Vesrine History Culture and Culture
Keywords:
VESRINE-CULTURE, VESRINE_CULTURE
Category:
race
Culture History:
At the beginning of vesrine culture, there was no difference between that and human kind. They lived in small, close-knit communities of families, often each family governing their own going-ons where the head of each family worked with others to solve community problems. Vesrine villages were often very closely packed buildings that huddled near a druid���s grove, where a singular vesrine druid, or on the rare case they had a student wwo would provide druidic blessings to the surrounding lands. Because of the importance of druids in vesrine life, often enough their rituals coincided with the seasons and druidic practices. Vesrine that were not heads of families or craftsmen worked on tending farms. Because of the close connection with nature and druids, vesrine have a great love for the outdoors and little interest in cities or combat. While mostly peaceful, small vesrine villages were often soft targets for bandits of all variety, but vesrine make particular notes about mremish encounters since there is a historical hatred.
Some years after the spreading of the vesrine race, there became a schism in the culture. With a very small amount of druids to care for the blossoming population, some vesrine colonies had no druid to make their lands fertile. Often they would keep a maple tree within a city square in remembrance of where they came from, but instead of small towns, they became what are known as warrens, or micro vesrine cities. While still relying on the surrounding lands for food, vesrine who lived in warrens also took interest in mercantilism, craftsmanship, and art. Vesrine warrens are known for great mastery of jewelry, as well as skilled dancers, singers and musicians.
Vesrine that did have the luxury of a druid adhered to older ways, and although few, these villages are considered orthodox. Orthodox vesrine are mostly unchanged from the early days of their culture and tend to have a close connection with nature. Their villages are quiet and often forgotten by maps and history as their druids keep them mostly sheltered from the outside world. Very few orthodox vesrine are seen in the world today. The warren vesrine being more numerous began spilling out into culture all over the world, and easily integrated into human cities. Many vesrine started to travel and live outside of warrens, making their culture nearly as diverse as humans. Some with a spirit for adventure joined or created their own nomadic tribes and have culture all of their own.
Culture:
There are three major cultures of vesrine: Orthodox, Warrens, and humanistic. Orthodox vesrine are considered rare and are very close to nature. They tend to be woodsmen, farmers and druids. They consider duty to nature and protecting the land as more important than their lives, as well as telling the stories of the old ways. Orthodox vesrine can be withdrawn, shy, and avoid large groups of people. Their traditions are close to those of Druids. There is pride in connecting their families to the first vesrine breed and in passivism.
Warren vesrine are very close to human kind, but have their own intricacies. Warren vesrine have pride in their families, and often a large family implies wealth. They are free loving and tend to be extremely generous with those also within the warren. Warren Vesrine see giving gifts as a way to show status and do it with great pride. They are very welcoming to outsiders of non-mremish decent and are often eager to make them familiar with their culture and ways. Music and dancing is often a requirement for any warren girl to be learned in, while boys are taught to farm or a trade. Travel is considered something to be done once, and when you miss your family, are expected to return home never to leave again. Merchants are the only exception to this rule.
Humanistic vesrine are outside the world of warrens together, often melding to whatever city they find themselves in. Vesrine are very flexible with their ideals, and humanistic ones can be just as cruel and evil as any human. Even though they are found in cities, vesrine tend to be miserable when far removed from nature, even if they don���t know why.
At the beginning of vesrine culture, there was no difference between that and human kind. They lived in small, close-knit communities of families, often each family governing their own going-ons where the head of each family worked with others to solve community problems. Vesrine villages were often very closely packed buildings that huddled near a druid���s grove, where a singular vesrine druid, or on the rare case they had a student wwo would provide druidic blessings to the surrounding lands. Because of the importance of druids in vesrine life, often enough their rituals coincided with the seasons and druidic practices. Vesrine that were not heads of families or craftsmen worked on tending farms. Because of the close connection with nature and druids, vesrine have a great love for the outdoors and little interest in cities or combat. While mostly peaceful, small vesrine villages were often soft targets for bandits of all variety, but vesrine make particular notes about mremish encounters since there is a historical hatred.
Some years after the spreading of the vesrine race, there became a schism in the culture. With a very small amount of druids to care for the blossoming population, some vesrine colonies had no druid to make their lands fertile. Often they would keep a maple tree within a city square in remembrance of where they came from, but instead of small towns, they became what are known as warrens, or micro vesrine cities. While still relying on the surrounding lands for food, vesrine who lived in warrens also took interest in mercantilism, craftsmanship, and art. Vesrine warrens are known for great mastery of jewelry, as well as skilled dancers, singers and musicians.
Vesrine that did have the luxury of a druid adhered to older ways, and although few, these villages are considered orthodox. Orthodox vesrine are mostly unchanged from the early days of their culture and tend to have a close connection with nature. Their villages are quiet and often forgotten by maps and history as their druids keep them mostly sheltered from the outside world. Very few orthodox vesrine are seen in the world today. The warren vesrine being more numerous began spilling out into culture all over the world, and easily integrated into human cities. Many vesrine started to travel and live outside of warrens, making their culture nearly as diverse as humans. Some with a spirit for adventure joined or created their own nomadic tribes and have culture all of their own.
Culture:
There are three major cultures of vesrine: Orthodox, Warrens, and humanistic. Orthodox vesrine are considered rare and are very close to nature. They tend to be woodsmen, farmers and druids. They consider duty to nature and protecting the land as more important than their lives, as well as telling the stories of the old ways. Orthodox vesrine can be withdrawn, shy, and avoid large groups of people. Their traditions are close to those of Druids. There is pride in connecting their families to the first vesrine breed and in passivism.
Warren vesrine are very close to human kind, but have their own intricacies. Warren vesrine have pride in their families, and often a large family implies wealth. They are free loving and tend to be extremely generous with those also within the warren. Warren Vesrine see giving gifts as a way to show status and do it with great pride. They are very welcoming to outsiders of non-mremish decent and are often eager to make them familiar with their culture and ways. Music and dancing is often a requirement for any warren girl to be learned in, while boys are taught to farm or a trade. Travel is considered something to be done once, and when you miss your family, are expected to return home never to leave again. Merchants are the only exception to this rule.
Humanistic vesrine are outside the world of warrens together, often melding to whatever city they find themselves in. Vesrine are very flexible with their ideals, and humanistic ones can be just as cruel and evil as any human. Even though they are found in cities, vesrine tend to be miserable when far removed from nature, even if they don���t know why.