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men
All Algar outer garments are leather. Soft boots, baggy'legged
trousers. Metal-studded vests (much like Tartars or Mongols) add in
winter wool shirts, socks and under trousers. Also heavy wool capes.
Swords are curved (scimitars or sabers) lances and a short bow.
Ropes are used (in conjunction with a lance-like pole - no lariats).
Armor - steel-plated leather coats, pot-like helmets with a
chainmail head and neck cover. Men's heads are shaved except for a long
'scalp-lock. Moustaches but no beards.
women
Same clothes as men. Hair worn in a pony-tail style.
COMMERCE
Strictly barter. Items needed by the clans are purchased by the
Clanchief and bestowed as gifts. Lively trade between clans in weapons,
livestock (breeding stock usually) and useful items.
RANK
Chief of the Clan-chiefs.
CLAN-CHIEFS
Tribal leaders members of the council of clans. 20 in all.
HERD-MASTERS
Heads of subclans, responsible for segments of the herd. Five or six
to a clan.
WARRIORS
All Algar men are warriors. Even the women are war-like.
MODE OF ADDRESS
To the KingCho' an Algar word signifying chief of chiefs. Except for
the King, all others are addressed by name and most courteously.
MANNERS
Algars tend to be a bit more formal than other Alorns. Elaborate
etiquette about who eats first, seating, etc. Very touchy about insults.
Gifts are the very heart of Algar social relations. Everybody gives
gifts to everybody.
POPULATION
Scarcely more than 100,000 living in their wagon-cities.
HOLIDAYS
Erastide
Festival of Belar
Breeding time - Fall - gathering of dans for mingling herds
Dropping time - Spring - the calving and foaling
Algar's birthday