Difference between revisions of "Aran'riod"

{{Village_infobox|villagename=Aran'riod|leader=[[A'issem]], Chieftess of the Yriluawe|discoverer=Senans|patron=The Holy Three}}

Standing at the edge of Aran'riod, one can make out the trees of the [[Northreach Forest]] far to the south. The village sits on the edge of the frozen northern tundra. It is a long journey to reach Aran'riod, and it requires travelers to make their way through the [[wilderness]]. The village is a harsh, cold place to live, but the inhabitants make do with the climate nonetheless.

The Yriluawen people live a simple life in their frigid home. They reside in communal housing instead of in individual homes.  They raise sheep and tend small vegetable gardens for food, occasionally hunting reindeer for additional meat. The villagers train wild ponies and other beasts as [[mounts|steeds]], and many [[Riding|riders]] will travel a long way to visit their stables. The villagers practice a religion that reveres the '''Holy Three''': the Mother, [[Sinope]], the Father, [[Callisto]], and the Creator, [[Sarapis]]; they also consider the four elements and the cycles of the moon sacred, employing them frequently as religious symbolism. The villagers name their children following a simple tradition: female names begin with the letter A and male names begin with the letter O, both letters of which are immediately followed by an apostrophe. It is said that the shaman O'ising can tap into the power of the moon to restore youth to the chieftess of the village.