Common (Greyhawk)

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"Common" is not a culture or people, it is a language and a melange of culture and blood. A mixture of Flan, Oerdian, and Suel with influences from other human and nonhuman cultures. The Oerdian are the outwardly dominant, but the other cultures have many subtle but important influences. The common tounge is basically a debased form of Old Oerdian with Baklunish gramatical influences and a very large vocabulary from many different sources.

Common culture has picked up many good traits from its component peoples and has shown itself to be incredibly successful and hardy, dominating the Flaness, in particular the more urban and progressive central part.

Real-World Models

Modern.

Cultural Traits

Accepting, Pragmatic, Ambitious, Honest, Outgoing.

Practices

Prostitution, Gender equality, Monogamy, Birth control, Relationships outside culture/race.

Taboos

Incest, Masturbation, Nudity.

Family

Monogamous. Liaisons tolerated. Lineage is by social standing; children inherit the name and identity of either parent. Core family is very strong; extended family is weak.