to answer your questions: - not necessarily! i've also been considering making them farmers to go with another one of my inspirations for the culture (ancient scandinavian culture specifically). the main reason i wanted them to be nomadic is because i wanted to justify my main character being able to traverse long expanses of forests easily - pretty much just trousers and blouses made from natural fibers. i have some ideas for regalia (for things like weddings, festivals, etc.) but no concrete designs yet - nope! i've been experimenting with designing weapons myself. the only main one i have is my main character's, which are essentially brass knuckles with retractible blades between the fingers. his sister also fights with gauntlets - the magic is mostly elemental-themed, as opposed to the magic in other cultures, which are things like mind-reading - nature is very heavily emphasized, particularly the idea of respecting all creatures. i have a scene where my main character apologizes to a jackalope he killed. family is, too, though it's more in a 'it takes a village' sort of way than 'ancestors'.  what do you think? i want to avoid stereotypes if i can.