Huntswife
In the Shattered Teeth Tribe, only chieftains and sons of the chief are permitted to take wives and have children, and each of those wives is assigned a duty determined by the order in which they were wed.
Traditionally, the first wife is the Huntswife and is responsible for learning the art of the hunt. If she is the wife of the Chieftain, she will spend a year under the tutelage of her predecessor, the last chieftain's Huntswife. After this year, she will spend the majority of the year leading the tribe as a pathfinder and also leading smaller groups out to hunt for game to feed the tribe.
If she is the wife of one of the chieftains sons, she will learn from the chieftain's Huntswife while she travels with the tribe and will assist in hunting and processing whatever is brought back.
Upon the deaths of their husbands -- or their ultimate dishonor -- all Huntswives take a permanent home in Drodkur.
Qualifications
Must have mastered the art of the hunt from her predecessor.
Requirements
Must be the Huntswife of the current chieftain.
Appointment
After being paired with the chieftain, he will make a formal declaration to the tribe announcing her elevation to the rank of Huntswife.
Responsibilities
Hunting to feed the tribe, pathfinding safe trails for the tribe as they roam, processing the game that is brought back from the hunt.
Benefits
There is significant social capital that comes with being Huntswife. Although Orcish society is patriarchal, there is a strong matriarchal undertone as women are responsible for all the most critical aspects of tribal life, and the Huntswife is the utmost of these positions as she is responsible for feeding the tribe.
Accoutrements & Equipment
- Huntswife's Bow: a bow passed down through the generations said to have been crafted by the first Huntswife and blessed by Norok himself.
Type
Familial
Form of Address
Huntswife
Alternative Naming
Gamewife
Source of Authority
Chieftain
Length of Term
Life, or until another Huntswife is appointed
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