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Head Woman of the Bat Totem

Forest People, 10th Century Post Imperium: Among the Forest People there are a number of totemic groups; all based on local insects and animals; all differing in their customs; but all similar in that only that particular group may eat, or in any way use, the creature after which the group is named. Thus it is that only the Bat Totem people may eat or use the bat, and so on. Each group is led by a Head Woman, but there the resemblance ends, because each group has different customs and rules; each Head Woman has different duties. The Head Woman of the Bat Totem is a secular, not a religious leader. The Alchemancer leads the Bat people in religious matters. People of the Bat totem tend to be nocturnal, sleeping by day and carrying on their lives by day. They are shy, retiring people who value silence. It is these people who are the tanners and leather workers of the Forest People - hides are brought to them for processing, and they are famed for the softness and flexibility of their leathers. They themselves prize bat-wing leather above all things, making it into all manner of precious and ritual objects. The Head Woman of the Bat Totem is a secular, but not a religious leader. The Alchemancer leads the Bat People in spiritual matters. People of the Bat Totem tend to be nocturnal, like their totemic animal, sleeping in the day, and carrying on their lives at night.
Head Woman of the Bat Totem

Forest People, 10th Century Post Imperium: Among the Forest People there are a number of totemic groups; all based on local insects and animals; all differing in their customs; but all similar in that only that particular group may eat, or in any way use, the creature after which the group is named. Thus it is that only the Bat Totem people may eat or use the bat, and so on. Each group is led by a Head Woman, but there the resemblance ends, because each group has different customs and rules; each Head Woman has different duties. The Head Woman of the Bat Totem is a secular, not a religious leader. The Alchemancer leads the Bat people in religious matters. People of the Bat totem tend to be nocturnal, sleeping by day and carrying on their lives by day. They are shy, retiring people who value silence. It is these people who are the tanners and leather workers of the Forest People - hides are brought to them for processing, and they are famed for the softness and flexibility of their leathers. They themselves prize bat-wing leather above all things, making it into all manner of precious and ritual objects. The Head Woman of the Bat Totem is a secular, but not a religious leader. The Alchemancer leads the Bat People in spiritual matters. People of the Bat Totem tend to be nocturnal, like their totemic animal, sleeping in the day, and carrying on their lives at night.