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To the Tubori, family is - in a nutshell - everything.

Every Tubori family is defined differently, an irregular conglomeration of
relatives based on proximity and emotional bonds, headed by a matriarch or
patriarch whose status is based on age and social power. It is not
uncommon for people to be essentially adopted' into a family, referred to
as brothers and sisters despite distant or even no blood relation; some of
these adoptions are sealed with blood pacts between the adoptee and the
family leader. A Tubori has a sacred duty to their family, to look after
its members and strive for their betterment.

'''Marriage:''' Love is feted as the ultimate reason for marriage throughout
Tubor, but the extent to which it truly drives marriage depends on one's
social class. The only definite constant is that Tubori tend to marry much
later than in other duchies, taking their time to find the right partner.

The poorest never have arranged marriages, but marry purely for love.
Those with some means may have arranged marriages, but ones arranged
carefully; potential matches do not progress to courtships unless there is
a spark of chemistry between the couples. The higher in the social ladder
one rises, the more assured it is that any marriage will be strategically
planned, but it is not uncommon for gentry or noble Tubori to wait years
until a match that's both pragmatic and romantic can be assured. Even when
a marriage lacks affection, however, the wedding will be a lavish affair
that makes much ado about the couple's love. Both engagement and marriage
rings are given, and re-commitment ceremonies at milestone years are
common.

'''Divorce/Remarriage:''' The Tubori are romantic but also pragmatic, and as such
they do allow divorces and annulments. The criteria for annulments are far
more generous than in other duchies, but neither an annulment or a divorce
is viewed positively; they are usually seen as mercenary actions that put
some other concern above love. Remarriage after widowing is rarer than in
many duchies, usually only the result of a childless marriage.

'''Children:''' The Tubori have large families, especially those living in more
rural areas; the extra children help till the fields. Birthrates are
especially high among the poor, though children are also frequently lost in
infancy; the lack of charity and the tropical climate create troublingly
high infant mortality in Tubor's most wretched families.

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