Friday, May 30, 2014

Elf Culture: The Dolsan, Dunyl and Keldavan


Here is a short look at some of the elven cultures and religions in Eirda. As more info is developed I will expand on this.
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            The Dolsan and Keldavan originate from the landmass called Elvedayn; the Dolsan reside on the northern half, Dolsantyral, and the Keldavan in the south, Keldavazh.

The Dolsan 
            The Dolsan are generally a very reasonable and logical people. They follow the teachings of Dolsa and Aslod. The gods of inner balance. Dolsa and Aslod are two halves to a whole; like Solren and Lunara, and Dysia and Zanos from the Order of Harmonia. Dolsa represents the light and everything good in the world; Aslod represents the darkness and chaos of everything. But rather than only worshipping one, the Dolsan know that neither god can exist without the other; and this is also true in life. Peace cannot exist without chaos. Everyone has inner light and darkness within them. The trick to life is to learn to balance the two.
             Dolsan love life and everything that comes with it, the good and the bad. They live for the bright days and learn from the bad. Learn to be at peace with one another and with those that have conflict with them. They understand that people have negative and chaotic urges from time to time. But rather than destructively acting upon them, they learn to meditate and harness those urges towards positive activities. While the Dolsan may not truly give in to their chaotic urges they believe that without the darkness the light wouldn't be as bright.
            The Dolsan live in a communal society, they have no kings or emperors. Their communes promote equality and caring for one another. Their central government is run by locally elected representatives that promote the betterment of all of Dolsan society. Representatives must be just and trusted by his or her community.

The Keldavan
            In Keldavazh; their philosophies differ quite a bit. The Keldavan happily give in to the chaos that Aslod thrives from and are more savage in nature. They are happy to act their primal urges and instincts. They live in clans of that fight for power, the chief is usually the strongest Keldavan, or one with the most kills. The few times they band together is when the share the hatred for the Dolsan. Keldavan hate that the Dolsan also worship their god but refuse to give in to their primal instincts. They believe the Dolsan are heretics and disrespecting the ways of Aslod. The Keldavan are constantly at war with the Dolsan and vigilantly attack their communities.
            However, this does not mean that all Keldavan are evil and attack all Dolsan. There a few Keldavan clans that keep to themselves in Dolsantyral and in some remote areas of Keldavazh itself. 

The Dunyl
            The elves of Andunyl originally were Dolsan that were tired of the constant attacks from the Keldavan. They were given land in between Illibasca and Jahr'ghuul by the halflings. Now they have a different society that is much more varied than Dolsantyral. Here there are lordships, small kingdoms, democracies, dictatorships, and more. There are even a few Keldavan villages that also fled the wars. It is just as varied as Canascas. A very few number still follow the old ways of the Dolsan. Many follow other religions as well now. Given the nature of the land's acquisition their communities are also often shared with Halflings.

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