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Khara is a melding of the Sharakim and Xeph cultures, evolving over time as the two cultures mingle and interbreed. In general the nobles and upper-class craftsmen and merchants are Sharakim, with the Xeph as peasants and laborers. However, a few Xeph have gained enough might to become warlords on their own, and the Shadowhouses lurk behind the scenes, selling murder.

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rdfs:label	Khara
rdfs:comment	Khara is a melding of the Sharakim and Xeph cultures, evolving over time as the two cultures mingle and interbreed. In general the nobles and upper-class craftsmen and merchants are Sharakim, with the Xeph as peasants and laborers. However, a few Xeph have gained enough might to become warlords on their own, and the Shadowhouses lurk behind the scenes, selling murder.
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abstract	Khara is a melding of the Sharakim and Xeph cultures, evolving over time as the two cultures mingle and interbreed. In general the nobles and upper-class craftsmen and merchants are Sharakim, with the Xeph as peasants and laborers. However, a few Xeph have gained enough might to become warlords on their own, and the Shadowhouses lurk behind the scenes, selling murder. The culture is patriarchal but matrilineal. Males are generally held responsible for the decisions that affect their family and house, which is closer to the extended family clans of the human cultures rather than the fluid noble houses of the Illigyr. Sharakim males are warriors, craftsmen, and businessmen. Sharakim women are hostesses (or chatelaines for the nobles), entertainers, and artists. Xeph, regardless of their gender, usually serve as farmers and laborers, though many Xeph men also serve as soldiers. Upwardly mobile Xeph often ape their betters. The priesthood is open to both nobles and peasants of each sex. The Sharakim nobles have a very honor-bound culture that idolizes the warrior artist, with many rituals. Most of the rituals involve purification, to prevent the spread of the shadow-taint the Sharakim believe resides in themselves. Interbreeding is not frowned upon, as the Sharakim regard the Xeph as an untainted race and hope to obiliterate the taint from their own. Originally, interbreeding was limited only to the male noble's mistresses, but it is now openly done by both sexes, though it remains scandalous for noble female Sharakim.

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