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This can be seen in Kahak Örd traditions around food. While each individual life is valuable, it is those Kahak Örd who sit higher in their societal hierarchy that eat first at a meal. Those below them then take from what is left, and so on until the last. This tradition may also be noticed in large gatherings with non-Kahaḱi, where individuals will often refrain from eating until others have taken their pick first. It is considered rude for a Kahak Örd to take what might feed others and bring them joy.
===Söhéḱ Prisva===
The Söhéḱ Prisva (''Zoh''-hech ''Pree''-zvah, literally The Council Arrayed on Perches, but most often translated as The Flock Collected) is the cultural leadership of the Kahak Örd in Beacon Space. While they possess no direct political power or control of any specific worlds, the Söhéḱ is incredibly influential in the lives and society of the Kahak Örd. Its members are chosen from amongst the highest ranks of Kahaḱi society, the eldest, the most-iterated clones, and those who have reproduced only with other Kahaḱi.
The Söhéḱ were considered decisive in the decision to let the Kahaḱi biological males die out, and it was the Söhéḱ who pushed many Kahaḱi to work with and join the Children of the Vein. They are often consulted for wisdom by individuals, families, or clans, and they often pass down denouncements of Kahaḱi who are felt to have lost their way, but who haven’t broken any particular laws.
The membership of the Söhéḱ varies greatly, but is often between twenty and forty. Those who join the council often do so for life, and as they pass the age of forty-five, new members are added to reduce the burden of decision making and work placed upon the eldest. No single individual officially leads the Söhéḱ, but subconscious notions of social hierarchy outside the council often results in certain voices carrying more weight.
==Faith==
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The specific bonding rituals and ceremonies come from each Kahak Örd’s faith or personal preference. Because children, in the traditional sense, are often off the table, a much greater weight is placed on love, compatibility, and mutual understanding. Kahak Örd are less likely to consider financial factors or biological compatibility in their consideration of a partner or partners, and are quite happy to bond with non-human aliens.
A second ceremony is also often undertaken following a marriage, involving the presentation of the new couple to the Söhéḱ Prisva by their parents. The Söhéḱ offers wisdom and guidance, but at times also warnings if they disapprove of a particular union. Their opinion is held in high regard, and warnings are often taken as a sign that a marriage will need work to survive, rather than as a prelude to divorce.
Once a bonding is complete, many Kahak Örd still practice Awí Kriḱa (''Ah''-wai ''Kree''-chah, literally the Heart’s Hunt, used to also mean the Marriage Feast). Each partner must hunt together, scavenging and killing food for a meal, cooked over a fire in the wilderness. The Awí Kriḱa may take days, and is often considered analogous to a honeymoon in older human traditions. It is through this tradition that the memory of Uhan Kemaöhk is honored, and the ways of the Kahak Örd are introduced or shared with those they have chosen to love.
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==Other Links==
[[Children of the Vein]]
[[Helocytus]]
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