Category: Petran
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The Cycle of Endowment
The predominant religion practiced among the Kith’iri is known as The Cycle of Endowment. This is not a faith based on an external creator god, but rather a philosophical and spiritual framework that explains and sanctifies their unique, two-stage life cycle. It is a deeply introspective religion focused on the gathering of knowledge and experience…
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Ruling Nobility
The Kith’iri Seekers Species Kith’iri mobilis. The Seekers are the active, mobile, and youthful stage of the Kith’iri race. They are the explorers, diplomats, merchants, and information-gatherers of their society, forming the public face of the nobility. They are driven by an innate desire to learn and experience the world. Physical Form and Sensory Traits…
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Petran Concordat
The Petran Concordat is the formal name for both the nation and the unique culture that inhabits it. It is a vast, scholarly nation carved into a massive network of submarine canyons. The name derives from “Petra,” for the stone that is their home and canvas, and “Concordat,” for the ancient pact of joint rule…
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Culture of Petran Concordat
An avatar entering the vast, deep-ocean basin of the Petran Concordat finds themselves in a nation that is both a city and a living being, a library and a god. The culture is ancient, patient, and deeply introspective, shaped by the stone of its canyon home and the unique life cycle of its divine rulers.…
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Arenite Tongue
The common national language of the Petran Concordat is formally known as Arenite, named after the sandstone that forms the nation’s body and soul. Arenite is an ancient, deeply complex language that serves not only as the primary means of communication but also as the foundation of the Concordat’s culture of scholarship, record-keeping, and patience.…