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* ''The Songs of Stone'' – A poetic reflection on Terasil’s landscapes
* ''The Songs of Stone'' – A poetic reflection on Terasil’s landscapes
* ''The Endless Echo'' – A philosophical meditation on cyclical time
* ''The Endless Echo'' – A philosophical meditation on time
* ''The First Fracture'' – An historical narrative of the [[Erosion Wars]]
* ''The First Fracture'' – An historical narrative of the [[Erosion Wars]]
|Music and Dance=Duranthi music emphasizes deep percussive rhythms. Instruments include:
|Music and Dance=Duranthi music emphasizes deep percussive rhythms.
 
* '''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.
Dance is deliberate and weighty, mimicking erosion or tectonic uplift.
|Art and Craftsmanship=[[File:Duranthi Artisan.jpg|thumb|A Duranthi Artisan]]
|Art and Craftsmanship=[[File:Duranthi Female Painting 01.jpg|thumb|A painting of a Duranthi woman]]
Duranthi art is mostly stone-based. Aesthetic values emphasize geometric form, symmetry, and long-term transformation.
Duranthi art popularly consists of sculptures and classical paintings.
 
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.
|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]]

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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 time
  • The First Fracture – An historical narrative of the Erosion Wars

Music and Dance

Duranthi music emphasizes deep percussive rhythms.

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

Art and Craftsmanship

A painting of a Duranthi woman

Duranthi art popularly consists of sculptures and classical paintings.

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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