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THE
TETHINRHIM
("YOUTH
TRIBE") |
The elven Tethinrhim tribe (lit. "Youth Tribe") is found in the Auturian Woods north east of the Gulf of Maraya. They have over the years become one of the most protective and warrior proud tribes of any race. They are always willing and fully prepared to go into battle given a noble cause, priding themselves on the quality of their fighting abilities, of not only their normal tribe members but also their Kaierian Warriors. The Tethinrhim believe that they are among the purest of the elven tribes because they have had several of their tribe’s men and women over the centuries evolve into light.
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Appearance. Like the well-known
Ar'leiná the Tethinrhim
tribe members generally
have very fair skin and a rich gold red hair. All children born to the Rónn or
Ava’ránn have hazel eyes and their hair has often been commented on being the
“colour of rubies”, or a “deep sunset red”.
Coat of Arms/Sign. The
elves of the Tethinrhim
tribe believe
similar to the Ylfferhim
that they are descendants of the Astyrhim. While they don’t share the same coat
of arms, they have taken the eye symbol from this tribe (the Tear of
Avá) and
incorporated it in their coat of arms, which mainly consists of a black sword pointing
down, refering to their proud Kaierian Warriors.
Territory.
The
elven Tethinrhim tribe is found in the
Auturian Woods
north east of the Gulf of Maraya.
The Woods are located in the mid to lower regions of the
Southern Sarvonian Continent,
west of the
human city of Marcogg.
People. Following the Rónn or Ava’ránn, the Kaierian Warriors
are the next most
respected people amongst the tribe. They are highly trained warriors,
exceptionally skillful in battle. Spending many years training,
the elves who strive to
become Kaierians must go out and complete a
quest of self-learning in order to be finally classed as
a Kaierian Warrior. Each test is different. Often these tests will last many
months.
The Spiritual Guider (Avár'Soórn) is another highly respected tribe’s person.
He/she is often very
gifted in the magical ways. There is only one to three at a time, training is
harsh and generally starts from childhood when the child is seen to have the
gift.
Other than the Rónn or Ava’ránn, the Kaierian Warriors
and the Spiritual Guider there exist no other high-ranking tribe-people,
which keeps the Tethinrhim's social and governing
system simple. Rolls for men and women unlike at
human tribes are not dependent on
gender. A male can look after the family while the female is out working,
hunting etc. Children are more or less raised by the tribe,
thus allowing an
even ‘playing field’ for all.
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| Picture description. The location of the Auturian Woods, home of the Tethinrhim elves. |
A highly skilled tribe members generally skilled in at least five of the
following:
Bowyer, armourer, fisher, forester, groom, hunter, leather worker, mapmaker,
mason, weapon smith as well as in herbal lore, climbing, telepathy, general fighting
abilities and survival in general. The
soverign and his/her family are all educated in every one of these
areas.
In general once a normal tribe member reaches adolescence they focus on fewer of
these skills, finally becoming specialists.
Affection is kept to a minimum. Since the horrible death of
Ar'leiná, public
displays of emotions were discouraged. Especially Kaierian Warriors
are trained to have
very few emotions at all. Spiritual Guiders and the sovereign are the ones
most affected by emotions as they have a heavy burden upon them.
However it is
only in the privacy of their own company where they
do show their emotions.
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At birth every Tethinrhim child is tattooed on the left arm. Each child
is having an individual symbol with the
Eye of Avá and the Tethinrhim Tribe’s symbol which
represents their soul name. The Spiritual Guider is the one who looks into the
soul of the child and instructs the tattoo artist of the symbol. Thus the
Spiritual Guide is one of the few that can read the symbols.
Dragons and other
highly developed spiritual leaders are said to be capable of reading
the symbols as well.
The tattoo symbolizes a great pride that each Tethinrhim tribe
member has also
the soul name of the elf,
which is a name that generally loved ones call each
other, or finding ones self.
A not one Tethinrhim language: Because of their continued contact with the other
elven tribes, the
Tethinrhim language is much the same as at normal
elven tribes. The vowels are
pronounced with more of a growl than usual.
Housing. There is only one major building in the
Auturian Woods called the
Ria, the house of the
sovereign. A relatively small building when it’s
compared to other houses of Royalty. However, the Tethinrhim are not ones to draw
attention to them selves intentionally.
Tribe members live in small buildings high in the tops of the trees. Such
housing is easily defendable, easier on nature and a lot simpler to conceal.
Houses are connected with small bridges, often just a log that has been
flattened over time.
Clothing. The tribe members wear mainly cotton clothing dyed in greens
and browns to hide them in the treetops. Consisting of dresses, trousers,
skirts, shirts and shorts, only restricted by the imagination of the wearer.
Male Kaierians
...generally wear a leather flap that covers the front and back of
his pelvis. Some males also include light cotton under wrap for extra
protection. When going to war, leather armor is worn covering their chest and
legs. Some also wear a chain mail covering the leather, however this is very
rare. Green face paint is applied and Vieors (consisting
of a necktie and an arm band) are worn.
Female Kaierians
...wear leather covering the breasts in their own chosen
fashion and a short skirt or flap like the males wear. Some females also opting
for the cotton under cover. When in battle some female also wear the leather
armor. Green face paint is applied and Vieors are worn.
Rónn or Ava’ránn Kaierians
...wear the same as other Kaierian Warriors, however, they
also wear the Rónn or Ava’ránn Bands,
Fui’Veior (consisting of a headdress, a necktie and an arm band).
They are also wearing green face
paint.
Rónn or Ava’ránn
When not at war, or participating in a battle the Rónn or
Ava’ránn is dressed in either an elegant dress or suit depending on preference
(not gender) and the Fui’Veior is worn also. The colourings of the
sovereign's outfits are generally elaborate greens and
browns. However it has been known for a sovereign to wear white while traveling to other
provinces.
Avár’Soorn (Spiritual Guider)
Dressed in a long green robe which starts off
brightly coloured. Then, as their knowledge grows and their age increases, this
slowly changes in colour to a deep royal green. When traveling a green leather
cape can be worn. Very rare to ever see a Avár’Soorn not wearing their
traditional green.
Diet. Largely based on vegetation after the
Third
Great Flood. Meat is eaten,
however it’s kept for special occasions.
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Image description: The Tethinrhim Archery School in
Sillena. Picture from
the game Magical
Empire™, used with friendly permission. Illustration
drawn by Faugar. |
Weapons.
Weapons mainly used by the Tethinrhim are the
corran'Loh
and the the scourge.
Both specialised weapons used mainly by the
Kaierian Warriors of the tribe,
however other trained Tethinrhim are able to use them as well.
However, only the
Kaierian Warriors are
capable of handling the Scourge
with the full twelve tails.
Occupations. While a largely passive tribe they are very skilled
hunters and have a special class of respected Warrior Elves (Kaierian). Often
the Rónn or Ava’ránn is trained as one of the Kaierian Warriors
to ensure the
strength of the tribe. Often referred to by others outside the tribe
simply as as "the Wood
Elves".
Government. One person governs over the tribe, male or female, called the Rónn or
the Ava’ránn, generally the first-born child. Heavy Kaier training is given to the
Rónn or Ava’ránn to ensure that the soveriegn is strong and war ready,
able to defend him or her own self. This has been the tradition of the
Tethinrhim tribe since the Deciding of the Blood (729 B.S) when the
elven and
human rulers (Eleannja and Korpicor
of Voldar) dueled, resulting in the Gods
judgement of striking
both down at the same time.
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The community often raises children of the Rónn or Ava’ránn children. This
allows the children to grow up with a level head and out look on life.
This way the heirs are under the care of the tribe and generally live with a specially
selected family who will protect them with their own lives. As a
matter of fact the heirs
to the Tethinrhim sovereignty are even often
completely unaware of their birthrights.
This tradition has begun when an unknown person of an
unknown race kidnapped one
of the heirs threatening to kill the child if their demands were not met. The
Rónn had to sacrifice his child for the sake of the tribe. Since then, all
children have been considered the responsibility of the tribe and are looked
after by the community. Children can often be found playing in the
Ria which is
generally left open to all who enter save a few meeting rooms and the living
areas of the sovereign’s family.
Production/Trade.
The Tethinrhim are self reliant, and therefore
don't plant more, nor take more than they need. Their pride wouldn't allow them
to take off others as it is seen as a form of weakness. At times they allow
their urban
trees to be cut down for the making of arrows and
spears (without metal heads, the wood is strong enough to peirce the skin of a
deer), which they then sell to merchants.
However, trade for money or
items is a bonus to their way of
living.
Natural Resources.
Wood is very abundant to the area, so it's been classed as a resource. All other
things around the area are unknown to the Tethinrhim as they don't see a need
for looking.
Festivals. While much the same as all
elves, the Tethinrhim over the years
have been focusing their belief system so that along with
Avá, Arvins (God of
the Hunt), Queprur (Goddess of the Earth,
also known as the Goddess of Death)
and Eyasha (Goddess of Peace) are the
Gods to whom most
homage is paid to. Armeros (God of War) is also respected amongst the Kaierian Warriors.
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