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Note: arintel are Lovarion's race.
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|| Contents || Marriage ~•~ Beauty ~ Courting ~ Reasons ~ Ceremony • |
Marriage
Significance
So what's the big deal? Well .. it's the most important event in arintel culture. More so than births/deaths. You're not an adult until you marry, and one can say it's pretty much their life purpose.
History
It started as a way for households to make peace with each other. Someone would move into their partner's family - going to the one with the better home. The chaining tradition came from this, to ensure you're capable of living together.
In the lower classes, people tried to marry up the food chain, and nobody wanted to marry down.
They ended up choosing either:
their equals, or
the really well-off. [Who later became nobility]
Eventually, the 'well-off' ones took multiple lovers. Their wives/husbands, afraid of being left out to die, said nothing.
|| Contents || Marriage ~•~ Beauty ~ Courting ~ Reasons ~ Ceremony • |
Beauty
Arintel like wide hips and small shoulders for both genders. Plus a softer, rounder body shape.
Short females and tall males are seen as attractive, regardless of "chosen" gender.
Because it's so rare, having smooth/soft skin is extremely desirable, as is having an audible (if not smooth) voice.
Beauty and Lovarion
Lov has lots of consorts, especially with powerful nobles. (Ouch that ear tho.)
Because he has virtually no ass, in arintel culture he's not attractive in terms of body shape.
But. He's lucky enough to have other things going for him.
Ready to take down the gods.
|| Contents || Marriage ~•~ Beauty ~ Courting ~ Reasons ~ Ceremony • |
Courting
I have no fucking idea yet. Suggestions welcome! How the hell do you think arintel would court?
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Reasons for Marriage
The lower classes may do it so they're less likely to be "preyed on" by the nobles.
The higher class use marriage as a competition. How many can you collect?
They may also marry to make connections with another House.
Illegitimate children are illegitimate.
… Oh, and occasionally people might actually love each other.
Last but not least, fuckery. They often marry to fuck.
|| Contents || Marriage ~•~ Beauty ~ Courting ~ Reasons ~ Ceremony • |
Ceremony
Before the actual marriage, the couple are chained together by a golden girdle sorta thing, for 10 days. You find out if you can actually stand each other. Yes, you'll have to figure out how to go to the toilet.
The marriage ceremonies last at least 3 days. If you're rich, you can stretch it out longer with feasts and balls (and pre-balls and pre-ball-feasts.)
During the ceremony, the couple must do challenges whilst still chained together. These include:
• A blindfolded obstacle course outdoors.
• Gathering firewood - still blindfolded. Guests may help by giving directions.
• Starting a fire using sticks.
The girdle thing.
|| Contents || Class ~•~ History ~~ Nobility ~ Middle Class ~ Lower Class • |
Classes
When the arintel escaped their masters, some took things with them. Lighters, weapons, knowledge, etc.
They used these relics of the master race to help them survive. They fought over good territory such as caves, volcanic pools, and warm lands.
Arintel have no country, but many small communities/Houses. They inbreed a lot. Oh, a bit like feudal Europe.
Wealth
Arintel don't have money. Wealth/classes are divided by how comfortable you're living. This includes:
Outdoor protection tech.
Resources. Consorts.
Useless trinkety things. Quality of your land. Is it warm? Is there a crazy guy called Ruso trying to kill us?
|| Contents || Class ~•~ History ~~ Nobility ~ Middle Class ~ Lower Class • |
History
Marriage started as a way for the households to merge/expand. The poorer person would move into the richer one's home. This wasn't the best system. Many tried to marry up the social ladder, even if that made them the inferior in a relationship.
Only those who were surviving really well liked to marry people poorer than them. Eventually, the 'rich' folk were entitled to more than one lover.
|| Contents || Class ~•~ History ~~ Nobility ~ Middle Class ~ Lower Class • |
Nobility
These guys wear silk (stolen from humans), jewellery, and drink tea with their pinkies up. Wine is also a favourite. Their pastimes are drinking, balls (the dancing type, you pervert), and generally avoiding the outdoors.
To protect themselves, they rub lemon juice on their skin and burn incense to keep the air acidic. Usually, they have a long fireplace on either side of the room, and keep very warm.
Their lifespan is 55 years.
They sound pretty useless.
Yeah. Uh. So why don't people usurp them? … I think I'll let Tuarali answer that one.
|| Contents || Class ~•~ History ~~ Nobility ~ Middle Class ~ Lower Class • |
Middle Class
Originally, the children of the favoured consorts of nobles. They are indoor workers; maids, cooks, makers and fixers of stuff. Sometimes educated alongside noble children.
They live pretty comfortably and are capable of verbal language. Can live up to 50 years. Often, they're married to nobles.
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Lower Class
Have you been outdoors? Yes? You lowlife.
The lower class must toil outdoors, or they'll simply be kicked out. They wear thick suits to endure the cold and alkalinity. The most common jobs are mining, gathering food, and raiding the humans for stuff (eg. wool.)
Since most of them have no voice, they've developed a percussion language. They also use gestures instead of expressions cos they spend so much time in masks. Many have blank faces.
Note: arintel are Lovarion's race.
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Marriage
- Nobility may have multiple consorts. The lower class can only marry one.
- There is no divorce.
- Any gender.
- Lol. If Vrahl married Lovarion, would that make him the Empress? Vote.
- Marriage earrings are on your right ear.
Significance
So what's the big deal? Well .. it's the most important event in arintel culture. More so than births/deaths. You're not an adult until you marry, and one can say it's pretty much their life purpose.
History
It started as a way for households to make peace with each other. Someone would move into their partner's family - going to the one with the better home. The chaining tradition came from this, to ensure you're capable of living together.
In the lower classes, people tried to marry up the food chain, and nobody wanted to marry down.
They ended up choosing either:
their equals, or the really well-off. [Who later became nobility]Eventually, the 'well-off' ones took multiple lovers. Their wives/husbands, afraid of being left out to die, said nothing.
|| Contents || Marriage ~•~ Beauty ~ Courting ~ Reasons ~ Ceremony • |
Beauty
Arintel like wide hips and small shoulders for both genders. Plus a softer, rounder body shape.
Short females and tall males are seen as attractive, regardless of "chosen" gender.
Because it's so rare, having smooth/soft skin is extremely desirable, as is having an audible (if not smooth) voice.
Beauty and Lovarion
Lov has lots of consorts, especially with powerful nobles. (Ouch that ear tho.)
Because he has virtually no ass, in arintel culture he's not attractive in terms of body shape.
But. He's lucky enough to have other things going for him.
- He's high born, and has grafted wings (huge boast of wealth)
- Smooth skin and voice.
- Can bullshit well.
- He can secretly read your thoughts so he knows what you want.
- Oh and his face is considered pretty, if you ignore the huge fucking scar.
- … Not to mention he's an emperor. Plus, he set himself up as some sorta arintel Messiah.
Ready to take down the gods.
|| Contents || Marriage ~•~ Beauty ~ Courting ~ Reasons ~ Ceremony • |
Courting
I have no fucking idea yet. Suggestions welcome! How the hell do you think arintel would court?
|| Contents || Marriage ~•~ Beauty ~ Courting ~ Reasons ~ Ceremony • |
Reasons for Marriage
The lower classes may do it so they're less likely to be "preyed on" by the nobles. The higher class use marriage as a competition. How many can you collect?They may also marry to make connections with another House.
Illegitimate children are illegitimate. … Oh, and occasionally people might actually love each other. Last but not least, fuckery. They often marry to fuck.The Five Commandments of Marriage
1. Thou shalt not have sex outside of marriage.
2. Thou shalt not have sex outside of marriage.
3. THOU SHALT NOT HAVE SEX OUTSIDE OF MARRIAGE.
4. THOU SHALT NOT HAVE SEX OUTSIDE OF MARRIAGE.
5. Dammit people.
Lovarion's guide to adultery.
|| Contents || Marriage ~•~ Beauty ~ Courting ~ Reasons ~ Ceremony • |
Ceremony
Before the actual marriage, the couple are chained together by a golden girdle sorta thing, for 10 days. You find out if you can actually stand each other. Yes, you'll have to figure out how to go to the toilet. The marriage ceremonies last at least 3 days. If you're rich, you can stretch it out longer with feasts and balls (and pre-balls and pre-ball-feasts.) During the ceremony, the couple must do challenges whilst still chained together. These include:• A blindfolded obstacle course outdoors.
• Gathering firewood - still blindfolded. Guests may help by giving directions.
• Starting a fire using sticks.
The girdle thing.
|| Contents || Class ~•~ History ~~ Nobility ~ Middle Class ~ Lower Class • |
Classes
When the arintel escaped their masters, some took things with them. Lighters, weapons, knowledge, etc.
They used these relics of the master race to help them survive. They fought over good territory such as caves, volcanic pools, and warm lands.
Arintel have no country, but many small communities/Houses. They inbreed a lot. Oh, a bit like feudal Europe.
Wealth
Arintel don't have money. Wealth/classes are divided by how comfortable you're living. This includes:
Outdoor protection tech. Resources. Consorts. Useless trinkety things. Quality of your land. Is it warm? Is there a crazy guy called Ruso trying to kill us?|| Contents || Class ~•~ History ~~ Nobility ~ Middle Class ~ Lower Class • |
History
Marriage started as a way for the households to merge/expand. The poorer person would move into the richer one's home. This wasn't the best system. Many tried to marry up the social ladder, even if that made them the inferior in a relationship.
Only those who were surviving really well liked to marry people poorer than them. Eventually, the 'rich' folk were entitled to more than one lover.
- If managed right (by giving 'duties' to your million children), you could turn the family into a community.
- Social classes developed.
- Children of the favoured consorts were middle class.
- The others were lower class.
- The housemasters became nobility.
- When nobles of different Houses marry each other, they won't live together - because moving in is now associated with being somebody's inferior. If nobles have children, they're also nobles. They stay with the mother.
|| Contents || Class ~•~ History ~~ Nobility ~ Middle Class ~ Lower Class • |
Nobility
These guys wear silk (stolen from humans), jewellery, and drink tea with their pinkies up. Wine is also a favourite. Their pastimes are drinking, balls (the dancing type, you pervert), and generally avoiding the outdoors.
To protect themselves, they rub lemon juice on their skin and burn incense to keep the air acidic. Usually, they have a long fireplace on either side of the room, and keep very warm.
Their lifespan is 55 years.
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Emperor Lovarion and Vrahl.
Emperor Lovarion and Vrahl.
They sound pretty useless.
Yeah. Uh. So why don't people usurp them? … I think I'll let Tuarali answer that one.
- We are most certainly not useless! We are the scientists, the intelligent. We innovate. We ensure our people are alive. Most significantly, we keep things civilised.
|| Contents || Class ~•~ History ~~ Nobility ~ Middle Class ~ Lower Class • |
Middle Class
Originally, the children of the favoured consorts of nobles. They are indoor workers; maids, cooks, makers and fixers of stuff. Sometimes educated alongside noble children.
They live pretty comfortably and are capable of verbal language. Can live up to 50 years. Often, they're married to nobles.
____________________________
|| Contents || Class ~•~ History ~~ Nobility ~ Middle Class ~ Lower Class • |
Lower Class
Have you been outdoors? Yes? You lowlife.
The lower class must toil outdoors, or they'll simply be kicked out. They wear thick suits to endure the cold and alkalinity. The most common jobs are mining, gathering food, and raiding the humans for stuff (eg. wool.)
- If you're important, you get a suit with air filters. This changes the pH of the air to a more tolerable one.
- Average lifespan with this suit is 30 yrs.
- You still have a permanent sore throat.
- Without air filters you can live up to 20 yrs. But:
- you're always coughing your lungs out,
- and you go mute.
Since most of them have no voice, they've developed a percussion language. They also use gestures instead of expressions cos they spend so much time in masks. Many have blank faces.
This will be updated!
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*in the process of readingness XD*
I love that golden girdle thing OUO (butthetoiletthing...)
It's so fancy~=u=
and well... I don't know about them, but to me the ceremony seems kinda fun? XD Like a game kinda~
But I love the survival idea behind it! That's smart O_O
For the wealth section ~^ ^~
when you say useless trinkety things... it makes me think of magpies XDD
and this: 'Is there a crazy guy called Ruso trying to kill us?' X'''DDD (are all arintel afraid of Ruso? o_o)
oh yeah... apart from Lov, Althoren and Tuarali, are there any other arintel?? (they are arintel right... THEY ARE RIGHT???*PARANOIDS*)
also, I misread 'quality of land' as 'quality of hand' XDD
so I was like "Hm... that's an interesting... concept...
SUCH INFO![Fool Emoji-37 (Waving and Crying) [V3]](https://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2014/036/e/7/fool_emoji_37__waving_and_crying___v3__by_jerikuto-d74x3wx.gif)
It almost motivates me to actually do some planning for my story... for once...
but I think I'm too lazy![Big Fool Emoji-23 (What) [V4]](https://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2014/036/d/7/big_fool_emoji_23__what___v4__by_jerikuto-d7567er.gif)
... no actually. I know I'm too lazy...
I love that golden girdle thing OUO (butthetoiletthing...)
It's so fancy~=u=
and well... I don't know about them, but to me the ceremony seems kinda fun? XD Like a game kinda~
But I love the survival idea behind it! That's smart O_O
For the wealth section ~^ ^~
when you say useless trinkety things... it makes me think of magpies XDD
and this: 'Is there a crazy guy called Ruso trying to kill us?' X'''DDD (are all arintel afraid of Ruso? o_o)
oh yeah... apart from Lov, Althoren and Tuarali, are there any other arintel?? (they are arintel right... THEY ARE RIGHT???*PARANOIDS*)
also, I misread 'quality of land' as 'quality of hand' XDD
so I was like "Hm... that's an interesting... concept...
SUCH INFO
It almost motivates me to actually do some planning for my story... for once...
but I think I'm too lazy
... no actually. I know I'm too lazy...