February is World Building Month. Day Three: Addergoole

[aldersprig]

piratekitten has declared February world-building month.

Every day in February, I will answer one question about any one of my settings.

The question post is here; feel free to add questions!

The third question comes from lilfluff and is for Addergoole

Do the Nedetakaei have anything even vaguely similar to the Addergoole school?

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To be honest, the Nedetakaei are far less established in my head than the Shenera Endraae. That being said... here goes world-building.

The Shenera Oseraei do not have an overarching organizational structure even as much as the Shenera Endraae do; instead, the exist in small groupings - the Elf Queen, seen In the Hall of the Elf Queen, is one such.

Side track: some people go Nedetakaei, some are raised that way.

Second side track: thanks to rix_scaedu for much of this in terms of ideas and planning.

It is very likely that the Nedetakaei have several small "military schools" where they train their young; filial attachment or piety is not common among the Children of the First, as their primary and, indeed, only loyalty is supposed to be to their ruler, their King or Queen or Regent (until that ruler is overthrown, of course). Such schools would do well in indoctrinating the young in the mentality necessary to claw your way to the top of the pile and, of course, to ensure the next generation.

One caveat: while the Nedetakaei have halfbreeds, they also hate them. No school of theirs would involve a halfbreed breeding program.

Terminology:

The Ellehemaei fall into two political groups:

One call themselves the Shenera Oseraei, the Children of the First. They call the other group Ashanevai, which means monkey-fuckers.

The other group call themselves the Shenera Endraae , the Children of the Law. They call the other group Nedetakaei, those who have forsaken their Names, which also means those who have forsaken the Law.

Comments

[inventrix]

I love how the Shen-E's have such a polite name for their opponents and the Shen-O's are like "YOUR MOTHER WAS A HAMSTER"

[aldersprig]

*giggle laugh* that's definitely a point.

[thnidu]

And, ISTM, part of THE point of their groups' names, nicht wahr?

[aldersprig]

ISTM? Oh, I seem to remember. Si.

[(Anonymous)]

"which also means those who have forsaken the Law."

Which law is it they're supposed to have forsaken? The capitalization of 'Law' there seems to imply the magical Laws, except they're just that, magical, and thus as far as I had understood not something you can choose not to follow.

Kuro_Neko

[aldersprig]

It does indeed mean the Law, as in the Laws the departed gods set forth.

[(Anonymous)]

So they're not bound by oaths they make and can't be Kept? We know they can Keep, we saw that in year 5 with Caspian.

Hold on, we have one of them that's Kept by Luke in year 9, Lemon's guy. So it seems he's bound by that Law. I'm confused. If they're not magically bound to obey the Laws, then... ???

Are they, or are they not, magically bound to follow the Laws? If they are, then how exactly did they forsake them? If they aren't, then how's that explain Lemon's guy?

Thanks,
Kuro_Neko

[aldersprig]

I think you are putting too much weight on an insult, which is what Nedetakaei is; the Shenera Endraae have the opinion that the Shenera Oseraei have in some way forsaken the Law.

[(Anonymous)]

So it's more like they're accusing them of following the letter of the Laws but not the spirit? That's a bit of the pot calling the kettle in my opinion, but it makes more sense. Thanks for the clarification.

Kuro_Neko

[aldersprig]

Abusing the Law, yes. Of course, the Neds have always abused the Law, because it wasn't their idea.