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The Shuri (ʃɜ:ʳ.i:) caste is the most magically talented caste of the lower Danaij castes. They manage the temples of all of the Forsaken Land, even within the human nations. While anyone may join the clergy, it is the Shuri that remain in the highest positions, while non-Shuri and non-Danaij are barred from advancing to such positions. The Shuri hold no privileges of rulership, but they are highly regarded as spiritual leaders and emissaries of Ispa and her children.
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The Shuri (ʃɜ:ʳ.i:) caste is the most magically talented caste of the middle [[Danaij]] castes. As Danaij magic is a divine gift, the Shuri maintain the temples to the [[dark gods]] and become masters of [[dark elementalism]].  
  
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Shuri share bloodlines from the original founders of the temple and caste, and they actually rarely marry between each other—or at all. Sometimes two Shuri may marry, or a Shuri may marry a Shan or Chau, but to continue their family lines, most Shuri are content to spread their seed or impregnate themselves with the children of those of higher castes with high magic potential. Many Shuri become the consorts of nobles and royalty in order to bear their children into the Shuri or impregnate their patron with a child they may bring into their caste. Children sired or born to a member of any of the Vana castes have no claims of legitimacy to those castes, but their future is secured amongst the Shuri. The Shuri may also adopt illegitimate children of the Vana castes that show potential for magic. There are also a number of Shuri born between priests, though their parents are rarely married or even committed to each other. Any children born amongst the Shuri that show a disappointing lack of magical prowess may be offered into the Shan if they have martial talent, or cast off into the lower castes.
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The Shuri do not divide themselves into houses like the [[Vana]], [[Shan]], or [[Chau]], instead they are more of an organization based in the Forsaken Land's temples to the dark gods. Like the [[Vana]], they have a strict focus on bloodlines and breeding, but rather than breeding for pure Danaij, they focus on creating the most powerful dark dlementalists. Marriages are rare in the Shuri, and when they do happen, it is purely for the sake of love than reproduction.  
  
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On rare occasion, individuals from lower castes of high magical prowess may be accepted into the Shuri. When it comes to breeding, the Shuri care more about magical ability than appearance or noble blood. They are only biased toward nobility as they have the purest and most powerful ability for Dark Elementalism.
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Instead, Shuri reproductive programs aim for affairs solely for the purpose of breeding more powerful elementalists. Within the temple, Shuri freely take each other as lovers and bear children with little concern for precise breeding. Any Shuri offspring who have a disappointing degree of magical talent are offered for marriage or training in the Shan, marriage into the Chau, or simply caste out to fend for themsleves.
  
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The Shuri have a wider variety to their appearance, but still often have many traits of the noble castes, due to the fact that their preferred partners are amongst the Vana castes. They also have long lifespans, often ranging between 800-900 years.
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Outside the temple, Shuri priests are more exacting with their choice of breeding partners. They often place themselves in concubinage to exemplary elementalists amongst the Vana, or make short-term breeding arrangements to produce a child for the Shuri. They also take note of any especially talented elementalists amongst the Shan to breed with.
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Adoption into the Shuri is another common way that they grow their ranks. The concubines of Vana nobles are fertile ground for powerful elementalists and the Shuri frequently test the children of such unions for those that they can bring into the fold. The Shuri and Shan maintain a shared program in which [[Rothet]] can bring their children to for martial and magical testing, and those that pass are brought into the appropriate caste. [[Vauth]] are also frequently tested.
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For some Vana, the Shuri provide an alternative to expectations that they cannot fulfill or salvation from house warfare. Survivors of houses that have been decimated in conflict can enter the Shuri and enjoy the protection of the priestly caste, but they cannot regain their previous rank. Vana-born individuals who would prefer to not engage in the political arena and instead focus on magical pursuits are also welcomed by the Shuri.
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==Appearance and Traits==
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The Shuri are hybridized, showing the various traits seen across the general Danaij populace, but they still tend toward the traits of the Vana as they are the Shuri's primary breeding partners, and many of their issue through concubines are taken into the Shuri.  
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Shuri also see longer lifespans with an average of 750 years.

Latest revision as of 12:50, 9 July 2020

The Shuri (ʃɜ:ʳ.i:) caste is the most magically talented caste of the middle Danaij castes. As Danaij magic is a divine gift, the Shuri maintain the temples to the dark gods and become masters of dark elementalism.

The Shuri do not divide themselves into houses like the Vana, Shan, or Chau, instead they are more of an organization based in the Forsaken Land's temples to the dark gods. Like the Vana, they have a strict focus on bloodlines and breeding, but rather than breeding for pure Danaij, they focus on creating the most powerful dark dlementalists. Marriages are rare in the Shuri, and when they do happen, it is purely for the sake of love than reproduction.

Instead, Shuri reproductive programs aim for affairs solely for the purpose of breeding more powerful elementalists. Within the temple, Shuri freely take each other as lovers and bear children with little concern for precise breeding. Any Shuri offspring who have a disappointing degree of magical talent are offered for marriage or training in the Shan, marriage into the Chau, or simply caste out to fend for themsleves.

Outside the temple, Shuri priests are more exacting with their choice of breeding partners. They often place themselves in concubinage to exemplary elementalists amongst the Vana, or make short-term breeding arrangements to produce a child for the Shuri. They also take note of any especially talented elementalists amongst the Shan to breed with.

Adoption into the Shuri is another common way that they grow their ranks. The concubines of Vana nobles are fertile ground for powerful elementalists and the Shuri frequently test the children of such unions for those that they can bring into the fold. The Shuri and Shan maintain a shared program in which Rothet can bring their children to for martial and magical testing, and those that pass are brought into the appropriate caste. Vauth are also frequently tested.

For some Vana, the Shuri provide an alternative to expectations that they cannot fulfill or salvation from house warfare. Survivors of houses that have been decimated in conflict can enter the Shuri and enjoy the protection of the priestly caste, but they cannot regain their previous rank. Vana-born individuals who would prefer to not engage in the political arena and instead focus on magical pursuits are also welcomed by the Shuri.

Appearance and Traits

The Shuri are hybridized, showing the various traits seen across the general Danaij populace, but they still tend toward the traits of the Vana as they are the Shuri's primary breeding partners, and many of their issue through concubines are taken into the Shuri.

Shuri also see longer lifespans with an average of 750 years.

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