The Sickle of Life
The Sickle of Life, while technically a part of Terr'aina, is distant from Terr'ainan culture, and divided by an ocean. The Meal of Life, as people of the Sickle refer to the ocean, is a dangerous and strange place, and most people in the Realms prefer not to think about it. With sea monsters that obey a strange sort of anatomy, the imposing The Crown of the Grey, strange magical occurence and what appears to be the dark reflection of the Windlost Temples among the dark waves, it is little wonder that when transit is necessary to the Sickle, most prefer to go through Kaiyocea.
The people living on the Sickle of Life are little less strange then their dividing ocean. With a completely unique building style, fashion, and set of cultural norms, even to those who have traveled all of the Realms, the Sickle of Life is very discontenting. Strange in a way people often say is hard to put a finger on, The Sickle is dominated by the Cxirost people, a long standing "empire" of sorts, which manages itself somehow. Other offshoots of societies exist, although it is unclear as to why they are separate, and the people seem to have no particular distrust of each others.
Dispassion seems to be the running theme in the Sickle of Life. All who go speak of cities of smooth buildings that are sharply and strangely shaped. Cxirost people have festivals, but with little the charm of a Terr'ainan one or the energy of Aeravan ones. Instead, it usually involves a gathering of people, all silent, performing some ritual incomprehensible to the outside world. The streets in Oxistrah, the capital are usually silent except for the movement of a carriage, door or Magi-Mechanic. Most Cxirost, and people of the Sickle speak in quiet, wispy voices naturally, as if any loudness had been sucked from their body. In fact, many Cxirost seem to be muted in color as well, as if their pigments had been left to age.
Despite the strange parts of their home, people of the Sickle still see outside interaction. Southwest Shoals have a relationship stretching back centuries, and it's believed that the people of the shoals crossed The Meal of Life to enter Kaiyocea before the Shogunate of Kaiyocea. Many of those from the shoals consider the Cxirost and others to be like their distant relatives, with their open and colorful nature blending surprisingly well with the demeanor of the Sickle of Life. Terr'aina and some Aeravan merchants enjoy trade within the Sickle, and thus, the Cxirost have Magi-mechanics, although theirs have been altered by time in a way often intriguing to researchers.
The people living on the Sickle of Life are little less strange then their dividing ocean. With a completely unique building style, fashion, and set of cultural norms, even to those who have traveled all of the Realms, the Sickle of Life is very discontenting. Strange in a way people often say is hard to put a finger on, The Sickle is dominated by the Cxirost people, a long standing "empire" of sorts, which manages itself somehow. Other offshoots of societies exist, although it is unclear as to why they are separate, and the people seem to have no particular distrust of each others.
Dispassion seems to be the running theme in the Sickle of Life. All who go speak of cities of smooth buildings that are sharply and strangely shaped. Cxirost people have festivals, but with little the charm of a Terr'ainan one or the energy of Aeravan ones. Instead, it usually involves a gathering of people, all silent, performing some ritual incomprehensible to the outside world. The streets in Oxistrah, the capital are usually silent except for the movement of a carriage, door or Magi-Mechanic. Most Cxirost, and people of the Sickle speak in quiet, wispy voices naturally, as if any loudness had been sucked from their body. In fact, many Cxirost seem to be muted in color as well, as if their pigments had been left to age.
Despite the strange parts of their home, people of the Sickle still see outside interaction. Southwest Shoals have a relationship stretching back centuries, and it's believed that the people of the shoals crossed The Meal of Life to enter Kaiyocea before the Shogunate of Kaiyocea. Many of those from the shoals consider the Cxirost and others to be like their distant relatives, with their open and colorful nature blending surprisingly well with the demeanor of the Sickle of Life. Terr'aina and some Aeravan merchants enjoy trade within the Sickle, and thus, the Cxirost have Magi-mechanics, although theirs have been altered by time in a way often intriguing to researchers.
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