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It's hot, humid, and teeming with life. The distant and near sounds of feral hoots and squalls; growls and chitters echo in the atmosphere, a million different voices in this small dynamic ecosystem of creatures with intermingled biology; a myriad of miasmic manifests for the terrors and the delights.
Welcome to the Vjarta Isles, home to the Ssarae and many more…
On this chain of islands condemned to solitude by its own birth reside a particular reptilic species of mammal classification, though egg-laying and aquatic, who operate their lives under a set of tenants which has guided them to thrive despite the predators and various climates. To elope from the isles is forewarned to end in failure, following an ancient tale of a great beast so massive that it surrounded their home from beneath the depths in wait for Ssarae with a defiance for wanderlust.
Operating with a “pack mentality,” groups of six to twelve adults will group into what is known as a “Pod” and continue the great pursuit of survival and domination as a team. Leaderships are not defined by pairings, and so it is standard that each group is led by the one chosen amongst them equally to do so. Tri-annually their society holds a week-long event where-in Ssarae participate in the Aatank followed by courtship customs, ending with procreative mating in the masses. It is following this long event that a new pod leader is erected, or the current leader may once again prove their value in such a position. This is also a prime opportunity for adolescents to establish their role in a pod. Should all members or even the greater majority of members in a pod find themselves dissatisfied with their leader of choice, the current pod leader may step down, or they may challenge the usurper for the right to rule. Whether this is to the death or not is decided by the victor.
Primitive are societies on the isles, all varying species reflecting tribal and uncivilized constructs. Scant clothing save for utilitarian purposes is a feature of these inhabitants, often instead adorned with accessories, body modifications such as piercings, hair dressings, scarification, or even tattoos.
Clothing and fashion are foreign concepts to the Ssarae culture. As such, should your Sasa be portrayed in such accouterments, please consider and include some character-building background to explain the exposure which inspired or insisted their fashion.
Some themes may be incompatible with their status as a free or 'kept' Sasa. Under such circumstances, collaborative alternatives will be offered and discussed between the player and me. I am open-minded and enthusiastic about all the possibilities, so I look forward to supporting your creativity with the species and seeing your designs to fruition as you aim them to be!
~SylvyrDii
