socialstructure

Lochkray Social Order & Structure

The majority of Lochkray are female. It is estimated that only 25%
of Lochkray are male, leading to some speculation that many
Lochkray males are killed at birth

What little is known of the Lochkray social structure is that it is
primarily matriarchal, due to the gender population gap. Their
primary leaders are all female, leading up to a single "Queen"
Lochkray. However, this "Queen", unlike the rest of the
Lochkray population, takes on only a single mate. This mate, a
male, supersedes the authority of the "Queen", making his the
greatest power - That of a "King". While all of the positions of
authority in the hierarchal structure of the Lochkray belong to
their females, this lone male has the highest control.

Much of this knowledge was gained in the 10th century. The knowledge gained then helped in
devising the most effective methods of decimating the Lochkray population. Unfortunately, due
to how long ago the information was garnered and recorded, and the drastic population reduction
over the centuries, it can only be speculated that the remaining Lochkray still follow a similar
pattern of male/female hierarchy in this day.

There has even been theory and evidence on the subject of a lower class of "half-breed"
Lochkray - a blend of human and Lochkray. Differing in traditional appearance of full-blooded
Lochkray (having hair, differing eye colour, less robust in stature), as well as not being able to
feed on humans, they are said to maintain the Lochkray culture, willingly working as a serving
class for their Lochkray family. It is unknown why a Lochkray would choose to breed with a human,
except possibly for the sole purpose of creating and maintaining a slave population obligated to
loyalty.

While it can only be speculated as to
the exact way that the Lochkray
hierarchy operates, this table
illustrates how it is believed that they
function socially.

QUEEN

local
population
leader

General Population - Female

Half-breed Serving Class (male & Female)

Petroglyph art (carving on rock) is common throughout the
world. Similarities in character design have been observed by
archaeologists in completely independent ancient populations,
on opposite sides of the world.
Theories abound as to the reasons for these artistic similarities.
Ancient Lochkray used rock carving as a form of
communication, and this written language was consistent for all
of their societies. While later humans would continue the
images in many of the same locations - as well as imitate and
emulate existing images - knowing what to look for can allow a
person to accurately identify Lochkray text within petroglyph
sites.
This shows how Lochkray society affected human societies in
the past.

Lochkray writing

Detail of Lochkray writing

Human petroglyph. Added
after Lochkray writing

King

General Population - Male