The spirits

Basic Information

Anatomy

Each spirits anatomy is very different, some spirits go for a more animal looking form while others go for a more human looking form. Some have more limbs then others, some are more muscular looking, some are short, some are tall. It really just depends on the spirit and what form they have taken.

Biological Traits

Spirits are immortal. Most spirits have been around of thousands of years, way before any Guardian or human. Their ghost like creatures so they don't weigh anything either. A spirits height depends on what form they've taken.

Genetics and Reproduction

Spirits don't reproduce at all. Some can create things like the water spirit but others can't. Most spirits are hundreds of thousands of years old as they were all created by either the Moon or Sun Stone. Some spirits have had romantic relationships before but their incapeaple of mating.

Growth Rate & Stages

Spirts don't age physically but they can age mentally. However some spirits can developed or get things when they turn a certain age.

Ecology and Habitats

Spirits live in any of the natural parts of Garda. Some live in forests, others in seas, rivers and lakes, some even in the sky (those are rare though), deserts, valley's, wastelands or even abandoned places. Places Guardians don't go often.  In their habitats, some spirits protect and help keep their habitat safe (like the nature sprit Clantha, the water spirit, the fares, etc) while others feed off of what's there to grow more powerful.

Dietary Needs and Habits

Spirits cannot and will not eat. They don't need to and think it's really gross actually.

Biological Cycle

Most spirits aren't effected by seasonal changes, in some cases the changes help their abilities.

Additional Information

Social Structure

So the spirits don't really have a social structure, they just kinda do their own thing in whatever they live. Most spirits actually most spirits hate each other.

Domestication

Haha no... no, I'd like to see someone try and 'domesticate' them.

Uses, Products & Exploitation

Depending on how much the spirit likes/dislikes Guardians and their abilities some spirits help Guardians. Guardians can ask a spirit to tell the future or help with the crops or something like that. That's only if a spirit is willing to. Other than that, spirits are mostly left alone.

Average Intelligence

Sprits are more much more intelligent then Guardians, they've been around of thousands of years so they know their stuff.

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

Again it differs from each spirit what they can do. One thing all spirits have in common though, is that they all have magical abilities that came from either the Moon or Sun Stone. An example: The nature spirit, Calantha, takes a more human looking form. She's able to grow poisonous veins and control the plants in the forest. Her ears are pointy so like an animal so that helps her hear better.

Civilization and Culture

Naming Traditions

The spirits have named themselves and their names normally mean something about them.  Examples; Calantha-Flower, plant Imka-Water  Mandla- Strength

Beauty Ideals

Some spirits are obviously more beautiful than others depending on the form they take, their idea of what's beauty and what isn't they just take from Guardians.

Gender Ideals

There's no gender ideals for spirits, if you take a male or female form, they don't really care.

Courtship Ideals

Spirits don't really 'date' or like I said earlier mate but they have been spirits in the past who have developed  some romantic attraction to another spirit. If spirits want to develop a romantic relationship they can sometimes do this thing to which call 'bonded forever' which was invented by a spirit after they fell in love with another spirit. What they do is find a tree called a love blossom tree, pick a flower from it and give a piece of the flower to each other to hold on for eternity. In their eyes if they do that, they're certain to be together forever as it's believed the flower as some sort pf secret magic that's binds people together. Guardians sometimes do it too. 

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Major Language Groups and Dialects

Spirits can understand most of the languages Guardians speak as they've had thousands of years to learn. Those languages are, Greek, Arabic, Inuktitut, Japanese and then learnt how to speak Mandarin after the War Kingdom was formed.

Culture and Cultural Heritage

Some spirits are inspired off of different cultures. Some from Japanese folklore (example the whisperers), Chinese mythology, Inuit spirits and Greek mythology.

Common Customs, Traditions and Rituals

Spirits don't have any widespread traditions however some spirits have their own traditions in their own communities such as Imka, the fares and the whisperers.

History

Spirits were the first inhabitants of Garda. They were created either by the Sun Stone or the Moon Stone. Alone with the normal spirits, dark spirits were created by another force and terrorised the other spirits. The leader of the dark spirits, Runihura, stole the Moon and Sun Stone and left them somewhere in Earth. This left the spirits severely weakend  and as Garda fell under Runihura's control, Garda slowly began to die. 
That was until Queen Anita and King Kushim got the Stone's powers and stopped Runihura. They returned the Stone's to their rightful place and vowed to protect Garda and Earth for as long as they lived and through their decedents. Anita and Kushim made a deal with the spirits, promising to protect them and leave them alone as long as they didn't harm them and they agreed. The spirits continue to keep that promise. Even though some may not like guardians and others with mess with them they will never go out of their way to hurt guardians...unless they hurt them. 
The spirits continue to leave along side guardians and some even aided them in helping end the war.

Historical Figures

Well some spirits are more well known as others, such as Runihura who is globally hated by all spirits.

Interspecies Relations and Assumptions

• Guardians- Some spirits like them, others don't but like I said they made a promise to leave each other alone so they're doing that. 
• Humans-They think they're disgusting. They also think they're really weird too like imagine not being to magic am I right?
• Whisperers-They're half spirits and overall friendly so they don't mind them too much. 
• Werewolves- They actually like them surprisingly as they've never caused trouble for them and they both share a common factor, they're species was created too. They also share a past of some guardians/humans wanting to get rid of them for some reason and being mistreated so they understand them. 

Origin/Ancestry

Spirits can range from multiple different cultures, some are inspired from Japanese folklore, some Greek myths and some Chinese spirits and native spirits but all spirits are from Garda.

Conservation Status

The spirits of Garda are protected by the oracle, they're kept out of harms way from curious Guardians.

Average Height

Depends on the form.

Average Length

depends on the form

Related Organizations

• The Afterworld
• The followers of Runihura