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Altes is a region that comprises twenty seven city states. Traditional and ferociously independent, the Altesans are in a well developed bronze age. | Altes is a region that comprises twenty seven city states. Traditional and ferociously independent, the Altesans are in a well developed bronze age. | ||
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=== Clothing === | === Clothing === | ||
Altesans prefer loose, long linen garments; coloured if they can afford it. Men and women wear the Mazka, which we would describe as an ankle length skirt and the Tookas, a knee length tunic, as for day to day living. | Altesans prefer loose, long linen garments; coloured if they can afford it. Men and women wear the Mazka, which we would describe as an ankle length skirt and the Tookas, a knee length tunic, as for day to day living. | ||
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Altesans consider the bare feet on the street the mark of the poor and the slaves. However that is not so at home, or for children. The most common footwear is the thong sandal, which can be quite elaborate the higher the social class. | Altesans consider the bare feet on the street the mark of the poor and the slaves. However that is not so at home, or for children. The most common footwear is the thong sandal, which can be quite elaborate the higher the social class. | ||
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Clothing is expensive, and as such, it is valued and guarded. At home, specially in the poor classes, most people would wear nothing but a loincloth, if at all. Nudity outdoors in the streets, however, is legally punishable. To go nude in public is considered shameful and fitting of barbarians. | Clothing is expensive, and as such, it is valued and guarded. At home, specially in the poor classes, most people would wear nothing but a loincloth, if at all. Nudity outdoors in the streets, however, is legally punishable. To go nude in public is considered shameful and fitting of barbarians. | ||
Slaves do not go naked, except in the rare cases when a defeated enemy city is paraded with the victorious troops. They are often marked with a cut in the ears and / or an earring. (Of course, free women do not wear earrings). | Slaves do not go naked, except in the rare cases when a defeated enemy city is paraded with the victorious troops. They are often marked with a cut in the ears and / or an earring. (Of course, free women do not wear earrings). | ||
