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When the first humans found the gleaming planet of Dynae they found an inhabited world full of various alien species. In an attempt to establish a universal planetary language, the human crews constructed a concise and easily teachable tongue. To do so, a limited selection of phonemes and a concise grammatical structure allowed for easy adoption by some native Dynaeans. As foremost an oral language, some species were unable to replicate even the reduced sounds. Over several centuries of mixed use, Dynaean Pidgin has drifted and evolved. Mostly spoken by the human populations, a significant influence from Maori and other Polynesian languages have expanded the sounds of the language. Several sapient species such as the [[Strigo]] have also added to the phonology of and created several dialects. |
When the first humans found the gleaming planet of Dynae they found an inhabited world full of various alien species. In an attempt to establish a universal planetary language, the human crews constructed a concise and easily teachable tongue. To do so, a limited selection of phonemes and a concise grammatical structure allowed for easy adoption by some native Dynaeans. As foremost an oral language, some species were unable to replicate even the reduced sounds. Over several centuries of mixed use, Dynaean Pidgin has drifted and evolved. Mostly spoken by the human populations, a significant influence from Maori and other Polynesian languages have expanded the sounds of the language. Several sapient species such as the [[Strigo]] have also added to the phonology of and created several dialects. |
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==The Bleed== |
==Emari (The Bleed)== |
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Sorgin, users of the mystical powers of The [[Bleed|Emari]], are fairly uncommon among the Tahora Whai. Use of the Dynaean words for the phenomena fell out of practice and were effectively lost until the discovery of the ancient ruins over [[Langgan]]. |
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| ⚫ | The improbable events that occur around regular users of the |
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* Emari - the gift or magical force that permeates the sector - aka The Bleed |
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* Sorgin - a user of the arcane Emari, plural Sorginak - aka Lens |
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* Akelarre - a group of Sorginak working in concert, often used to describe the creatures of Langgan's Ruin |
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The secrets and arcane rituals of Dynae's sorginak were lost during the [[Dynae#The_Great_Cataclysm|devastation of the planet]]. Through [[Tahora Whai#Link Day|the incorporation of new folk into the Whai]], Sorginak have joined the Whai. Vāk connections these Emari users are often muted or muffled out of an overwhelming caution for all parties. As such, there is mild trepidation and overwhelming curiosity regarding the Emari among non-users. |
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| ⚫ | The improbable events that occur around regular users of the emari may be seen as bad luck onboard other starships in the sector. But to the adventurous Whai, sorginak are seen to amplify the inherent mystery of space. Ever the storytellers, Whai crews encourage sorginak on their expeditions because they often make already treacherous missions more eventful and exciting. Although it might heighten the danger, the chance that million to one odds ship maneuvers can work seem to be much more plausible. Strange occurrences, unpredictable oddities, and impossible timings seem to follow these ships. Ballads about these journeys naturally take on an increased cinematic or theatrical flavor. |
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===[[Manitou Bleed Temple]]=== |
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A powerful site of Emari energies in the [[Kuafu]] system over the planet [[Langgan]] once hidden in a strange gravitational anomaly. After its discovery by the crew of [[The_Rānzo]], the temple's presence reached out to the lead Sorgin explorer, Tirta Alhaji, and has been an oracle to the Tahora Whai. |
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==People of Tahora Whai== |
==People of Tahora Whai== |
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