The Re-Hara (pronounced REY-HAH-rah) are a Fanakaran people who live on the island of Varameno in the eastern Wounds. Though historically somewhat isolationist, in recent decades they have been forced into sharing the island with the dwarves of Harv Doruhl.
Demographics
Humans and half-elves account for nearly all of the Re-Hara, alongside smaller numbers of elves.
Culture
Religion
To the Re-Hara, the primary targets of veneration are their ancestors and the spirits that inhabit the megaliths erected on their island so long ago, which they go to great lengths to defend. Worship of the Beating Heart is common as well, generally worshiped at the smaller, still-active volcanic islands to the southwest of Varameno.
Architecture, urbanization, and migration
The Re-Hara are largely semi-sedentary, moving between small, semi-permanent encampments around Varameno. Most tribes relocate between several over the course of a year, depending on what food can be found locally, picking up and making the trek onward regularly to let plants and game recover. Like many Fanakara, the Re-Hara prefer thatched shelters made of palm leaves over wooden frames, as they are protective against the elements while still remaining easy to set up.
Names
The Re-Hara usually, but do not always, use cyclical ancestral names, mononyms given to at most one member of a family in every generation.
Government
Largely egalitarian, Re-Hara leaders are typically appointed for short periods when required for specific purposes, before their roles fade away as they are no longer required. Deference is often paid to their elders but this does not necessarily confer any political status, though they are often the first sought to serve in such positions.