Lunalians

The Lunalian are one of the 12 zodian cultures that live in the continent of Lunala all worshiping the goddesses of kindness, mercy, compassion, & the moon Cancer. Lunalians are a people who live under the moonlight being nocturnal using night as their day. The Lunalians are seen as the weakest people in Zodia for their god's nature and their propensity for mercy as well as their culture revolving around healing and support nevertheless the Lunalians have proven their worth to the other nations as their god is most compatible with the sun nation's god. The Lunalians are led by the Lunar Church, the followers of Cancer led by the Selene Latmus of the Latmus Dynasty alongside her husband Endymion.

Culture

Major language groups and dialects

The Lunalians like all other cultures speak Common but more native languages are elvish, primordial, and celestial.

Culture and cultural heritage

Lunalians have a culture that revolves around generosity due to Cancers influence on her people making them more defensive, supportive & curative. Lunalian time is turned around because Cancer is more active at night making them adapt to a nocturnal lifestyle.

Shared customary codes and values

The Lunalians find many gemstones that grow in their land to be holy moonstone being the most popular, and others like ruby, carnelian, turquoise, aventurine, rose quartz, ECT.
The darkness isn't evil in the eyes of the Lunalians although all power is to be used for the aid of others.
The manipulation of blood is not for harming anyone but to use the existing life essence to aid the user.
The night to the Lunalians was their daytime since it was the time when their god was most active.

Average technological level

Lunalian technology uses moonlight and hard lunar metal gained from the moon itself. They use lunar light for their energy similar to Leonians using solar light.

Lunalian Weapons & Armor

Armor

Silver Armor: The main armor of lunalian knights is half-plate armor made of steel and inlaid with silver. This armor glowed brightly in the moonlight and caused pain for unholy creatures to touch.
Silver Shields: A primary means of defense for Lunalian knights, parma shields made of lunar steel and inlaid with silver.

Weapons

Silver Broadswords: A primary weapon of lunalian knights, one-handed claymores made of lunar steel and inlaid with silver. These swords are capable of harming unholy creatures and emitting lunar light from the metal.
Silver Straight Swords: A straight sword used by lunalian knights that favored dexterity. These swords are akin to rapiers in their use of thrusting attacks.
Silver Crossbow: A weapon used by lunalians that fires silver bolts laced in holy water.

Firearms

Silver Revolver: A primary weapon of lunalian rogues is a set of twin revolvers made of steel and inlaid with silver.
Silver Blunderbuss: A high value weapon of the lunalians a rifle made of lunar steel and inlaid with silver capable of firing a cone of silver bullets in a wide spread.
Silver Rifle: A highly valued firearm of lunalian soldiers. A rifle made of silver that fires many silver bullets.

Lunalian Seige Weapons

Lunar Sentry Turrets: A primary siege weapon used by lunalians to end soulless and other malevolent entities. The lunar sentry turret uses lunar light to make high powered photon bolts to end a threat.

Lunalian Vehicles & Vessels

Lunar Strider: A land vehicle that is used by many lunalian citizens is a motorcycle capable of speeds of 280mph.
Ovid 42: An aerial warship used by the Lunar Church capable of speeds of 600mph and fitted with hard light barriers, the Ovid would drop off soldiers and rescue others.
Pandir 66: An aerial warship used by the Lunar Church for the healing of lunalian soldiers. Made of lunar steel & fitted with hard light barriers the Pandir 66 would hover over the injured and heal them.

Lunalian Miscellaneous Technology

Divine Magic: The Lunalians are a very religious people beholden to the goddess of the moon Cancer due to this her divine magic plays a huge role in their culture and technology. Many people utilize this magic as clerics, paladins, druids, and their weapons.
Blood Blessings: A power granted to certain members of the Lunar Church the ability to manipulate blood. Lunalians use blood manipulation exclusively for healing and support this usage of blood manipulation has put them at odds with the vanir who use blood manipulation for much more than healing.
Lidin Wolves: Large wolves that primarily live in Lunala these wolves are tamed and raised by lunalians to be used as guard & mounts.
Lunar Network: A network of teleportation portals that connect each and every one of the temples of cancer.
Lunar Torches: Shards of Argenite that emit lunar light to illuminate areas around lunalian cities and ward off Soulless.
Lunar Beacon: A large beacon with a large chunk of Argenite that makes large amounts of light to make Lunalian cities full of light and defend encampments with holy light.
Lunar Panels: The main means of power for the lunalians is similar to solar panels using lunar light to power their civilization.
Lunar Cores: A metal core full of lunar energy used to power lunalian technology like their weapons & vehicles.

Common Etiquette rules

Lunalians have many sayings for others like "may the moonlight guide you" & "may the moon's blood lift you".

Common Dress code

Lunalians wear their clergy colors silver & white noble clothing. Blood Saints wear silver & red clothing adorn in rubies.

Art & Architecture

Art

Lunalian art is typically paintings of the night sky as well as statues adorned in rose quartz, and moonstone.

Architecture

Lunalian architecture is built to glisten and shine in moonlight their cities smoothly carven white stone, trimmed with blue and red. The symbol of cancer and other clerical symbols are carved into cities.

Foods & Cuisine

Lunalians had a lot of unique food and cuisine that was made from the fat of the land they lived on. The lunalian peasants would often eat bread, lumen peaches, lumen pies, corn, & other vegetables. The meat they'd eat was often gained from the silver moose and deer that live around Lunala. As a water region seafood was a common delicacy.

Popular Food & Cuisine

Lumen Shrimp: A dish holding up to 100 silver shelled shrimp that are fished from the moonlight seas.
Crescent Catfish: A fish that is fished from the many bodies of water in Lunala. Blue & white large fish that are adorned by the lunalians.
Glimmer Lobster: A popular crustacean that is often taken and sold to others for food.

Lunalian Wine & Alcohol

Moon Mother's Embrace: A popular drink among the Lunalians made from holy water & lunar pollen. Moon Mother's Embrace is a sweet and thin silver beverage beloved by all Lunalians.
Blood Moon: A popular drink typically consumed by the blood saints of the church. Made from the blood moon fruit and another ingredient known only by the saints this concoction is brewed. Blood Moon is a deep crimson drink known to give visions
Lunar Howl: A drink popular among Lunalian huntsmen safe enough for their wolven companions to drink as well. Made from moonlight water & a dollop of moondrip Lunar Howl gives vigor to those who drink it.
Silver Tears: The tears of their goddess made from the mineral water of lunar tearstone & the poison of the dust flower. Silver Tears are known to make people cry when they drink it.

Common Customs, traditions and rituals

Lunalians call blood bending "blood blessings" this power is often granted to female members of the clergy given the title of Blood Saint.
Lunalian females are often religious leaders while males are templars and hunters.
They have their favored alcohol called "Moon Mother’s Embrace" made from lumen flowers known to be sweet & thick and often given to others as a sign of friendship.
Lunalians practice healing and supportive abilities never using power as a means of harm.
They grow their favorite flower "Lumen Bloom" in special gardens.
Lunalians are active during the night, sleeping during the day.
Singing is a popular pastime for the Lunalians as the elves, elemites, humans, haloin join each other in song.

Lunalian Weddings

Lunalians marry in the pale moonlight so their union is seen by their goddess and use moonstone for their wedding rings.

Sacrificial Offerings

Lunalians give many things as offerings to Cancer for the purpose of communion like haloin blood, idols made of silver, moonshine, ECT.

Birth & Baptismal Rites

When Lunalians are born they are washed with holy water laced with silver, bathed in moonlight.

Coming of Age Rites

A Lunalian coming of age rite is called the "Lumen Tune" the Lunalian would stand in front of an idol of their moon goddess and sing with passion to appease their mother.

Funerary and Memorial customs

Lunalians bury their dead in special silver coffins bathed in moonlight, warded against becoming undead unless it was allowed by the moon goddess. Lunalians often bleed on the coffin of their fallen as a gesture of being together even in death as well as singing while the coffin descends to the ground.

Common Taboos

It's frowned upon for lunalians to use their gifts to harm others or for personal gain as they are the gifts of the moon.
Blood blessings are meant to heal and support not harm others through the underhanded tactic of controlling blood.

Common Myths and Legends

Some believe that Lunalians won't defend themselves due to their anti-violence stance; they will use many tactics to defend themselves although they don't involve hurting the aggressor.
The lunalians believe that night is the most pure and beautiful time of day as the moonlight comes to illuminate the land with its gorgeous shine.
It's believed that Lunalians are the weakest of the twelve nations due to the weakness of their goddess.

Historical figures

Divines

Cancer, Goddess Of The Moon

The patron goddess of the lunalians she through her spire and influence inspired the people of lunala to rise up against the Soulleal. Her teachings and blessings are used by the Lunalians to this day.

Latmus Dynasty

Selene Latmus, The Lunar Queen

The founder & leader of the lumen church and by extension the ruler of all Lunalians. She was the one who discovered the Lumen Spire and became imbued with divine power to spare her people from the Soulleal and their tyranny. Selene was known to charge into battle with a flying chariot pulled by two horses Lyrus & Chronon. Being granted eternal life and youth by cancer she has ruled over the lunalians for thousands of years.

Endymion Latmus, The Lunar King

The consort of Selene and therefore the king of the lunalians. Endymion despite being human is one of the longest living members of the Lumen Church being blessed with immortality by Cancer as well. He is well known for his prowess in combat and utilizing moonlight for various means of defense and offense.

Tymora Latmus, The Lunar Princess

The daughter of Endymion & Selene and heiress to the Latmus Dynasty. She was born with the power of blood blessings and became the founder of the Blood Saints, members of the clergy blessed with the power to control blood. Tymora used this power to heal and support others as well as teach others how to properly use blood blessings.

Miscellaneous

Enhiln Mooncarver, The Moon Wave

A Lunalian bard who made his mark during the netherial crisis in Aviur roughly 7,500 years ago being granted immortality and a temple in the outer woods of Lunala.

Cynthia Mooncarver, The Blood Moon

A lunalian blood elemite who was famous for her skill in the manipulation of blood. Despite being used to the idea of using blood in many ways being in contrast to Lunalian blood blessings she became a renown member of the Lumen Church becoming the beloved of Enihl.

Pythios, The Green Terror

Once a forest dragon who lived in the lands of Mizu and devoted himself to Cancer after leading the clan of Adonis. He became a cleric of the moon goddess using the domain of life & used his magic to aid the land of Mizu.

Argenta, The Silver Slayer

An argent dragon that lived in Mizu using her power to aid others. She became the wife of the forest dragon Pythios, the two remaining as protectors of Mizu.

Ideals

Beauty Ideals

To the Lunalians nothing is more beautiful than the silver moonlight and those blessed by it. A slender physique is attractive to Lunalians as it opens more doors for the use of arts that are exclusively violent.

Gender Ideals

Lunalian females become high ranking members of society like priestesses and blood saints while males are soldiers in Lunalian society.

Courtship Ideals

Lunalian females court the males of their society, often presenting them with lumen flowers, moonstone, and bloodstone as a romantic gesture.

Relationship Ideals

Lunalian relationships are built in the compassion and loyalty both partners show each other. This makes their relationships long lasting as it's imperative that they are understanding with each other.

Major organizations

The Lunar Church: The Lunar Church also called the Lunar Kingdom is the organization that lunalians is governed by leading the religion of Cancer.
The Latmus Dynasty: The ruling family of the lunalians & the Lunar Church founded by Selene Latmus during the dark ages of zodia.
Order Of Moonlight: The Templar order of the lunar church and main military of the clergy founded and formerly led by Endymion now by his daughter Tymora. Knights of the Order Of Moonlight wield weapons and armor made of lunar steel and typically defend rather than attack. They ride wolves into battle to aid the weak and punish the wicked.
The Blood Saints: A sect of the Order Of Moonlight that are made of those blessed with blood blessings called Blood Saints. Members of the Pale Moon hunt malevolent forces & purge others of blood illnesses.
The Circle Of Moonlight: A druidic circle founded by Selene Latmus that oversees Lunala and takes secret operations from Selene.

"These people are heavy pacifists but still ready to fight with the light of the moon. It's weird no matter what you do they are willing to lend a helping hand to you. A real representation of the ideology of the moon god." - Neve Olgrim "We aren't the only people known to use blood lunalians do it too although it's a lot more restricted as idols of Cancer make blood saints from those willing to become one with the moon itself. Their blood bending or as they call it blood blessings are more supportive and curative than our brand of blood bending. We are kinda elitist with the way they use blood it's weird to us to use blood not to hurt." - Saveara Olgrim "These people are nocturnal, use moonlight for energy and the radiance of the moon, it's quite lovely to become so attuned to a higher power it changes you to this degree." - Hades "You ever drink lunalian wine, one of them makes you break down into tears. Hell when my son was still a baby I called him silver tears, the sadness inducing drink whenever he cried." - Lyon Olgrim

Parent ethnicities

Zodians

Encompassed species

Related Organizations

Zodiac Empire

Related Locations

Lunala

Favored Gemstones

Moonstone
Pearl
Carnelian
Turquoise
Obsidian
Bloodstone
Rose Quartz

Favored Animals

Crabs
Wolves

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