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	\| strain = [[Kuulik]]		\| strain = [[Kuulik]]
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	\| caption = If ever a buckle was swashed, a [[Tenizi]] (🔊 ten-NEET-see) a swashbuckling [[Tenizi]] probably swashed it. Their brand of [[Kuulik]]-ness has made fishermen and seafarers of them all.		\| caption = If ever a buckle was swashed, a [[Tenizi]] (🔊 ten-NEET-see) a swashbuckling [[Tenizi]] probably swashed it. Their brand of [[Kuulik]]-ness has made fishermen and seafarers of them all.
	\| scientific = Homo Ingeniosus Perigrinus		\| scientific = Homo Ingeniosus Perigrinus
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	== Physical Characteristics ==		== Physical Characteristics ==
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	The [[Tenizi]] ~~substrain varies little from~~ the ~~rest of~~ the [[Kuulik]] ~~strain with a typical physical height of~~ around 120cm ~~(4 ft.~~). ~~They differ from other [[Kuulik]] by the coloring of their skin, which is an~~ olive green~~. This color~~ is uniform ~~over their whole~~ body, ~~with the possibility of~~ darker lips.		The [[Tenizi]] share the diminutive proportions common to the [[Kuulik]], standing around 8 Kul (120cm) tall. Their olive-green skin is uniform across the body, sometimes contrasted by darker lips, while their hair is uniformly black. Male-pattern baldness can begin surprisingly early, sometimes by twenty, and both sexes commonly begin to gray around forty. Despite their small stature, [[Tenizi]] tend to remain slim, agile, and physically capable well into old age.

	Their ~~hair~~ is ~~uniformly black~~, with ~~male-pattern baldness occurring~~ in ~~males as young as 20~~. As with ~~nearly every strain~~, ~~both male~~ and ~~female~~ [[Tenizi]] ~~will start~~ to ~~gray around their 40th year~~. They are ~~typically slim and agile even into their waning years~~.		Their most notable advantages are less obvious than their coloring. [[Tenizi]] possess an uncanny sense of direction, seemingly able to determine which way is which whether traveling in daylight or darkness, above ground or below it. They also have an unusual sensitivity to weather, allowing them to anticipate changes in wind, rain, and other conditions with a reliability that approaches the supernatural without actually requiring magic. Their resistance to motion sickness makes them particularly well suited to the ships and airships that serve as their homes and workplaces.

			Like some other [[Kuulik]], certain [[Tenizi]] possess the ability to see in low light. Taken together with their natural sense of direction, weather awareness, agility, and resistance to motion sickness, these traits make the [[Tenizi]] remarkably well adapted to a life in transit. They are not merely [[Kuulik]] who happen to travel. They are a people whose bodies seem to have agreed with the arrangement.
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	== [[Tenizi]] Culture ==		== [[Tenizi]] Culture ==
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	~~The~~ [[Tenizi]] ~~love to travel, and their culture is similar to that of wanderers~~. They ~~may amass wealth and keep it in a safe place, but they~~ are ~~loath~~ to ~~acquire~~ physical ~~goods. Every item~~ they own is an ~~item that they have to transport~~, ~~possibly for~~ the ~~rest of their lives~~. The ~~best gift one can give a~~ [[Tenizi]] is a ~~song or a story that they can carry in their heads as they voyage~~.		Travel is the defining fact of [[Tenizi]] life. They are reluctant to accumulate physical possessions because everything they own must eventually be carried somewhere else. Wealth can be accumulated and stored, but a good song or story is often considered a better gift than an object, since it weighs nothing and can accompany its recipient across the world. The [[Tenizi]] have consequently developed a strong oral tradition, with songs, stories, sayings, and performances forming an important part of life aboard ships, airships, and caravans.

	~~Every~~ [[Tenizi]] is ~~weighed down by superstition. Whether by land~~, ~~sea, or air, traveling in~~ [[~~Otan~~]] ~~can be dangerous or deadly~~. ~~Long before~~ [[~~Wizard~~]]s and [[~~Witch~~]]~~es cast their magical wards,~~ and ~~long before~~ the [[~~Divine~~]]~~s bless their ships, nearly every [[Tenizi]] will perform their own private rituals~~.		Their reputation for precision is nearly as important as their wanderlust. For a [[Tenizi]], being on time is treated almost as a sacred obligation, and this makes them the natural logistical counterpart to their [[Sawdager]] cousins. The [[Sawdager]]s find the markets and make the arrangements; the [[Tenizi]] move the goods and make certain that the promises actually arrive where and when they are supposed to. The [[Uris]] provide the unpleasant incentive when someone gets in the way.

	A [[Tenizi]] ~~might have a~~ lucky shirt ~~that must be worn on the first day of~~ a ~~voyage...~~ or ~~every day of~~ a voyage. ~~They~~ may ~~have other poems~~, ~~sayings~~, ~~rituals~~, ~~or songs that must be invoked or repeated during parts of their journeys~~. ~~Those~~ who ~~believe in~~ the ~~intercessions of gods will not miss the opportunity to pray, often with prayers more elaborate than seasoned~~ [[~~Divine~~]]s.		Superstition is woven deeply into this way of life. Before trusting a [[Wizard]]'s ward, a [[Witch]]'s spell, or a [[Divine]]'s blessing, a [[Tenizi]] is likely to perform some private ritual of their own. A lucky shirt, a repeated poem, a particular song, a turn in a circle, or a carefully chosen oath may all be considered necessary before a voyage begins. Their religious practice is similarly practical: [[Woden]] may be honored, but a sailor might also pray to Mujit, the [[Araldar]] sea god, while an airship sailor might appeal to [[Lyftwynn]]. If there is a god who might help, the [[Tenizi]] see little reason not to ask.

	The performing arts are ~~very important~~ to ~~the~~ [[Tenizi]]. ~~Singing~~, ~~dancing~~, ~~and music~~ are ~~essential to while away the hours~~ at sea ~~(or in the air)~~. ~~The happiest crew~~ is ~~almost assuredly~~ the ~~one with~~ the ~~best musicians. As such, all of~~ [[Kuulik]] ~~culture is permeated with a vast trove of~~ [[Tenizi]] ~~songs~~, ~~though two~~-~~thirds~~ of ~~the~~ [[Kuulik]] ~~population rarely take a step outside their hometowns~~.		The performing arts are therefore more than entertainment. A good crew is expected to have good musicians, and [[Tenizi]] songs have spread throughout [[Kuulik]] culture. Seagoing [[Tenizi]] become connoisseurs of fresh seafood and spend their shore leave wishing their hotel beds would stop moving. Those traveling by land hunt fresh game and become accomplished storytellers and collectors of gossip, while airborne [[Tenizi]] adapt the songs of their maritime cousins to life among the clouds.

			Despite their reputation for commerce, the [[Tenizi]] are not simply merchants at sea. Their own wealth is tied to movement, adventure, and the expansion of the [[Kuulik]] Trade Company's reach. The [[Tenizi]] ideal is expressed in tonnage and knots rather than acres and castles, with the ultimate ambition being the creation of Floating Fortresses: self-sustaining maritime hubs that can roam the coastal waters of [[Otan]] while serving as refuges and trading centers for [[Kuulik]] and foreign merchants alike.
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	== [[Tenizi]] Geography ==		== [[Tenizi]] Geography ==
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	The [[Tenizi]] live and travel ~~anywhere and~~ everywhere in [[Otan]]. ~~They are truly unbounded~~. ~~They~~ are ~~particularly~~ unwelcome in [[~~Garis~~]] and [[~~Sweardaelf~~]] ~~territory~~, ~~but other than those two nations~~, the ~~world~~ is ~~their playground~~.		The [[Tenizi]] have no homeland in the conventional sense. They live and travel almost everywhere in [[Otan]], and their settlements are ships, airships, travelling camps, caravans, inns, and whatever temporary accommodations can be found along the routes of the [[Kuulik]] Trade Company. Entire families may travel together, although an adventurer whose work is particularly dangerous may leave their family safely behind on [[Kuulik]] territory.

			Their greatest concentration is therefore found wherever transportation and trade converge. [[Tenizi]] operate the bulk of the [[Kuulik]] Merchant Navy and Merchant Air Force, and they maintain a network of inns in ports willing to accommodate them. These establishments serve as more than places to sleep: a traveler looking for a captain, a ship, a crew, or passage can often begin the search at a [[Tenizi]] inn. Even where the [[Kuulik]] are unwelcome, there may be a [[Tenizi]] presence operating quietly enough that only someone who knows where to look will find it.

			The [[Tenizi]] also have a role in defending the only territory the [[Kuulik]] formally possess. The [[Kuulik Peninsula]] and its adjacent islands are the recognized territory of the [[Kuulik]] Trade Company, while the [[Uris]] enforce its borders by land and the [[Tenizi]] enforce its sovereignty by sea. Their military forces are not expected to overpower the great armies of [[Otan]]. Instead, the [[Kuulik]] rely heavily on the economic consequences of disrupting their trade network; a nation that makes war on the [[Kuulik]] risks finding important goods suddenly unavailable.

			The [[Tenizi]] ideal lies beyond even these scattered ports and routes. Their greatest ambition is the Floating Fortress, a roaming maritime city-state capable of carrying people, goods, industry, and commerce without depending upon any single nation. These enormous steel-and-timber vessels provide places where [[Kuulik]] merchants and others can conduct business beyond the reach of continental authorities, while allowing the [[Tenizi]] to keep the KTC's supply lines moving even when the seas themselves become dangerous. For a people who regard permanent settlement as almost an inconvenience, a city that can simply sail away is perhaps the most appropriate city imaginable.
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The [[Tenizi]] (Homo Ingeniosus Portitor) operate as the relentless, high-stakes logistics arm of the [[Kuulik]] Trade Company, where an individual’s social standing and self-worth are measured purely by the efficiency and punctuality of their shipments. For a [[Tenizi]], "On Time" is not a goal; it is a sacred vow. Growing up away from the water is as unthinkable to a [[Tenizi]] child as an [[Ungir]] child avoiding the dirt; their very biology and culture are anchored to the rhythmic demands of the tide and the ticking of the clock.

The [[Tenizi]]'s obsession with precision makes them the perfect operational partners for their [[Sawdager]] cousins. While the [[Sawdager]]s act as the "orchestrating" faces of trade, opening markets and brokering deals, the [[Tenizi]] provide the iron-clad distribution network that ensures those promises are fulfilled. Their relationship with the [[Uris]] as enforcers is also key to their ability to stay on time. The [[Uris]] love to crush anything or anyone who gets in the way of a [[Tenizi]] schedule.

[[Tenizi]] ambitions diverge sharply from the terrestrial greed common to other [[Otan]]i strains. While a [[Human]] noble or a [[Grendel]] might lust after stone keeps and sprawling land-tracts, a [[Tenizi]]’s dreams are measured in tonnage and knots. The pinnacle of [[Tenizi]] success is the construction of a Floating Fortress; massive, self-sustaining maritime hubs that circle the coastal waters of [[Otan]] like nomadic city-states.

These fortresses serve as vital "tax-free" refuges for their [[Sawdager]] kin and traders from around the globe, allowing for the exchange of rare and restricted items away from the prying eyes of continental authorities. Within these steel and timber leviatans, the [[Tenizi]] maintain a culture of peak industrial efficiency, ensuring that the KTC’s supply chain remains unbroken, no matter how turbulent the seas of [[Otan]] become.

== Physical Characteristics ==
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The [[Tenizi]] substrain varies little from the rest of the [[Kuulik]] strain with a typical physical height of around 120cm (4 ft.). They differ from other [[Kuulik]] by the coloring of their skin, which is an olive green. This color is uniform over their whole body, with the possibility of darker lips.

Their hair is uniformly black, with male-pattern baldness occurring in males as young as 20. As with nearly every strain, both male and female [[Tenizi]] will start to gray around their 40th year. They are typically slim and agile even into their waning years.
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== [[Tenizi]] Culture ==
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The [[Tenizi]] love to travel, and their culture is similar to that of wanderers. They may amass wealth and keep it in a safe place, but they are loath to acquire physical goods. Every item they own is an item that they have to transport, possibly for the rest of their lives. The best gift one can give a [[Tenizi]] is a song or a story that they can carry in their heads as they voyage.

Every [[Tenizi]] is weighed down by superstition. Whether by land, sea, or air, traveling in [[Otan]] can be dangerous or deadly. Long before [[Wizard]]s and [[Witch]]es cast their magical wards, and long before the [[Divine]]s bless their ships, nearly every [[Tenizi]] will perform their own private rituals.

A [[Tenizi]] might have a lucky shirt that must be worn on the first day of a voyage... or every day of a voyage. They may have other poems, sayings, rituals, or songs that must be invoked or repeated during parts of their journeys. Those who believe in the intercessions of gods will not miss the opportunity to pray, often with prayers more elaborate than seasoned [[Divine]]s.

The performing arts are very important to the [[Tenizi]]. Singing, dancing, and music are essential to while away the hours at sea (or in the air). The happiest crew is almost assuredly the one with the best musicians. As such, all of [[Kuulik]] culture is permeated with a vast trove of [[Tenizi]] songs, though two-thirds of the [[Kuulik]] population rarely take a step outside their hometowns.
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== [[Tenizi]] Geography ==
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The [[Tenizi]] live and travel anywhere and everywhere in [[Otan]]. They are truly unbounded. They are particularly unwelcome in [[Garis]] and [[Sweardaelf]] territory, but other than those two nations, the world is their playground.
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