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|Introduction=[[File:Duranthi_Music.jpg|thumb|A Duranthi musician]]
|Introduction=[[File:Duranthi Musican.jpg|thumb|A Duranthi musician]]
[[Duranthi]] culture is grounded in continuity, patience, and history. As humans heavily influenced by both [[Oras]] (earth) and [[Varunel]] (memory), Duranthi view their cultural institutions as rigid expressions of natural order. Every aspect of their society reflects a deep awareness of time, stone, and transformation.
[[Duranthi]] culture is grounded in continuity, patience, and history. Duranthi view their cultural institutions as unchanging.
|Names and Identity=Names are symbolic and earned over time, reflecting geological events or personal growth. A name may reference stone formation or historical memory.
|Names and Identity=Names are symbolic and earned over time, reflecting historical events or personal growth.
 
|Religion and Spirituality=Duranthi venerate [[Varunel]] as a manifestation of [[Daathir]], the greater consciousness of all mater.
Examples include:
|Language=The [[Orathic]] language is a tonal language.
 
* '''Tahr-Thak''' – “Stone that withstands the tide”
* '''Jek-Lak''' – “Heart of the mountain”
* '''Meh-Thak''' – “Stone formed under pressure”
|Religion and Spirituality=Duranthi venerate both Oras and Varunel as a manifestation of [[Daathir]], the greater consciousness of all mater.
|Language=The [[Orathic]] language is a tonal language that utilizes echoes to convey different meaning.
|Literature and Oral Traditions=Literature is almost always historical in nature.
|Literature and Oral Traditions=Literature is almost always historical in nature.


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Dance is deliberate and weighty, mimicking erosion or tectonic uplift.
Dance is deliberate and weighty, mimicking erosion or tectonic uplift.
|Art and Craftsmanship=[[File:Durnathi Artisan.jpg|thumb|A Duranthi Artisan]]
|Art and Craftsmanship=[[File:Duranthi Artisan.jpg|thumb|A Duranthi Artisan]]
Duranthi art is exclusively stone-based. Aesthetic values emphasize geometric form, symmetry, and long-term transformation.
Duranthi art is mostly stone-based. Aesthetic values emphasize geometric form, symmetry, and long-term transformation.


Artistic forms:
Artistic forms:
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|Clothing and Adornments=Duranthi wear simple robes to keep in line with their ancestors. New dress or styles are frowned upon in Duranthi society.
|Clothing and Adornments=Duranthi wear simple robes to keep in line with their ancestors. New dress or styles are frowned upon in Duranthi society.
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[[Category:Duranthi]]

Latest revision as of 20:37, 17 April 2025

Introduction

A Duranthi musician

Duranthi culture is grounded in continuity, patience, and history. Duranthi view their cultural institutions as unchanging.

Names and Identity

Names are symbolic and earned over time, reflecting historical events or personal growth.

Religion and Spirituality

Duranthi venerate Varunel as a manifestation of Daathir, the greater consciousness of all mater.

Language

The Orathic language is a tonal language.

Literature and Oral Traditions

Literature is almost always historical in nature.

Notable works:

  • The Songs of Stone – A poetic reflection on Terasil’s landscapes
  • The Endless Echo – A philosophical meditation on cyclical time
  • The First Fracture – An historical narrative of the Erosion Wars

Music and Dance

Duranthi music emphasizes deep percussive rhythms. Instruments include:

  • Resonant Drums – Hollowed stone drums
  • Chime Pillars – Struck vertical monoliths
  • Stone Flutes – flutes that harmonize in caves

Dance is deliberate and weighty, mimicking erosion or tectonic uplift.

Art and Craftsmanship

A Duranthi Artisan

Duranthi art is mostly stone-based. Aesthetic values emphasize geometric form, symmetry, and long-term transformation.

Artistic forms:

  • Living Carvings – Statues designed to shift over centuries
  • Monolithic Murals – Wall reliefs encoding mythic memory
  • Sacred Obelisks – Resonant markers of cultural significance

Clothing and Adornments

Duranthi wear simple robes to keep in line with their ancestors. New dress or styles are frowned upon in Duranthi society.


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