Editing Council of Kerlile (section)

==Traditions==
Members of the Council are expected to follow many traditions that are not technically enforced by law, however a lack of compliance with these traditions is frowned upon.

Until recently, Council members were forbidden to marry. Marriage is not considered necessary in Kerlile, and many children are born out of wedlock with no societal judgement. Council members were thus expected to have children, in spite of this rule.

Council members who have male children are expected to give the child up for adoption. Outwardly, they are expected to have no contact with their son, however many Council members have been known to secretly remain a part of the child's life.

Daughters of Council members do not have their father named on the birth certificate, and fathers of Council heirs have no rights. In principle, the father is not told of the existence of his daughter and plays no part in her life. In practice, most Council members inform the father and he often is included in the upbringing.

Daughters of Council members are raised by their mother for the first five years of their life, after which they are sent to [[Maytown]] to be educated with the other so-called 'Children of the Council'. This is mandatory in order for the daughter to be able to inherit her Council seat in the future. A girl must remain in this school from the age of five to twelve to secure inheritance rights, however most remain until the age of eighteen.

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