![]() Stegosaurus-like dragons, wild cats, snakes, and birds live in the southern jungles or swamplands. Their grasslands and jungles are filled with ferocious game or fertile soil. The Darfari are hunter-gatherers by trade. Adultery is common in Darfar and one of the chief reasons for raids and warfare between the villages and tribes. The various wives typically cooperate but each wife is ultimately responsible for her own children. If a Darfari warrior has more than one wife, all the children are raised together as members of the same family. If a woman’s husband dies, her husband’s brother is expected to marry the woman (without the need for a further ‘bride price’ payment) in order to provide support for the widow and any children. Grooms pay a ‘bride price’ to the bride’s family, which creates an alliance between the two clans. Darfari are required to marry outside their clan. The Darfari see polygamy as an ideal situation, but in practise most men only have one wife because of the ‘bride price’ payment and the lack of possessions most Darfari males have. It would be uncommon to find a maiden much past puberty in any given tribe. Prior to marriage, Darfari girls do as they please in sexual terms virginity, chastity, and virtue are not held in any sort of esteem. Males and females bathe together in the rivers and pools without regard to modesty. Men herd cattle and the boys practice by herding sheep or goats. Only men are permitted to be blacksmiths because of the ‘magic’ involved. Women and children sleep in the houses, while men sleep in the cattle pens to watch over the family wealth. Men till the fields, and the women plant the crops. Boys are taught to fish, herd, and hunt while girls are taught to cook, make pottery, weave baskets or mats, and care for the children. Men hunt and herd animals, while women cook. The sex roles in Darfar are clearly defined, especially in regards to the division of labour. ![]() They also find facial hair to be disgusting). (Note: Darfari loves adding things to their hair and skin, even morphing infants skulls to look certain ways. Modesty is a civilized concept quite beyond the ken of the Darfari. The chief of a tribe wears a leopard skin cloak to signify his standing. Adult women are usually nude in the villages but may wear goatskin skirts or plantain girdles with long, dried grass hanging from them when travelling outside the villages. They may also adorn their noses, ears, or lips with rings of ivory or precious metals. ![]() In some civilized regions, they may wear loin-cloths. Adult males usually go naked except maybe for some beads around their necks or their wrists. Strangers in Darfar greet each other by grasping one another’s upper arms, then, after a slight pause, clasping each other’s wrists. Most adventurers are likely to encounter Darfari as slaves in Shem, Turan, or Hyrkania. Still, they are considered valuable as slaves. The savage Darfari are regarded as thieves and murderers, without a hint of basic trustworthiness. They will laugh at even the slightest hint of humour despite their warlike, vengeful nature. The men would much rather sit in the main hut of their village (the palaver house) and craft thatch or fishing lines. The Darfari are also rather indolent, preferring to avoid work if possible. The Darfari are ferocious and treat their prisoners harshly, often allowing them to starve if they're not eaten. They are utterly indifferent towards human life, which makes them feared by neighbouring tribes. The Darfari are quick to take offence and fiery in temperament. ![]() During the dry season, they take their cattle into the savanna and fields for grazing. During the rainy season, they move into semi-permanent villages of thatch to grow millet, sorghum, and other grains. The Darfari are also notorious cannibals. ![]() The Darfari don't occupy the dragon-haunted forest belt. The Darfari are herdsmen and farmers, living in the swamps of the east and the savannas of the west. Darfar is one of the northernmost of the Black Kingdoms, located just south of eastern Stygia. ![]()
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