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* Heat Storage – Specialized dorsal scales store and release warmth.
* Heat Storage – Specialized dorsal scales store and release warmth.
* Cold Vulnerability – Metabolism slows in cold conditions.
* Cold Vulnerability – Metabolism slows in cold conditions.
|Abilities and [[Osia]]=The Gilaari do not universally practice Osia, but many revere [[Arenam]]’s influence and attune to desert spirits. Their unique perception makes them natural illusionists, and some Gilaari navigate through geomantic currents or light-bending mirage fields as a spiritual discipline.
|Culture and Society=<noautolinks>{{See also|Culture and Society of the Gilaari}}</noautolinks>
|Culture and Society={{See also|[[Culture and Society of the Gilaari]]}}


Gilaari culture is built around harmony with Mirajhar's motion. Community roles reflect functions tied to prediction, movement, and adaptation.
Gilaari culture is built around harmony with Mirajhar's motion. Community roles reflect functions tied to prediction, movement, and adaptation.
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* Outsiders – Treated with suspicion unless respectful of the city.   
* Outsiders – Treated with suspicion unless respectful of the city.   
* Spirit-kin – Deep respect for beings linked to [[Arenam]] or [[Veyatha]].
* Spirit-kin – Deep respect for beings linked to [[Arenam]] or [[Veyatha]].
|Abilities and [[Osia]]=The Gilaari do not universally practice Osia, but many revere [[Arenam]]’s influence and attune to desert spirits. Their unique perception makes them natural illusionists, and some Gilaari navigate through geomantic currents or light-bending mirage fields as a spiritual discipline.
|Origins and Nature=The Gilaari are quadrupedal reptilian sophants with adaptations that reflect their desert environment.
|Origins and Nature=The Gilaari are quadrupedal reptilian sophants with adaptations that reflect their desert environment.