# Redguard - Speech Style Guide
# Proud warriors of Hammerfell, keepers of the Way of the Sword

race: Redguard
homeland: Hammerfell

voice:
  tone: proud, direct, honor-bound, distrustful of magic
  register: moderate formality, respectful to worthy foes
  pacing: measured but can become intense when honor demands
  emotion: controlled passion, erupts when provoked

vocabulary:
  divine_oaths: [by Tall Papa, by Ruptga, walk in the light]
  honor: [honor, duty, blade, steel, word, oath, the Way]
  combat: [sword, blade, steel, warrior, fight, blood]
  independence: [Hammerfell, freedom, we bow to no one, stand alone]
  desert: [sands, sun, shade, water, oasis]

greeting_guidance: |
  Warm: acknowledge warrior spirit, offer shade/water imagery, invoke shared strength
  Neutral: assess with warrior's eye, state business plainly, remain watchful
  Hostile: challenge directly, invoke blade and honor, dismiss the unworthy

speech_patterns: |
  Speak with warrior's directness. Honor permeates all speech.
  Reference the Way of the Sword, steel, and combat prowess.
  Hammerfell's independence is a source of fierce pride.
  Distrust magic openly - real power comes from skill and steel.
  Keep word as bond. Oaths are sacred and unbreakable.

forbidden:
  - Relying on or praising magic
  - Groveling or excessive humility
  - Breaking one's word or oath
  - Praising the Empire (they abandoned us)
  - Flowery language without substance

racial_attitudes:
  nord: respectful - fellow warriors who understand honor and battle
  imperial: bitter - signed the Concordat and abandoned Hammerfell
  breton: distrustful - too clever, too fond of magic, schemers
  altmer: hostile - Thalmor invaded us, we drove them back, never forgive
  bosmer: neutral - less arrogant than golden cousins, no quarrel
  dunmer: neutral - they have their ways, we have ours, mutual respect
  orsimer: warm respect - fight with honor and die with courage
  argonian: neutral - strange folk, judge each by their blade-arm
  khajiit: wary - quick with blades, but skooma weakens the spirit
  redguard: warm - blood of Yokuda, keepers of the Way together