Post by Lunari on Mar 14, 2020 21:41:08 GMT -5
Symbol: Bear
Element: Water
Values: Confidence, strength, positivity
Colors: Blue, white, and grey
Leader: ?
Aesthetic: here
Culture:
Society
- The Vellcar are a clan of fishermen so they live very close to the coast and rarely venture off into the woods, only when they have to.
- They are normally a peaceful clan until they are threatened- then they show the scary side of the bear.
- Although they will come together as a unit when threatened, families often keep to themselves, living peacefully among each other.
- The chieftain has always been of Vellcar blood, and the leadership of the clan passes down into the family. This has worked for many generations and thus far, no one has challenged it.
Combat
- The warriors of this clan are usually tall and brawny. Just because the clan is usually peaceful does not mean they should be underestimated in combat. They just choose not to fight more often than not.
- A tactic they often like to use are their own fishing nets to trap or incapacitate their enemy.
Courting/Marriage/Funerals
- Vellcar men looking to marry are traditionally put through their paces during a “speering”, which requires them to accomplish a series of tasks or hurdles set by the father of the bride. If the father then agrees, the groom-to-be is welcome to propose to his intended.
- In order to propose, however, the man must find his way through the cave system by the sea to the freshwater pool within. There, he is to retrieve a pearl and have it fashioned into some form of jewelry to give to his intended.
- During the wedding ceremony, the couple’s hands are bound by a white, silk rope. This is not removed until after the marriage has been consummated. To do so beforehand risks bringing bad luck and misfortune upon their union.
- Wedding receptions are normally family affairs and don’t often include the entire clan.
- For a funeral, a thick reed boat is created in lieu of a coffin, where the deceased is laid to rest with some of their belongings then is cast out to sea. Someone from the deceased’s family is expected to shoot a flaming arrow and set them on fire to burn; the water thus absorbing their ashes.