People of The Havenwood

Havinits have a love for the past. No matter how much the world grows around them, they resist the change as much as possible. They are a stubborn, superstitious people.

Basic Information

Anatomy

The Wood Elves have a strange pattern on their skin that acts as natural camoflaugue when they're in the woods. They also have flat noses and pointed ears.
The gnomes are a tiny people with round noses and large pointed ears.
Humans are tall with rounded ears and pointed, sharp noses.

Civilization and Culture

Naming Traditions

Havnites lean towards more natural sounding names (such as Autumn or Lily) in a way to ground themselves with nature, while the rest of the world sees those names as old fashioned.
Last names are the first name of the mother with the the suffix -son added to it. (April Lilyson)

Major Organizations

G Babes are in high concentration here. G.A.S.K. (Government Approved Serial Killers) are also present here, though they are mostly inactive awaiting orders. The Havenwood Guard The Ander Vale Child Allocation Compound

Beauty Ideals

Someone who smells like a campfire or the forest is seen as pleasent. A little bit of dirt on the face isn't as gross to the Havinites as it is to others. It's a sign of nature, and thriving in it. The more natural colored clothes and styles, the more attractive one is percieved.

Average Technological Level

Steam power, coal power. A lot of it is still done by hand as they're resistnat to the industrial revoltion. They want to keep their middle age lifestyle.

Major Language Groups and Dialects

Havinites speak Andersi, the language of The Ander Vale. Their dialect is called Haveni, and it is a flowery dialect, putting more importance on words revolving around nature in their idoms and metaphors.

Common Etiquette Rules

It's proper to escort a lady wherever she goes, no matter who the woman is. The Lordess Eliza usually has three or four escorts as a time.
Havinite's take being on time serious. Being late is a big problem because they work around the sun while the rest of the world has moved towards lanturns and electricity.

Culture and Cultural Heritage

Their culture is in the past. They hold a high regard to nature and the natural world, and have only slightly adapted with the outside world so they didn't fall into complete poverty. Havenwood is the only town that has the potential to be self sufficient in the event of an emergecny.
They are a people of music. Work songs are commonplace in the area. Everyone is taught how to sing, and those who cannot sing learn how to keep a beat.

Common Customs, Traditions and Rituals

There is a weekly music festival where the workers come and sing songs, and the people dance and have a good time. iIt is one of their few forms of entertainment.
It is custom to bring a bouquet of flowers to someone's house when you visit.

Common Taboos

Hunting an animal for sport, not necessity. Destorying parts of the forest for self gain without having a way to revitialize what was taken. Causing any selfish harm to the natural world

History

The Havinites are the oldest people in The Ander Vale. They were the first to settle from beyond the East and West Vale Mountains.

Historical Figures

Bellthyne Havenwood: The Wood Elf who founded Old and New Havenwood. She lived to be 1543, and died peacefully in her sleep. A statue was carved into an ancient tree in her honor. This tree still stands, with her carving still intact.

Common Myths and Legends

The people believe that there is a spirit that lives within the Havenwood Forest that they've named Jeremiah. This Jeremiah is said to be a spectral hunter who watches over the forest, destroying anyone who would dare disrupt the natural flow of it. He's said to be a ghostly blue color, wearing a black cloak and weilding a bow.

Interspecies Relations and Assumptions

Elves, Gnomes, and Humans get along in a racial harmony.

Scientific Name

Homo Sapien Sapiens

Origin/Ancestry

Arabic ancestry

Lifespan

75 years

Conservation Status

This is the dominant people in the area.

Related Myths

• Hjall and the Well of Youth