The Khadan Humans

The Humans of Al Khadir

Nicknames	The Orphans Of Anjyarr
Spoken Languages	Common Tongue Azari Linguae
Average Height	1.70m - 1.90m
Average Weight	65kg - 80kg
Capital	Al-Khadir
Religion	The Path
Current Leader	N/A
Location	The Emirate of Al-Khadir

Holidays and Celebrations

• Sangh:
  • A three-day festival that takes place annually. Starting on the believed date of the reunion between the two Clans, the Khadans spend their time hosting duels (in a friendly and sportive manner), feasting and dancing. Traditionally the two strongest warriors would also put on a performance duel that would continue throughout the festival, but due to such performance being too exhausting, it has been replaced by shorter duels between anyone who would like to be challenged.

• Kura:

• A festival that emphasizes the significance of love of life in the Khadan’s life philosophy. A significant trait of this festival is that different events would take place during the day and the evening. During the day, the younger people would celebrate by hosting a series of competitive sport events such as horse racing or archery, while the elders would spend time visiting their friends or relatives. On the contrary, the evening is a time when the lovers would spend time with each other and when the singles would seek for a potential partner.

• Wahid:
  • This festival celebrates the date when the dark elves and humans first formed their alliance. Originally a Khadan festival, the Wahid has gained enough significance in Al-Khadir that it has been made a national holiday celebrated by humans and elves alike.

Romance, Marriage and Reproduction

As previously mentioned, the humans of Al-Khadir greatly value loyalty. Such ideology manifests especially in romantic and family relationships. As such, the Khadans are often extremely loyal to their partners and seldomly would one separate with their partner. However, the Khadans are also extremely selective when it comes to choosing their partners, for that they treat marriage as almost sacred and are generally very reluctant to start a relationship unless both parties are certain about their choices.

It could take years for a Khadan to determine if they wish to start a relationship with the one they deem special, and many would rather live a single life than to commit to someone carelessly. Usually, once a relationship begins, the family of both parties would gather together for a feast. Such feasts would seldomly end unpleasantly, and in the few cases that it does, the families would still respect the couple’s decision as the final one.

Death and Funeral

Within Khadan’ society death isn’t looked upon as something to fear, for as long as one has lived by the rules of their sacred philosophy, one believes that they will be granted the blessing of reincarnation.

From a young age, a Khadan is taught to live, to enjoy and to serve oneself. For the Khadans, family has the utmost importance. Thus upon the death of a beloved one, a private ceremony will be held at night for all of their relatives to attend accompanied by the stars which illuminate the night sky. The body of the deceased one will be carefully wrapped in robes, decorated with flowers and golden trinkets for all to be seen.

It is worth mentioning that these decorations are meant as a symbol of wishing one luck in their next life, hopefully ensuring they will be living a prosperous one. At the end of the ceremony the cremation will be held, the body will be burned alongside the gifts until just the ashes remain. After this the ashes will be returned to the sea from which their ancestors once came. This is because within the philosophy of the Khadan, the dead aren’t to be mourned as they believe that the generations of the future will be built upon the ashes of their ancestors.