- Joined
- Oct 21, 2013
- Location
- Somewhere Not Here
Deep in a jungle, beneath a twisting canopy of leaves and vines stalked by both predator and pray, a mighty tribe has carved out a place for life. With wild beasts that would as soon eat human as animals their society has been ruled by the strong and fierce hunters who can build and protect a home in the treetops.
In this tribe, as a boy comes of age, he leaves his home to venture into the forest. If he survives a year in the wilds he may return and take a wife. Called the hearth wife she is his strong partner and equal and will help him build a home. Once a home is complete he may, in time, take on other wives each with a title and task to fit the families needs and each with a rank within the family.
Sometimes, to better secure survival, a few men will join together to build a home, sharing the dangers, labors, and wives between them.
The Alanqwa clan is a family chosen by their tribe for the honor of receiving a Bed Wife. A symbol of the family's strength and prosperity the young woman sent to them is meant to serve as a comfort and luxury to all it's members. However only one clan might receive that honor in a year and in a world ruled by survival of the fittest the Alanqwa clan will find the "honor" to be a double edge sword as not only the jungle now wishes to take something from them.
Husbands(3 openings with the dominance sorted out among themselves)
- TAKEN
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Hearth Wife: First and highest ranking wife, equal authority to the husbands, enforces order among other wives
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Mother Wife: In charge of raising the kids normally second wife
- TAKEN
Spear Wife: Helps with the hunting, carries weapons and able to venture outside as she wishes
-Taken open
Bow Wife: Protects the home, carries weapons but expected to stay at home
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Herb Wife: Healer and herbalist, able to venture outside when accompanied.
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Forge Wife: Weapon crafting, sometimes chosen to "forge" an alliance. Sometimes escorted to other homesteds to trade.
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Loom Wife: Crafting and fixing, stays in the homested.
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Broom Wife: Cleaning and housekeeping. Stays at home. Very low ranked and submissive.
- TAKEN
Bed Wife: Sign of prosperity for a family, serves no purpose than to service her husbands and wives. Lowest ranked but highly favored.
- taken
Further notes on the wives:
Sometime between the age of ten and thirteen girls normally begin training to become a type of wife based on their personality and talents. Some training can be used for multiple paths (a girl trained as a bow wife might become a spear wife). Sometimes girls end up in a path they didn't train for (a Bed wife isn't given training but is chosen from the girls of other paths, a girl who fails enough at training might be made a broom wife, or a girl training to be a spear wife who takes a bad enough injury might join a less active path just as some examples).
While a girl'a inclinations are taken into consideration (a girl who hates fighting won't be forced to fight for example) ultimately their path is chosen for them. Similarly while a girl's feelings are taken into consideration when it comes to a husband the choice isn't always theirs. Generally the higher in a hierarchy a wife is the more say she had in the marriage arrangements.
In this tribe, as a boy comes of age, he leaves his home to venture into the forest. If he survives a year in the wilds he may return and take a wife. Called the hearth wife she is his strong partner and equal and will help him build a home. Once a home is complete he may, in time, take on other wives each with a title and task to fit the families needs and each with a rank within the family.
Sometimes, to better secure survival, a few men will join together to build a home, sharing the dangers, labors, and wives between them.
The Alanqwa clan is a family chosen by their tribe for the honor of receiving a Bed Wife. A symbol of the family's strength and prosperity the young woman sent to them is meant to serve as a comfort and luxury to all it's members. However only one clan might receive that honor in a year and in a world ruled by survival of the fittest the Alanqwa clan will find the "honor" to be a double edge sword as not only the jungle now wishes to take something from them.
Name:
Age:
Position in family: (husband/title of wife)
Function in family:
Picture:
Personality:
History:
Further Notes:
Husbands(3 openings with the dominance sorted out among themselves)
- TAKEN
-
-
Hearth Wife: First and highest ranking wife, equal authority to the husbands, enforces order among other wives
-
Mother Wife: In charge of raising the kids normally second wife
- TAKEN
Spear Wife: Helps with the hunting, carries weapons and able to venture outside as she wishes
-
Bow Wife: Protects the home, carries weapons but expected to stay at home
-
Herb Wife: Healer and herbalist, able to venture outside when accompanied.
-
Forge Wife: Weapon crafting, sometimes chosen to "forge" an alliance. Sometimes escorted to other homesteds to trade.
-
Loom Wife: Crafting and fixing, stays in the homested.
-
Broom Wife: Cleaning and housekeeping. Stays at home. Very low ranked and submissive.
- TAKEN
Bed Wife: Sign of prosperity for a family, serves no purpose than to service her husbands and wives. Lowest ranked but highly favored.
- taken
Further notes on the wives:
Sometime between the age of ten and thirteen girls normally begin training to become a type of wife based on their personality and talents. Some training can be used for multiple paths (a girl trained as a bow wife might become a spear wife). Sometimes girls end up in a path they didn't train for (a Bed wife isn't given training but is chosen from the girls of other paths, a girl who fails enough at training might be made a broom wife, or a girl training to be a spear wife who takes a bad enough injury might join a less active path just as some examples).
While a girl'a inclinations are taken into consideration (a girl who hates fighting won't be forced to fight for example) ultimately their path is chosen for them. Similarly while a girl's feelings are taken into consideration when it comes to a husband the choice isn't always theirs. Generally the higher in a hierarchy a wife is the more say she had in the marriage arrangements.