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Merrill ([personal profile] st_illsabrae) wrote in [community profile] strangetrip 2017-06-08 11:30 pm (UTC)

Re: Merrill - Assigned Threads

"No, there's eight usual designs and some variations for the gods we honor," and none for Fen'Harel as it should be. "Keepers and their firsts and seconds get different ones if they wish. Others can too, it's just not done often. The Dalish are a very traditional people most of the time."

She took a deep breath. "It's a big day of quiet celebration. The Keeper, that's the name we use for the leaders of our clans, someone who keeps both our sacred history and our people safe, they light some incense and spend hours hand tapping the designs onto whoever is passing into adulthood. It's...it's very painful, but you can't flinch or cry out or the whole thing stops and you have to wait a year to try again to prove that you're ready to handle the pain adulthood brings. Once it's all over, there's a great feast and celebration." It was enough detail for the shemlan, all they ever needed to know.

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