Swnndyrrr: The Fox Pendant
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 7:02 pm
Central to Swnndyrrr society is the fox pendant, which is given to every male child at birth.
It is representative of one's spirit. It is the grace and cunning of the fox itself, the animal the Swnndyrrr take after. From birth, there is only one reason why a man will part with his pendant.
The purpose of the fox pendant is to be given as a gift. It is a sign of dedication. One parts with their spirit so that it may accompany another. Typically, a man will give it to his partner in marriage, sometimes in lieu of a wedding ring. Some high-profile members of the Swnndyrrr community (ytteirsal and clan leaders, or common Swnndyrrr of high rank outside of the tribes) will give their pendant away to others. Examples of this include Kaiser Reynardine's passing of his pendant to his heir, Kaiser Agni I, and Ionel Constantinescu giving his to the departing Chairman Andelarion of Hurmu.
All Swnndyrrr, including the Free Swnndyrrr Tribes of Shireroth, the Hurmudan Swnndyrrr, and the Swnndyrrr of Dallsyrrtan, recognize the fox pendant. Those not of Swnndyrrr descent who bear the pendant are treated as members of the tribes, and those who bear an ytteirsal's pendant, which is typically carved from a gemstone instead of forged in gold, may all but command the tribes.
It is representative of one's spirit. It is the grace and cunning of the fox itself, the animal the Swnndyrrr take after. From birth, there is only one reason why a man will part with his pendant.
The purpose of the fox pendant is to be given as a gift. It is a sign of dedication. One parts with their spirit so that it may accompany another. Typically, a man will give it to his partner in marriage, sometimes in lieu of a wedding ring. Some high-profile members of the Swnndyrrr community (ytteirsal and clan leaders, or common Swnndyrrr of high rank outside of the tribes) will give their pendant away to others. Examples of this include Kaiser Reynardine's passing of his pendant to his heir, Kaiser Agni I, and Ionel Constantinescu giving his to the departing Chairman Andelarion of Hurmu.
All Swnndyrrr, including the Free Swnndyrrr Tribes of Shireroth, the Hurmudan Swnndyrrr, and the Swnndyrrr of Dallsyrrtan, recognize the fox pendant. Those not of Swnndyrrr descent who bear the pendant are treated as members of the tribes, and those who bear an ytteirsal's pendant, which is typically carved from a gemstone instead of forged in gold, may all but command the tribes.