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1 1 1 In such a small commune everybody must take care of each other. Husbands, wifes, children and siblings are shared by everyone.
1 1 2 Punishment for every crime must be extreme to actually teach. Every one is very polite because of this reason.
1 1 3 Head of the family is somebody you don't part ways with. Preserved mummies seated at the table are treated as the oracles, parents and even
gods.
1 1 4 Were modest clothes, live modest lives and you shall be given. / No preserved food so it shows a lack of faith that the gods will provide.
1 1 5 Once a year give the oldest person to the forests and preserve the community. Hold a happy festival with soon to be deceased as guest of honor
1 1 6 Hate all the metal viciously for it brings misery and pain. Strip every one of metal, melt it pour it to the lake of sorrows.
1 2 1 Demand self flogging since the young age. Pain is a virtue that will save us from hardships.
1 2 2 There is a violent rite of passage that all children turning 13 must endure, the result can often result in death or permanent disfigurement
1 2 3 It is forbidden to look in the eyes of people who do not share the Mark of [insert diety here]
1 2 4 Lying is punished by cutting off the tongue, stealing cutting off a finger, etc.
1 2 5 Every day is like Ramadan, where the citizens must fast during declared hours, and visitors who do not respect this are punished or exiled.
1 2 6 Everything is communal, with large 100 person homes, and a central "kitchen"/canteen where the inhabitants all meet to sup and discuss the
day, parenting is also shared
1 3 1 As the sun rises in the east and sets in the west so too must anyone entering or leave a domicile, business, or place of worship.
1 3 2 Twins are representatives of dichotomy between prosperity and ruin. The representative of ruin must be cleansed from the village, by
banishment, rituals, or other means, before they take the seventh breathe of their birth hour.
1 3 3 The world beyond the towns borders does not exist. It is a dream realm that one can become lost in if you stray too far. Any creatures or people
coming from the dreamlands are welcome to pass through but cannot stay.
1 3 4 Any iconography or art must be of religious importance but must also never depict the saint or god directly.
1 3 5 Tattoos or other bodily symbols are seen as ways to denote a persons/clans fealty, debt, or subservience to another house or clan. These mark(s)
must always be on display with hiding it coming with severe punishments. The unmarked are those who owe no fealty to another and rule over
the other clans and houses, often going nude to show their status. Unmarked outsiders are treated as freemen and women but are viewed with
great suspicion.
1 3 6 At least once each thrice-nine day cycle, a family must host another family for dinner. The hosted family must perform some service at a future
date in exchange for the dinner, often a dinner in return. A famine happened and the wealthy of the town supported the poorer by opening thier
graneris and food stores and distributing it in a reasonably fair manner. The poor turned around and provided labor to the wealthy. Sometimes a
greedy person will ask for an unreasonable service, but cultural pressure seems to keep the asked for services reasonable.
1 4 1 traditional metal or paper currency is not used instead bone is used with bigger and more intricate bones being worth more. ex: knuckle or toe
bones are worth little, leg and arm bones are worth more, and skulls are worth the most
1 4 2 All spells to revive the dead must have a dove present while the ritual takes place. The dove carries souls back into the mortal plane and without
it the wrong soul could find its way into the body.
1 4 3 Every single home must have a living firefly inside their vase. It is said that it's the only thing protecting the death force from stepping inside
their home at night.
1 4 4 Homes are worshiped as the protectors of the curse. Nobody stashes coins anymore, everyone is using it to make their houses bigger, better, and
prettier.
1 4 5 A small village on the span of these 300 years created something unique. A huge home that encompasses the entire village was made, now called
"One Home Village." Everybody lives in there, and they are used to it.
1 4 6 Builders are worshiped as the voices of Gods, the ones that protect. They are considered the ones that know the secret that kept the curse away, a
secret that can't be known among the rest. Only a family are the current masons of that village now.
1 5 1 Every person when enters a house must take a dip in the water barrel first, that's just outside the door (of every house!) (The first one to survive
the curse was wet when entering his house, and spread the false rumor of how to survive the curse. )
1 5 2 Once someone wakes up, they must scream a word (ALIVE, HERE, GOODMORNING, etc). (That was common practice to make sure every
family member was well and the curse did not penetrate the house. )
1 5 3 When a member of a family has nothing to do, instead of saying I am bored, they get wood, nails, and even paint and start repairing the house.
(This village was almost entirely destroyed from a tornado, but the family that survived, had a father that did just that.)
1 5 4 Lies are punishable by death. As a result of this, down through the years the definition of "lie" has been clouded. Now, everyone habitually
speaks every thought that comes to their mind.
1 5 5 At night, there is a curfew. Nobody is allowed to travel in the dark.
1 5 6 Children are allowed to drink alcohol until they come of age, at which point it becomes illegal.
1 6 1 Everyone's a vegetarian. It's not like they think eating meat is icky: it's just that it's never even occurred to them. "Really? You can... eat a
chicken? Won't it squawk?"
1 6 2 Everyone is assigned a job at birth by the village elder. They are then raised in order to do the Jobs as best they can.
1 6 3 There is always a nightly drum circle and everyone has to be involved. No excuses.
1 6 4 No metal is allowed, everything must be 'natural' and sourced immediately from the environment
1 6 5 They’re oddly protective about their goats.
1 6 6 Sacred Professions: the jobs of butcher, carpenter or blacksmith are considered a holy occupation, drawing unusual amounts of students and
attendants
2 1 1 Untrustworthy Animals: horses, pigs or cows are frequently asked if they are plotting against the town's best interests by passersby as a
precaution
2 1 2 Games of Chance: cards, dice or bingo are considered a deeply spiritual experience and treated with reverence
2 1 3 Word of Power: every day a new word is selected by the town council as having strong value and used frequently in conversation as a means to
show piousness and faith
2 1 4 The Scapes: in lieu of public execution, vermin are killed by the town guards at midday for any crimes without an obvious culprit, intended to
shame the actual evildoers into guilt-free confessions
2 1 5 Moon Children: any children born with significant deviance from their birth parents (unusual hair/eye colors, birthmarks, etc.) are considered
as being born of elementals, spirits, dragons or similar sources, raised by the church and asked to leave the community upon gaining the age of
majority
2 1 6 Lucky Color: at birth, each resident is assigned a color or pattern that they'll wear for the rest of their life and deviance from it is considered
disrespectful to their ancestors
2 2 1 Icon of Rage and Sorrow: a straw dummy is posted near the town square and used to vent rage or sadness throughout the week, incinerated in a
ritual of celebration on the first day of the following week - consuming part of the ashes can indicate one is continuing to grieve or seethe over
something
2 2 2 Our Cousins: all strangers in town are considered as cousins to their hosts in town and treated like family; any unassigned strangers are then
believed to be everyone's cousin, accepted as basically strange people, if also generally well-liked by all
2 2 3 My Neighbor's Spoon: it's considered impolite for someone to eat alone at night and not to feed someone seated next to them as an act of trust
and respect, with some choosing to feed people who are seated to one side, others sorting the arrangement by age, height or even weight
2 2 4 Barrel Dancing: at the weekend, it's considered a deeply spiritual obligation for a business to appoint someone to walk ("dance") across the
town's pond on barrels and thus earn the right to charge 10% more for services or goods, indicating that they are chosen by fortune to exceed in
life; runners-up are rarely scorned for the effort
2 2 5 Masks of Wisdom: the more introverted villagers wear ceremonial masks and are treated like venerable scholars, seers or fonts of advice, their
meals paid for by supplicants in exchange for guidance and opinions on assorted matters
2 2 6 Sorrowful Rains: it is a deeply spiritual experience for a head of household to walk into a rainstorm in order to weep, requesting better days for
their families and friends, never discussed with outsiders without the non-villagers politely asked for donations in the name of the
aforementioned supplicant
2 3 1 A Widow Unmade: a widow or widower is ritually married to the first returning spouse of the appropriate gender upon returning from conflict,
dangerous occupation or task, allowing for continuity of families and avoiding an unfilled familial role in the village community
2 3 2 Inking Day: tattoos are used to mark significant events in a villager's life, marking with notable moments (dates, birthdays, friends' passing,
marriages, births, etc.) and the job of tattooist is considered a deeply spiritual choice
2 3 3 They do not believe in individuality, all farmers are simply known as farmer, ect for all professions.
2 3 4 They all now speak in rhymes / Because it crows to greet the dawn roosters are now holy.
2 3 5 That one episode of firefly where Amal accidentally got married by accepting some wine from a girl and then dancing with her.
2 3 6 They are all overeager to make visitors gamble their money away and then leave as soon as possible.
2 4 1 Married women wear scarves and aprons during the day, unmarried women wear their hair loose. Married men all wear a special flat topped hat
(often deeply embroidered) while unmarried me wear their hair in a long braid. When they marry the spouses cut their hair and give the locks to
their spouse, who will keep it and be buried with it.
2 4 2 The village hosts a large public bath on a hot spring and townsfolk bathe regularly (often every day). Nudity taboos are absent in the bath, and
mixed gendered bathing is common.
2 4 3 Every month the town hosts a market festival dedicated to the god of beer. Beer and ale flows freely and every home tries to have at least a
pitcher of beer for strangers and neighbors to drink from. The local temple provides most of the festival's ale, though it often comes with a short
homily and benediction to their beer god. Taboos on public drunkeness during this celebration is laxed some, though vulgar or violent acts are
still considered crimes.
2 4 4 Once a year during the spring, the town has "Grievance Day." On this day you find who ever most offended you this year, shout out your
grievance at their door, and then engage in a fist fight. Afterwards you help the other person up, buy them a beer, and the matter is considered
settled. In cases where the difference in size, age, or physical ability of the two is considerable, the better opponent is supposed to grant one or
two free blows or be considered cowardly ("You're afraid that Old Lady Hutchinson can beat you Sven the Large?") and in extreme cases just
weather the blows and take a stage fall to settle matters.
2 4 5 Once a Month the town has a Mockery Day where people are allowed to make jokes, mock, parody, and insult one another, especially those of
higher status. Masters will often serve the servants drinks and dinner, while the servants mock their shortcomings and foibles, and the town
elders and mayor stand before the crowd to be jeered at and pelted with balls of mud or snow. No reprisals are allowed and it is seen by all
(most) as a way to get rid of steam and relieve the social pressures a bit.
2 4 6 Everyone in town belongs to a guild, and the largest and most powerful guild is the Guild of Wives and Mistresses who have come to a pragmatic
agreement regarding their menfolk: keep it civil, keep it private, and control every aspect of their lives. The menfolk seem to find it amusing and
deny being controlled, while the Wives and Mistresses just smile and ask him to go chop some more wood, the bin's getting low dear. All Wives
and all Mistresses belong to the guild, no unmarried women are allowed unless they have taken a lover somewhere in town. It can be a bit
awkward when a new uimarried ember arrives and many a wife starts thinking if her husband has had any free time away from the house, but
for the most part everyone gets along and resolves their issues privately. It is by far the largest guild in town.
2 5 1 Villagers bear crawl on their hands and feet as their primary means of walking.
2 5 2 Villagers use a holy word to show when they are done talking. It is extremely rude to interrupt.
2 5 3 Villagers always greet strangers while wearing simple masks.
2 5 4 Everyone in the village is proficient with an unusual weapon, such as a chakram or trident.
2 5 5 The village is functionally illiterate, but have developed a written language based on music.
2 5 6 This village uses undead for manual labour. / Because of limited bloodlines in a small population all marriages are decided at birth by elders.
2 6 1 Hundreds of years ago, there was a plague in the region and the people used a certain type of flower as an amulet against it. Now these flowers
are farmed here in spring, made into wreaths and given as gifts.
2 6 2 All the women and children live together in one big hut, all the men live together in another big hut. Married couples camp in the forest for
babymakeing then return to there own respective huts.
2 6 3 It is concerned unladylike for women to sweat and women don't do anything strenuous.
2 6 4 Rare visitors: Young women "court" the men in the party to give them a child.
2 6 5 Everyone is an equal member: The party sees several small children doing hard labor.
2 6 6 We should all be equal: The community is desperate to hide the fact that they brutally massacred the by far wealthiest family.
3 1 1 Internal problems: Nobody seems to be aware that the elder is corrupt and keeps a secret pantry full of food that is no longer available to the
regular folk.
3 1 2 God's blessing: The community worships a god of the forest who is in fact a reclusive Firbolg druid that just likes to help out a little.
3 1 3 Breeders: Farm animals in the community are strange and misshapen. The party has never seen anything like it. ...or tasted anything like it.
3 1 4 Protection from evil spirits: Every member of the party must smile in a mirror to prove they are not an evil spirit. The community is extremely
superstitious.
3 1 5 Strange concept of privacy: Nudity and sex are a normal part of their lives, but singing is seen as something extremely personal and private only
to be enjoyed with close friends and family. (Shoutout to the Kingkiller Chronicle!)
3 1 6 An hour before sundown a bell is rung in the center of town. This is the end of the working day; all physical labor is brought to a stopping point,
shops begin closing, and anyone not staying overnight at the inn is asked to settle up and head out.
3 2 1 The local innkeeper only charges for rooms and beds. Any traveler with nowhere else to stay is welcome to sleep near the hearth for free.
3 2 2 Many small shacks have been built around the outskirts of town, which have the bare minimum to count as a "home" in the eyes of the gods; a
door, a roof, some food and a very small fireplace. Maintained by the local priests, a person who finds themselves too far out from town can
shelter in the shack. That said, the protection granted is quite minimal, and those who resorted to it often were changed by the experience.
3 2 3 Obstructing a main road or the door to someone's house is a crime punishable by death.
3 2 4 Depriving someone of their transportation while outside of town is a crime punishable by death.
3 2 5 Homes are built with an antechamber in the front, so someone arriving late can close the outer door behind them before opening the inner door
to the rest of the house.
3 2 6 As night starts to fall, each home hangs a colored lantern in a high window. Green indicates that all is well, red indicates that someone is absent.
3 3 1 Immunity to certain poisons in one side of town due to the makeup of their food and water supply.
3 3 2 Simple grammar and language changes (think Spanish and Mexican Spanish).
3 3 3 If one side had more of an abundance of wood and stone, different professions of carpenters and stone workers may have come out of one or the
other side. While one side may have, overall, a more consistent quality with their material, the other side (with fewer resources) may have one or
two people who are absolute masters as they had to dedicate all their time to it.
3 34 A lot of people in the community are blind since it‘s part of their worship ceremony to look directly into the sun.
3 3 5 Nobody can talk. The most quiet ones survive in the woods. that’s why they’ve developed a complicated sign language and forgot their actual
language.
3 3 6 Absolutely nobody is allowed to go outside their houses in the first 3 days of autumn. These days belong to the wood spirits.
3 4 1 When young people turn 17 years old they have to spend 17 days alone in the woods.
3 4 2 Every spring is an election day of some sort. Which is just a giant fist fight / brawl. Last man/woman standing is the new mayor.
3 4 3 The main food source is viewed widely as the only food source. Any other food is viewed as dangerous or sinful.
3 4 4 The main language of the town is in the form of the language spoken 300 years ago. (Forbear,thou shalt witness that tis be the hours of the
hammer.)
3 4 5 Limiting speech to a few words and hand sign is expected. / Children born overnight are considered God touched.
3 46 Some believe all the outsiders are still the things that terrorized them and need more than explanation to prove their doubts wrong.
3 5 1 Drinking heavily is expected at a young age. Beer is clean and healthy as it been heated and treated. Water is dank and unhealthy due to
pollution.
3 5 2 Some cover themselves in blood to the point it is now stained their skin in the belief that the blood on their skin will be taken before they are if
they are late to coming home.
3 5 3 Within the town is a smooth stone wall, it is a village rumour that every citizen must mark the wall with a tick of blood. the wall spans thousands
od feet and has almost no new spaces left.
3 54 Due to a folktale about evil spirits sneaking through open doors, it is common for people to enter buildings backwards so they can make sure
they’re not being followed.
3 5 5 The people of this town believe that they must appease whatever is in the dark so they do not kill them in the day. They sacrifice a child every
month by leaving them outside in the dark.
3 56 The remaining government rules the town with an iron fist, forcing people to remain inside at night and through propaganda campaigns, made
sure no one except for the leaders and certain guards know that people die in the night. With very harsh punishments, usually these
punishments mimic the deaths people suffer from outside.
3 6 1 The ability to read has long since been forgotten. Stories are passed down orally generation to generation.
3 6 2 The people believe that leaving food out will imbue it with the power of whatever is out there. Heavy punishments are generally leaving someone
outside for their judgment.
3 6 3 Along with the leaving people outside thing, if it fits op's story consider having characters that were meant to be punished by being left outside,
but then found they were one of the ones unaffected
3 64 Radical hospitality: if there is a stranger, it is a sacred duty to provide a room and board for a night or so. It is not unheard of for these strangers
to be adopted into the family if they stay for a while.
3 6 5 A large bonfire is lit nightly in the town square where villagers gather for news, court and trials.
3 66 Everyday at Noon everyone in the town stops what they are doing and stands perfectly still in silent prayer for 2 minutes. Then after the 2
minutes everything just resumes as if nothing happened.