Livro sobre quase extinta raça guerreira com três castas: sen, kaa, ker

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Os alienígenas deste livro são uma raça mercenária humanóide alienígena, lutando por alguns outros alienígenas, contra os humanos.

O Ker é o lutador, o sen é o sábio e o kaa é a família / não combatente. Seu clã é quase exterminado porque tanto seus patrões quanto a humanidade os temem, e os últimos sobreviventes vão em direção ao planeta natal de sua raça, junto com um humano cativo, que aprende sobre seus caminhos.

Os outros alienígenas são alguns alienígenas parecidos com bolhas, com pouca variedade genética.

Toque em algum sino?

    
por Oriane 16.11.2014 / 18:24

1 resposta

Esta é a " Trilogia do Sol Faded " de C. J. Cherryh

As castas a que você está se referindo são o Kel, o Sen e o Kath

Por wikipedia ;

The mri are divided into a rigid structure of three castes: kel, sen, and kath. These are functional rather than hereditary castes, but each has a clearly defined role in their society, and the mri regard any change in those traditional functions as completely unacceptable.

Kel are warriors, and dress in black. Because they interact with outsiders, they veil their faces to preserve the privacy of the People. Furthermore, they are forbidden to read or write, lest they inadvertently betray the ancient secrets of the People. They are masters of both the traditional edged weapons of the People and the modern weapons they use as mercenaries. They play shon’ai, the traditional passing game of the People, with knives.

Sen are scholars, and dress in gold, except for the she’pan or matriarch of the tribe, who dresses in white. They keep the sacred writings of their people, and are celibate. Because they do not interact with outsiders, they do not veil their faces. They play shon’ai with wands.

Kath are the children and those women who do not join either the kel or the sen, and dress in blue. No man past puberty may remain in kath, and those unsuited for kel or sen die. The kath are the lowest caste of the mri, responsible for the upkeep of the tribe's dwellings. Kath play shon’ai with a pair of rounded stones.

    
16.11.2014 / 18:35