Tribe Outsider, page 19
part #2 of Chosen Series
Cycle – based on the 20 day orbit of Ishmae. One month.
Year – 20 cycles of Ishmae
Gifts – a series of goods or items given to a Pasha before Presenting to show her the male’s interest.
-Initial Traditional Gifts – food, supplies, survival- oriented items to show the female they will help provide for the family unit.
-Secondary Traditional Gifts – baskets, hut, pouches; items needed to build a home together.
-Personal Gifts – thoughtful items that differ from person to person. These are items that show a female how thoughtful and observant each male is, so a female will know the male will make an attentive mate.
Presenting – when a male shows himself after Gifts have been accepted.
-Stand perfectly still for as long as is required of them, until the female makes an approving sound, to show patience and dedication.
-Extend their limbs and flex their muscles, to show they are strong and healthy, able to protect mate and younglings.
-Make their tails dance to prove sexual maturity and show their willingness to mate.
-If accepted by the Pasha’s citri, they will either hold the citri or its kit and feed it to show they will be good, gentle fathers.
-At the end of Presenting, if a Pasha has not dismissed them, the male will wrap his limbs around the female, very gently trapping her. This is to show that they are trustworthy and will never use their strength against their Pasha. The female shows her trust if she does not fight to be free. The male shows his trust by putting himself within biting distance of a female’s larger, sharper teeth. The closer the male brings his face to the Pasha’s teeth, the more trust he is showing.
Search – the hunt for a mate.
-Females– when a female comes into maturity, she has the option to choose her harem from males within her tribe or, if none of the males suit her or all are claimed by other Pashas, to leave her tribe and find mates from neighboring tribes that are also out Searching. Females always Search alone.
-Males– when a male comes into maturity, if not immediately Chosen to join an existing harem or start a harem with a newly matured female, he has the option to either Present himself to a female or leave the tribe to Search for a Pasha from a neighboring tribe on her own Search. Males will almost always travel in groups.
Harmony Cycle – once a Searching Pasha has Chosen her harem, the males will build her a temporary hut, called a Harmony Hut. They live in this hut for, on average, ten days. The female shevari will mount her Chosen males repeatedly, until a strong bond has formed and the males have fully imprinted on her.
Citri- very docile prey animal often kept as pets by the shevari. Very intelligent and easily trainable, citri have a symbiotic relationship with their shevari protector. They alert the tribe to danger and gather food from hard to reach places. In return, the shevari protect the citri and its kits for life. They are, on average, two feet tall, covered in fluffy white fur, and have seven limbs; four arms, two legs, and a long fluffy tail. Their eyes are solid black, have a narrow, extended muzzle, and floppy ears. They resemble a cross between an aardvark, a cat, and a rabbit.
Frrtlk- six-limbed, tailed, monkey-like creature, about the size of a small gorilla. They’re covered in thick, coarse, pale yellow fur. Very territorial. Live on the lowest branches of the sha trees. Do not like eakkrs.
Eakkr - six limbed, tailless, mammals about the size of a fully grown labrador. Covered in thin black fur with leathery membranes stretching along the undersides of both sets of their front legs. They resemble giant flying squirrels with bright white beaks. Excellent gliders. Live on the lowest branches of the sha tree. Do not get along with frrtlks .
Anskrim - name translates to water death. Vaguely humanoid water people. They resemble mermen-like water dragons with facial features closer to that of a female angler fish. Large, white, cloudy eyes dominate their faces with wide, fang-filled mouths. Sentient beings, very dangerous. Have been known to leave the water for short periods of time to hunt. They are usually confined to the small oceans on the planet but, during the time of cleansing, when the planet floods, they’re free.
Arrawaa - a bird-like creature. They are covered in glittering green feathers, a rare color on the planet. They fly at high altitudes, gliding on air streams, and rarely venturing lower. If seen in the forest, it is considered a blessing from the Goddess. Their song sounds like that of a Siren; both beautiful and haunting.
Atr- lavender grasses growing in various heights throughout the planet.
Krrasna- large flowers, approximately six-to-twelve inches in diameter, with frilled petals that only bloom after the time of cleansing. They range in color from bright neon purple to midnight blue. They have six long, thick, red stamen rising from the center, each about twelve inches in length. They use those stamen as propellers, twirling them in a fast circle to detach the bloom from the stem, in order to spread their seed to other areas of the forest. Their blooming is usually celebrated by the shevari people and is seen as a herald of the Renewal Season; a fresh start and the beginning of new things.
Language Glossary
Passt- peak, orgasm
Paskk - center, pussy
Tul- for, to
Ta- are
Shhk- your, yours
Me- I
Mer- me
Mek- m y
Shh- you
Shaar- life
Nu- and
Faerrska- heart
Kut- about
Kur- how, what, why
Uk- did, do
Maak- hear, listen, sound
Tuuk- see, watch, look, show
Ha- is, am
Na- no
Ak- yes
Naa- not, sto p
Herii- keep, kept
Uknaa- cannot, do not, will not, does not
Rrukt- scare, scary, scared
Ua- us, we
Au- them, they
Frrn- that, this
Nak- the
Arras- again
Iarrnu- fault, guilt, burden, responsibility
Fa- it
Sharak- empty, gone, missing, bereft. Also the word for the pain relieving eggplant-like vegetable.
Sha- enormous trees dominating the forest. Are, on average, two- hundred- to- four- hundred feet tall. Covered in rough black bark and have broad, frond-like, white leaves. Home to most of the species living in the forest.
Ita- have, had
Cul- been
Tinsa- tiny, small, petite
Tak- tail
Takk- tails
Kun- hold, carry, lift
Kah - let, allow
Danke- bite, bit, bitten, biting
Sehr- safe, okay, fine, good
Arri- trust
Norak- where
Roaer- fierce, brave, stron g
Miink- soft, gentle, sweet, kind
Druur- find, found, search. When capitalized means Search - the journey to find a mate or Pasha.
Krarr - thanks, grateful, happy
Skr- water
Shaerii- Chosen, a Chosen male
Shevak- Mother
Yrrta- catch, grab, snatch, grip
Ana- also, with, too
Arrya- nutella melon
Taushuka- adorable, endearing, cute, amusing
Harek- harem, a female’s group of Chosen males
Mehashk- translates to ‘I am yours’, their word for ‘I love you’
About the Author
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