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|Inhabitants Name=Kuthar | |Inhabitants Name=Kuthar | ||
|Plural=Kutharen | |Plural=Kutharen | ||
|Image=[[File:Kuthar | |Image=[[File:Kuthar - General 01.jpg|center|frameless]] | ||
|Capital=Vurthan Shaft | |Capital=Vurthan Shaft | ||
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|Introduction=The Kutharen are winged people who have mastered the winds of Orrakar, gliding effortlessly between its towering mesas and sheer canyon walls. Preferring the heights, they build their settlements in the sky, woven cities suspended between rock spires, swaying gently with the shifting landscape. | |Introduction=The Kutharen are winged people who have mastered the winds of Orrakar, gliding effortlessly between its towering mesas and sheer canyon walls. Preferring the heights, they build their settlements in the sky, woven cities suspended between rock spires, swaying gently with the shifting landscape. | ||
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From the vast plateau capital of Vurthan Shaft to the cliffside spiritual outpost of Vash-Tul, the Kutharen thrive in a world of constant change, their red-eyed hunters and gliding gatherers watching over the canyons below. | From the vast plateau capital of Vurthan Shaft to the cliffside spiritual outpost of Vash-Tul, the Kutharen thrive in a world of constant change, their red-eyed hunters and gliding gatherers watching over the canyons below. | ||
|Physical | |Biology and Physical Traits=*Nocturnal Gliders – While capable of brief bursts of powered flight, Kutharen primarily glide on the canyon winds, using their elongated limbs and leathery wings to soar between mesas with minimal effort. | ||
*Enhanced Night Vision – Adapted for a world of deep canyons and twilight hunting, Kutharen possess highly sensitive eyes that allow them to see clearly in near-total darkness. Their large, red-hued eyes pick up faint traces of movement, making them skilled nocturnal foragers and hunters. | *Enhanced Night Vision – Adapted for a world of deep canyons and twilight hunting, Kutharen possess highly sensitive eyes that allow them to see clearly in near-total darkness. Their large, red-hued eyes pick up faint traces of movement, making them skilled nocturnal foragers and hunters. | ||
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*Dust-Resistant Fur & Skin Frills – Their bodies are covered in fine, short fur that repels dust and sand, preventing buildup in the harsh, wind-carved canyons. Thin, flexible frills along their necks and shoulders help them sense minute changes in air pressure and temperature, allowing them to read wind currents before they take flight. | *Dust-Resistant Fur & Skin Frills – Their bodies are covered in fine, short fur that repels dust and sand, preventing buildup in the harsh, wind-carved canyons. Thin, flexible frills along their necks and shoulders help them sense minute changes in air pressure and temperature, allowing them to read wind currents before they take flight. | ||
|Culture and Society=[[File:Kuthar | |Culture and Society=[[File:Kuthar - General 04.jpg|thumb|A Kuthar keeps a vigilant watch.]]The Kutharen have found stability in the heights, where erosion is slower, and wind currents are predictable. They have cultivated a lifestyle centered on patience, precision, and harmony with the land. | ||
*Mesa Farming & Cultivation - The Kutharen are cultivators, using their height advantage to grow crops and farm airborne insects, which they harvest as a primary food source. They weave hanging gardens of drought-resistant fruiting vines, anchored to the rock with woven sinew and hardened resin. Swarms of hive-kept burrow gnats and nectar wasps are carefully bred in hollowed-out rock chambers, producing honey-like nectar that sustains both the insects and the Kutharen. | *Mesa Farming & Cultivation - The Kutharen are cultivators, using their height advantage to grow crops and farm airborne insects, which they harvest as a primary food source. They weave hanging gardens of drought-resistant fruiting vines, anchored to the rock with woven sinew and hardened resin. Swarms of hive-kept burrow gnats and nectar wasps are carefully bred in hollowed-out rock chambers, producing honey-like nectar that sustains both the insects and the Kutharen. | ||
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*Philosophy of Endurance & Adaptation - The Kutharen believe that erosion is not destruction, but transformation—nothing is lost, only reshaped. They see their farming and cultivation not as mastery over nature, but as guiding the land toward harmony. Time is viewed cyclically—they measure their years not in numbers, but in the growth of a single orchard tree or the time it takes for a mesa to shift. | *Philosophy of Endurance & Adaptation - The Kutharen believe that erosion is not destruction, but transformation—nothing is lost, only reshaped. They see their farming and cultivation not as mastery over nature, but as guiding the land toward harmony. Time is viewed cyclically—they measure their years not in numbers, but in the growth of a single orchard tree or the time it takes for a mesa to shift. | ||
| | |Mythology and Legends=* The Wind’s Blessing Ritual – Before a young Kutharen builds their first orchard or insect hive, they must climb to a mesa’s highest point and release a bundle of seeds and feathers into the wind, symbolizing their acceptance of change and renewal. | ||
* The Forgotten Flight – Some mesas bear the remains of ancient Kutharen settlements, long abandoned as the land beneath them eroded into the depths below. The Kutharen do not mourn these losses, believing that the spirits of their ancestors still drift upon the canyon winds, whispering their wisdom in the currents. | * The Forgotten Flight – Some mesas bear the remains of ancient Kutharen settlements, long abandoned as the land beneath them eroded into the depths below. The Kutharen do not mourn these losses, believing that the spirits of their ancestors still drift upon the canyon winds, whispering their wisdom in the currents. | ||
|Notable Settlements=[[File:Kuthar | |Notable Settlements=[[File:Kuthar - General 03.jpg|thumb|A Kuthar in Vash-Tul]] | ||
The Kutharen build their homes where the winds are strong, and the land is slow to erode. Their settlements are designed to adapt, shifting with the landscape rather than resisting it. | The Kutharen build their homes where the winds are strong, and the land is slow to erode. Their settlements are designed to adapt, shifting with the landscape rather than resisting it. | ||