Parvakian

The Parvakian are a hardy people that inhabits the mountainous and hilly region known as Parvakia, located in southwestern Ramul Ta. Their culture centers around the Zar Darya saltwater lake and spreads from there north-east into the hilly and mountainous land between the lake and the Kur-e-Zanr Mountain Range

General Information

• Primary Faith: Kozartism with Syncretic Sun Worship
• Language: Parvakian
• Locations: Parvakia, Tilai Khanate
• Minority: N/A
• Clades: Fire Macen
• Inheritance Law: Male partible inheritance with some practices of primogeniture. Patrilineal.
• Slavery: Slavery exists but are largely linked to war captives and criminal punishment rather than being a large scale chattel slavery institution. Enslaved may occasionally earn their freedoms through surface.
• Name Generation: https://www.fantasynamegenerators.com/pashtun-names.php

Cultural Traits

• Power Structure: Parvakian society are based on clans, with tribal chiefs (Maliks / Khans) leading through personal merit, lineage and warrior skill. Council of elders have significant influence in decision-making, especially on a local level. A weak or dishonorable leader can often be replaced by force.
• Family Structure: Parvakian have strong emphasis on the extended family and tribal loyalty and patrilineal lineage is central. Male head of household holds significant authority.
• Gender & Sexuality: Men dominates public life and women's roles are generally confined to within the household. Women can inherit wealth but not leadership, and in noble families women can occasionally become warriors or influential figures. Marriages are often arranged but when elopement do occurs and may sparks feuds.
• Hospitality: Hospitality is considered sacred, to the point of considering that a guest must be protected at time even at cost of one's own life. Guest are expected to provide token gift and is also expected to be respectful of the host.
• Religion: While the Parvakian have converted over to Kozartism, elements of the native Parvakian religion remains, including syncretism with the previous native sun-worship religions, and Kozart himself is often syncretized with the previous monotheistic sun god. Shrines are located near high places, where spirits and magical creatures dwells. Ancestors are often worshipped and honored.
• Charity & Gifting: Charity are generally focused on those who are in need for those of means and nobility, but for ordinary person it is mainly directed toward ones kinsmen. Gift-giving is often strategic and rejecting a gift is considered a serious insult. Gift are generally expected to be repaid in some form, even if it is token.
• Conflict Resolution: There's a very strong honor and revenge culture, and feuds between clans and families can last generations. Blood price is commonly paid as compensation but if it is refused, revenge killing often occurs. Council of elders often attempt to mediate and prevent inter-clan wars. Duel and contests are used to settle personal disputes.
• War: Warfare is considered a way of life, but harming women and children are generally considered dishonorable.
• Magic: Parvakian shows a preference for fire and earth magic. Healing magic is widely valued and considered sacred. Curses and blood magic are widely feared and usage can leads to exile or execution.

Cuisine

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_cuisine

Ways of War

Light cavalries armed with bows, spears and swords - and in recent time, an increasingly large amount of matchlocks, are the backbone of Parvakian armies. Infantries are also widely used and mountain fortresses and watchtowers are used to defend against larger invading armies. Horse archery are not as prominent amongst the Parvakian as amongst the Kirigs, instead preferring a mixture of firearms, javelins, sabers and long spears. They generally prefer mobile hit and run tactics.

Parvakian are known to favor larger, longer-barreled matchlocks built with utmost care meant to shoot at enemy at long range for a few shots before retreating.