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The Sedêre (Ki."Settled People") were a Mayitûan people which formed a significant minority population throughout the Dominions of the Seven, but mostly in northern Zimrathâni. A somewhat primitive, semi-nomadic, warrior people, they appeared to live primarily as herders (supplemented by extensive hunting and gathering), dwelling (with the leave of the Lords and the Adena) in those areas unsuited to agriculture (too dry, or too rugged).

Culture[]

Each clan of the Sedêre is led by a Macu, who is usually the greatest warrior, and is elected every half-year at Midsummer and Midwinter. Both men and women can stand, although the honor usually passes to a male.

The clans gather together at the spring and autumn equinoxes, where their leaders take advantage of the celebrations to arrange marriages between the various clans.

Both men and women of the Sedêre learn to fight. It is said that dulled weapons are used as children's toys in certain clans, and that training with the dagger, short sword and Blowgun begins at the age of five. By adulthood, all are skilled hunters and trackers. The most talented are apprenticed to martial arts masters, who travel between tribes and have a status as a mystic. Sedêre monks have a fierce reputation in the Seven Lands, and most of them have come to agreement of officially serving princes of Númenórean blood.

Religion[]

The Sedêre worshipped a variety of deities and frequently borrowed beliefs and practices from the Adena or the Drêl. Their principal rituals centered around homage to Ascuru Hudari, (the God of Struggles (He appears to be the equivalent of the Vala Tulkas.)

In the mid to late Third Age, an increasing number of Sederi were turning toward Darkness. Some adhered to the tenets of the Servants of the Real Fire, while a small but powerful faction subscribed to the influence of the Cult of the Dark Overlord.

Notes:[]

Debased Yoruba might work as a language base for Kirani. Used (simplified) Yoruba for the Kirani of Koronandë, but most words work for the Sederi language as well.

References:[]

  • Fan modules:Name concordance for Shadow in the South
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