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=== Rank suffixes and social order === | === Rank suffixes and social order === | ||
Ruulran society employs a well-known '''[[Social Hierarchy | Ruulran society employs a well-known '''[[Ruulran Social Hierarchy|suffix-based caste notation]]''' appended to personal names. Children customarily inherit the '''lower''' of their parents’ ranks, reinforcing a conservative social fabric centered on lineage and duty to the crown. | ||
==== Renunciation status: ''Na’vortha'' / ''Na’vorthæ'' ==== | ==== Renunciation status: ''Na’vortha'' / ''Na’vorthæ'' ==== | ||
Individuals who '''reject any suffix entirely'''—renouncing place within the caste order—are termed '''[[Na’vortha]]''' (sing.) / '''Na’vorthæ''' (pl.), literally “of no tribe.” This act functions as a form of '''civil self-exile''': Na’vorthæ '''forfeit formal rights''' accorded to Ruulrani citizens and are treated as '''unaligned''' in law and custom. | Individuals who '''reject any suffix entirely'''—renouncing place within the caste order—are termed '''[[Ruulran Social Hierarchy#1.3_Renunciation_&_outcast_status_(Na’vortha_/_Na’vorthæ)|Na’vortha]]''' (sing.) / '''Na’vorthæ''' (pl.), literally “of no tribe.” This act functions as a form of '''civil self-exile''': Na’vorthæ '''forfeit formal rights''' accorded to Ruulrani citizens and are treated as '''unaligned''' in law and custom. | ||
=== Religion === | === Religion === | ||