Lorewife
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 fourth wife is the Lorewife and is responsible for learning and passing on the religious traditions of the tribe, safekeeping the tribe's totem, advising the chieftain, and mastering the art of potion-making. If she is the wife of the chieftain, she will spend a year under the tutelage of her predecessor, the last chieftain's Lorewife. After this year, she will spend her time seeing to the spiritual well-being of the tribe, advising the chieftain, and creating both elixirs and poisons for the tribe's use.
If she is the wife of one of the chieftain's sons, she will train with the chieftain's Lorewife while she travels with the tribe and will assist in potion-making and tending to any ill or injured members of the tribe.
Upon the deaths of their husbands -- or their ultimate dishonor -- all Lorewives take a permanent home in Drodkur.
Qualifications
Must master the art of potion-making and healing as well as mastering the tribal lore from her predecessor.
Requirements
Must be the wife 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 Lorewife.
Responsibilities
Creating elixirs and poisons for the tribe, tending to the sick or injured, safekeeping the tribe's totem, tending to the spiritual well-being of the tribe, and advising the Chieftain.
Benefits
There is significant social capital that comes with being the Lorewife. 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 Lorewife is revered as the one to maintain the tribe's good standing with Norok.
Accoutrements & Equipment
- The Lorewife's Alembic: an ancient alembic passed down through the generations said to have been crafted by Aaz and given to the first Lorewife
- Totem of the Tooth: an ancient wooden totem carved from the wood of a primordial oak in the shape of a tooth, said to have been given to the first Chieftain of the Shattered Teeth Tribe by Norok himself. It is a symbol of the tribe's good standing with the God of the Hunt and is a cornerstone in all tribal religious rites.
Type
Familial
Form of Address
Lorewife
Alternative Naming
Medicine Wife
Source of Authority
Chieftain
Length of Term
Life, or until another Lorewife is appointed
Reports directly to
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