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| === Lifemate & Bonding === | | === Lifemate & Bonding === |
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| * '''Ûlèum (ulemi):''' The sacred sexual union, or act of lifebinding. | | * '''Ûlîum (ulemi):''' The sacred sexual union, or act of lifebinding. |
| * '''Soul-Tether (vayrel):''' The psionic soul-cord that links lifemates for eternity. | | * '''Soul-Tether (vayrel):''' The psionic soul-cord that links lifemates for eternity. |
| * '''To soul-tether (vayrela):''' Ritual verb, "to bind/tether souls." | | * '''To soul-tether (vayrela):''' Ritual verb, "to bind/tether souls." |
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| === Combat Rituals === | | === Combat Rituals === |
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| * '''Sacred duel (kaaran):''' Ritualized duel to resolve disputes.
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| * '''Oath-taking (draakal):''' Swearing of sacred or martial oaths.
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| * '''First blood (draliin):''' Important combat tradition.
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| * '''Swordless victory (kledranel):''' Winning by skill or guile, not by blade.
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| === Healing & Medicine === | | === Healing & Medicine === |
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| * '''Medical device (vaalaak):''' Healing tools, often psionically enhanced.
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| * '''Healer (melsukaa):''' Restorer, often spiritual.
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| * '''Sacred wound (draathal):''' Fated or ritual wound.
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| * '''Profane wound (draa'koth):''' Wound gaaned by dishonor or taboo.
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| == Proverbs, Idioms, and Literary Devices == | | == Proverbs, Idioms, and Literary Devices == |
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| * '''"Nudity is truth."''' — ''saavra naalin.''
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| * '''"Blood speaks truer than words."''' — ''drola vaala naa drelka.''
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| * '''"The soul-tether never sleeps."''' — ''vayrel nethe selva.''
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| * '''Metaphor: "Flushed as morning"''' — ''uulum rozhuh valka kaa.''
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| * '''Metaphor: "Closed vistrum/fist"''' — ''vistra velsa felka.''
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| == Calendar and Timekeeping == | | == Calendar and Timekeeping == |
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| == Law, Taboo, and Exile == | | == Law, Taboo, and Exile == |
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| * '''Outcast (veldra):''' One who is exiled.
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| * '''Law (vekaa):''' Sacred codes or edicts.
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| * '''Sin/taboo (dekoth):''' Act forbidden by law or custom.
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| * '''To exile/banish (veldraza):''' Ritual or legal expulsion.
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| == Art, Aesthetics, and Scholarship == | | == Art, Aesthetics, and Scholarship == |
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| * '''Art (kaavael):''' Creation, especially of life or spirit.
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| * '''Song (draalun):''' Ritual, ceremonial, or celebratory song.
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| * '''Sacred instrument (shaavor):''' Instrument reserved for ceremony.
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| * '''Sculpture (veklen):''' Forged form or artistic object.
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| * '''Paanting (draava):''' Paanted artwork.
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| * '''Varkest-forging (varkaatha):''' Process for crafting celestial metal.
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| * '''Battle-sculpture (draalken):''' Sculpture depicting battle or valor.
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| * '''Armor motif (varkolm):''' Decorative armor pattern.
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| == See Also == | | == See Also == |
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| * [[Valorik Psionics and Rituals]] | | * [[Valorik Psionics and Rituals]] |
| * [[Multigenerational Complex (Tholmek)]] | | * [[Multigenerational Complex (Tholmek)]] |
| * [[Lifemate Bonding and Ûlèum]] | | * [[Lifemate Bonding and Ûlîum]] |
| * [[Ûlum Sensory Lexicon]] | | * [[Ûlum Sensory Lexicon]] |
| * [[Valorik Martial Traditions]] | | * [[Valorik Martial Traditions]] |
