Hinichi

The Hinichi are a wolfine Pelted race.

Many of them have adopted the Christian religion.

Pronounced hee-nee-chee.^[1]

Appearance

'Wolves-of-all-seasons - winter white, spring's ocher and yellow-brown, summer's deep browns and finally the grey and black of autumn. White ears tipped with black are called 'Mother Mary' ears, acclaimed among the Hinichi for their loveliness. They are prized and rare, considered to have more of the Hinichisene in them than the rest. Winter Hinichi are white and ivory, Autumn is black and gray. Summer is deep browns and reds while spring is yellowish-browns and oranges. ^[2]

Traditions and Religion

The Hinichi have the tradition of Godbraids, known by lowlanders as 'prayer-plaits'. They are braided when you want to remind yourself and God of one of your prayers to Him. If it's a petition, it is braided with faceted crystals, while gratitude is beaded with cabochons. Remembering someone in prayers is beaded with metal beads and little decorations that remind you of that person. Each braid is for a separate prayer.

There are different sects of Hinichi religious thought. One is the pruscha - they are a much stricter sect and believe that pride is the worst of the seven deadly sins. They preach that babies born appearing too 'human' are demons sent to tempt the Hinichi into breeding themselves to appear as the Messiah did. The sathet sect is much less strict and does not have the same belief on Hinichi that appear more human than wolfine.

They also stuff things with their shed fur to give as gifts: pillows, dolls, etc.

Naming Conventions

The Hinichi’s names are usually Scottish or Irish-derived with added Biblical first names. They observe surname conventions as well, based on blood family ties. The Guardkin, who consider themselves and the Hinichi brethren races, typically follow their conventions with additional Welsh influences… though they trace blood ties using ‘son/daughter of [name and name]’ and use a second surname to denote the family of the Hinichi handlers primarily responsible for their care, if they have one.^[3]