Maanavatan

The people of Maanavata are present on most every spire, but there population is concentrated on their home spire. Maanavatans are considered intelligent and empathetic. Their skin is brown or sepia tone, and they favor shaved heads for both men and women, though some choose to run contrary to this style. Maanavatan's have round faces well into adulthood, and this has lead other nations to stereotype them as always smiling, or as very congenial. Of course, they are no more congenial than any other ethnicity, but they sometimes play into this stereotype, especially when trying to demonstrate their hospitality (which is famous). The reputation of Maanavata is as a nation with nothing, where the people will give you the shirt off your back if you are in need. The reality can be this promising, but of course, is not always. The maanavatan diet is often primarily vegetarian, or 'meat light.'

Naming Traditions

Feminine names

Mahi, Aina, Kanak, Draupati, Sukanya

Masculine names

Jhanda, Amish, Kahoda, Ruldu

Family names

Names are complex in Maanavata. There are names for many different occasions, and each have their own weight. One's given name is meant to be used with strangers. Family will call individuals by a different form of their given name to show closeness or familiarity. Relational names, such as 'younger brother' and 'younger sister' are used throughout society, as a casual or semi-formal method for addressing anyone younger. Similarly, 'older brother,' and 'grandfather' or 'grandmother' may be used to show respect. Family names are usually linked to trades, and can often indicate status. They are used only for business or in a formal sense, and rarely used outside of one's place of work. A person's official name incorporates all of one's names, as well as their father's first name and their mother's first name. Finally, most individuals have a religious name, or if they are not religious, an 'import name' called an 'aayaat naam,' which indicates something important to that particular individual - important enough to be represented as part of one's official identity. When signing, Maanavatans use a unique form of calligraphy which condenses each of these names into a lacing of symbols.