Bi·rrendi
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Duxate of Bi·rrendi | |
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| Largest city | Giru Tandu |
| Recognized languages | Rendej |
| Demonym | Rendej or Ki·rrendej (exclusively plural) |
| Government | Democratic republic |
• Dux | Ice-Cube a-Lime |
| Population | |
• Estimate | 16,200 |
Bi·rrendi (Rendej: /biʈʼæⁿdi/ - fields), also known by it's T'vaqii rendering - Pitadi (/pitadi/), is a chain of five islands, at least one of which is located on the Eastern Ocean.
Geography
The islands of Bi·rrendi are flat and mostly grassy, with few trees present. The climate is temperate and somewhat dry, with a noticeable dry and wet season. The soil found on Bi·rrendi, as well as the sand on it's beaches, has a distinct lavender hue, which is caused by large amounts of jadeite. The southernmost island - Jifir-a-Sul is located on the north-east part of the Eastern Ocean and is partially unreachable by sea, due to the Perpetual Storm which surrounds most of it, as well as completely covering the other 4 islands. Travel between the islands is possible due to narrow passages within the storm.
Inhabitants
The islands are home to about 11,000 people, who call themselves "Rendej" (ki·rrendej - /kxiʈʼæⁿdætʂ/). They are a unified agricultural society ruled by an elected figure referred to as the Dux (/dɯʂ/), which simply means high.
Physical description
The Rendej are rather short, the average man being 160cm and the average woman 150cm. They have somewhat curly hair, which can be various shades of gray, ranging from jet black to almost white, the hair has an opalescent quality. Their skin is pale and can be virtually any hue, tho aside from pigmentation disorders it is always very bright and pastel colored. The hue of a child's skin is roughly halfway between the hues of their parents. A single white horn protrudes from the middle of their foreheads, the horn only appears at about 12 years of age and never stops growing, most file them regularly to maintain a comfortable size.
Culture
The Rendej are skilled at farming Citrin - an aquatic saltwater crop which produces grain during the late wet season. Citrin plants also have a thick and flexible stem, which the rendej use to weave baskets. They live in communities of houses constructed out of clay and stone, and are experienced with building canals, which allow them to grow more citrin, and of which they have an extensive network. Aside from citrin the Rendej also farm several types of fruit-bearing shrubs, as well as a species of domesticated flightless bird known as fatti, which they keep for it's meat, eggs and feathers. The Rendej language is written using a simple syllabary, which contains 52 symbols, and is written from left to right, typically on a surface of ginger tree bark, which peels off in large soft chunks. Rendej create stone tools, clay pottery, wicker containers, wooden carvings and simple mechanical devices, such as cranes or levers.
Names
Rendej people do not typically have a given name. Instead, they use a two-part family name, followed by their island of origin. The family name consists of both of the parents' first names, for women the mother's first name is placed before the father's first name, while for men the father's name is first. For example - a man named Ndir-Ama and a woman named Billi-Jo will have a son named Ndir-Billi and a daughter named Billi-Ndir. If a family has more than one child of the same gender the name is followed first by "younger" (ndenhilu), then by third (ilitlu), fourth (xatlu), fifth (ûtlu) etc. No woman has given birth to more than five children of the same gender so far.
Religion
TBA
Rule
The Dux is elected in a biannual fashion by all adult residents of the island and serves for two years, though there is no limit on the amount of terms one can serve. Alongside the Dux, five figures known as the bûhadfurum rule each island, with the exception of the largest island - Nhilu, which is split between two bûhadfurum. Each adfurum is elected by the residents of the island they rule, and serves for two years, like the Dux, who themselves serves serves the role of the Adfurum of the island they hail form.