Tiveran - Revision history

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Religion and Worship

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Fast Facts

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Fast Facts

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Clothing, Grooming and Art

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History

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History

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Adavon

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Physiology/Biology

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 * Maeven, Lady of Murder.
 * Aleran, Lord of Secrets.
-* Kharem, Lady of Night.
+* Camora, Lady of Night.
 * Talcor, Lord of Fear.
 * Zana, Lady of Justice.
 * Thianar, Lord of Loss.
-* Camora, Lady of Sorrow.
+* Kharem, Lady of Sorrow.
 * Vehk, Lord of Dawn.

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 ''Player Restrictions:'' None
-''Racial Ability:'' Ravanian: As diluted descendants of the Ravanians, the Tiveran carry lesser versions of their hereditary abilities and can evolve to achieve their greatest extent through time. In essence, the Tiveran can transfigure themselves into that of a ''chiropteran'', gaining the traits of that blended species as they learn to tap into their Ravanian blood. The details of this racial ability are detailed in the race's physiology section.
+''Racial Ability:'' Ravanian: As diluted descendants of the Ravanians, the Tiveran carry lesser versions of their hereditary abilities and can evolve to achieve their greatest extent through time. In essence, the Tiveran can transfigure themselves into that of a ''chiropteran'', gaining the traits of that blended species as they learn to tap into their Ravanian blood. Whether one becomes an Adavon or not, Tiverans are known for possessing exceptional perceptive acuity and quick reflexes, an inherited (though diluted) trait from their chiropteran ancestors.
 ''Population:'' 67,000,000

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	''Racial Ability:'' Ravanian: As diluted descendants of the Ravanians, the Tiveran carry lesser versions of their hereditary abilities and can evolve to achieve their greatest extent through time. In essence, the Tiveran can transfigure themselves into that of a ''chiropteran'', gaining the traits of that blended species as they learn to tap into their Ravanian blood. The details of this racial ability are detailed in the race's physiology section.		''Racial Ability:'' Ravanian: As diluted descendants of the Ravanians, the Tiveran carry lesser versions of their hereditary abilities and can evolve to achieve their greatest extent through time. In essence, the Tiveran can transfigure themselves into that of a ''chiropteran'', gaining the traits of that blended species as they learn to tap into their Ravanian blood. The details of this racial ability are detailed in the race's physiology section.
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		+	Whether one becomes an Adavon or not, Tiverans are known for possessing exceptional perceptive acuity and quick reflexes, giving them a natural advantage in many circumstances.

	''Population:'' 67,000,000		''Population:'' 67,000,000

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 =Clothing, Grooming and Art=
+Tiveran fashion ranges, again depending on whether one is from Cairn or one of the surrounding (Dromekh-dominated) islands. Fashion on Cairn tends to be colored a few different shades: red, black or gold, often with a simple and sleek appearance, satin or velvet. It is often very revealing, too, so long as one has the appearance or body type to justify it, and regardless of gender. Tiverans are uniquely aesthetically obsessed, and tend to have very pleasing body types: women are often slender and adorned with jewelry, tending to accentuate the most eye-catching parts of themselves, while men tend to be athletic. In Cairn, both generally prefer to be smooth, rather than the base animals that are the outer islanders.
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 =Culture and Psychology=
+It is often said on the continent that Tiverans are simply not like others. That there is an inherent spark within them that precludes them from permanent civility, that they are born to enjoy the taste of violence and the macabre. Given they are able to function and form cohesive societies——mostly, at least——this assumption may be overstated, but it is not entirely wrong. There is certainly some inherent draw to foul behaviors that exists within Tiverans, but it is not just violence. Tiverans are naturally more likely to act in a deceptive manner. They are more likely to cheat, manipulate, and obscure the truth. They act with less honor, and do not generally value things like honor as much as other cultures, even Tiverans raised in environments outside of the Shattered Isles.
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 The source of their power is seemingly similar to that of the Living Gods. Somehow, they have found ways to divert the souls of their followers from the Well of Souls, preventing their adherents' souls from being siphoned away and instead reaping these believers themselves. This has granted them power well above that of any other entities on Atharen. Ravanians are innately powerful, but the Eight are well above their natural caliber. They sit somewhere in-between the Living Gods and Eldashan in might, and have real impact on the world, particularly in the Shattered Isles.
+The Gods of the Tiveran pantheon are not universally evil or loathsome. Many at least appear benevolent in their domains, and some express surprisingly benign versions of their domains. While Loss can be expressed grimly, most associate Thianar with coming to terms with grief and remembering their loved ones. Camora is associated with a dark palette, but is prayed to often by those who simply wish to be guided through their sorrows and towards the mending of their woes and their mind. As many invoke Talcor to bring about fear as to overcome it. These themes exist for nearly all of them, with the notable exception of Maeven, who is exclusively associated with bloodshed and violence, often in its most extreme and debauched forms.
 =Language=
 The Tiverans speak two different languages, primarily, depending upon whether they were born on the island of Cairn or one of the surrounding orbital islands (like Korm, Tarnir, or Strix). Cairn's primary language is Kahrshite, while the orbital islands tend to speak Dromekh, the nautical language of the Tiverans. Because of Dromekh's worldly influences, its native speakers tend to pick up on continental languages more easily, and are very often proficient in Common, a necessary skill if docking in one of Atharen's harbors.

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 Suitably, for the next three thousand years, their race would be known as the scourge of Atharen and Icheron's seas.
-Over time, the Tiverans spread across the Shattered Isles, and formed into a multitude of societies. They built their first Kingdom, Strixen, only for it to collapse to a hundred years of violence called The Carnage. It became clear to the Tiverans after some time that their differing religions, ideals, and levels of purity within their bloodline would forever prevent them from forming cohesive societies. Aside from this, Tiverans came to the Shattered Isles from all across Atharen and even Icheron, bringing with them hundreds of different tribal customs and cultures. They warred by day and night, and inflicted cruelty upon each other equal and even greater than that of what they knew back on their continental home. This led fractures and divisions within their culture and language; the Kahrshite Tiverans, known for their theology and devotion to the Ravanians, for their reverence of Adavon and their dark colored clothing and land-focused dwelling in Cairn. In contrast, the Dromekh people lived on the islands surrounding Cairn, following after their naval traditions and sailing Atharen's many great seas, rivers and bays.
+Over time, the Tiverans spread across the Shattered Isles, and formed into a multitude of societies. They built their first Kingdom, Strixen, only for it to collapse to a hundred years of violence called The Carnage, beginning in 2643. It became clear to the Tiverans after some time that their differing religions, ideals, and levels of purity within their bloodline would forever prevent them from forming cohesive societies. Aside from this, Tiverans came to the Shattered Isles from all across Atharen and even Icheron, bringing with them hundreds of different tribal customs and cultures. They warred by day and night, and inflicted cruelty upon each other equal and even greater than that of what they knew back on their continental home. This led fractures and divisions within their culture and language; the Kahrshite Tiverans, known for their theology and devotion to the Ravanians, for their reverence of Adavon and their dark colored clothing and land-focused dwelling in Cairn. In contrast, the Dromekh people lived on the islands surrounding Cairn, following after their naval traditions and sailing Atharen's many great seas, rivers and bays.
 Their culture formed not in a vacuum, but in the open air given to them by their majestic isles, which became their eternal homes. The history of the Tiverans became one of fracturing and internal conflicts over ideological, theological and racial purity, though often the disparate city-states still formed together to unleash havoc upon their neighbors and their trade. Notably, in the year 4537, the Tiveran people decisively crushed the near-entire Griscian fleet in the Battle of Korm, proving definitively that they will never be dominated by the continental scum ever again.

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 Adavon are Tiverans who have awakened the latent Ravanian seed within their genome, becoming Ravanians themselves. They are distinguished from their ancestors, and in fact would be considered lowly thralls by true purebloods, but among Tiverans they are incredibly influential. Living for half a millennia or longer, these tall, lithe grey bat-like humanoids manifest many of the physical characteristics of their ancestors. The only noticeable difference between them is they have red eyes in contrast to the Ravanian black, and they are not capable of the innate magic and telepathy of their betters. It is generally not published as to how one becomes an Adavon, but it is more common among those with more concentrated Ravanian lineage. These elite Tiverans cast aside the beauty of their mortal form for the simplicity of their ascendant one, and from this exchange gain great power and longevity.
-Adavon can fly at speeds of nearly hundred kilometers an hour, possess surprisingly great strength for their lithe frames, are naturally fast and perceptive with great reflexes, are very difficult to kill, and can produce echolocation to communicate with their kind across thousands of meters. They are able to reproduce, and when a female does so, she forms around her a sticky mucoid flesh cocoon that she shares with her spawn,  which will be born from bulbous clusters weaved by her over the coming weeks and months.
+Adavon can fly at speeds of nearly two hundred kilometers an hour, possess surprisingly great strength for their lithe frames, are naturally fast and perceptive with great reflexes, are very difficult to kill, and can produce echolocation to communicate with their kind across thousands of meters. They are able to reproduce, and when a female does so, she forms around her a sticky mucoid flesh cocoon that she shares with her spawn,  which will be born from bulbous clusters weaved by her over the coming weeks and months.
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 There are multiple layers of Tiveran biology, some would say, from the lowest level of distinction (from humans) to the greatest, which is determined by the degree of Ravanian ancestry present in the Tiveran. Even one percent or less of Ravanian ancestry is enough to make someone manifest at least some Tiveran traits, which means the children of a human and a Tiveran will likely still be considered a "Tiveran", rather than a half-blood. Most in the Shattered Isles range from five to ten percent of their ancestry being Ravanian, though some exhibit as high as twenty or even thirty percent of Ravanian ancestry. This is incredibly rare, and all such Tiverans are certain to occupy extremely prominent positions within their society.
-Purity is very important to Tiverans. The purest are physically distinguishable, as they exhibit all of the traits of their kind. Red, glowing eyes, chiropteran ears, red lines on their skin, pallored skin and other such features are indicative of purity. Some are so pure they may even demonstrate the beginning of what looks like bat wings, perhaps webbing between their underarms and back, or even semi-formed wing structures of skin and muscle. Very few Tiverans after their first generation have had functional chiropteran wings, but through careful breeding, some of their royals today do. These winged Tiverans are called Tiveran Purebloods, and breeding closer and closer to this achievement is a key feature of aristocratic matchmaking.
+Purity is very important to Tiverans. The purest are physically distinguishable, as they exhibit all of the traits of their kind. Red, glowing eyes, chiropteran ears, bioluminescent red lines on their skin, pallored skin and other such features are indicative of purity. Some are so pure they may even demonstrate the beginning of what looks like bat wings, perhaps webbing between their underarms and back, or even semi-formed wing structures of skin and muscle. Very few Tiverans after their first generation have had functional chiropteran wings, but through careful breeding, some of their royals today do. These winged Tiverans are called Tiveran Purebloods, and breeding closer and closer to this achievement is a key feature of aristocratic matchmaking.
 In general, most Tiverans are not extremely distinguishable from humans. The most common difference is their red, bright eyes, and some level of serration to their ears. Another feature is their ability to perceive frequencies demonstrated by species who communicate with echolocation, though few Tiverans can produce these sounds themselves. At roughly ten percent Ravanian lineage, the red lines begin to appear, and these lines are perceived as exceptionally beautiful within Tiveran cultural standards. The malformed beginnings of wings typically do not appear until slightly below a quarter of Ravanian heritage, and in the first generation of Tiverans (those with fifty percent ancestry), their skin tended to be pallored almost grey and they bore fully functional bat wings.