B' ROHG! B ROHG!

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"B' ROHG! B ROHG!" Is another common game for younger Gith children usually played on a child's name day or after feasts or during times of astrological import, It also serves a social purpose of public rewards and punishments and the gith concept of "justice". It usually involves the honoring of a child for either their name day celebration or perhaps in light of some exceptional act of bravery or cunning.

The honored child plays the "B rohg" and is blindfolded and given a barbed stick. The honored child then gets to pick six other Gith children to be the "drakes hatchlings" Children who have usually fallen out of favor.....or..in most cases those who had wronged the honored child..usually their own siblings. They are also blindfolded.

Drake's hatchlings must stay within a small area that is surrounded by a semi circle of now very drunk adults, as the "B rohg" swings it's stick trying to find and hit them. As it gets close to them the adults outside the circle yell out "B' rohg! B rohg!"..letting the "drake's hatchlings" know that the B rohg is near ..and by extension letting the B rohg know that they are also close to their prey.

Usually this ends after 15 mins or so, with either the "B' rohg!" giving at least one of them a good beating or they manage to evade him by listening to the warnings and footsteps and knowing when to duck.

Regardless the matter between the children is considered settled and no further actions of retaliation will be ..openly tolerated...but well done private acts of revenge known as "pranks" are sometimes quietly encouraged for the amusement of adults.

Source-Luopolus-A former human caravan guard for House Vordon, who was a long term prisoner.