Oye

The Oye are one of the largest ethnic groups of Okrit and make up a majority of the urban population.

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</image> <label>Total population</label> <label>Regions with significant populations</label> <label>Languages</label> <label>Religion</label> </infobox> Oye society is heavily concentrated around family and blood connections, and they have many strict laws and traditions around marriage, property and inheritance. Foremost to Oye society is the structure of the familial unit, the hierarchy of which is mostly built on age and perceived wisdom. Usually, the oldest & most respected living member of the family is considered the ‘Agak’, an Agak being their respective families’ matriarch/patriarch. The Agak is the spiritual head of the family, and holds great influence on the financial & marital decisions made within that family. The Oye are polygamous; a man can have multiple wives and a woman can have multiple husbands; however only one of the primary members of a marriage can have multiple spouses. In this way, a woman from a powerful family can have multiple husbands, but only if that woman is of high social standing. Within that marriage each of one of her ‘subsidiary‘ husbands - of lower social standing - can only have one wife. This is likewise the same for men, wherein harems are common, but restricted to people of high class. This way, most peasants have monogamous marriages The Oye are very superstitious, especially regarding dreams and black magic, the practitioners of which are referred to as ‘sakate’.