Za'ahenes

The Za'ahenes are an olive-skinned people with sharp features, generally emerald green eyes and hissing voices. Both males and females are using make-up. Youths dress in tunics while both males and females dress in saris. The clothes are simple for common folk, while they are elaborate and beautiful for higher people. Rural Za'ahenes are only dressing in loincloths, even if it is usual to see Za'ahene urban labourers dressed in such clothes as well. Slaves are usually just wearing loincloths or tunics, unless they are pet slaves or ni'zi (the latter wearing expensive robe-like saris). Za'ahenes have a relaxed relationship to nudity, at least amongst younger people. However, they dislike people who they consider to be ugly or old.
Poor people are shaving their heads, while wealthier people are using wigs or oiling their hair and arranging it in bizarre patterns. It is also popular amongst them to dye their hair, adorn it with jewellery or flowers. Perfumes, skin lotions and similar things are also popular amongst the merchant and artisan classes in Za'ah.
Za'ahenes are outwardly friendly and polite, but can lash out in sudden fits of anger towards subordinates, hitting or verbally abusing those of lower social status. They are competitive and seeking to dominate one another. They are intensely sexual, and sex is seen as recreation within their culture. Affluent Za'ahenes and the Za'ahene middle class are relaxing by engaging in sadistic or masochistic role-plays.
Za'ahenes often seem warm and hospitable, but are shown to be cold, elitist and detached people at a more closer view. Despite this, they enjoy arts, gardens, cuisine, literature and similar. They often talk with a hissing intonation.
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Category:Za'ah
Category:Za'ahene people
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Category:Moaseraianan people