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Salazbus Culture Info!
3 years ago
Hello! So here I will break down the Salazbus cultures from what exists already, and will update when new ones emerge!
So instead of relying on sub-species concept, Salazbus looks are based off region/culture. Depending on where they were raised or from what ancient colony they come from their traits and looks are effected.
Currently there exists 3 Cultures....
New Lor- which is just the standard Salazbus that the species is evolving from.
Elaysian- The desert region Salazbus with bounded tails.
Kai'he Mana- Tropical region Salazbus which closely follows a Polynesian/Hawaiian look.
NEW LOR
This region is like America on Earth in terms of culture. All walks of salazbus were welcomed to New Lor, so it wasn't unheard of to see many mixed culture relationships. But due to all the diversity, New Lor became the neutral zone of their planet which led to a "no culture" zone. Those are the base Salazbus, they dress, style, and behave how ever they want basically. In ancient times this region was known as the free country, where Salazbus could run away from the restrictions of their community and live more freely. In a way it was a Utopia for free minded spirits.
ELAYSIAN
This region is based on the desert, Salazbus that live here are spread into smaller packs divided up amongst the dunes living life closely related to that of a nomad. They however never leave the desert region, for it is close to their hearts and love the sands they walk on. After the destruction of their world, many Elaysians had to abandon the thoughts of living in the deserts due to the lack of Life-force that travel those lands. Even though they cant be there, they still hold up their traditions/culture. Elaysians believe in the beauty of gold bounding, this is basically the act of wrapping their hair in gold cloth or thread and bounding their tails in gold rings. Due to this their tails are oddly shaped, but it only adds to their shimmering gold beauty. Another trait that Elaysians admire are butterfly ears, a Salazbus born with these ears are looked up to as being blessed by the deserts, this came around because seeing a butterfly in the desert is rare, and possessing such rare ears obviously made you stand out. ( butterfly ears arent mutations from the desert, they always existed, but there arent many Salazbus born with these ears in general....Elaysians just really love the trait.)
Another Unique thing about Elaysians are that they are very close to spiders. It is recorded their great ancestors thrived on the hunting and taming of spiders, eventually it evolved to where they were always seen together...and that also lead to the breeding and succession of Elaysian community. Yes, they mated with the spiders... most Elaysians have spider DNA flowing in their blood... it is also the speculated reason why Salazbus of this culture bind their hair in gold... it is said their hair is silky like spider thread and sections of it are incased in gold to retain the purity.....Which is true... their hair is very soft and silky....thankfully Salazbus dont poach their own e.e
Kai'he Mana
The Tropics...This culture lives on a fish shaped island, with many scattered islands offset it. Kai'he mainly live in the reefs of the water near the shore, but many also make home on the land. They live spiritually with the water and are very family bound. Kai'he's are romantics and often live monogamously, they enjoy the connection in which they share life force with their loved one. Before their planet was destroyed, Kai'he believed in soul mating. Everyone of that culture believed someone was made to be their perfect match, and how they determined a soul mate was through a ritual. This ritual took place when a Salazbus reached maturity, which is determined when a Salazbus starts letting off their first signs of pheromones. Salazbus grow rather quickly but until they can attract a mate/prey they are considered immature. Anyway, The ritual takes these matured salazbuses and have them do a water dance ceremony. They would dance together in the water, and in moments a couple touch, if sparks spring between them three times, then fate had determined there pair.
Well, now that they have been evacuated and spread across the stars after the destruction of their world, Kai'he found them selves having to mate more than one lover, which was a little distressing at first for them, especially since those mates werent from their own species. Time moved on and now they are more than comfortable with a bigger mating pool, though they never exceed 3 lovers. Their dancing traditions also became a way to attract prey instead of attracting a mate...though 10/10 most prey turn into mates. The culture still retained their romanticism and dance even with the loss of their original world.
Special traits of a Kai'he are Tadpole like tails for swimming and bark like horns that blend in with the corals of the sea. double horns are rare to have, but single horns are very common. Another trait coming form kai'he's are Angler antenna for females, which are also very rare.
More information coming soon, and when new things arise or change this will be updated 