A race of Merfolk from the Baelian Islands, they are a race that seldom leave their island sanctuary for anything on the mainland of Istrea. They have a Polynesian-based religion, culture, clothing, and customs and they are one of the few races to proudly sport tattoos. They are a race that is able to control Enhanced Reflexes, Empathy, Atmokinesis (Storm manipulation), Hydrokinesis (Water manipulation), Audiokinesis (Sound manipulation), Confusion through yodel singing, Mind Control through singing, Water Breathing, Spell Casting, and Dream Manipulation. They are seldom seen and more commonly mentioned by the other races. Few venture to the mainland, and those who do often find themselves chased out of other nations other than Erowyth, the Rogue Nation.
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Baelian Religion
The religion of the Baelian Islands is one that is not well-known across Istrea since this nations keeps to itself most of the time. Their belief follows that of four gods, two male and two female, one which falls under each different season. Akiliano is the oldest of the four and is the God of the Summer, fire, volcanoes, and so on. Etera is his wife and is the Goddess of Spring, flowers, nature, and the ocean breeze. Aoloa is Akiliano's younger twin brother and is the God of Winter, water, tsunamis, and storms. Haulani is the youngest of the gods and the sister of Etera, being the Goddess of Autumn, the earth, sand, all creatures, and earthquakes.
This religion has beliefs of life after death, being one with the land, and communication with the deceased long after they have passed. In their culture, there are hundreds of Gods each for a different thing. There are gods of trees, rivers, oceans, mountains, clouds, storms, fish, fire, and so on. Their religion is sacred and it is forbidden for others to speak it or to speak it on foreign soil; punishment for such an act is death. In terms of what foods they can and cannot eat, they eat anything they can find. More often they eat animals in abundance to not tarnish their numbers, thus they mostly eat fish year round rather than other meats. Only during special festivals and occasions do they eat other animals such as wild deer and pigs that roam the islands. If one catches an animal, they are expected to make use of all of it. As such, much of the jewellery of the Baelian Islands is made of bone and even fish scales.
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Baelian Religion
The religion of the Baelian Islands is one that is not well-known across Istrea since this nations keeps to itself most of the time. Their belief follows that of four gods, two male and two female, one which falls under each different season. Akiliano is the oldest of the four and is the God of the Summer, fire, volcanoes, and so on. Etera is his wife and is the Goddess of Spring, flowers, nature, and the ocean breeze. Aoloa is Akiliano's younger twin brother and is the God of Winter, water, tsunamis, and storms. Haulani is the youngest of the gods and the sister of Etera, being the Goddess of Autumn, the earth, sand, all creatures, and earthquakes.
This religion has beliefs of life after death, being one with the land, and communication with the deceased long after they have passed. In their culture, there are hundreds of Gods each for a different thing. There are gods of trees, rivers, oceans, mountains, clouds, storms, fish, fire, and so on. Their religion is sacred and it is forbidden for others to speak it or to speak it on foreign soil; punishment for such an act is death. In terms of what foods they can and cannot eat, they eat anything they can find. More often they eat animals in abundance to not tarnish their numbers, thus they mostly eat fish year round rather than other meats. Only during special festivals and occasions do they eat other animals such as wild deer and pigs that roam the islands. If one catches an animal, they are expected to make use of all of it. As such, much of the jewellery of the Baelian Islands is made of bone and even fish scales.
