Appearance in Brevoy

Traditional dress in Brevoy tends to follow the stylings of medieval Russia. Furs and leather are common, as is jewelry made from animal bone/claws or metal. Bright, colorful clothing is worn as a status symbol, with even the poor of the working class doing their best to maintain a clean and neat appearance whenever possible. Socio-economic ranking is an intrinsic component for Brevic culture, so you never want to be mistaken for someone of a lower caste simply because you were careless in your manner of dress.

Men tend to wear their beards big and bushy, with simple, pragmatic hairstyles. Women tend to wear their hair long, often in braids, but done up in a bun during work where it might be a hazard (such as milling or anything with combat). In general, unkempt, natural beauty is seen as the cultural ideal, with makeup being regarded as prop for actors at best, and foreign dishonesty at worst.

In the rural areas of Brevoy, it's not uncommon to see clothing adorned with elements of the people's past barbarian heritage, while the nobility tend to have symbols of their houses worked into their finery, as well as to adorn themselves with styles fashionable in foreign courts (such as the oft-romanticized lost monarchy of Galt).

While there are no laws specifically against nudity or indecent exposure (neither the natural form of the body, nor consensual sexual activity is viewed as taboo if done within one's proper social caste), due to the chilly climate and the use of clothing as a status symbol, public nudity is rarely encountered simply for practical reasons. During the brief but hot summers, however, it's not uncommon to see both sexes unclothed to some degree (often stripped to the waist) for physical outdoor labor (like working the fields) or for recreation (nobody has come up with bathing suits yet, so if you don't want your clothing soaking wet, most swimming is done in the nude).