Day 2: Describe Three Customs in your World. Are there Guest Rites? Oath Swearing? Honour Dueling?
Within the world of Kraina Smoków, the customs between members of society vary based on where they live, what level of society they are apart of, and the given occupation they are in. Below are Three customs that can be seen at each level of society;
Rite of the Traveler
The Rite of the Traveler is a Rite meant to protect travelers and foreigners either passing through Cosmic space or moving through the Disk-World of Kraina Smoków. Granting a Traveler lodging if they are without tent or space in the Inn, a day's worth of meals if they were to stop at any of Temple or be granted aid in the case of a horse dying or Magical Malfunctions.
Alongside the Rite of the Traveler providing protections to Travelers in the Draconic Union, the Rite of the Traveler also provides protections to those providing aid to the Traveler. Depending on the area and the nature of the aid in question. An example of these protections is that if the Host of a Home is giving a bed to a Traveler, the Traveler cannot attack his Host.
Rite of the Warrior
The Rite of the Warrior is similar to the Rite of the Traveler what instead of supplying aid to warriors/adventurers with places to stay or food; it is instead pertaining to ensuring that Fighters are armored with the basic equipment for going and fighting battles or defending a given area from hostile creatures. This also applies to gaining aid in the form Medical Attention from Church of the Divine Couple, but this is only can be invoked if a Warrior is seriously injured.
The only stipulation that this rite has is that a Warrior can only invoke this once every six weeks to ensure that an area (usually a Town or Farming Community) does not become economically drained. Individual Citizens can still provide minor supplies to aid Warriors, but massive projects such as the construction of Castles or conscription of men into mercenary armies.
A side thought to this is that the invocation of this Rite and how responsive local people are to the Rite is dependent upon both the relation the warrior has with the Community, but also how he wears his battle scars or if he has any. This being that because of the nature of this Rite and the benefits it has to offer to people; Individuals often ask the invoker in question if they have any scars from close calls or Duels to prove they are an actual Warriors and people looking for a handout.
Rite of Honor
The Rite of Honor -unlike the other Rites mentioned- is more abstract because it does not have a strict code of conduct that must be followed. This being that the Subject of Honor varies from person to person and from occupation to occupation; being that a Wizard's definition of Honor would be his Academic Credibility or a Warrior's definition would be how well he can conduct himself on the battlefield or in duels.
Because of the openness to interpretation that this Rite has, it is a common occurrence to see Rite of Honor contests occur on a semi-weekly basis in large towns and cities that provide interesting results for local onlookers. Alongside this, local Townships and Communities have placed certain guidelines on what can be done for a Rite of Honor; this being that at a University, Wizards would be unable to cast spells above a certain level or Warriors can only have their duels outside the Town in the middle of an open field.
This has been my post for the #NineWorldWisdoms Worldbuilding Event. The Customs outlines here will likely not be given additional posts, but more posts about other, new customs will be made to add to this list as a possible ongoing series of posts.
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