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Gostaldi
Image	Portrait of a Gostaldi Guitarist Portrait of a Gostaldi Guitarist
Plural	Gostaldi
Spirit Origin	Emerioa
Classification	Human
Homeland	Gosterra
Average Height	5'6"–6'2"
Average Lifespan	50-70 years
Distinction	Emotionally expressive culture shaped by coastal intensity and ceremonial catharsis
Language	Tharic

Introduction

The Gostaldi are a human-descended people native to the Gosterra a rugged and temperamental region of cliffs, mists, and restless tides along the western edge of Orethil. Spiritually, the Gostaldi are aligned with Emerioa, the Ascendant Spirit of Emotion.

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-|Introduction=The Gostaldi are a human-descended people native to the Gosterralands, a rugged and temperamental region of cliffs, mists, and restless tides along the western edge of [[Orethil]]. Spiritually, the Gostaldi are aligned with [[Emerioa]], the [[Ascendant Spirit]] of Emotion. Emerioa represents the entire range of human feeling, both ecstatic and despairing, and is believed to manifest in the sea’s shifting mood, the silence of low mist, or the cry of gulls across wind-cut cliffs. Through this influence, the Gostaldi have developed a worldview in which emotional truth carries more weight than tradition or permanence.
+|Introduction=The Gostaldi are a human-descended people native to the Gosterra a rugged and temperamental region of cliffs, mists, and restless tides along the western edge of [[Orethil]]. Spiritually, the Gostaldi are aligned with [[Emerioa]], the [[Ascendant Spirit]] of Emotion.
-The Gostaldi make little effort to conceal their inner states. Anger, grief, love, and awe are openly expressed in both daily life and structured rites. While their customs may appear volatile to outsiders, their internal systems of emotional ritual, symbolic attire, and communal balance offer a stable and enduring framework for collective identity.
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