Usanblin
Usan is a rural country with thick humidaid jungels and Humaid tempraid pine forest in northen Usan. community and family are very imporant to Usan. It's rare for people to move out of there hometowns And if someone dose it's a huge deal.
Naming Traditions
Feminine names
Women after change there name threw out there life to fit what roll they are taking, a child named WaYJo (child of water) Might change there name to HeJo (Young water) Tho many change there name even more drastically, a sample could be WaYJo changing to BiAr (To cook food) If they become a cheif.
Masculine names
Names of furits are the most common male names.
Unisex names
Regradless of gender putting a cardinal direction in your personal name is seen a bad luck.
Family names
Family names manly include a cardinal direction showing where the family is from.
Other names
Words that are types of animal's are uncommon names, and are seen as ugly.
Modern and Traditional Clothing
Modern Clothing
Fabric code is very imporant, symbols and patterns you where are seen to change your luck for good for bad.
Unlike most Koroblin cultures, Both men and women wear skirts, and hair leagths are not gendered. What dose become gendered is how you style your hair and if your wear makeup. Tieing your hair up is seen as a femmien thing to do, While wearing any kind of make up is seen as a thing for men to do.
Traditional Clothing
In Usanblin traditional clothing. Women wear a waist wrap over knee length pants, and a wraped top that over covers the chest. While Men wear a robe like wrap. Both genders wear thick belts that tie in the fornt to keep their wraps closed. When visting a temple adults wear special headdress.
People still dress like this when visting Temples
Religion
The Usanblin people Believe in The four tigers, while the Tigers are seen as being different then the gods of koroblin world, many have studied them and learned that there powers do come from the Gods... but they them selves are not the Gods. those seeking wisdom from any of the Four Tigers Use a FeRo (a ceremonial knife) to sacrifice there blood (or others) to Tiger/s.
They belive in the four tigers, while the Tigers are seen as being different then the gods of koroblin world, many have studied them and learned that there powers do come from the Gods... but they them selves are not the Gods. those seeking wisdom from any of the Four Tigers Use a FeRo (a ceremonial knife) to sacrifice there blood (or others) to Tigers.
ShaRoBy (Mother of the North) Tiger of Knowledge, Wisdom, and Dreams. By is seen as the mother of Koroblins, and the one who wants to guide them away from being the crazed hunters that there in nature. Mind over body is her main philosophy.
CanKin (Man of the East) Tiger of Kindness, Love, and Beauty. Seen as the Tiger who made the divide of female and male koroblins. Giving men the kindness and softness that koroblin women seem to lack. Cankin Teaches to use kindness as a way to peace.
Maaan (One of the South) Tiger of Death and Magic. Seen as the tiger who is a trickster, and a traitor. Maan gave up there black blood for red, driving them crazy. Maaan is the least loved Tiger, but still seen as holy. As Maaan is believed to be able to turn a half koroblin into a full koroblin, by stealing all the red blood in them. The philosophy of Maaan is 'Better to know what endangers your life, then to hide from it and let it take you"
YenJin ( They of the wind) Tiger of Soul, Power, and war. Seen as the one who gave each koroblin there soul, A soul that craves bloodshed. Not seen as a force of good or bad, but of nature. A tiger that is seen as hard to stop. When people get into fits of rage they say things like " Looks like you let YenJin have to much infuce on you." There philosophy is one of balancing your nature with what you know is right and wrong.
Usan Zodiac/Tyen
Usan Zodiac/Tyenis very impornat to daily life, people often ask otheres their zodiac when first meeting. People often you it as a life guide.
Religious Traditions
Temples to local animal's and the 'Four Tigers' are very common. Hollidays and Temples match the Usan Zodiac, people go there to celebrate brithday's, Passing of seassons, Weddings, and Funerarls. There the hot spot of the community, people often travel far to go Shrines that match there zodiac sign.
Funerary Tradition
When someone days they are given to the shrine that matches there zodic sign. Where their body is given to the animals that live in the shrine.
Etiquette
Food and Eating: In formal diners Men do not start eating untill all of the women at the dinner have started.
Arts & Architectures
Dyed fabrics is the most common fiber art in Usan.
Stone and wood caring are extreamly common and popular
The most tradtional art in Usan is SaBa chains. Chains of hand crafted beads, witch are worn on bags, or on belts. Durring holidays Saba Beads are often worn on headdresses and clothing. SaBa beads are often craved into animal shapes. Some SaBa artist make beads of Fay, Demons, people or even food. SaBa artist often sell Chains with beads that tell a story when looked from Top to bottom.
Foods & Cuisine
Heavyly spiced Steemed and Girlled food is the most common. Soups are seen a holliday dish. Alcoholic drinks tends to spiced and low in Alcohol%
Gender Ideals
Women lead, Men Support.
Women are expected to do most of the hard work, pysical laybor, Making Family plans, and taking leading parts of thier community. Managing the community's resources.
Men are excpected to do more time taking work, Taking care of kids, Cooking, Clothing making/repairs, and other home magement.
Beauty Ideals
Beauty is marked by your community's opinon on your self. Those who dont join in holliday celebrations, or help durring the haverest sessons. are seen as outcast. Being alone is seen as the worst thing you can do for your social imange. even somthing as simple as grabing the mail alone can make you seen as a lonely creep.
Relationship Ideals
A romantic relationship and or marraige is one where it is expected for both parters to keep the other happy. Even tho men are heavly expecpected to keep the home. It dosent mean that women can just do nothing at home, they too are expceted too make sure there spouse's needs are met.
Same gender/sex relationships are pretty taboo; But having a small fling with someone of the same gender is seen as "fine". But a long term same gender/sex relationship is seen as useless, harming the community, and overall immature thing to do.
Whats even more taboo then a same gender/sex relationships is Mix species relationships. Being with someone of a species you are not is one of the most controversial things you can do.
Dating and marriage
Arranged marriage is the major way people get married. Marriages get Arranged by your parnets if your rich, or by your community if your from a more rural area.