I agree with a lot of what everyone has said here. To me, the title of nunh is one of duty, honour and respect. He has proven himself to be the strongest(male at least) warrior in the tribe and as such, has the privilege of passing on his own lineage to the next generation. The idea of a nunh suddenly getting up and adventuring doesn't strike me as normal. Given that I'm sure nunh's would require a certain level of maturity and respect alongside their physical strength in order to have even been perceived as "worthy" of attaining the title, I can't imagine that one would just walk out on his tribe for selfish reasons without relinquishing his title at the very least.
Nunh's revert back to tias if they are bested in combat which shows it's not some medal pinned to their chest for having at least claimed the title at some point. It serves to represent who you are in the tribe, what your duty is.... still is.
Even if someone left their tribe for their own benefit, if it was going to be for a significant amount of time or to come with the risk of never returning, then I imagine a substitute would be appointed in the meantime.
On the note of challenges, in our(Hipparion) tribe, contests are not intended to be mortal. Frankly, that seems counter productive to it's intent, no matter how barbaric a tribe in particular may be.
As for romance, I don't see why sunseeker's can't fall in love. Just because role role of nunh requires impregnating more than one female, it doesn't necessarily mean that the are polyamorous by nature - but that is debatable. Granted that females and nunh alike need to come to terms with the fact that there is no such thing as entirely "faithful" relationships when compared against our modern perceptions of such, but I certainly would not come close to taking anything of the sort for granted.
Nunh's revert back to tias if they are bested in combat which shows it's not some medal pinned to their chest for having at least claimed the title at some point. It serves to represent who you are in the tribe, what your duty is.... still is.
Even if someone left their tribe for their own benefit, if it was going to be for a significant amount of time or to come with the risk of never returning, then I imagine a substitute would be appointed in the meantime.
On the note of challenges, in our(Hipparion) tribe, contests are not intended to be mortal. Frankly, that seems counter productive to it's intent, no matter how barbaric a tribe in particular may be.
As for romance, I don't see why sunseeker's can't fall in love. Just because role role of nunh requires impregnating more than one female, it doesn't necessarily mean that the are polyamorous by nature - but that is debatable. Granted that females and nunh alike need to come to terms with the fact that there is no such thing as entirely "faithful" relationships when compared against our modern perceptions of such, but I certainly would not come close to taking anything of the sort for granted.
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Characters: Andre Winter (Hy'ur) / K'nahli Yohko (Miqo'te)
