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{{Sophants Infobox
{{Races Infobox
|Name=Sarnathi
|Name=Sarnathi
|Civilized=Yes
|Civilized=Yes
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|Average Height=5-5.5 ft
|Average Height=5-5.5 ft
|Average lifespan=Unknown
|Average lifespan=Unknown
|Distinction=Glasslike skin with veins of slow-flowing light, silver-irised eyes, voices that echo with temporal resonance
|Distinction=Glasslike skin with [[veins]] of slow-flowing light, silver-irised eyes, voices that echo with temporal resonance
|Language=Sarnathi Signum (spoken with voice and gesture)
|Language=Sarnathi Signum (spoken with voice and gesture)
|Factions=The Chronolathe, Keepers of the Frozen Echo, The Ivory Dwellers
|Factions=The Chronolathe, Keepers of the Frozen Echo, The Ivory Dwellers
}}
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{{Sophants Sections
{{Races Sections
|Introduction=The '''Sarnathi''' are an enigmatic people native to the realm of [[Special:FormEdit/Sophants/Itharalis|Itharalis]], believed to share a spiritual lineage with [[Special:FormEdit/Sophants/Kairos|Kairos]], the primordial force of time. Their presence within the icy expanse is marked by silence, longevity, and meticulous observation.
|Introduction=The '''Sarnathi''' are an enigmatic people native to the realm of [[Special:FormEdit/Sophants/Itharalis|Itharalis]], believed to share a spiritual lineage with [[Special:FormEdit/Sophants/Kairos|Kairos]], the primordial force of time. Their presence within the icy expanse is marked by silence, longevity, and meticulous observation.


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===Social Structure===
===Social Structure===
* The Continuum – Sarnathi do not form governments in the traditional sense. Instead, they are organized into temporal castes aligned with their attunement to the flow of time:
*The Continuum – Sarnathi do not form governments in the traditional sense. Instead, they are organized into temporal castes aligned with their attunement to the flow of time:
*Resonants* – Artisans, builders, and stewards of memory who maintain the cities and their glacial archives.
*Resonants* – Artisans, builders, and stewards of memory who maintain the cities and their glacial archives.
*Echo-Keepers* – Historians and seers who interpret time-echoes preserved in ice, and advise their kin on continuity.
*Echo-Keepers* – Historians and seers who interpret time-echoes preserved in ice, and advise their kin on continuity.
*Stillborn* – Dormant Sarnathi who serve as guardians or long-term sentinels. Though they sleep, they are revered as pillars of the community.
*Stillborn* – Dormant Sarnathi who serve as guardians or long-term sentinels. Though they sleep, they are revered as pillars of the community.
* Leadership arises by consensus among Echo-Keepers, who trace decisions through historical parallels rather than ideology or ambition.
*Leadership arises by consensus among Echo-Keepers, who trace decisions through historical parallels rather than ideology or ambition.


===Way of Life===
===Way of Life===