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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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=== 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.


== 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.''


== Calendar and Timekeeping ==
== Calendar and Timekeeping ==
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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.


== 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.


== See Also ==
== See Also ==