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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. | ||
|Culture and Society=<noautolinks>{{See also|Culture and Society of the Gilaari}}</noautolinks> | |||
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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. | ||