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About

People all over the continent believe in fate, lucky or unlucky charms, and omens. These vary by culture, but some common elements are more universal. Generally good fortune, or signs which could lead to such are seen as positive, and signs leading to misfortune are seen as negative. These are also filtered through the lens of an individual's religion.

Charms and Omens by Culture

Anatu

The Anatu are hunters and gatherers, and as such their ideas about luck and omens include items related to such activities.
Charm(s): Acorns, Crescent moons
Good Omen(s): Flying or seated bird silhouetted by the full moon.
Bad Omen(s): Skull of a horned or antlered animal missing one horn or antler.

Aralia

The Aralian focus on trade, commerce, and wealth lends them to see luck in related activities and objects.
Charm(s): Double-Struck Coins, Snow Lily Bulbs
Good Omen(s): Feather(s) falling from above.
Bad Omen(s): Red or black spots on a snow lily.

Corinthea

Corinthean ideals are strongly linked to their individual city totems.
Charm(s): Animals or parts thereof which match the individual city-state's totem.
Good Omen(s)
Bad Omen(s)

Drolac

The Drolac live fairly pastoral lives in the mountain meadows and forest valleys, their concepts of fate and luck are tied to the seasonal cycles.
Charm(s): Shed Antlers, Icicles
Good Omen(s): Rain on an otherwise sunny day.
Bad Omen(s): Unseasonable weather.

Etausi

Etausi ideas of luck and fate are tied closely to their beliefs in their Great Dragon and his servants in the mortal world.
Charm(s): Dragon Scales
Good Omen(s): Drakes, Dragon flying overhead.
Bad Omen(s): Thunder without lightning.

Iskander

Iskandeans as islanders focus on fishing and nautical themes for their omens and portents.
Charms: Anchors, Scallop Shells
Good Omen(s): Sea turtles swimming beside ones boat.
Bad Omen(s): Beached leviathan or other large sea creature.

Krolar

Charm(s): Cats in general.
Good Omen(s): Cat paw prints
Bad Omen(s): A sickly cat.

Kythus

Charm(s): Eggs (specifically of certain species of birds/lizards)
Good Omen(s): Sun beam on an overcast day.
Bad Omen(s): A lightning struck tree.

Layor

Charm(s): Golanei Teeth or Claws, Six-pointed Stars
Good Omen(s): Layered bubbles in lake ice.
Bad Omen(s): Rocks or stones with naturally eroded holes through them.

Malys

The coastal dwelling Malys believe their fate is tied to the sea and land in equal measure.
Charm(s): Fish Tail Fins, Regular Hexagons, Drift Wood.
Good Omen(s): Moon(s) setting over calm water.
Bad Omens(s): Moon(s) setting over rough seas.

Qulani

Charm(s): Opals, Geodes
Good Omen(s): Albino bats.
Bad Omen(s): Earthquakes

Quzonia

Quzonians view luck or fate tied strongly to the Twinned Goddess, and as such their omens and symbols of luck tend to involve twins. Perversions of the two of a kind are seen as unlucky omens.
Charm(s): Two-of-a-kind, Double-wicked candles
Good Omen(s): Identical twins
Bad Omens(s): Conjoined Twins, Two-headed animals

Ru-Pani

The Ru-Pani live by the sea, and as such their concepts of fate is tied to it.
Charms: Paddles, Pearls
Good Omen(s): Catching a fish with a fish in its mouth.
Bad Omens(s): Lightning over water, Waterspouts.

Sildaryn

Charm(s)
Good Omen(s)
Bad Omen(s)

Tabras

Charm(s): Jaw-bone of a mud-fish
Good Omen(s)
Bad Omen(s)

Tak-Mi-Lah

Charm(s): Feathers from birds of prey (owls, falcons, or eagles)
Good Omen(s)
Bad Omen(s)

Waejir

Waejirans worship a pantheon of gods, and as such most of their omens are related to the various deities, and their associated concerns.
Charm(s): Desert Glass (Fulgerite)
Good Omen(s): Vary widely by deity.
Bad Omen(s): Vary widely by deity.

Stories

Sea (fifty word fantasy)

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-=Overview=
+==About==
-:People all over the continent believe in fate, lucky or unlucky charms, and omens. These vary by culture, but some common elements are more universal. Generally good fortune, or signs which could lead to such are seen as positive, and sign leading to misfortune are seen a s negative. These are also filtered through the lens of an individual's religion.
+:People all over the continent believe in fate, lucky or unlucky charms, and omens. These vary by culture, but some common elements are more universal. Generally good fortune, or signs which could lead to such are seen as positive, and signs leading to misfortune are seen as negative. These are also filtered through the lens of an individual's religion.
-=Charms and Omens by Culture=
+==Charms and Omens by Culture==
-==Anatu==
+===Anatu===
 :The Anatu are hunters and gatherers, and as such their ideas about luck and omens include items related to such activities.
 ;Charm(s):Acorns, Crescent moons
 ;Good Omen(s):Flying or seated bird silhouetted by the full moon.
-;Bad Omens(s):Skull of a horned or antlered animal missing one horn or antler.
+;Bad Omen(s):Skull of a horned or antlered animal missing one horn or antler.
-==Aralia==
+===Aralia===
 :The Aralian focus on trade, commerce, and wealth lends them to see luck in related activities and objects.
 ;Charm(s):Double-Struck Coins, Snow Lily Bulbs
 ;Good Omen(s):Feather(s) falling from above.
-;Bad Omens(s):Red spots on a snow lily.
+;Bad Omen(s):Red or black spots on a snow lily.
-==Corinthea==
+===Corinthea===
 :Corinthean ideals are strongly linked to their individual city totems.
 ;Charm(s):Animals or parts thereof which match the individual city-state's totem.
 ;Good Omen(s):
-;Bad Omens(s):
+;Bad Omen(s):
-==Drolac==
+===Drolac===
-:The Drolac live fairly pastoral lives in the mountain meadows and forest valleys, their concepts of
+:The Drolac live fairly pastoral lives in the mountain meadows and forest valleys, their concepts of fate and luck are tied to the seasonal cycles.
 ;Charm(s):Shed Antlers, Icicles
-;Good Omen(s):
+;Good Omen(s):Rain on an otherwise sunny day.
-;Bad Omens(s):
+;Bad Omen(s):Unseasonable weather.
-==Etausi==
+===Etausi===
-:Etausi ideas of luck and fate are tied closely to their beliefs in their [[Dragon King]] and his servants in the mortal world.
+:Etausi ideas of luck and fate are tied closely to their beliefs in their [[Etausi (culture)#Religious Figures|Great Dragon]] and his servants in the mortal world.
 ;Charm(s):Dragon Scales
 ;Good Omen(s):Drakes, Dragon flying overhead.
-;Bad Omens(s):Thunder without lightning.
+;Bad Omen(s):Thunder without lightning.
-==Iskander==
+===Iskander===
 :Iskandeans as islanders focus on fishing and nautical themes for their omens and portents.
 ;Charms:Anchors, Scallop Shells
 ;Good Omen(s):Sea turtles swimming beside ones boat.
-;Bad Omens(s):Beached leviathan or other large sea creature.
+;Bad Omen(s):Beached leviathan or other large sea creature.
-==Krolar==
+===Krolar===
-;Charm(s):Cats,
+;Charm(s):Cats in general.
-;Good Omen(s):
+;Good Omen(s):Cat paw prints
-;Bad Omens(s):Sick Cat,
+;Bad Omen(s):A sickly cat.
-==Kythus==
+===Kythus===
 ;Charm(s):Eggs (specifically of certain species of birds/lizards)
 ;Good Omen(s):Sun beam on an overcast day.
-;Bad Omens(s):A lightning struck tree.
+;Bad Omen(s):A lightning struck tree.
-==Layor==
+===Layor===
 ;Charm(s):Golanei Teeth or Claws, Six-pointed Stars
 ;Good Omen(s):Layered bubbles in lake ice.
-;Bad Omens(s):Rocks or stones with naturally eroded holes through them.
+;Bad Omen(s):Rocks or stones with naturally eroded holes through them.
-==Malys==
+===Malys===
+:The coastal dwelling Malys believe their fate is tied to the sea and land in equal measure.
 ;Charm(s):Fish Tail Fins, Regular Hexagons, Drift Wood.
-;Good Omen(s):
+;Good Omen(s):Moon(s) setting over calm water.
-;Bad Omens(s):
+;Bad Omens(s):Moon(s) setting over rough seas.
-==Qulani==
+===Qulani===
 ;Charm(s):Opals, Geodes
 ;Good Omen(s):Albino bats.
-;Bad Omens(s):Earthquakes
+;Bad Omen(s):Earthquakes
-==Quzonia==
+===Quzonia===
-Quzonians view luck or fate tied strongly to the Twinned Goddess, and as such their omens and symbols of luck tend to involve twins. Perversions of the two of a kind are seen as unlucky omens.
+:Quzonians view luck or fate tied strongly to the [[Twinned Goddess]], and as such their omens and symbols of luck tend to involve twins. Perversions of the two of a kind are seen as unlucky omens.
 ;Charm(s):Two-of-a-kind, Double-wicked candles
 ;Good Omen(s):Identical twins
 ;Bad Omens(s):Conjoined Twins, Two-headed animals
-==Ru-Pani==
+===Ru-Pani===
+:The Ru-Pani live by the sea, and as such their concepts of fate is tied to it.
 ;Charms:Paddles, Pearls
 ;Good Omen(s):Catching a fish with a fish in its mouth.
-;Bad Omens(s):
+;Bad Omens(s):Lightning over water, Waterspouts.
-==Sildaryn==
+===Sildaryn===
 ;Charm(s):
 ;Good Omen(s):
-;Bad Omens(s):
+;Bad Omen(s):
-==Tabras==
+===Tabras===
 ;Charm(s):Jaw-bone of a mud-fish
 ;Good Omen(s):
-;Bad Omens(s):
+;Bad Omen(s):
-==Tak-Mi-Lah==
+===Tak-Mi-Lah===
 ;Charm(s):Feathers from birds of prey (owls, falcons, or eagles)
 ;Good Omen(s):
-;Bad Omens(s):
+;Bad Omen(s):
-==Waejir==
+===Waejir===
-Waejirans worship a [[Waejiran (pantheon)|pantheon]] of gods, and as such most of their omens are related to the various deities, and their associated concerns.
+:Waejirans worship a [[Waejiran (pantheon)|pantheon]] of gods, and as such most of their omens are related to the various deities, and their associated concerns.
 ;Charm(s):Desert Glass (Fulgerite)
-;Good Omen(s):
+;Good Omen(s):Vary widely by deity.
-;Bad Omens(s):
+;Bad Omen(s):Vary widely by deity.
-=Stories=
+==Stories==
+<div style="column-count:3;-moz-column-count:3;-webkit-column-count:3">
+:[[Sea (fifty word fantasy)]]
+</div>
-=See Also=
+==See Also==
 [[Category:Omen]]
 [[Category:Superstition]]

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