Namuril: Difference between revisions

Review: created by Yairan as his warden race (reconciled with accumulation of earth consciousness); history; Domain of Yairan; cm; hidden fields folded into Culture and Society; Path of Yairan
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|Classification=[[:Category:Wardens|Warden]] of Yairan
|Classification=[[:Category:Wardens|Warden]] of Yairan
|Homeland=Domain of Yairan
|Homeland=Domain of Yairan
|Average Height=300–1,500 cm
|Average Height=10–49 ft (3–15 m)
|Average lifespan=Potentially immortal (subject to erosion and geological decay)
|Average lifespan=Potentially immortal (subject to erosion and geological decay)
|Distinction=Living stone beings formed from the consciousness of Dalel's stone; possess deep elemental resonance
|Distinction=Living stone beings formed from the consciousness of Dalel's stone; possess deep elemental resonance
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When the fighting ended, Yairan had lost almost all of Dalel, and the Namuril withdrew with him to the Domain of Yairan. Before leaving the Vale they sealed the [[Gates of Origin]]; the [[Arânzeni]] who arrived in 300 ME found their structures empty. Outside the Domain the Namuril are gone, though reported sightings are taken seriously.
When the fighting ended, Yairan had lost almost all of Dalel, and the Namuril withdrew with him to the Domain of Yairan. Before leaving the Vale they sealed the [[Gates of Origin]]; the [[Arânzeni]] who arrived in 300 ME found their structures empty. Outside the Domain the Namuril are gone, though reported sightings are taken seriously.
|Biology and Physical Traits=Namuril are made of living stone and stand between 300 and 1,500 cm tall. They are potentially immortal, but subject to erosion and geological decay.
|Biology and Physical Traits=Namuril are made of living stone and stand 10–49 ft (3–15 m) tall. They are potentially immortal, but subject to erosion and geological decay.


=== Formation of the Namuril ===
=== Formation of the Namuril ===
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=== Music and dance ===
=== Music and dance ===
[[File:Terassil.ogg|thumb|Namuril music]]
Namuril music emphasizes resonance and percussion: large stone drums, monolithic chime pillars that generate tones, and echo flutes, wind instruments that resonate in caverns. Namuril dance is grounded and slow. It embodies geological forces and often reenacts the formation of land, erosion or the flow of mineral memory.
Namuril music emphasizes resonance and percussion: large stone drums, monolithic chime pillars that generate tones, and echo flutes, wind instruments that resonate in caverns. Namuril dance is grounded and slow. It embodies geological forces and often reenacts the formation of land, erosion or the flow of mineral memory.


=== Art ===
=== Art ===
[[File:Namuril - Art 03.jpg|thumb|A Namuril relief sculpture.]]
All Namuril art is made of stone, and much of it is functional:
All Namuril art is made of stone, and much of it is functional:
* '''Living carvings''' – sculptures designed to change over centuries.
* '''Living carvings''' – sculptures designed to change over centuries.