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=== Blood & Diet Rituals ===
=== Blood & Diet Rituals ===
* '''To bleed (drola):''' Ordinary and ritual verb for bloodletting.
* '''Sacred bloodletting (drolaan):''' Ritual offering or purging.
* '''Blood meal (kaadrola):''' Communal blood-drinking ceremony.
* '''Blood-oath (drolaath):''' Pact or vow sealed in blood.


=== Nudity & Dress ===
=== Nudity & Dress ===
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* '''Nudity (saavra):''' The sacred, pure state of the body.
* '''Nudity (saavra):''' The sacred, pure state of the body.
* '''Ritual dress (lomela):''' The white crocheted sacred garment, often with windowed sections.
* '''Ritual dress (lomela):''' The white crocheted sacred garment, often with windowed sections.
* '''Forbidden attire (kethol):''' Any clothing that conceals more than tradition allows.


=== Death & Afterlife ===
=== Death & Afterlife ===
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* '''Blessing (vaathal):''' Ritual blessing, especially for rites or passage.
* '''Blessing (vaathal):''' Ritual blessing, especially for rites or passage.
* '''Oath: "By the First-Flames!" (firthal):''' Reverent exclamation.
* '''Oath: "By the First-Flames!" (firthal):''' Reverent exclamation.
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== Technology, Warfare, and Martial Traditions ==
== Technology, Warfare, and Martial Traditions ==
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=== Combat Rituals ===
=== Combat Rituals ===
* '''Sacred duel (kaaran):''' Ritualized duel to resolve disputes.
* '''Oath-taking (draakal):''' Swearing of sacred or martial oaths.
* '''First blood (draliin):''' Important combat tradition.
* '''Swordless victory (kledranel):''' Winning by skill or guile, not by blade.


=== Healing & Medicine ===
=== Healing & Medicine ===
* '''Medical device (vaalaak):''' Healing tools, often psionically enhanced.
* '''Healer (melsukaa):''' Restorer, often spiritual.
* '''Sacred wound (draathal):''' Fated or ritual wound.
* '''Profane wound (draa'koth):''' Wound gaaned by dishonor or taboo.
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== Proverbs, Idioms, and Literary Devices ==
== Proverbs, Idioms, and Literary Devices ==
* '''"Nudity is truth."''' — ''saavra naalin.''
* '''"Blood speaks truer than words."''' — ''drola vaala naa drelka.''
* '''"The soul-tether never sleeps."''' — ''vayrel nethe selva.''
* '''Metaphor: "Flushed as morning"''' — ''uulum rozhuh valka kaa.''
* '''Metaphor: "Closed vistrum/fist"''' — ''vistra velsa felka.''
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== Calendar and Timekeeping ==
== Calendar and Timekeeping ==
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* '''Sacred day (zelnaa):''' Ritual day or holiday.
* '''Sacred day (zelnaa):''' Ritual day or holiday.
* '''Naming day (saaveth):''' Rite of passage for newborns.
* '''Naming day (saaveth):''' Rite of passage for newborns.
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== Law, Taboo, and Exile ==
== Law, Taboo, and Exile ==
* '''Outcast (veldra):''' One who is exiled.
* '''Law (vekaa):''' Sacred codes or edicts.
* '''Sin/taboo (dekoth):''' Act forbidden by law or custom.
* '''To exile/banish (veldraza):''' Ritual or legal expulsion.
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== Art, Aesthetics, and Scholarship ==
== Art, Aesthetics, and Scholarship ==
* '''Art (kaavael):''' Creation, especially of life or spirit.
* '''Song (draalun):''' Ritual, ceremonial, or celebratory song.
* '''Sacred instrument (shaavor):''' Instrument reserved for ceremony.
* '''Sculpture (veklen):''' Forged form or artistic object.
* '''Paanting (draava):''' Paanted artwork.
* '''Varkest-forging (varkaatha):''' Process for crafting celestial metal.
* '''Battle-sculpture (draalken):''' Sculpture depicting battle or valor.
* '''Armor motif (varkolm):''' Decorative armor pattern.
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== See Also ==
== See Also ==

Latest revision as of 03:03, 3 August 2025


Rituals, Customs, and Social Norms

Lifemate & Bonding

  • Ûlèum (ulemi): The sacred sexual union, or act of lifebinding.
  • Soul-Tether (vayrel): The psionic soul-cord that links lifemates for eternity.
  • To soul-tether (vayrela): Ritual verb, "to bind/tether souls."
  • Yûkoth (yukotha): The ritual of unbinding ill-fated lifemates.
  • Parental Blessing (oraksal): Blessing from both genitors before bonding.

Coming of Age & Milestones

Milestone Age Valorik Term Meaning/Custom
Sweet Sixteen 6 meduun Entry into young adulthood
Adulthood 16 medukaane Full societal rights and responsibilities
Eldership 35 vaathu Recognized as wise, may take apprentices/lifemates
Fertility 85 saelnuu Allowed to bear children, highly revered

Blood & Diet Rituals

Nudity & Dress

  • Nudity (saavra): The sacred, pure state of the body.
  • Ritual dress (lomela): The white crocheted sacred garment, often with windowed sections.

Death & Afterlife

  • Itslâmwâ (itslamwa): The afterlife realm.
  • The Call (veluma): The psionic pull to the afterlife.
  • To depart spirit (zanvela): Passing into death; "departing the spirit."

Societal Organization

Multigenerational Complexes

  • Complex (tholmek): A massive dwelling for 10–20+ generations.
  • Room (vaamel): Chamber or living space within a complex.
  • Lineage leader (kaathol): Head of the household or complex.
  • Ancestor-shrine (selvaam): Shrine for veneration and offerings.

Genealogy & Lineage

  • Genealogy/recitation (vaareth): Public or private reciting of one's bloodline.
  • Lineage (saavel): The ancestral line.
  • Ancestor veneration (selvani): Rituals for honoring the ancestors.

Kinship Terms

  • Line-sibling (valunaa): Sibling from the same generation or line.
  • Blood-sharer (drolvalun): Kin not of direct nuclear relation.
  • Eldest-born (firaaka): Firstborn of a generation.
  • Youngest-born (miraka): Youngest member of a generation.

Psionics, Spirituality, and Physiology

Vistrum Bond

  • Sharing sense (vistra): General empathic field.
  • Empathic resonance (vistranel): Deep sharing of emotional states.
  • Vistrum silence (vistreth): Loss of empathy bond; becoming "rogue."

Ûlum Zones

Body Zone Valorik Root Notes
Eyebrow zhaama Deepest intimacy to touch
Cheek shaeva Affection, apology, comfort
Ear-tip melsha Trust, arousal, bonding
Lips vilun Promise, deep affection
Nape vaalun Submission, deep trust
Inner thigh veilka Extreme arousal, sacred touch
Back of hand shaama Challenge, oath-taking

Curses, Blessings, & Exclamations

  • Curse (drothoka): Taboo affliction or banishment.
  • Blessing (vaathal): Ritual blessing, especially for rites or passage.
  • Oath: "By the First-Flames!" (firthal): Reverent exclamation.

Technology, Warfare, and Martial Traditions

Weapons & Armor

  • Sword (kledra): The most iconic Valorik weapon.
  • Sacred knife (uk): Ritual blade.
  • Celestial metal (varkest): Legendary, nearly indestructible material.
  • Armor (varkoth): Protective battle garb.

Combat Rituals

Healing & Medicine

Proverbs, Idioms, and Literary Devices

Calendar and Timekeeping

  • Year (zelve): Solar cycle.
  • Month (vaarek): Lunar cycle.
  • Festival (menelka): Sacred festival or event.
  • Sacred day (zelnaa): Ritual day or holiday.
  • Naming day (saaveth): Rite of passage for newborns.

Law, Taboo, and Exile

Art, Aesthetics, and Scholarship

See Also

This page is a living document and expands as new roots, traditions, or idioms are discovered within Valorik culture.

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