Alenos

The **Alenos** are the largest of the three tribes of **Parli'an** and thrive on the continent of **Eulazus**. They choose to make their homes within the forests of Eprea, primarily living within the continent of **Kropari**. The Alenos are unfriendly towards Epreans outside of their own race, with some accounts recorded of them being brash even towards the **Kelea** and **Sorean**. Despite their first impressions of hostility, the Alenos allow outsiders into their city for trade purposes only. The Alenos are the most seen of the tribes outside of their own cities, with most of them leaving **Al’yenn** for work, trade, or their own curiosity.

## Settlement

**Al’yenn** is the Alenos main settlement buried deep within the ground. In the middle of the city is a large marketplace, where the Alenos gather to do their crafting and trading. At the top of the settlement is an open space to allow for the underground settlement to see the sky, with trees and leaves shielding it from most of the sun. Burrows are dug into the walls, and it is rumored that they go as deep as the core of the world.

Most of the Alenos within Al’yenn dig their own burrows, with the burrows being passed down through the generations. Small statues of **Tozra** and **Pafella** can be found around the settlement. The bedding inside of family burrows are nests of dried grass, with down feathers softening up the grasses. The beds are round to accommodate the position that Parli’ans enjoy sleeping in the most. The sleeping areas of the burrows are typically small, due to the Alenos finding comfort in tight spaces.

## History

**Mek’no**, the largest and darkest of the rabbits created by **Pafella**, is the foremother of the **Alenos**. Mek'no claimed to her siblings that she saw a black snake come to her in her dreams, and that the snake told Mek’no to settle to the northeast for her and her loved ones survival. Set on her ways, Mek’no demanded her siblings to follow her to the promised place, and claimed that they would survive due to her strength. Mek’no’s siblings refused to follow her, and she turned to follow the snake on her own. The snake soon revealed herself to Mek’no as the **Warmonger Tozra**. Instead of being turned away by the **Celestial** revealing her true nature, Mek’no was more set on following her and learning the ways of the violent Celestial.

Once Mek’no had arrived to the northeast, she found others like her. Mek’no began to build a burrow under the ground with the rest of the rabbits, learning from them that other animals had attacked their burrows and chased them away from their homes. Mek’no, being the largest of the rabbits, was elected as the protector and leader of the newfound group - The Alenos.

As the Alenos began to build their city, their bodies began to shift and evolve from the blessing of Tozra. They grew more humanoid in appearance, and walked with bipedal legs. Once Mek’no had passed, her daughter--**Vereth Muir**--became the first Warchief of the Alenos. Vereth ruled with an iron hand, with the Alenos’s battle cry ringing from the forests they resided within: “Strength shall unite us all.”

## Physical Appearance

The Alenos range anywhere from 5' (152.4 cm) to 6'3" (192.024 cm). They typically have the shortest ears out of all of the subraces of Parli'an, with fur bushing out from the base. Their eyes are large and rounded to allow easier sight in the night, with their backs typically having a variety of speckles and designs going down them. Their clothing is typically tight and easy to move in, with the bellies particularly covered and guarded. Over the belly is the symbol of **Tozra**, with the Alenos believing it will keep them safe. Some wear long, sleeveless tunics with baggy pants, typically in a earthy tone.

## Culture

Alenos differ the most from their sister-Parl’ian’s through their view on the other races. Alenos are typically rude due to their belief that other races are regressed, but choose to still interact and even mate with other races. When speaking with other races, they will sit down and show the races how to harvest berries, steel, wood, and jade. The races that the Alenos get along with the most are the nearby **Aldi** and **Lioane’s** that share the lands with them.

The Alenos are a primarily nocturnal race, with them typically doing their hunts and traveling underneath the stars. When they hunt, it is usually just to get hides for their clothing, rather than for meat. Alenos prefer to trade away the meat they catch, and eat the food they forage instead.

The Alenos run on a Warchief system, with the leader typically coming from the same bloodline as the previous. The Warchief is advised by their nine parliament members, which are chosen by the tribe. If someone within the Alenos community does not see the current or newly appointed Warchief to be fit, they can challenge them to a battle to the death. Whether it be the Warchief or the opposition, whoever wins becomes the new ruler. Strength is key within the Alenos people. Although the Alenos are governed by any gender, the Alenos are a matriarchal society. The women do the hunting and gathering, while the men stay at home and take care of the children and home.

Despite their rough nature, the Alenos excel in music. Their favorite things to do is journey to the nearby rivers, plucking the water reeds and blowing on them to create gentle music for fun.

### Food

The Alenos are a vegetarian tribe, with a rare few choosing to eat meat. Their favorite foods to eat are mushrooms, lilies, flowers, and other natural vegetation. A popular dish among the Alenos people is the **Flower Roll**, a clear sheet of rice paper with flowers, herbs, and mushrooms rolled into a tight roll.

### Trade

The Alenos typically hunt down game and gather the meats with the intention to trade the meat away for supplies, but they will keep the leathers and hides for themselves. They will also harvest jade, wood, and steel to trade as well.

### Worship

The Alenos highly worship and revere the Celestial **Tozra**, and see her as the peak of physique and strength. Many of the Alenos will model their looks after the hostile **Celestial**, or decorate their armors and homes with imagery in her honor.

### Romance

Alenos romance conventions are odd to most outsiders. Instead of regular courtship, a golden rose is given to people of romantic interest. Both men and women will hand out the roses, but it is more common for a woman to give them out. The men of the tribe will sometimes get into violent fights with each other to impress females, due to their belief that strength reigns supreme. If a male and a female Alenos get together as mates, they will typically have 3 to 8 children at a time, with the babies being extremely small and growing quickly. Alenos can also have children with **Manna**, **Vlennite**, **Woriq**, and **Faenei**.

### Childcare

The children of the Alenos typically are raised by their fathers. Young women are taught how to sharpen weapons, nock an arrow into a bow, and gather different kinds of berries and leaves, while young men are taught how to sew, cook, and identify various wildlife and foliage of the nearby areas. The Alenos chose this type of system due to their founder being female, as well as their worship of the **Warmonger Tozra**. The Alenos idolize Tozra for her prowess and wit on the battlefield, as well as the fact that Tozra’s **guardian** is one of their own.

### Death

Death is an honorable occurrence to the Alenos, and funerals are done with great care. The deceased will be laid on a bed of twigs and logs, with their hands moved to clutch a bouquet of golden roses over their chest. Once taken to a circle of stones, the body is caught on fire, letting the petals float into the air in a blaze of flame. The Alenos typically wait for **Eiryot** to arrive, watching as the skull-faced raven take the souls of the deceased away.

### Language

Alenos means “Forest Dwellers” in the general Eprean language. The name was gifted to them due to the Alenos’s innate ability to disappear inside of the forest, seeming to become a part of the trees themselves.

## Leadership

**Forsé Kor** is the current Warchief of Al’yenn.