held up as beautiful. However, under Qh'énnish ideals, blond hair marks one as foreign. Many travelling Kharnnes shave their head and beards sp as to pass as Qh'énnish.
Blond Kharnnish women occasionally shave their heads if they are even able to travel from Yth.
In Yth, both men and women were their hair long and elaborate braiding customs and styles are desireable. It is thus considered shameful to shave one's hair, or even to have it worn short. Kharnnish exiles know this pain.
Gender Ideals
Kharnnes are patriarchal, like their Qh'énnish and Sarnish cousins.
Under the era of the dragon, more women rebelled against this. Since the Qh'énnish purges and the dragon's having abandoned her people, the oppression of women has become standard. It is often aruged that Kharnnish frustration is turned inward. This is destructive of Kharnnish society more than Qh'énnish steel.
Relationship Ideals
Kharnnes are monogamous and marry only once. If a woman's husband is killed or dies, she can never marry again. Men have some greater freedom, but unless they are renowned and youthful and/or otherwise significant, it is shameful for them to remarry.
Kharnnish is a language cognate with Raachern, Jèredthi, and Qh'énnish. It is almost indistinguishable from Sarnish.
In Kharnnish the following pronunciations are correct:
Kharnne /kʰɑɹn/; Kharnnes /kʰɑɹnz/; Kharnnish /kʰɑɹnɪʃ/
Whereas the Qh'énns say: Qanné /qɑn:ĕ/
Parent ethnicities
Diverged ethnicities
Encompassed species
Related Organizations
Languages spoken
Comments