Eleyai (L-ee-aye)
The eley that are native to Kirru, the Realm of Air. Eleyai rule over a vast empire that dominates a majority of the realm. Quick to enter tempest-like rages, eleyai can influence the winds and predict the weather.
Culture
Major language groups and dialects
Eleyai generally speak Auran as their elemental language.
Average technological level
Eleyai build and craft mighty airships that fly utilize steam and air currents to maintain their air superiority.
Common Dress code
Eleyai's often wear long clothes that billow in the eleyais constant wind.
Art & Architecture
Eleyais prefer towers and other large structures, as they feel that it is their place to reign above the lesser creatures of the earth and places them closer to Yai.
Birth & Baptismal Rites
Eleyai woman in labor are hoisted in contraptions above the ground, as a baby born while its mother touches the earth is viewed as unclean. A eleyai baby spends the first stages of its development kept away from the ground, only learning to walk when it first learns to speak.
Funerary and Memorial customs
Eleyai are cremated, so that their ashes may be spread to the wind and their essence returned to the sky upon death.
Common Myths and Legends
A majority of Eleyai worship Yai, the elemental god of the air.
Historical figures
The first mate of the legendary Lancrik Pirates is Silivas, a eleyai fortune teller.
Two ambassadors to the Nenu-Lan guild, The Court of Misfits, were the twin eleyai sisters Deya and Teffa.
Major organizations
Eleyai make up the majority of the ruling class of the Svanti Empire, the nation that rules over a vast majority of Kirru.
Random Eleyai Homelands
| % Rolled | Homeland | Trait Gained |
|---|---|---|
| 01-50 | Mountaintop Village or City | Sophisticated Citizen |
| 51-74 | Skyship | Mechanical Aptitude |
| 75-86 | Mountain Valley | Surefooted Ascent |
| 87-94 | Forest | Ambitious |
| 95-00 | Unusual Homeland | (Roll on Unusual Homeland table) |
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