Avariel
" I remember when I first saw them, I thought they were angels. Then I saw them fight and I knew they were just as powerful. And dangerous." - Emperor Tyrian Vancette-RuschezMaking their hones in solitude on the peaks of the highest mountains, the Avariels are winged elves that long ago chose the god Arinotus, god of sky, winds, and meditative study. As a result Avariel society is built around monasteries in these isolated locations. The Avariels study the monastic orders of Arinotus’ four tenets. • Love the Ether of the Prime Materia (Way of the Four Elements) • Breath the Holy Light (Way of the Sun Soul) • Expand Your Being Beyond Its Limits (Way of the Open Hand) • Open The Pathways of Your Form (Way of The True Path) This means each Avariel usually devotes themselves to one of these tenets and become a monk at a monastery of one of these paths. Avariels often fight for territory with dragons and ally with Aarakocra when in need and can result in the two living side by side and adapting to each other’s ways. Avariels seeking understanding of the world or are sent on a journey of enlightenment may end up drawn into an adventure unwittingly.
Basic Information
Anatomy
Avariels resemble fair-skinned Sky elves with large white wings protruding from their upper backs. They have semi-hollow bones to accommodate for flight though this makes them susceptible to blunt force trauma.
Civilization and Culture
Major Organizations
The Avariels follow the four tenets of Arinotus and have specially made monasteries for each tenet scattered across the world. These are monasteries are as follows: Ollapchia hidden in the heights of the northern Vatheren Mountains dedicated to the Way of the Four Elements, Ennuseria off the southern coast of Hazor dedicated to the Way of the Sun Soul, Meculain sits on a magical island in the ocean between Delthor and Hadran, and the final monastery Kelluae is a floating monastery that travels above the clouds and teaches the Way of The True Path.
Major Language Groups and Dialects
Avariels speak Elvish and Common like most elves but also speak Auran due to their connection to the Aarakocra and this has lead to their brand of Elvish taking on aspects of the Auran language. Particularly for those Avariels that have gone to the Elemental Plane of Air personally.
Culture and Cultural Heritage
Avariel society is based on the Five-Layer Truth of Arinotus which states that those who come to fully understand his four tenets could come to a state of living in internal peace between themselves and others. Not a religious teaching as Avariels also stress piety to The Source or Sky Father, instead it is a social teaching about understanding the world, yourself, and each other. Those who understand with clarity a single tenet is the lowest rank of the leadership and the more one learns and understands the higher they are ranked in monastic leadership. Avariels usually become monks but paladins or clerics aren’t uncommon either.
History
Avariels have been isolated for most of their history and have few personal historical accounts, however they have experienced two wars for territory with dragons and their treaty with the Aarakocra has united the two as allies. The Avariels however did intercede in the Demonic Incursion by creating a portal to the Elemental Plane of Air and bringing legions of Aarakocra to their aid since the Avariel had no real army to speak of.
Since then they have mostly stayed out of world history and some though them extinct on Hadran after the Dark Rain blotted out the skies over Hitram, but several sightings in the past twenty years shows they are alive and well and seemingly more active than ever.
Interspecies Relations and Assumptions
The Avariels have little contact with other races save for their occasional disputes with dragons over land and their friendship with the Aarakocra that live alongside them in their monasteries when they live in the Material Plane. When they made their presence known during the Demonic Incursion they signed a number of treaties to promise peace with their neighbors though they do not interact with other races enough for these to matter much.
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