RISK

LIFESTYLE

FAMILIAL STRUCTURE

SOCIAL STRUCTURE

POLITICAL STRUCTURE

AUTHORITY STRUCTURE

LAWS

PUNISHMENTS

RIGHTS

RESPONSIBILITIES

INTERCULTURAL RELATIONS

ECONOMY

CURRENCIES

The Risk do not have much in the way of currency; coins and notes have no value amongst the risk. They do not care much for precious metals or stones; such treasures would be heavy and cumbersome to nomads. Water is the most valuable thing to a Risk, and those who have access to a steady source of water are considered the richest. Fruit would be the next most valuable item in this society, followed closely by meat. Trade beyond that would be a bartering system.

RESOURCES

TRADES

CRAFTS

INDUSTRIES

VALUES

WEALTH

ART

LITERATURE

MUSIC

Instruments:

• Percussion:

  • Udu - Terracotta jug repurposed into a drum; usable with or without water

  • Kalimba - Giant-scorpion carapace cut into tines

  • Chimes - Hollow reeds tied & hung up in clusters

  • Clapper - Snake rib-bones used like drumsticks

  • Clatter Stick - Hollow reed sliced into segments & tied back together at one end

  • Rain stick - Dried cactus trunk, inverted for inward facing spines with seeds inside.

  • Rattle - Dried miniature-scorpion shells inside a giant-scorpion claw.

  • Lithophone Bell - A large hollowed out sandstone chunk

• Wind:

  • Flutes/Whistles/Panpipes - Made of terracotta with pitch ranges from very high to very low.

  • Howling stones - Tunnels carved through sandstone hoodoos

• Strings

  • Plucked Harp - Giant-Scorpion carapace frame with tendon strings

• Vocals

  • Melodic, emotional but no words

ARCHITECTURE

FASHION

The Risk are a nomadic and a less-social race that lives in a semi-arid desert, and thus they prefer lightweight, breathable cloth worn in layers. This also means that having some way to cover their faces during sandstorms is crucial, hence head wraps. They make use of spider silk to weave their cloth and very minimal sewing. As such, their clothing mainly consists of large rectangular pieces of cloth styled via folding, gathering, twisting, knotting, and other similar methods.

Reflecting their free-roaming lifestyle, the Risk dislike restrictive clothing, and so use minimal form-fitting styles and mostly lack accessories. Physical restriction can even agitate a Risk to the point of anger. Some even opt to go without clothing for this reason. Choosing to clothe oneself is not for modesty; they don't really have a concept of modesty regarding clothing. Modesty is more of a concept of physical contact for them. Physical contact is reserved for mates and immediate family. It would be immodest to hold paws, hug, or other such things, which likely traces back to their disdain for physical restriction.

They have a limited color palette of dyes available to them. The cheapest is non-dyed spider silk which comes out naturally beige, but can be sun bleached for a more pure white. Light colors are preferred for general activities for how to reflects light and heat.

During periods of travel, warm, dull tones are available to meld into the backdrop of their native desert. This allows for safety and camouflage. Head wraps are kept handy while traveling in case of surprise sandstorms.

Deep indigos and blacks are the rarest dyes and it sunbleaches easily, and because of this, they are typically considered more valuable, but dye goes a long way with such lightweight fabric. Clothing incorporating these colors would most likely be worn for rites, ceremonies, marriages, funerals, & festivals due to the espousal of night-worship in ringtail culture.