Flatland

Not all of the Ghe'tani dwell deep within the mountains or within billowing spirals of smoke and heat. Some live on the smooth rolling plains of the worlds with calm and serene landscapes. Smoking a pipe and discussing politics and making up stories about far away lands, these are the scope of the Flatland Dwarves. Often colored in more normal skin tones, varying shades of pink to brown, they are the most sociable of the Ghe'tani.

Naming Traditions

Feminine names

Ceva, Yaela, Redeya

Masculine names

Fieldar, Grest

Unisex names

Reiven

Family names

Riverwalker, Greven, Hazeline

Culture

Major language groups and dialects

Gelvan (Dwarvish), Common

Culture and cultural heritage

Culture is often rich in stories of families and great deeds done by people of less than noble backgrounds and common folk

Shared customary codes and values

Valuing growth and prosperity, nearly all Flatlanders give homage to Haevalla despite her elven roots, and nearly all of them are some form of farmer or protector of long plain land

Common Etiquette rules

The more social-able of the Ghe'tani groups. Often times having connections with other groups within major towns, be they major Ghe'tani settlements or of the other races, most are welcoming to other ideals

Common Dress code

Garbed in casual clothes most of the time, working and tilling land and fields is not a beautiful process

Art & Architecture

Art varies from small paintings, not often super well done, to small sculptures of what on the surface seems to be trash. But they are mix-matched knickknacks collected over the years and made into small sculptures of their ventures. Architecture is usually much more wooden and drab in comparison to their mountain dwelling kin

Common Customs, traditions and rituals

Most give praise to the lands that they own often, but every cycle, Harvest Festival, hosted by the Cre'tani, gives a chance for them to show their crop and their extra wares for the year. They often take part in this celebration of life and produce

Coming of Age Rites

Most young of these people often do not find a strict coming of age proving of themselves other than what their families dictate. Which can range from tilling a field alone to donning the armor of the family and fighting skillfully

Funerary and Memorial customs

Burials are often given back to the earth for the fallen, laden with crops and memories of their collected items over their life

Common Myths and Legends

The Great Devouring Maw, The Plainstalkers

Historical figures

Gha'res

Ideals

Beauty Ideals

Of the Ghe'tani, these are the people who show more beauty. Well-trimmed beards and hair for the males, and often well kept hair for the women with matching coloration of paint in portions along their faces

Gender Ideals

Usually male dominated as per nomal, but females often have more political say in small clan groups

Courtship Ideals

Typical courtship here, nothing special presented aside from a shining gem or other token trader for over the years

Relationship Ideals

Often times Flatland Dwarves can go on their own way and live on their own. Small solo houses within long fields of grass. Though, if a relationship does form, both parties are expected to do as much work as the other for surviving the wilds.

Major organizations

The Ghe'tani Kingdom

Encompassed species

• Ghe'tani

Related Locations

• Falvona