Vanara

The Fourth Aṣṭagatyaḥ

Basic Information

Anatomy

They are humanoid monkeys, with a long tails, taller than the average man and with longer limbs. They are covered in fur from dead to toe, though their chest, face and the palm of their hands and feet is mostly bare

Genetics and Reproduction

Mammals

Growth Rate & Stages

They age far slower than humans. In fact they reach puperty in 50 years and they're average death is arounf the 300-400 years, with the oldest Vanara ever known having lives as king ad 700 years.

Dietary Needs and Habits

Their diet is similar to monkey's, consisting mainly of vegetables, fruits and nuts.

Additional Information

Social Structure

Clan like structure. The Sage, is usually the oldes of the clan, and is sought when in doub in regards of an important decision. He usually lives in the temple and i escorted by a small guard, but there is not much more to it since after the Scism of the Clans there has not been a particular need of leadership. The Guard, they are the most talented and devoted warriors of the Clan, with the task of keeping out humans and other creatures from their Village

Facial characteristics

Unsettling eyes, a curios mix between human and monkey

Geographic Origin and Distribution

South-West, the glacier Middle South, the jungle North-East, the desert

Average Intelligence

Human-like intelligence, aguamented by Seiðr perception

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

Though they have a human-like intelligence, the have the advantage of animal's more developed senses. Their sense of smell is far better than human's, as a matter of fact, and so is their hearing and equilibrium, though their sight is quite bad. Furthermore they are aided by their strong ability in using and sensing seiðr-

Civilization and Culture

Naming Traditions

They usually give names based on meaning or tradion, using names of ancestors, or soul related Vanara.

Major Organizations

Three Clans: Hanuman (descendants of Nila) Vali Sugrira (descendants of Nala)

Gender Ideals

They have the two standard main gender roles of male and female, with the addition of 'neither' and 'both', which lies in the middle. They are quite open minded, though, and accept any kind of gender and sezuality as long as it is in harmony with the person's chakras and aura, though it is not spoken of until the day of the trials. The Vanara refer to each other with a neutral pronous until the passing of the trails, the day one come into adolthood there is the Confirmation, a celebration in wich the golden ring convering the Soulmark is removed, and the Vanara announces the gender they identify with.

Major Language Groups and Dialects

Vanir, but most of them speaks the Common Language since they once lived among Akians, and kept the language as part of their teachings.

Common Customs, Traditions and Rituals

The Vanara are fighters, their combat style is based on Chakras and they believe in reincarnation. They live in harmony with nature, and their fighting style mirrors this characteristic, pretty similar to Akaians.

History

They're one of the Aṣṭagatyaḥ, and as such they were created with Gea and all its magical creatures.
Once upon a time, they were the ‘army’ of Aka, the secret keepers and the protectors of the realm. Originated from the mountain of Riskshavat, there were three chiefs (Vali, Sugriva, Hanuman), each of them taking over different areas of Gea. The first to make an alliance with them was the Red King Rama, whom was aided by an army in his search of Sita, his companion, and his kidnapper. Nala and Nila, two Vanara, built a bridge to allow him to cross (I don’t know what yet).

Historical Figures

Nala and Nila

Common Myths and Legends

A few generations later, the Sorian Prince found a way to let messages through the barrier and delivered one to the centre of the shield power, the Sacred Tree, as a game. Since only the Royal Family was allowed to the Tree it was the akaian prince who found it. As such began the correspondence between the two, and of course they fell in love. After years of writing to each other, the two princes wanted to meet, but it was not possible to break the barrier, for they knew nothing about how it was formed and they would have not wanted their families to know (furthermore the akaian prince had been taught that the barrier was to protect Gea from war and he was reluctantto destroy it for his own gain), so they looked for a way in or a secret door, until the akain prince remembered that his great-grandfather had told him of a friend of his of the Vanaram very skilled with secret passageways. He reached out to that powerful race and asked for their help.
Nala and Nila, two lovers from different Clans, were moved by his story and accepted to help them. They all arranged to meet in a tunnel deep underground beneath the palace, where the shield had taken a weird form, allowing people on the deserted side of the Vulcano, but not under the palace. The akain prince ha learned that when the barrier was made, the Tree had refused to be cagedm so he had allowed onlu part of his roots to be bound. Half of them were freem though it was a well guarded secret even among the most prominent members of Aka’s royalty. Inside the tunnel the shield was right under the tree and there was where they met.
Though they ould not see each other, they could sense they were near. Nala and Nila chanted for hoursm untuk the two of them could pass through anytime the wanted. “The pathway will open only to the presence of both your souls, we used your magic to open it since they were originally part of the same being. There was already a link there that we could exploit.” The two of them met often after that, at least once a month, but as the years went by, they saw each other less and less. Once they became kings, they had to put their kingdoms first, but they still found time for each other, even if sporadically. Neither of them ever married though, nor took another lover. When they felt their time was near, they met once again, under the Roots of the Sacred Tree and they sat there, each on its own side of the barrier, but shoulder against shoulder, holding hands for one last time. There, old and grey, in the place where they had first met, they drew their last breath, a faint smile on their lips, because even though their love had been difficult, they could not regret a second of it.
Soon after their death, Nala and Nila went to the passage, but their bodies weren’t there anymore, but two roots t could be seen, breaking the roof of the tunnel, piercing the hard ground. A small ribbon was wrapped around each of the, and the Vanara recognized them as the two charms they had gifted them the day they became kings. On the branch outside the shield was a red ribbon, the Blue King’s, while on the roots on the inside, was the blue one, which had belonged to the Red King. As they came out from the tunnel they thought that maybe even now the Sacred Tree held, together with the souls of every Red King in history, also the soul of one Blue King.

Interspecies Relations and Assumptions

Allied with Akaian, but otherwise standoffish and solitary, though not for contempt, but because of their solitary lifestyle.

Scientific Name

Aṣṭagatyaḥ

Origin/Ancestry

Born of Seiðr

Lifespan

300 years

Average Height

2-2.5 meters

Average Weight

80-90 kg

Average Physique

Tall, lean and muscled. They are usually very agile and skilled climbers.

Body Tint, Colouring and Marking

Grey, azure, white, yellow, red, orange, brown They have an unique mark on the tip of their tail, maching with one or more other Vanara. These are called the Soulmarks and signal a maching soul. On the contrary of what's believed almost none of those relationsiphs are romantic in nature, but are at the base of a strong and solid friendship, though there have been a few cases of romantic love.

Related Ethnicities

• Akaian