Family in Tubor
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.
