Korad: On to Palth
Last week we determined a bit more about the Veytikka, as follows. I have taken the liberty of extrapolating details of their social organization.
The snow-white skin of the hairless, humanoid Veytikka contrasts sharply with jet-black lips. Their frames are lithe, if somewhat hunched. Their horizontal pupils and nictating eyes lead some scholars to trace their descent from birds or reptiles. Enlarged jaws provide ample room for rows of triangular, shark-like teeth.
The basic social unit of the Veytikka is the totem society. When Veytikka come of age, they embark on a vision quest, in which they encounter their totem animal. They then join the tribe-sized group venerating that totem. This may entail a long journey, or require the individual to remain with the totem group his mother and father belong to. Veytikka marry within their totem societies.
Now it’s time to detail the last of our provinces, Palth, whose only settlement of note is the frontier trading village of Bridlepost.
Who are the rural people of this depopulated region? What unites them? What divides them? What do they believe, and what are their customs?
As always: keep your idea brief, so I can fit it into next week’s poll-12 words or less. And that’s an actual 12, folks, not a notional 12. One idea per commenter. Pitch standalone ideas rather than building on someone else’s proposal. Get them in before early Monday evening (eastern time.)