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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Electric Wizard" data-source="post: 6092744" data-attributes="member: 83982">There's nothing wrong with some anthropological wankery every now and then. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Jahur, the Jeweled CityI modeled Jahur very loosely after the Ottoman Empire. The Zuhrimans who founded Jahur no longer have an empire, but the city has kept imperial traditions. This includes a clear separation of military and administrative powers, and an inclusive view of foreigners and religious minorities who don't rock the boat. Power struggles among Viceroys end in assassinations rather than coups, as their Janissary guards refuse to fight one another. Foreigners, human and otherwise, are welcome as long as they show proper respect for Jahuri customs and do not exploit anyone's hospitality.All walks of life appreciate visual art, especially bright colors. Ceramics, patterned rugs and calligraphy from all parts of the Shrouded Lands are popular. But they don't for the north's naturalistic paintings. Too much brown and gray, they mutter. Accordion music is popular among working class Jahuri because it enhances bucket kelp hallucinations.A Jahuri man's vitality is measured by his beard and mustache. Thin-haired men may spend fortunes on various poultices and oils in hope of attaining admirable facial hair. Even with a strong beard, it can be difficult for men to find a suitable wife because they are expected to serve their potential father-in-laws as they would their own father. Some father-in-laws knock on their son-in-law's doors demanding coins and favors as if they were moneylenders! Most only visit their son-in-laws once or twice a year and expect modest gifts. A man with many daughters is certain to have a comfortable dotage.Many Jahuri women long for lives of ease and luxury. Society women drape themselves in silks and jewels that their fathers, husbands or lovers provide for them. Outsiders consider them exceptionally beautiful, but few are willing to have a Jahuri father-in-law. Women from wealthy families spend their days pursuing whatever interests them, be it weaving, sorcery, music or scholasticism. Those unsuitable for marriage, mostly due to a having cruel or greedy father, may flee their families to become adventurers or concubines.</blockquote>

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