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The Tehir are the various tribes of nomadic people that dwell in the Sea of Fire. Usually human, they have adapted to the harsh conditions of the desert, migrating from oasis to oasis. They are known to herd goats and yierkas.

For extended documentation on the Tehir, see The Tehir - A Primer and Life and Being in the Sea of Fire.

Traditions

Tehir men are known to wear veils over their noses and mouth to show that they have reached adulthood. Men also usually possess tattoos around the eyes and on the arms. Women, however, do not usually wear the veils and customarily have tattoos on their faces and necks. In place of the veils, they will wear a head-scarf to signify marriage.

Spirit weddings are a tradition of some Tehir tribes. One known spirit-wed individual is Avidleigh na-Aorthana, wed to a white vulture. In many cases, the spirit-wed are honored as symbols of the spirit protectors; however, in some cases the spirit-wed acts merely as a scapegoat for the tribe's misfortunes. Spirit-wed are marked as appropriate for their gender -- a woman may have a decorated head-scarf while a male may have decorated veils or elaborate tattoos around his eyes.

History

The tribes used to fight each other over the various oases or herds prior to the discovery of the copper mines. The tribes, when defeating another tribe, would often take the survivors and enslave them. However, this practice has died out in many of the Tehir tribes.

The discovery of the copper resources in the Sea of Fire has led to the Turamzzyrian Empire in mining the precious metal. As a result, the Tehir have attacked Imperial caravans and troops who have entered the desert. Neither side gained significant victory over the other and an uneasy balance of power was established as one fought the other and vice versa. The Tehir also established more sedentary communities on the western and eastern borders of the Sea of Fire supported by trade with outside, Turamzzyrian, merchants.

Tribes

Known tribes are as follows:

Although not a tribe, the Cult of al-Rakeesh is Tehir related.

Resources

Behind the Scenes

The community of players with Tehir characters has been exceedingly creative and devoted to the culture. For lack of much information about the Tehir, they have created content to help enrich their roleplaying experience. Such content includes the aforementioned tribes, as well as the spirit wedding. While some Tehir characters are roleplayed with discrepancies, there is nothing that officially counters the above information.

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Cultures:	Aldora Allace Bourth Chastonia Dragach Estoria Highmount Honneland Jantalar Mestanir North Hendor Oire Riverwood Seareach Selanthia The Shakat South Hendor Talador The Tehir Torre Trauntor Vornavis
Cities:	Barrett's Gorge Brantur Brisker's Cove Connedale Elstreth Fairport Gallardshold Helt Idolone Immuron Krinklehorn Kragsfell Krestle Lolle Maelligh New Myssar Nydds Phannus River's Rest Solhaven The Swale Tamzyrr Ubl Vornavis Waterford Wehnimer's Landing
Famous Humans:	Rulers of the Turamzzyrian Empire Veta Villaune Rone Wehnimer

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 The '''Tehir''' are the various tribes of nomadic people that dwell in the [[Sea of Fire]].  Usually human, they have adapted to the harsh conditions of the desert, migrating from oasis to oasis.  They are known to herd goats and [[yierka]]s.
+''For extended documentation on the Tehir, see [[The Tehir - A Primer]] and [[Life and Being in the Sea of Fire]]''.
+__NOTOC__
 == Traditions ==
-Tehir males are known to wear veils over their noses and mouth to show that they have reached adulthood.  Men also usually possess tattoos around the eyes and on the arms.  Women, however, do not usually wear the veils and customarily have tattoos on their faces and necks.  In place of the veils, they will wear a head-scarf to signify marriage.
+Tehir men are known to wear veils over their noses and mouth to show that they have reached adulthood.  Men also usually possess tattoos around the eyes and on the arms.  Women, however, do not usually wear the veils and customarily have tattoos on their faces and necks.  In place of the veils, they will wear a head-scarf to signify marriage.
 Spirit weddings are a tradition of some Tehir tribes.  One known spirit-wed individual is [[Avidleigh Tir-na|Avidleigh na-Aorthana]], wed to a white vulture.  In many cases, the spirit-wed are honored as symbols of the spirit protectors; however, in some cases the spirit-wed acts merely as a scapegoat for the tribe's misfortunes.  Spirit-wed are marked as appropriate for their gender -- a woman may have a decorated head-scarf while a male may have decorated veils or elaborate tattoos around his eyes.
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 Although not a tribe, the [[Cult of al-Rakeesh]] is Tehir related.
+==Resources==
-==Behind the Scenes==
+*[[The Tehir - A Primer]]
-===Player Created Material===
+*[[Life and Being in the Sea of Fire]]
-The community of players with Tehir characters has been exceedingly creative and devoted to the culture.  For lack of much information about the Tehir, they have created content to help enrich their roleplaying experience.  Such content includes the aforementioned tribes, as well as the spirit wedding.  While some Tehir characters are roleplayed with discrepancies, there is nothing that officially counters the above information.
-==See Also==
 *[[The Tehir: Life and being in the Sea of Fire (saved post)]]
-==References==
 *[http://www.play.net/gs4/info/tomes/human_guide/human_seareach.asp#seaoffire The Sea of Fire on Play.net]
 *[http://www.play.net/gs4/info/tomes/human_guide/human_tehir.asp Tehir summary on Play.net]
 *[https://www.play.net/gs4/info/races/cultures/tehir Extended discussion of the Tehir on Play.net]
+==Behind the Scenes==
+The community of players with Tehir characters has been exceedingly creative and devoted to the culture.  For lack of much information about the Tehir, they have created content to help enrich their roleplaying experience.  Such content includes the aforementioned tribes, as well as the spirit wedding.  While some Tehir characters are roleplayed with discrepancies, there is nothing that officially counters the above information.
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