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Physical attributes
Tarwings are semi-large and robust. There is little sexual dimorphism, other than males tend to be stockier and females more lithe.
They are black and grey in colour, with eyes that range from deep red to orange to yellow. The inside of their wings matches the colour of their eyes.
They have light grey or white face patterns, which vary highly.
Their tails and tongues are forked. Their wings have subtle smoke- or flame-like patterns.
They breathe fire, which is black and smells fragrantly of woodsmoke.
They are strongly resistant to fire.
They fly adequately, though are ungraceful taking off. They can travel long distances with ease, but are not agile fliers.
Their blood is deep red, though turns black when exposed to the air (giving them their name).
Their strongest sense is that of smell.

Hierarchy
Tarwings have a strict hierarchy, with a twinned state/religious system.
At the head of the state is the queen then her family. Following are the lords of the major parcels of Tarwing lands. Granulated under the major lords are the petty lords; each having the domain of a smaller area.
The queen is also the head of the church. Following her is the high bishop, and under them a series of minor bishops. The land of the petty lords is further divided into parishes led by a priest.

Religion
Tarwings worship fire, believing it a holy sacrament paired with the fire within themselves.
Each household maintains a small flame kept in a special dish. This flame is lit from their parish’s churchflame, which in turn was lit from the queensflame.
To allow your houseflame to go out is shameful. To be unable to keep one (due to not being able to afford fuel) is unseemly.
When travelling, they put their houseflame in a special lantern.

Once a week, after sundown, every household takes their houseflame to the local church for sermon. This is half religious event, half local news/events.

Tarwings will not willingly extinguish flame, they will do their utmost to allow it to burn down naturally.
Should a fire need to be doused they will send for a priest, so they may conduct the correct funerary rites.
This includes in the event of forest fires - they will not act to combat the fire until the rites - something that has not garnered them a good reputation with other tribes.

Tribe Culture
Tarwings are a highly scent-focused people. They wear perfume as one would fine jewelry, and use scent to determine another’s social rank and profession.

They live either in round huts tiled with wooden tar-treated shingle or natural caves with an awning of the wood shingle over the entrance.

They strongly dislike water (save to drink it), and bathe instead in fire, which does not harm them. At night they rake the hot coals flat and sleep on them.
This makes them permanently sooty, but this is not seen as anything of note to them.

They make excellent foresters - a necessity as they consume so much wood domestically. Trees are expertly coppiced instead of chopped down.
Main Tarwing produce is tar, resins, charcoal, ink, and wooden furniture and tools.

Tarwing food is primarily smoked, charred, or burned meats. It also includes smoked herbs, nuts, and tubers. They drink teas (often smoked), gruit ales, and liqueurs aged in wooden barrels.

Females are encouraged to travel, flameless, and find a male to settle down with. Males usually inherit their father’s profession, but in the event they cannot (or do not want to), then the two most common streams of profession are the military or the clergy.
Petty lords often put on tourneys of strength and skill. These are popular both as entertainment and a place to find a potential mate.
When a new couple settle down, they light a new houseflame from their parish’s churchflame.

Traditional Tarwing names are scents the mother finds pleasing.
This usually follows class divides: noble ladies may name their child Orris or Saffron. A commoner may name them Juniper or Oakmoss.

Description

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🐲Adopts and Bases 🐲

CLOSED: This is a closed fantribe; you may not make your own.
Physical attributes
Tarwings are semi-large and robust. There is little sexual dimorphism, other than males tend to be stockier and females more lithe.
They are black and grey in colour, with eyes that range from deep red to orange to yellow. The inside of their wings matches the colour of their eyes.
They have light grey or white face patterns, which vary highly.
Their tails and tongues are forked. Their wings have subtle smoke- or flame-like patterns.
They breathe fire, which is black and smells fragrantly of woodsmoke.
They are strongly resistant to fire.
They fly adequately, though are ungraceful taking off. They can travel long distances with ease, but are not agile fliers.
Their blood is deep red, though turns black when exposed to the air (giving them their name).
Their strongest sense is that of smell.

Hierarchy
Tarwings have a strict hierarchy, with a twinned state/religious system.
At the head of the state is the queen then her family. Following are the lords of the major parcels of Tarwing lands. Granulated under the major lords are the petty lords; each having the domain of a smaller area.
The queen is also the head of the church. Following her is the high bishop, and under them a series of minor bishops. The land of the petty lords is further divided into parishes led by a priest.

Religion
Tarwings worship fire, believing it a holy sacrament paired with the fire within themselves.
Each household maintains a small flame kept in a special dish. This flame is lit from their parish’s churchflame, which in turn was lit from the queensflame.
To allow your houseflame to go out is shameful. To be unable to keep one (due to not being able to afford fuel) is unseemly.
When travelling, they put their houseflame in a special lantern.

Once a week, after sundown, every household takes their houseflame to the local church for sermon. This is half religious event, half local news/events.

Tarwings will not willingly extinguish flame, they will do their utmost to allow it to burn down naturally.
Should a fire need to be doused they will send for a priest, so they may conduct the correct funerary rites.
This includes in the event of forest fires - they will not act to combat the fire until the rites - something that has not garnered them a good reputation with other tribes.

Tribe Culture
Tarwings are a highly scent-focused people. They wear perfume as one would fine jewelry, and use scent to determine another’s social rank and profession.

They live either in round huts tiled with wooden tar-treated shingle or natural caves with an awning of the wood shingle over the entrance.

They strongly dislike water (save to drink it), and bathe instead in fire, which does not harm them. At night they rake the hot coals flat and sleep on them.
This makes them permanently sooty, but this is not seen as anything of note to them.

They make excellent foresters - a necessity as they consume so much wood domestically. Trees are expertly coppiced instead of chopped down.
Main Tarwing produce is tar, resins, charcoal, ink, and wooden furniture and tools.

Tarwing food is primarily smoked, charred, or burned meats. It also includes smoked herbs, nuts, and tubers. They drink teas (often smoked), gruit ales, and liqueurs aged in wooden barrels.

Females are encouraged to travel, flameless, and find a male to settle down with. Males usually inherit their father’s profession, but in the event they cannot (or do not want to), then the two most common streams of profession are the military or the clergy.
Petty lords often put on tourneys of strength and skill. These are popular both as entertainment and a place to find a potential mate.
When a new couple settle down, they light a new houseflame from their parish’s churchflame.

Traditional Tarwing names are scents the mother finds pleasing.
This usually follows class divides: noble ladies may name their child Orris or Saffron. A commoner may name them Juniper or Oakmoss.