Deeza Sylla

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General Information

Name; Deeza Sylla // Delhan // Dee
Age; 28
Hair; Black
Height;
Race; Miqo'te
Clan: Keeper of the Moon
Gender: Female
Orientation: Bisexual

Background

Childhood

Born and raised in North Shroud, Broken Claw camp. Ran away, etc.

Teens

Found way to Limsa Lominsa, adopted into a cove of pirates.

Relationships

Family

Birthparents:
Micho’a Sylla - Father -- 62
Ashali Sylla - Mother -- 58 (Deceased)
Brothers:
Ash’a -- 40
Ashan’to -- 39 (Deceased)
Kas’la -- 35
Hali’sae -- 32
Ho’ra -- 30
Ash’ir -- 26
Sisters:
Nahli (Twin) -- 28
Tuza -- 25
Cehto -- 23
Zolu -- 21
Nokuh -- 20
Mohju -- 18
Rehmi -- 16
Evo -- 13
Uri -- 10
Disclaimer: Not all siblings were born to the same pair of parents as Deeza, however, they took on the Sylla name.

Friends

TBA

The Condorbane Clan

The Condorbane clan, while it has a very disperse nature due to it’s large numbers - those who do not split in Ternions (see below), will stay close to home. The Sylla family, regarded as the leaders of the clan as a whole, are largely based in the Northern Shroud centralising around Broken Claw: their largest camp, along side the Hyur, the hunters of the clan, and the Kuro, the traders. Smaller families and strays have taken home here too, before being moved into Ternions or joining a profession in the city. Since the founding of the Condorbane Clan, the Sylla women have always been thought to be in charge - a brand and journal passed down through each generation, for them to learn and grow from the words inside: This journal, however, is currently missing.

The current leader of the Clan is Nahli Sylla, brought into place after their mother’s passing. The leader will keep tabs on existing Ternions, help form new ones, along with keep good relations between other clans - and, the new formation of camps and supply routes, along with any migration when the winter season closes in.

Should members of the prominent three families move on to join a Ternion, they will discard their facepaint for new - but staying with their family, they will take on their Mother’s chosen marks - for the Sylla’s, they done a thick black stripe across their eyes. The Kuro’s bear a purple cross over their face, and the Hyur dark green marks on either cheek. These, of course, are mostly worn in times of war and hardship, keeping with Keeper Traditions - but are also donned upon the Union of the Ternions (see below) as a form of identification between each family.

Clan Traditions

Ternions: Since the very crossing of the frozen oceans, the Condorbane clan has stayed true to its dispersive behaviour. Some members of this clan are divided in packs of at least three to promote the spreading of the clan; each consisting of at least one female and one male. The third is often a secondary mating partner to ensure growth in the clan or an additional feeder. They are not particularly lead by one of the three members, though the matriarchal females do tend to take decisions more often than the men — for example, a ternion identifies itself by an adjective created by the females of the group. The adjective is subject to change when a member has fallen and a new female takes its place. Although this option is not always chosen, it is a form of paying respects to the new "matriarch" of the triad. The members of the ternion tend to stick together in a general area, some having taken to fishing and poaching in Twelveswood whereas others have travelled to cities in pursue of survival by thievery or profession. Few notable ternions have turned to aid the Elezen in quenching the Ixali threat.

Tribal Paints: Face markings and paint are given at the birthing of a new ternion. The females of the group have responsibility over the application and styling of it, many resembling rehearsed ancient patterns embedded deep into the clan's history. Once a new female is to join a ternion, it is tradition that she cleanses the other members' markings and reapplies her own; serving as a signature to enforce her presence in the ternary group.

Maturing: Should a Condorbane female yield offspring, she is to nurture it until its sixteenth age, the age of maturity. The males of the ternion are tasked with feeding the children of its ternion until the cub matures and experiences the Union of the Ternions (see below). It is then placed in a ternion and caretaking is then relied on the members of the ternion themselves. Often do Condorbane members not get to see their original parents until a union is hosted. Naming conventions: When a new ternion is formed (note: at age 16, not when a new female enters an existing one), the males of that trio have the option to further his mother's name to become his surname whilst retaining the suffix of the original mother. His first name is then replaced by (either) of the females in the ternion. This tradition happens rarely and is mostly used to mend a difficult relation or to create a stronger bond between the members of the ternion.

Ceremonies

Union of the Ternions: A two-monthly ceremony that celebrates the fertility and success of the clan. It is this ceremony where all separate ternions and their individual birthparents come together for a grand feast hosted by the more famed Condorbane ternions. This ceremony is also the event where newborn that have aged to 16 are effectively merged into new ternions, birthing new groups which members are usually influenced by the females' choosing. Should there be a rivalry over a particular male, both females are to mate with the designated male and, when the offsprings are brought into the world, these three form a new ternion together with their children. Until this happens, the male is considered groupless and must survive on his own while the females stay with their parents. Usually, men going down this path end up stronger and more independent than others, better leaders and caretakers as is required when needing to feed two cubs at once. The clan generally only allows mating between different ternions and other members of the clan — while not punished, this tradition is ruled to be held in high regard. Those who breed outside of the clan are looked down upon.