Auran
Naming Traditions
Family names
Auran Familial names tend to consist of hard, syllabic sounds.
Culture
Major language groups and dialects
Common, Auran
Culture and cultural heritage
Nested Communities
Auran culture centers around their grand spires, which serve as both temples to Wylthari and exquisite archives. Radiating from the tower, a shamble of wooden structures serve as housing for the clipped.Shared customary codes and values
Auran devote the entirety of their existence to serving their god, Wylthari.
Common Dress code
Auran attire is minimalistic, but a large majority wear monastic scapulars to symbolize their devotion. All clothes are sleeveless to permit unrestricted movement in flight.
Art & Architecture
Spires of Stone
Auran rely heavily upon the Terran to carve their towers from mountaintops. This trade benefits both parties, as the Terran utilize the excess stone for the construction of their towns. As such, Auran spires are an enigma for those unaware, as their architecture is vastly different from the sprawling wooden cityscape below.Expert Cartographers
Auran express their culture through masterful maps that document the floating isles and their rotational paths on the crosswinds of Verosa. The finest cartographers also incorporate subtle magic into their work that allow the landmasses to shift on the paper respective to their real world location. The epitome of Auran craft is defined by their greatest creation, the Archivist's Sphere - an artifact that stores all of Verosa's past, current, and future geographical data.Common Customs, traditions and rituals
Divine Scribes
All Auran record their lives; to them, archiving data, stories, and experiences shows reverence for Wylthari. On the last day of each season, Auran gather within their spires to devote a copy of their journals to Wylthari, share their experiences with others, and atone for their wrongdoings.Coming of Age Rites
The Navigator's Trial
As a demonstration of the skills they developed during their first two years, Auran are tasked with successfully navigating through the Celestial Tempest to a tranquil island that sits in its eye, where a holy mark is painted on their foreheads. They must then navigate out of the tempest without tarnishing the mark, a feat that requires great dexterity and exquisite intuition. If they prove successful, they are welcomed with open arms into society. Those who fail are clipped, earthbound for eternity.Ideals
Beauty Ideals
Beauty among the Auran is largely defined by caste.
Major organizations
Guilds
The Messenger's Guild
The Archivist's Guild
The Cartographer's Guild
Military Organizations
Thundercloaks
Talons
Related Organizations
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