Medsuine

"Not many people like to hang out with Medusa's kin. I mean, think about it. One look will kill you, stone dead."

— Sculptor Fean Oparr

Culture

Common Etiquette rules

It's considered common etiquette (when not among Medusine) to wear some form of protective eye covering so that people are not accidentally turned into stone. When within a group of beings that don't consider this a problem, such as a ghosts, gargoyles, certain types of dragons, and of course, other Medusine, then it's common etiquette to *not* wear glasses and to greet one another by giving a compliment (positive or negative) about the other person's eyes. This, they say, allows them to know that they are beings and not "just creatures." For others like gargoyles, who have a fear of meeting another person's eyes in case they can see all the lies piled up inside their soul, this "etiquette" can make talks problematic.

Common Dress code

The dress code varies, but commonly worn are tunics to slip into easily as most Medusine have a half-snake body (very much like a naga or lamia). No pants or trousers are needed, though some do like the comfort skirts or dresses give. Many wear stone as an accessory (circlets, bracelets, necklaces, earrings, etc.) and it's not uncommon to see each individual snake head wearing something unique to them.

Art & Architecture

Some of the highest coveted and highly sought after art pieces in the world are made by Medusine (aka, Medusa's kin). However, the reason they are rare and valuable is that it takes a great deal of effort to slowly freeze a person, plant, or animal to stone in stages. While animals and people are no longer vogue (when it came out that "real" animals and people were being killed to make art plants are in. The best artist is able to choose which pieces of stone to craft from the plant in front of her; for example, if she wanted to "stone" a hibiscus, then she might chose a pink quarts for petal parts, jade for the steam, and possibly peridot for the veins of the plant.