Rhenne (Greyhawk)

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Exiles from another world, the Rhenne are so different that there is limited contact with other cultures.

Real-World Models

Gypsies

Cultural Traits

Clannish, Laid back, Chauvinistic, Manipulative.

Practices

Adoption, Birth control, Sex and prostitution outside culture.

Taboos

Incest (very wide definition).

Family

Clan. Couples often live as married, but arrangements are casual and the responsibility of family is shared in the clan. Clan elders keep track of lineages and enforce the incest taboo, which is very deeply and subtly ingrained in the culture. Adoption, breeding outside the culture, and inter-clan transfer is seen as ways to avoid incest problems.