Michael Morris
First Post
"I am nothing. We are all." - Oath of Unity.
The ties that bind one to family are much stronger in Telzoan society than in our own. A man without a family is one with a large social stigma throughout the island. While Telzoans aren't given to reciting off their ancestors in a mantra like fashion as dwarves are, they do keep very close ties on their immediate ancestry and their living relatives.
One of the reasons for this is that it is through family that alliances are forged and property is passed down, especially among the nobles but even among the poor. Also, the first alliance anyone owes is to their father, then to the patriarch of the clan. Disobedience is punishable by death in most areas.
Since families are the device by which the monarch's power is distributed throughout the kingdom, it should not be surprising that this social unit has a huge amount of pull on all other aspects of life. The family's function goes beyond the nurturing of the children - it is a political structure more so than an emotional or compassionate one. As an institution in Telzoan society it is unquestioned and un-assailed - unlike in our world wherein the family's power has all but disappeared and radically changed.
The Telzoan concept of family is different than our own. At the largest level is the household, which includes all the persons related to the patriarch by blood and all the servants thereunto. The term kin is used less frequently to denote blood relations only. One is obligated to protect one's kin and if necessary aid them in defending their honor. Obviously one can expect protection to be given by the family in return.
The ties that bind one to family are much stronger in Telzoan society than in our own. A man without a family is one with a large social stigma throughout the island. While Telzoans aren't given to reciting off their ancestors in a mantra like fashion as dwarves are, they do keep very close ties on their immediate ancestry and their living relatives.
One of the reasons for this is that it is through family that alliances are forged and property is passed down, especially among the nobles but even among the poor. Also, the first alliance anyone owes is to their father, then to the patriarch of the clan. Disobedience is punishable by death in most areas.
Since families are the device by which the monarch's power is distributed throughout the kingdom, it should not be surprising that this social unit has a huge amount of pull on all other aspects of life. The family's function goes beyond the nurturing of the children - it is a political structure more so than an emotional or compassionate one. As an institution in Telzoan society it is unquestioned and un-assailed - unlike in our world wherein the family's power has all but disappeared and radically changed.
The Telzoan concept of family is different than our own. At the largest level is the household, which includes all the persons related to the patriarch by blood and all the servants thereunto. The term kin is used less frequently to denote blood relations only. One is obligated to protect one's kin and if necessary aid them in defending their honor. Obviously one can expect protection to be given by the family in return.
