shadowbloodmoon
First Post
Having based my character from Knight Otu's Hurakan clan of Sairundani humans, I felt obliged (read: was asked) to do a write up of that tribe for them and so here it is:
Proposal: The Hurakan tribe of the Sairundani live in Helatia, the capital and largest city of the Sairundani. Centuries ago, Helatia housed the Typhoon tribe, but the ravages of their wars with the Orcs and Efreeti dwindled their numbers so that they were no longer as powerful as they once were. As is tradition, the remaining leaders of the Typhoon tribe asked the tribe that they had the best dealings with, the Hurakan, to take over living in Helatia.
Abdil ai Kalil, the patriarch of that tribe at the time, saw the opportunity to cement the tribes together permanently. Asking his friend and mentor Sarum ai Jamid, patriarch of the Typhoon clan, to wed his daughter with Abdil's son Jamai, started his plan was for the two tribes to become one. A week later, after agreeing to several independant offers and deals, inlcuding making sure that there was always a Typhoon in an Advisor's position, the two were wed and the Typhoon and Hurakan were one.
The tradition became that the first son or daughter of the patriarch/ matriarch was to marry their opposite from one of the Typhoon Advisors, in order to keep the bloodlines mixed. This tradition has continued for over a hundred years, and for the most part, there have been no challenges to it. No other Sairundani tribe has anything like it either.
However, there are some who value the Sairundani tradition of freedom more than the tradition of family and these people make their selves heard. While the advisors of the tribe listen to them, these Sairundani are quickly shown the wisdom of their elders and such things are put to nonsense. Their main argument for the tradition is simply that it cements the family that they now are, one tribe instead of two.
Unfortunately, there are some members of the original Typhoon tribe who weren't happy with this transpiration of events. Calling themselves the Ai Typhoon (Heroes/Sons of Typhoon), they cause major annoyances when they crash weddings, kidnap brides and grooms, and generally denounce their Hurakan ties. These clashes have yet to actually escalate to actual violence, but some Advisors fear that may be just around the corner.
Currently, the patriarch of the Hurakan is Sabil ai Habul. His only daughter was set to marry the son of the last Typhoon Advisor, Soren ai Sairundan, who was once a champion of the people. Soren gained his people's name by being a major player in the activities that would bring the Orc raids that occured after the Great Orc War to a near end. His actions both in combat and in the discussions brought peace to the tribes and the Orcs, causing sweeping changes in the overall path of the Sairundani, earning him his people's title.
Patriarch Sabil's daughter has disappeared however, and none know of her whereabouts or none are speaking of it if they do know. He and his advisors suspect the Ai Typhoon, but no leads have turned up. He continues to this day to search for her, as it could cost him more than just his daughter.
Because it is an honor to be married to and carry on the Hurakan/ Typhoon name, almost everyone in the 'royal' arena have children, and it is the right of the patriarch or matriarch to take more than one consort to enable having that first child. If something happens to that child, it is said the winds do not favor that family any longer and a new heirarch is chosen and that person's first child becomes the royal line that another Advisor's child will marry. Of course, the new heirarch's child must be of age for that to happen. The current age of the next in line's oldest child is 14. Sabil has two more years to find his daughter.
The Hurakan have amiable ties with almost every clan of the Sairundani. Their next closest tribe, after the Typhoon, are the Etesians, who inhabit a small nomad village a few days from Helatia. They enjoy a profitable trade agreement that keeps the Etesian's supplied with things that can only be obtained in a city and the Hurakans get what they need from the wilderness.
The only tribe that the Hurakans have any major trouble with are the Haboob. Believing them to be roguish outcasts of the major society of Sairundani. According to the Hurakans and even some of the other tribes, the Haboobs take the Sairundani openness a bit too extremely. Most of the tribe disagree with the Haboob practice of inviting outsiders into their tribal structure and altering their traditions in order to dilute the tribes. According to the Hurakan, the Haboob have become so diluted, that it is difficult to tell that they were once Sairundani.
The Haboobs on the other hand feel that the Hurakans have overstayed their welcome in Helatia and should relinquish to another more deserving tribe, like themselves. The truth of the matter is that the Haboob have learned that having a city can be just as rewarding as the nomadic lifestyle and a majority of their advisors would like to learn that for themselves. The Hurakan are quite happy where they are and would prefer not to move at least not yet. This feud has gone on for years with no apparent resolution in sight. The Hurakan enjoy their position in the city and Sabil has more important things to worry about than the "fire-breathed Haboob".
Proposal: The Hurakan tribe of the Sairundani live in Helatia, the capital and largest city of the Sairundani. Centuries ago, Helatia housed the Typhoon tribe, but the ravages of their wars with the Orcs and Efreeti dwindled their numbers so that they were no longer as powerful as they once were. As is tradition, the remaining leaders of the Typhoon tribe asked the tribe that they had the best dealings with, the Hurakan, to take over living in Helatia.
Abdil ai Kalil, the patriarch of that tribe at the time, saw the opportunity to cement the tribes together permanently. Asking his friend and mentor Sarum ai Jamid, patriarch of the Typhoon clan, to wed his daughter with Abdil's son Jamai, started his plan was for the two tribes to become one. A week later, after agreeing to several independant offers and deals, inlcuding making sure that there was always a Typhoon in an Advisor's position, the two were wed and the Typhoon and Hurakan were one.
The tradition became that the first son or daughter of the patriarch/ matriarch was to marry their opposite from one of the Typhoon Advisors, in order to keep the bloodlines mixed. This tradition has continued for over a hundred years, and for the most part, there have been no challenges to it. No other Sairundani tribe has anything like it either.
However, there are some who value the Sairundani tradition of freedom more than the tradition of family and these people make their selves heard. While the advisors of the tribe listen to them, these Sairundani are quickly shown the wisdom of their elders and such things are put to nonsense. Their main argument for the tradition is simply that it cements the family that they now are, one tribe instead of two.
Unfortunately, there are some members of the original Typhoon tribe who weren't happy with this transpiration of events. Calling themselves the Ai Typhoon (Heroes/Sons of Typhoon), they cause major annoyances when they crash weddings, kidnap brides and grooms, and generally denounce their Hurakan ties. These clashes have yet to actually escalate to actual violence, but some Advisors fear that may be just around the corner.
Currently, the patriarch of the Hurakan is Sabil ai Habul. His only daughter was set to marry the son of the last Typhoon Advisor, Soren ai Sairundan, who was once a champion of the people. Soren gained his people's name by being a major player in the activities that would bring the Orc raids that occured after the Great Orc War to a near end. His actions both in combat and in the discussions brought peace to the tribes and the Orcs, causing sweeping changes in the overall path of the Sairundani, earning him his people's title.
Patriarch Sabil's daughter has disappeared however, and none know of her whereabouts or none are speaking of it if they do know. He and his advisors suspect the Ai Typhoon, but no leads have turned up. He continues to this day to search for her, as it could cost him more than just his daughter.
Because it is an honor to be married to and carry on the Hurakan/ Typhoon name, almost everyone in the 'royal' arena have children, and it is the right of the patriarch or matriarch to take more than one consort to enable having that first child. If something happens to that child, it is said the winds do not favor that family any longer and a new heirarch is chosen and that person's first child becomes the royal line that another Advisor's child will marry. Of course, the new heirarch's child must be of age for that to happen. The current age of the next in line's oldest child is 14. Sabil has two more years to find his daughter.
The Hurakan have amiable ties with almost every clan of the Sairundani. Their next closest tribe, after the Typhoon, are the Etesians, who inhabit a small nomad village a few days from Helatia. They enjoy a profitable trade agreement that keeps the Etesian's supplied with things that can only be obtained in a city and the Hurakans get what they need from the wilderness.
The only tribe that the Hurakans have any major trouble with are the Haboob. Believing them to be roguish outcasts of the major society of Sairundani. According to the Hurakans and even some of the other tribes, the Haboobs take the Sairundani openness a bit too extremely. Most of the tribe disagree with the Haboob practice of inviting outsiders into their tribal structure and altering their traditions in order to dilute the tribes. According to the Hurakan, the Haboob have become so diluted, that it is difficult to tell that they were once Sairundani.
The Haboobs on the other hand feel that the Hurakans have overstayed their welcome in Helatia and should relinquish to another more deserving tribe, like themselves. The truth of the matter is that the Haboob have learned that having a city can be just as rewarding as the nomadic lifestyle and a majority of their advisors would like to learn that for themselves. The Hurakan are quite happy where they are and would prefer not to move at least not yet. This feud has gone on for years with no apparent resolution in sight. The Hurakan enjoy their position in the city and Sabil has more important things to worry about than the "fire-breathed Haboob".
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