Valleian
Valleians are the descendants of Adolf Stockz and his tribe. They were handed over the gift of fire and the knowledge of law by the Great Diety Erathis.
Naming Traditions
Feminine names
Mary, Anne, Anna, Emma, Emily, Elizabeth, Margaret, Minnie, Ida, Bertha, Clara, Alice, Annabelle, Florence, Grace, Nelli, Mabel, Evangelica, Evangelina, Marzia, Laura, Catherine, Helen, Helena, Helenica, Lillian, Rose, Rosa, Rosabelle, Rosaline, Rosetta, Gertrude, Edna, Pearl, Edith, Kaitlyn, Lula, Lena, Josephine, Josephina, Lucy, Lucine, Lucilia, Dorah, Susan, Sue-Anne, Matilda, Maria, Leona, Augustina, Sylvana
Masculine names
John, William, James, George, Charles, Frank, Henry, Henri, Robert, Edward, Arthur, Samuel, Albert, Louis, Joseph, David, Roy, Guy, Ernst, Karl, Mark, Marcus, Marek, Alfred, Earl, Jobst, Elmer, Frederick, Peter, Simon, Howard, Horace, Lee, Anthony, Antony, Francis, Francois, Raymond, Otto, Hugh, Hubert, Isaac, Homer, Theodore, Jean, Poriot, August, Archibald, Leon, Bastien, Jaques, Maximillian, Maximus, Godefroy, Neo, Alexander, Benjamin, Stephen, Steven, Christof, Christopher, Claus, Klaus, Timothy
Family names
Miller, Schmidt, Pfluger, Jager, Bessinger, Schafer, Becker, Kochrain, Fischer, Weber, Wagner, Richter, Mayer, Maer, Huber, Hoch, Lang, Lorenz, Frankemann, Schriebber, Martin, Bernard, Dubois, Duboisse, Thomas, Lambert, Alfons, Dupont, Tremblay, Gagnois, Roi, Cote, Stockz, Lavigne, Monet, Blanchet, Toussiant, Garnier, Aller, Andre, Babineux, Barre, Beauchere, Beachene, Beaufort, Belanger, Charpentier
Culture
Shared customary codes and values
Firm belief in upholding Republican Ideals. Will shun neighbors they know that don't actively pursue thier rights to vote and contribute to the gorvenment.
Somewhat desiring of a collective pursuit of knowledge but, with ideals of ownership of that discovery.
Somewhat desiring of a collective pursuit of knowledge but, with ideals of ownership of that discovery.
Art & Architecture
Medieval Gothic architecture is common in the Valleian society
Birth & Baptismal Rites
Birth Rites are performed by the passing of the child from parent to parent over the sacred book of fire. A text filled with the information given to Adolf Stockz by Erathis.
If you are not born into the Chosen of Erathis you can be later baptised in her name by the trial of fire. One is given 4 years of Law schooling and then made to pass under a ceremonial arch upon a path of burning coals and incense. Upon completion they are then written upon by a scholar of Erathis using a dark ink that temporarily tatoos the person. This tatto is the written commandments of Erathis. If they fade before the third day after the ceremony. The person is forbidden to enter the church for 4 years whereupon they can try again.
If you are not born into the Chosen of Erathis you can be later baptised in her name by the trial of fire. One is given 4 years of Law schooling and then made to pass under a ceremonial arch upon a path of burning coals and incense. Upon completion they are then written upon by a scholar of Erathis using a dark ink that temporarily tatoos the person. This tatto is the written commandments of Erathis. If they fade before the third day after the ceremony. The person is forbidden to enter the church for 4 years whereupon they can try again.
Coming of Age Rites
At the 16th birthday a child will be given a sickle and a switch. The symbols of the farmers and the rulers. The child then burns these symbolically before a gathering of thier relatives and often some minor city officials. After the symbols are burned the child is annointed into adulthood by the symbol of the Republic of the Valley being written on thier chest in the ash and a holy oil. Afterwards they are given a laurel wreath to symbolize thier status as a new citizen voter.
Funerary and Memorial customs
Traditional Burial is the most common method. Entombing is occasionally done but is considered an uncouth display of wealth, only acceptable if you are an official of the Council of 9.
A much rarer Funerary rite, mostly abandoned in the current age, is the rite of household. When a family head dies, or the head of an institution, the person's right hand is severed and right eye is removed. These are then embalmed and granted to thier successor to allow the spirit of the dead predessecor to guide the new head in thier duties.
A much rarer Funerary rite, mostly abandoned in the current age, is the rite of household. When a family head dies, or the head of an institution, the person's right hand is severed and right eye is removed. These are then embalmed and granted to thier successor to allow the spirit of the dead predessecor to guide the new head in thier duties.
Historical figures
Adolf Stockz, Henri Bessinger, and @Messi
Ideals
Beauty Ideals
Medieval to Early Rennaisance European. Typically values unblemished skin, fair kept hair, well-fed body, good calves, and rosy, healthy face.
Relationship Ideals
Monogamous Marriage sponsored by the church. Children are promoted culturally as a heritage for your ancestry.
Encompassed species
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