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'''The Inhabitants of [[Adaris]]''' encompass a diverse spectrum of sentient beings, shaped by the elemental, spiritual, and metaphysical forces that define the cosmos. From the corporeal descendants of primordial forces to the abstract manifestations of belief and imagination, the peoples of Adaris exist at every intersection of spirit and matter.
The '''inhabitants of [[Adaris]]''' encompass a vast spectrum of sentient beings, each shaped by the spiritual, elemental, and geographic forces of their realm. From the stoneborn of Terasil to the wind-carried wanderers of Vaelthar, every sophant reflects a different balance of survival, culture, and spiritual resonance.


== Classification ==
== Classification ==
 
The peoples of Adaris fall broadly into two categories:
Inhabitants are broadly categorized by their metaphysical origin and existential nature:


=== Sophants ===
=== Sophants ===
Sophants are sentient, corporeal beings with fully realized cultures, languages, and societies. Though physically bound to the material world, many have spiritual lineages or maintain close relationships with spirits and elemental forces. Sophants form civilizations, conduct trade, wage war, and explore the realms of Osia.
Sophants are corporeal, sentient beings who have developed language, culture, and societal structures. Many are descendants of the [[Primordial Spirits]] or were formed through the merging of elemental and conscious forces.


=== Spiritual Beings ===
=== Spiritual Beings ===
Spiritual beings exist in states that transcend traditional physical forms. Some act as intermediaries between realms, while others serve as independent entities born from belief, elemental interaction, or divine abstraction. They range from nascent elemental flickers to ancient Ancestral Spirits tied to cultural memory​:contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}.
Entities that exist between the material and metaphysical realms. Some serve as guides, guardians, or manifestations of deeper forces and may interact with or inhabit the same realms as sophants.


== Societal Roles ==
== Sophants of Adaris ==
Each group fulfills distinct roles across [[the realms of Adaris]], from realm-builders and artisans to mystics, wanderers, and defenders of spiritual balance. Some are bound to specific environments, while others navigate the liminal spaces between the spiritual and the corporeal.
 
== Known Sophants ==


=== Orasians ===
=== Orasians ===
''Main article: [[Orasians]]''
[[File:Orasian - General 01.jpg|center|thumb|250x250px|An Orasian Elder.]]
Born from the consciousness of [[Oras]], the [[Primordial Spirit]] of Earth, the Orasians embody patience, stonecraft, and ancestral memory. 
''Main article: [[Orasians]]''
* Region: [[Terasil]] 
* Traits: Stone-hardened skin, geomantic [[attunement]] 
* Society: Caste-based, governed by the Council of Stone


=== Minthari ===
    '''Realm''': [[Terasil]]
''Main article: [[Minthari]]''
    '''Traits''': Stone-like bodies, immense endurance, geomantic resonance
Descended from greed-born spirits deep beneath Terasil, the Minthari are master engineers of the Deep Roads. 
    '''Culture''': Clan-based society built into mountains, governed by the Council of Stone
* Region: Subterranean [[Terasil]]
* Traits: Small, agile, with excellent low-light vision 
* Society: Guild-based mining and crafting enclaves


=== Sunshifters ===
=== Sunshifters ===
''Main article: [[Sunshifters]]''
[[File:Sunshifter - Female Shaman 01.jpg|center|thumb|A Sunshifter shaman.]]
Nomads of the [[Zanarak Desert]], Sunshifters are alchemists and illusionists born of sand and spirit. 
''Main article: [[Sunshifters]]''
* Region: [[Zanarak]]
 
* Traits: Alchemical expertise, illusion magic 
    '''Realm''': [[Zanarak]]
* Society: Caravan-led groups guided by Luminaries
    '''Traits''': Mirage illusionists, skin treated for heat, spiritual alchemists
    '''Culture''': Traveling caravans guided by Luminaries and desert spirits


=== Gilaari ===
=== Gilaari ===
''Main article: [[Gilaari]]''
[[File:Gilaari - Artisan 01.jpg|center|thumb|250x250px|A Gilaari artisan.]]
Lizard-like residents of [[Mirajhar]], the ever-moving city. They blend craftsmanship, mysticism, and adaptation to survive.
''Main article: [[Gilaari]]''
* Region: [[Zanarak]]
 
* Traits: Dual-mode locomotion, desert-honed vision 
    '''Realm''': [[Zanarak]]
* Society: Led by the Council of the Shifting Sands
    '''Traits''': Reptilian desert-dwellers, keen navigators, blend bipedal and quadrupedal movement
    '''Culture''': Keepers of Mirajhar, ruled by the Council of the Shifting Sands
 
=== Minthari ===
[[File:Minthari.jpg|center|thumb|A Minthari artisan in the Deep Roads.]]
''Main article: [[Minthari]]''
 
    '''Realm''': The Deep Roads beneath Terasil
    '''Traits''': Small, dexterous, subterranean builders
    '''Culture''': Highly mobile guilds of miners, smiths, and geomancers
 
=== Drahar ===
[[File:Drahar - General 01.jpg|center|thumb|A Drahar standing against the canyon walls.]]
''Main article: [[Drahar]]''
 
    '''Realm''': [[Orrakar]]
    '''Traits''': Stony-skinned scavengers, seismic perception, cliff-dwelling engineers
    '''Culture''': Salvage-driven, philosophical society built around erosion and reclamation
 
=== Dralvir ===
[[File:Dralvir - General 01.jpg|center|thumb|A Dralvir watching over a sacred grove.]]
''Main article: [[Dralvir]]''
 
    '''Realm''': [[Celyndor]]
    '''Traits''': Antlered giants with bark-like skin, deeply tied to nature
    '''Culture''': Guardians of sacred forests, living embodiments of Kaelthorin’s will
 
=== Korrash ===
[[File:Korrash - General 02.jpg|center|thumb|A Korrash in Tahr’Zul.]]
''Main article: [[Korrash]]''
 
    '''Realm''': [[Tahr’Zul]]
    '''Traits''': Heat-resistant extremophiles, sulfur-breathing, volcanic survivors
    '''Culture''': Clan-based survivalists, some aligned with the Burnt Creed
 
=== Kuthar ===
[[File:Kuthar - General 01.jpg|center|thumb|A Kuthar perched above the canyon.]]
''Main article: [[Kuthar]]''
 
    '''Realm''': [[Orrakar]]
    '''Traits''': Nocturnal gliders, dust-repellent fur, canyon-adapted
    '''Culture''': Mesa-farmers and insect-keepers living in wind-suspended cities
 
=== Nahari ===
[[File:Nahari - General 02.jpg|center|thumb|A Nahari preparing to dive.]]
''Main article: [[Nahari]]''
 
    '''Realm''': [[Fendralis]]
    '''Traits''': Amphibious, bioluminescent, deep-sea adapted
    '''Culture''': Federation of island-clans, masters of underwater survival and abyssal rituals
 
=== Torinok ===
[[File:Torinok - Male 01.jpg|center|thumb|A Torinok tending to the land.]]
''Main article: [[Torinok]]''
 
    '''Realm''': [[Vaelthar]]
    '''Traits''': Yak-like humanoids, patient and powerful
    '''Culture''': Builders of enduring meadows and monoliths, valuing rooted permanence


=== Ruvin ===
=== Vey'Lora ===
''Main article: [[Ruvin]]''
[[File:Vey'Lora - General 02.jpg|center|thumb|A Vey'Lora among the grasslands.]]
Semi-aquatic builders of Delmora’s river systems, known for their engineering prowess and tail-based communication. 
''Main article: [[Vey'Lora]]''
* Region: [[Delmora]] 
* Traits: Waterproof fur, webbed limbs 
* Society: Guild-based, centered on water mastery


=== Ulshari ===
    '''Realm''': [[Vaelthar]]
''Main article: [[Ulshari]]''
    '''Traits''': Light-footed nomads, skin and hair marked by the wind
Ancient lake-dwellers with bioluminescent traits, the Ulshari live among submerged stone cities and sacred archives. 
    '''Culture''': Perpetual wanderers, guided by wind and Vaelora’s breath
* Region: [[Great Lake of Delmora]] 
* Traits: Plated backs, low-light vision 
* Society: Matriarchal archives and spiritual guardianship


== See Also ==
[[Category:Inhabitants]] [[Category:Sophants]]
* [[Spiritual Hierarchy]]
* [[Primordial Spirits]]
* [[Ascendant Spirits]]
* [[Osia]]

Revision as of 17:40, 21 March 2025

The inhabitants of Adaris encompass a vast spectrum of sentient beings, each shaped by the spiritual, elemental, and geographic forces of their realm. From the stoneborn of Terasil to the wind-carried wanderers of Vaelthar, every sophant reflects a different balance of survival, culture, and spiritual resonance.

Classification

The peoples of Adaris fall broadly into two categories:

Sophants

Sophants are corporeal, sentient beings who have developed language, culture, and societal structures. Many are descendants of the Primordial Spirits or were formed through the merging of elemental and conscious forces.

Spiritual Beings

Entities that exist between the material and metaphysical realms. Some serve as guides, guardians, or manifestations of deeper forces and may interact with or inhabit the same realms as sophants.

Sophants of Adaris

Orasians

An Orasian Elder.

Main article: Orasians 

   Realm: Terasil
   Traits: Stone-like bodies, immense endurance, geomantic resonance
   Culture: Clan-based society built into mountains, governed by the Council of Stone

Sunshifters

A Sunshifter shaman.

Main article: Sunshifters 

   Realm: Zanarak
   Traits: Mirage illusionists, skin treated for heat, spiritual alchemists
   Culture: Traveling caravans guided by Luminaries and desert spirits

Gilaari

A Gilaari artisan.

Main article: Gilaari 

   Realm: Zanarak
   Traits: Reptilian desert-dwellers, keen navigators, blend bipedal and quadrupedal movement
   Culture: Keepers of Mirajhar, ruled by the Council of the Shifting Sands

Minthari

File:Minthari.jpg
A Minthari artisan in the Deep Roads.

Main article: Minthari 

   Realm: The Deep Roads beneath Terasil
   Traits: Small, dexterous, subterranean builders
   Culture: Highly mobile guilds of miners, smiths, and geomancers

Drahar

A Drahar standing against the canyon walls.

Main article: Drahar 

   Realm: Orrakar
   Traits: Stony-skinned scavengers, seismic perception, cliff-dwelling engineers
   Culture: Salvage-driven, philosophical society built around erosion and reclamation

Dralvir

A Dralvir watching over a sacred grove.

Main article: Dralvir 

   Realm: Celyndor
   Traits: Antlered giants with bark-like skin, deeply tied to nature
   Culture: Guardians of sacred forests, living embodiments of Kaelthorin’s will

Korrash

A Korrash in Tahr’Zul.

Main article: Korrash 

   Realm: Tahr’Zul
   Traits: Heat-resistant extremophiles, sulfur-breathing, volcanic survivors
   Culture: Clan-based survivalists, some aligned with the Burnt Creed

Kuthar

A Kuthar perched above the canyon.

Main article: Kuthar 

   Realm: Orrakar
   Traits: Nocturnal gliders, dust-repellent fur, canyon-adapted
   Culture: Mesa-farmers and insect-keepers living in wind-suspended cities

Nahari

A Nahari preparing to dive.

Main article: Nahari 

   Realm: Fendralis
   Traits: Amphibious, bioluminescent, deep-sea adapted
   Culture: Federation of island-clans, masters of underwater survival and abyssal rituals

Torinok

A Torinok tending to the land.

Main article: Torinok 

   Realm: Vaelthar
   Traits: Yak-like humanoids, patient and powerful
   Culture: Builders of enduring meadows and monoliths, valuing rooted permanence

Vey'Lora

A Vey'Lora among the grasslands.

Main article: Vey'Lora 

   Realm: Vaelthar
   Traits: Light-footed nomads, skin and hair marked by the wind
   Culture: Perpetual wanderers, guided by wind and Vaelora’s breath
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