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===~~Levels~~ of ~~Osiari~~ ===

[[File:Osiari Commune 01.jpg|thumb|Painting of an Osiari in communion with a Mature Spirit]]

==== Hikkasi (Student)====

An '''Osiari''' (plural Osiari) is a practitioner of [[Osia]]: a person trained to perceive the [[Spirit|spirits]] present in all things in [[Adaris]], to understand them, and to ask things of them. Osiari are often called upon to mediate between spirits and people.

==== Yarraittu (Disciple)====

==== Hilakkasle (Teacher/Master)====

Each Osiari follows one or more paths of Osia, the traditions devoted to the spirits of a particular [[Primordial Spirit]] or [[Ascendant Spirit]]. Practitioners of a given path are known as its disciples or followers, as in "a disciple of the [[Path of Metihi]]".

==== Andirakasle (Grand Master)====

== Becoming an Osiari ==

Humans have no innate Osia and become Osiari only through training. Many of the native peoples of [[Dalel]] are attuned from birth to the Osia of the spirit that created them, and practice it as a matter of course.

Training usually takes place at a house: for an Ascendant Spirit, the house where the spirit itself lives, such as the [[House of Mavai]]; for the Primordial paths, one of the orders or schools found in many places. Houses choose their students, and entry often involves a period of selection. Instruction is mainly through meditation and exposure to the spirits of the path, and proceeds through the stages of [[Attunement]]: learning to see spirits, then to hear them, and finally to ask things of them.

== Ranks ==

Osiari are ranked in four grades. The names are [[Tivayi]] words and mean what they describe. Rank is granted by the house where the Osiari trained and belongs to a single path: an Osiari may be a Hilakkasle in one path and a Hikkasi in another.

=== Hikkasi (Student) ===

A Hikkasi is a student in training who has learned to perceive spirits.

=== Yarraittu (Disciple) ===

A Yarraittu practices independently and can command [[Nascent Spirit|Nascent Spirits]].

=== Hilakkasle (Teacher/Master) ===

A Hilakkasle can negotiate with [[Mature Spirit|Mature Spirits]] and may accept students.

=== Andirakasle (Grand Master) ===

An Andirakasle is a grand master. They are rare, and are often the heads of houses or schools.

== Role in society ==

Osiari serve in many roles, depending on their path and region. Some examples:

* The [[Guziria|Guzirias]] of [[Lavierin]] follow the [[Path of Yairan]] and can alter terrain in battle.

* The oracles of the [[Berturracio|Berturracioi]] are Osiari who commune with [[Nāaon]] and receive guidance in visions.

* [[Oinien]] engineers on the Path of Kiyañ shape caves and maintain the [[Deep Roads]].

* The disciples of Mavai, recognizable by their masks, work with mystery and uncertainty.

How Osiari are regarded varies by region, but they are generally respected.

== See also ==

* [[Osia]]

* [[Attunement]]

* [[Spirit]]

[[Category:Osia]]

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-===Levels of Osiari ===
+[[File:Osiari Commune 01.jpg|thumb|Painting of an Osiari in communion with a Mature Spirit]]
-==== Hikkasi (Student)====
+An '''Osiari''' (plural Osiari) is a practitioner of [[Osia]]: a person trained to perceive the [[Spirit|spirits]] present in all things in [[Adaris]], to understand them, and to ask things of them. Osiari are often called upon to mediate between spirits and people.
-==== Yarraittu (Disciple)====
-==== Hilakkasle (Teacher/Master)====
+Each Osiari follows one or more paths of Osia, the traditions devoted to the spirits of a particular [[Primordial Spirit]] or [[Ascendant Spirit]]. Practitioners of a given path are known as its disciples or followers, as in "a disciple of the [[Path of Metihi]]".
-==== Andirakasle (Grand Master)====
+== Becoming an Osiari ==
+Humans have no innate Osia and become Osiari only through training. Many of the native peoples of [[Dalel]] are attuned from birth to the Osia of the spirit that created them, and practice it as a matter of course.
+Training usually takes place at a house: for an Ascendant Spirit, the house where the spirit itself lives, such as the [[House of Mavai]]; for the Primordial paths, one of the orders or schools found in many places. Houses choose their students, and entry often involves a period of selection. Instruction is mainly through meditation and exposure to the spirits of the path, and proceeds through the stages of [[Attunement]]: learning to see spirits, then to hear them, and finally to ask things of them.
+== Ranks ==
+Osiari are ranked in four grades. The names are [[Tivayi]] words and mean what they describe. Rank is granted by the house where the Osiari trained and belongs to a single path: an Osiari may be a Hilakkasle in one path and a Hikkasi in another.
+=== Hikkasi (Student) ===
+A Hikkasi is a student in training who has learned to perceive spirits.
+=== Yarraittu (Disciple) ===
+A Yarraittu practices independently and can command [[Nascent Spirit|Nascent Spirits]].
+=== Hilakkasle (Teacher/Master) ===
+A Hilakkasle can negotiate with [[Mature Spirit|Mature Spirits]] and may accept students.
+=== Andirakasle (Grand Master) ===
+An Andirakasle is a grand master. They are rare, and are often the heads of houses or schools.
+== Role in society ==
+Osiari serve in many roles, depending on their path and region. Some examples:
+* The [[Guziria|Guzirias]] of [[Lavierin]] follow the [[Path of Yairan]] and can alter terrain in battle.
+* The oracles of the [[Berturracio|Berturracioi]] are Osiari who commune with [[Nāaon]] and receive guidance in visions.
+* [[Oinien]] engineers on the Path of Kiyañ shape caves and maintain the [[Deep Roads]].
+* The disciples of Mavai, recognizable by their masks, work with mystery and uncertainty.
+How Osiari are regarded varies by region, but they are generally respected.
+== See also ==
+* [[Osia]]
+* [[Attunement]]
+* [[Spirit]]
+[[Category:Osia]]