Nuts

Nuts are a species of UM that mostly live in large family tribes.

They can be identified by their pointed ears and four-fingered hands. Each tribe has a stationary settlement with individual huts and community gathering areas. The women are taught to mend, cook, make jewelry, and care for a future family. The young men are taught to hunt, fish, build, fight, and have simple surviving skills. Each Nut is expected to marry within the species, and the women move to the family tribe of the men after marriage. The only exception to this is, of course, the desire of the young women and their families for them to marry any of the Princes in the Pastle at the time (a popular choice being Prince Bronze, although none of the women have achieved this).

The average height for female and male Nuts does not differ, and is typically between 5'4" and 5'9"

There are various tribes throughout the Island. the Largest of these being the Acorn tribe, and the smallest being the almost completely destroyed Almond tribe, with only two young surviving members (Clover and Sage).

Almonds survive on what Animals they can hunt (or fish) for, and clothing they can make. Other foods, items, and various necessities are bought by a trading system at any Mood-run shop. Nuts mostly trade the jewelry made by the women, but are also known for trading other materials that Moods cannot gather for themselves.

Nuts stick strictly to the tradition and culture of their individual tribes and species as a whole. Things such as innovation, distinction, inventiveness, and marriage between native species are looked down upon and punishable. Rebellion against these rules in uncommon, since this species cannot typically think outside of what they are taught and know for themselves to be true. Each does as they are shown it is to be done, and to question it would be outside of the typical mental capabilities of this species.

List of Known Tribes

 * Almonds
 * Acorns12910215 10201682568303469 435969596 n.jpg