So it seems that the Kuros were very tightly knit. I have a few questions about that. Since children were raised by the community as a whole, does that mean that the children didn’t know who their blood relatives were? If so, did that lead to any incest? I’m guessing that the Kuros were not free to mate with anyone that wasn’t Kurosian, does that mean they also weren’t allowed to leave the city? And did all of Kuroskind live in the city? Or were there other settlements?

Lost Queen : I can see how it’s confusing, but the children always knew who their parents were (my case is a bit different, but in general). The Kurosian custom was that the parents names are added to the child’s last name depending on the sex. Take for example my son, Havok. His last name is Kaoson, “Son of Kaos” (we stuck with the english translation, since his first name translates to “The Last Son”, otherwise his last name would have been “Kaosvok”. Sounds better in english).

Males tend to take the sire’s name while daughters take the dame’s. We keep intricate records of each family tree, and sometimes during celebrations we’ll make cloaks with the trees on them to show our community who our ancestors were. Society just had a greater hand in raising the young. 

As for the city and other settlements, yes, there used to be hundreds of other cities and villages. Kurosia was simply where we all came from, where our Gods were born and lived. However, over eons of wars and betrayals all other settlements were eventually slain. Our greatest massacre was when the Arkeyans betrayed us and harvested us for our bones. Millions lost their lives and countless cities and settlements were eliminated. Over time, Kurosia was all that was left.