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 == Cultural and Spiritual Development ==
-During this time, the first stirrings of consciousness emerged from within the stone itself. Fragments of Oras’s awareness gradually coalesced into sentient forms—the earliest [[Orasians]]. These beings were vast and slow-moving, often compared to mountains in both scale and temperament. Communication occurred through harmonic vibration rather than speech, with meaning encoded in resonance patterns conducted through rock.
+During this time, the first stirrings of consciousness emerged from within the stone itself. Fragments of Oras’s awareness gradually coalesced into sentient forms—the earliest Orasians. These beings were vast and slow-moving, often compared to mountains in both scale and temperament. Communication occurred through harmonic vibration rather than speech, with meaning encoded in resonance patterns conducted through rock.
-Rather than build cities or cultivate land, these early Orasians engaged in what would later be called *stone communion*: the shaping of memory and identity through the deliberate movement and alignment of matter. Many of the rituals and spiritual practices later formalized into [[orasia]] have their roots in this era.
 == Environmental Isolation ==