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{{Culture and Society Sections
{{Culture and Society Sections
|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. Duranthi view their cultural institutions as unchanging.
[[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.
|Names and Identity=Names are symbolic and earned over time, reflecting historical events or personal growth.
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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:Durnathi_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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