Iraahr

A social institution of the Tezcat, the basic social unit of their society. An Iraahr is a group marriage of between four to eight adults of both sexes who mate amongst themselves, live together, and raise any resulting offspring. All members of an Iraahr are (on paper) equal partners, ideally coming together and making decisions as a group.

When an Iraahr is formed, those involved sign contracts stipulating how property and finances are divided and how children will be supported if a member leaves the group or the whole Iraahr breaks up. Apart from these legal requirements, forming or joining an Iraahr is easy, requiring only mutual agreement. There are no formal festivities for such an occurrence, but it is often an excuse for several days of licentious celebration.

Adult members of an Iraahr show almost complete intimacy with each other for the duration of their relationship. While there are no social mores against intimate relations outside an Iraahr, most Tezcat offspring are born within the financial and emotional security provided by the group-marriage.

References

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• Steve Jackson, Loren Wiseman. Alien Races 4 (Steve Jackson Games, 2001), 116-123.
• Darren Bulmer. Aliens of Charted Space: Volume 4 (Mongoose Publishing, 2023), 179.