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== Social Structure: == The Sea Elves live in mutually supporting villages that are, for the most part, self-sufficient. Villages are expected to take care of their own - any matter affecting the entire village is brought before a Council of Elders, made up of the three eldest female inhabitants of the village. It is expected that their decision will be respected. Inheritance of wealth among the Sea Elves is matrilineal. Sea Elves are more involved with outside trade than their Forest cousins and, over time, became interested in material wealth (mainly in order to acquire ocean-going vessels). However, any village that fails to support a member of the community incapable of fending for him or herself will find itself ostracized very quickly. Most Sea Elves can sail, fish and dive. This is not surprising considering that their living comes from the sea and most of their trade goods as well. They also often make a fair profit salvaging from ships less able than the shallow hulled Elven vessels to navigate the rock-strewn coastline. Until recently, there have been few career warriors amongst the Sea Elves, Milai changed much of that. Though the Sea Elves are less violent than their Forest dwelling cousins it was common for villages to pay one or two Champions, trained swordsmen or women, to keep an eye on the merchants, and make sure quarrels between the young people did not reach dangerous levels. This role β Champion defender - often remained in one family for a long time. If a matter came up that affected the entire Coast, which until recently was rare, a Council of Elders was called. One representative of each village would travel to Celin, where the matter was argued out thoroughly and decided upon democratically.
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