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Beeswax at 20:19, 17 July 2020

2020-07-17T20:19:12Z

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	The three tribes of the Freeborn are each sub-divided into scores of different families. These extended families are the basis of Freeborn society; members of a family will often live together in large sprawling estates of houses and villas. In contrast to their mercantile attitude with others, family members can be generous and gracious with each other, without any expectation of favour or obligation. What they do expect is a strong sense of loyalty towards the family, to betray your family is one of the most heinous crimes you can commit in Freeborn eyes.		The three tribes of the Freeborn are each sub-divided into scores of different families. These extended families are the basis of Freeborn society; members of a family will often live together in large sprawling estates of houses and villas. In contrast to their mercantile attitude with others, family members can be generous and gracious with each other, without any expectation of favour or obligation. What they do expect is a strong sense of loyalty towards the family, to betray your family is one of the most heinous crimes you can commit in Freeborn eyes.

Matt at 17:18, 15 May 2020

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	The three tribes of the Freeborn are each sub-divided into scores of different families. These extended families are the basis of Freeborn society; members of a family will often live together in large sprawling estates of houses and villas. In contrast to their mercantile attitude with others, family members can be generous and gracious with each other, without any expectation of favour or obligation. What they do expect is a strong sense of loyalty towards the family, to betray your family is one of the most heinous crimes you can commit in Freeborn eyes.		The three tribes of the Freeborn are each sub-divided into scores of different families. These extended families are the basis of Freeborn society; members of a family will often live together in large sprawling estates of houses and villas. In contrast to their mercantile attitude with others, family members can be generous and gracious with each other, without any expectation of favour or obligation. What they do expect is a strong sense of loyalty towards the family, to betray your family is one of the most heinous crimes you can commit in Freeborn eyes.

Matt at 17:17, 15 May 2020

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	==Overview==		==Overview==

	The three tribes of the Freeborn are each sub-divided into scores of different families. These extended families are the basis of Freeborn society; members of a family will often live together in large sprawling estates of houses and villas. In contrast to their mercantile attitude with others, family members can be generous and gracious with each other, without any expectation of favour or obligation. What they do expect is a strong sense of loyalty towards the family, to betray your family is one of the most heinous crimes you can commit in Freeborn eyes.		The three tribes of the Freeborn are each sub-divided into scores of different families. These extended families are the basis of Freeborn society; members of a family will often live together in large sprawling estates of houses and villas. In contrast to their mercantile attitude with others, family members can be generous and gracious with each other, without any expectation of favour or obligation. What they do expect is a strong sense of loyalty towards the family, to betray your family is one of the most heinous crimes you can commit in Freeborn eyes.

Hastur: /* Creating a Freeborn Family */

2020-01-06T18:56:25Z

Creating a Freeborn Family

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	A family can be as small or as large as you like. Characters who are part of the family don't need to be related to other characters, they may be distant relations or even outsiders who have simply been adopted into the family. There might be hundreds of your family who never attend events, working on your family's estates, fighting as mercenaries in the Empire, or crewing a fleet of ships. Or your family might be just the characters played by you and your friends when you come to the events. The Freeborn family is intended to be flexible enough to support whatever suits the background for the kind of family you want to play.		A family can be as small or as large as you like. Characters who are part of the family don't need to be related to other characters, they may be distant relations or even outsiders who have simply been adopted into the family. There might be hundreds of your family who never attend events, working on your family's estates, fighting as mercenaries in the Empire, or crewing a fleet of ships. Or your family might be just the characters played by you and your friends when you come to the events. The Freeborn family is intended to be flexible enough to support whatever suits the background for the kind of family you want to play.

	Before choosing to play a Freeborn family, it is worth looking at the other social roles that exist in Freeborn society. A group that wants to play the members of a ritual team may find something built around the [[hakima]] concept is a better fit for them. Or if your group wants to focus totally on fighting and battles you can play that as a family group but it is also worth looking at the [[~~The_Brass_Coast_military_concerns#~~Kohan\|kohan]] to see if that is a more enjoyable basis for a group. If you want a more general mix of fighting and trading, you could create a Freeborn family but play one that operates one or more [[corsair]] ships.		Before choosing to play a Freeborn family, it is worth looking at the other social roles that exist in Freeborn society. A group that wants to play the members of a ritual team may find something built around the [[hakima]] concept is a better fit for them. Or if your group wants to focus totally on fighting and battles you can play that as a family group but it is also worth looking at the [[Kohan\|kohan]] to see if that is a more enjoyable basis for a group. If you want a more general mix of fighting and trading, you could create a Freeborn family but play one that operates one or more [[corsair]] ships.

	A family can contain members of any of the three tribes - the [[Erigo]], the [[Riqueza]], and the [[Guerra]]. It's not unknown for a family to be dominated by one tribe or another, but it is rare for all three not to be represented.		A family can contain members of any of the three tribes - the [[Erigo]], the [[Riqueza]], and the [[Guerra]]. It's not unknown for a family to be dominated by one tribe or another, but it is rare for all three not to be represented.

	[[Category:The Brass Coast]]		[[Category:The Brass Coast]]

Hastur: /* Creating a Freeborn Family */

2020-01-06T18:55:53Z

Creating a Freeborn Family

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	A family can be as small or as large as you like. Characters who are part of the family don't need to be related to other characters, they may be distant relations or even outsiders who have simply been adopted into the family. There might be hundreds of your family who never attend events, working on your family's estates, fighting as mercenaries in the Empire, or crewing a fleet of ships. Or your family might be just the characters played by you and your friends when you come to the events. The Freeborn family is intended to be flexible enough to support whatever suits the background for the kind of family you want to play.		A family can be as small or as large as you like. Characters who are part of the family don't need to be related to other characters, they may be distant relations or even outsiders who have simply been adopted into the family. There might be hundreds of your family who never attend events, working on your family's estates, fighting as mercenaries in the Empire, or crewing a fleet of ships. Or your family might be just the characters played by you and your friends when you come to the events. The Freeborn family is intended to be flexible enough to support whatever suits the background for the kind of family you want to play.

	Before choosing to play a Freeborn family, it is worth looking at the other social roles that exist in Freeborn society. A group that wants to play the members of a ritual team may find something built around the [[hakima]] concept is a better fit for them. Or if your group wants to focus totally on fighting and battles you can play that as a family group but it is also worth looking at the [[~~Brass Coast Military Concerns~~\|kohan]] to see if that is a more enjoyable basis for a group. If you want a more general mix of fighting and trading, you could create a Freeborn family but play one that operates one or more [[corsair]] ships.		Before choosing to play a Freeborn family, it is worth looking at the other social roles that exist in Freeborn society. A group that wants to play the members of a ritual team may find something built around the [[hakima]] concept is a better fit for them. Or if your group wants to focus totally on fighting and battles you can play that as a family group but it is also worth looking at the [[The_Brass_Coast_military_concerns#Kohan\|kohan]] to see if that is a more enjoyable basis for a group. If you want a more general mix of fighting and trading, you could create a Freeborn family but play one that operates one or more [[corsair]] ships.

	A family can contain members of any of the three tribes - the [[Erigo]], the [[Riqueza]], and the [[Guerra]]. It's not unknown for a family to be dominated by one tribe or another, but it is rare for all three not to be represented.		A family can contain members of any of the three tribes - the [[Erigo]], the [[Riqueza]], and the [[Guerra]]. It's not unknown for a family to be dominated by one tribe or another, but it is rare for all three not to be represented.

	[[Category:The Brass Coast]]		[[Category:The Brass Coast]]

Rafferty: /* Creating a Freeborn Family */

2019-01-17T19:19:56Z

Creating a Freeborn Family

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	Before choosing to play a Freeborn family, it is worth looking at the other social roles that exist in Freeborn society. A group that wants to play the members of a ritual team may find something built around the [[hakima]] concept is a better fit for them. Or if your group wants to focus totally on fighting and battles you can play that as a family group but it is also worth looking at the [[Brass Coast Military Concerns\|kohan]] to see if that is a more enjoyable basis for a group. If you want a more general mix of fighting and trading, you could create a Freeborn family but play one that operates one or more [[corsair]] ships.		Before choosing to play a Freeborn family, it is worth looking at the other social roles that exist in Freeborn society. A group that wants to play the members of a ritual team may find something built around the [[hakima]] concept is a better fit for them. Or if your group wants to focus totally on fighting and battles you can play that as a family group but it is also worth looking at the [[Brass Coast Military Concerns\|kohan]] to see if that is a more enjoyable basis for a group. If you want a more general mix of fighting and trading, you could create a Freeborn family but play one that operates one or more [[corsair]] ships.

	~~You will need to pick one~~ of the three ~~Freeborn~~ tribes ~~for your family to be part of~~ - the [[Erigo]], the [[Riqueza]], or the [[Guerra]]. ~~Your~~ tribe ~~has no direct game effect~~, but it ~~does affect which hakima groups your family might work most closely with and it will affect your roleplaying with other families. If you don't know which tribe you want~~ to be ~~part of, then we recommend picking whichever tribe currently appears to have the fewest families in it~~.		A family can contain members of any of the three tribes - the [[Erigo]], the [[Riqueza]], and the [[Guerra]]. It's not unknown for a family to be dominated by one tribe or another, but it is rare for all three not to be represented.

	[[Category:The Brass Coast]]		[[Category:The Brass Coast]]

Rafferty: /* Overview */

2019-01-17T19:17:59Z

Overview

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	The three tribes of the Freeborn are each sub-divided into scores of different families. These extended families are the basis of Freeborn society; members of a family will often live together in large sprawling estates of houses and villas. In contrast to their mercantile attitude with others, family members can be generous and gracious with each other, without any expectation of favour or obligation. What they do expect is a strong sense of loyalty towards the family, to betray your family is one of the most heinous crimes you can commit in Freeborn eyes.		The three tribes of the Freeborn are each sub-divided into scores of different families. These extended families are the basis of Freeborn society; members of a family will often live together in large sprawling estates of houses and villas. In contrast to their mercantile attitude with others, family members can be generous and gracious with each other, without any expectation of favour or obligation. What they do expect is a strong sense of loyalty towards the family, to betray your family is one of the most heinous crimes you can commit in Freeborn eyes.

	~~Families are always matrilineal; descent is traced through~~ the ~~woman's line~~. ~~This means that if two Freeborn marry,~~ the ~~man~~ is ~~expected~~ to ~~leave his~~ family and ~~join his wife's~~ family. ~~Children are always raised by~~ the ~~mother and the men and women of her~~ family. ~~In this way,~~ the ~~Freeborn~~ can ~~ensure that every single member of~~ the ~~nation can trace an unbroken line back~~ to the ~~three founders~~.		Each family appoints a dhomiro, effectively the head of the family. The main role of the dhomiro is to represent the family to outsiders and to give the family leadership and direction. Each family has their own method for selecting their dhomiro, but it is usually a senior member of the family who is well respected by all. The goal is to identify an individual whose leadership will benefit the family and who they can unite behind. It is not unusual for the dhomiro to change over time; most sensible dhomiro will step aside if they realise they no longer possess the support of their family.

	A family can be exceptionally large, so there is no requirement for the active members be closely related to each other. They also have a habit of adopting individuals with no family of their own who have become fast friends of one or more family members. ~~Such people do not become an actual member of the family unless they marry a woman of the family~~, ~~but they are otherwise treated no different from blood family.~~		A family can be exceptionally large, so there is no requirement for the active members be closely related to each other. They also have a habit of adopting individuals with no family of their own who have become fast friends of one or more family members. Adoptions are normally handled by, or at least approved by, the dhomiro of the family.

	~~Each family appoints a dhomiro~~, ~~effectively the head of the family. The main role of the dhomiro is to represent the family to outsiders and to give~~ the ~~family leadership and direction. Each family has their own method for selecting their~~ dhomiro~~, but it is usually a senior member~~ of the family who is well respected by all. The goal is to identify an individual whose leadership will benefit the family and who they can unite behind. It is not unusual for the dhomiro to change over time; most sensible dhomiro will step aside if they realise they no longer possess the support of their family.

	==Creating a Freeborn Family==		==Creating a Freeborn Family==

Rafferty at 16:54, 16 January 2019

2019-01-16T16:54:29Z

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	The three tribes of the Freeborn are each sub-divided into scores of different families. These extended families are the basis of Freeborn society; members of a family will often live together in large sprawling estates of houses and villas. In contrast to their mercantile attitude with others, family members can be generous and gracious with each other, without any expectation of favour or obligation. What they do expect is a strong sense of loyalty towards the family, to betray your family is one of the most heinous crimes you can commit in Freeborn eyes.		The three tribes of the Freeborn are each sub-divided into scores of different families. These extended families are the basis of Freeborn society; members of a family will often live together in large sprawling estates of houses and villas. In contrast to their mercantile attitude with others, family members can be generous and gracious with each other, without any expectation of favour or obligation. What they do expect is a strong sense of loyalty towards the family, to betray your family is one of the most heinous crimes you can commit in Freeborn eyes.

	Families are always matrilineal; descent is traced through the woman's line. This means that if two Freeborn marry, the man is expected to leave his family and join his wife's family. Children are always raised by the mother and the men and women of her family. In this way, the Freeborn can ensure that every single member of the nation can trace an unbroken line back to the three ~~[[The Founders\|~~founders]].		Families are always matrilineal; descent is traced through the woman's line. This means that if two Freeborn marry, the man is expected to leave his family and join his wife's family. Children are always raised by the mother and the men and women of her family. In this way, the Freeborn can ensure that every single member of the nation can trace an unbroken line back to the three founders.

	A family can be exceptionally large, so there is no requirement for the active members be closely related to each other. They also have a habit of adopting individuals with no family of their own who have become fast friends of one or more family members. Such people do not become an actual member of the family unless they marry a woman of the family, but they are otherwise treated no different from blood family.		A family can be exceptionally large, so there is no requirement for the active members be closely related to each other. They also have a habit of adopting individuals with no family of their own who have become fast friends of one or more family members. Such people do not become an actual member of the family unless they marry a woman of the family, but they are otherwise treated no different from blood family.

Rafferty at 15:36, 9 May 2017

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	==Overview==		==Overview==

Bunni at 08:14, 9 May 2017

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	==Overview==		==Overview==