The Thaskul
Well Met Travelers,
Today, we delve back into the realm of Antediluvian, where I deliver unto you one of my homebrew races, The Thaskul.
The Thaskul are a race of Walrus-men who live on Antediluvian's Northernmost Continent.The climate there is very cold and is not very conducive to life's survival, yet the Thaskul seem to be the masters of this cruel frozen wasteland. The Thaskul are short, around 5' at their tallest, making them about the same height as dwarves.
The Thaskul live in a tribal society run by a shaman/priest. Their society is full of superstition and tradition. They make their abodes out of whatever is plentiful, which isn't much except for the snow.
Both the males and females sport a set of tusks that are their pride and joy. Throughout a Thaskul's life, the tusks are carved with details from the creature's life, and upon the individual's death, the tusks are removed and placed withing the family shrine to add that individual's achievements to the family History. A Thaskul without his tusks is like a dwarf without a beard, a disgrace. This means that a family will go to great lengths to recover the tusks of a dead relative. The Oldest Thuskul families have shrines with tusks numbering in the hundreds.
The Other tusk of a Thaskul is carved during the wedding ceremony, where both bride and groom have their tusks carved with an identical design to denote their marital status to the entire tribe. Divorce is unheard of in Thaskul society, for it would mean the removal of a tusk, and that is a great disgrace.
The placement of tusks within the shrine means that burial is unnecessary among the Thuskul, this saves the limited land for the small amount of farming that can be done. The Thaskul funerary practice is to have the shaman ritually remove the tusks of the deceased, one with deeds is placed in the family shrine and the marital tusk is given to the spouse, if unmarried it is given to the next of kin. The body is then consecrated and burned, the ashes dispersed in the farm so that the deceased may still help the clan grow.
The Thaskul are a hardy people whose diets consist of fish and what little they can farm. They have their own language of grunts and other vocalizations similar to a walrus; this language is called Zurk.
A Thaskul's protective blubber protects them from both the cold weather and the water should they happen to fall out of the fishing boat.
I think that wraps up the Thaskul nicely.If you have any questions leave a comment down below and I will answer it as soon as I can.
Until Next time,
Farewell and safe Journeys, Travelers/
Today, we delve back into the realm of Antediluvian, where I deliver unto you one of my homebrew races, The Thaskul.
The Thaskul are a race of Walrus-men who live on Antediluvian's Northernmost Continent.The climate there is very cold and is not very conducive to life's survival, yet the Thaskul seem to be the masters of this cruel frozen wasteland. The Thaskul are short, around 5' at their tallest, making them about the same height as dwarves.
The Thaskul live in a tribal society run by a shaman/priest. Their society is full of superstition and tradition. They make their abodes out of whatever is plentiful, which isn't much except for the snow.
Both the males and females sport a set of tusks that are their pride and joy. Throughout a Thaskul's life, the tusks are carved with details from the creature's life, and upon the individual's death, the tusks are removed and placed withing the family shrine to add that individual's achievements to the family History. A Thaskul without his tusks is like a dwarf without a beard, a disgrace. This means that a family will go to great lengths to recover the tusks of a dead relative. The Oldest Thuskul families have shrines with tusks numbering in the hundreds.
The Other tusk of a Thaskul is carved during the wedding ceremony, where both bride and groom have their tusks carved with an identical design to denote their marital status to the entire tribe. Divorce is unheard of in Thaskul society, for it would mean the removal of a tusk, and that is a great disgrace.
The placement of tusks within the shrine means that burial is unnecessary among the Thuskul, this saves the limited land for the small amount of farming that can be done. The Thaskul funerary practice is to have the shaman ritually remove the tusks of the deceased, one with deeds is placed in the family shrine and the marital tusk is given to the spouse, if unmarried it is given to the next of kin. The body is then consecrated and burned, the ashes dispersed in the farm so that the deceased may still help the clan grow.
The Thaskul are a hardy people whose diets consist of fish and what little they can farm. They have their own language of grunts and other vocalizations similar to a walrus; this language is called Zurk.
A Thaskul's protective blubber protects them from both the cold weather and the water should they happen to fall out of the fishing boat.
I think that wraps up the Thaskul nicely.If you have any questions leave a comment down below and I will answer it as soon as I can.
Until Next time,
Farewell and safe Journeys, Travelers/
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