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'''Khrissalla's Journal''' is a series of pages written by
== Entries ==
| [[Aisha]]! || || An Exclamation. "Sand!" or "Sand Lord!"
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| [[A'
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| [[Sandling#Species|a'keldar]] || pl. a'keldarin || Great sand wolf. Cousin to keldar, pl. keldarin
| [[Ker'Naisha]] || || Kerztian for "Sand Lord."
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| [[Kerzta]] || || Largest and most technologically advanced nation on Dayside.
| [[Rim Kingdoms]] || || Nations beyond Dayside's northwest[1] mountains.
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| [[Ry'Do_Ali_River|Ry'
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| [[Ry'Kensha]] || || "Cursed One." Kerztian word for sand master.
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It's important to note that these hours shift depending on several things, including which nation or even neighborhood
=== Dayside Coinage ===
The nation of Lossand has eight main professions, which act something like guilds, one of which is the Profession of the sand masters, also called the Diem. "The Diem" not only refers to the sand master Profession and to the body of sand masters as a whole but also to the complex of buildings that stands as the Profession's headquarters.
The Diem is located on the Ry'
Once a year, the Diem gathers at a secluded location at the base of Mount KraeDa to award ranks and participate in contests to show off skill and power in sand mastery.
'''Bread'''
Made from the stunted grains that grow in the sandy soil on the banks of the Ry'
{{image|Dayside_Food_Sauces.jpg|side=left|width=175px|Sketch of a sauce used with meals.}}
'''Drinks'''
Water is the drink of choice on Dayside and is readily available along the Ry'
Originally from Darkside, grapes don't grow well in extreme heat, have to be watered constantly and need portable shade tarps that are put in place every time the vines look too wilted. There are a few vineyards that produce the grapes and raisins used in wines and desserts, but even these are small and berrylike compared to the succulent fare I'm accustomed to. (I joked with Kenton that Darkside grows grapes and Dayside grows raisins. He wasn't amused)
{{image|Sand_Mastery_Example.jpg|side=right|width=150px|Sketch of the test for sand mastery.}}
Acolents who learn to control fifteen or more ribbons are watched closely and
There are no spontaneous sand masters, and only a sand master can administer the test. It's as if one has to be introduced to the power by one who already holds it, then the power itself chooses who to unlock and to what degree. This is well-documented in the Diem's records and reminds me of how Starcarved are discovered.
Occasionally, a sand master has been expelled from the Diem. Rather than allow them to leave and potentially find and train other sand masters - thus creating a rival to the Diem - these sand masters are required to be indentured to the Diem, incarcerated, or placed on strict parole. If they are considered dangerous enough, there is a proces by which the ability to master sand can be burned out of them, but as often as not, the process kills the individual.
Any sand master who goes rogue is hunted down by an elite group within the Diem, about which Kenton has been his usual tight-lipped self.
=== Sand Mastery Observations ===
{{image|Horizon_Sun.jpg|width=600px|View of AisDa on the horizon from a ship nearing the terminal storm.}}
== Notes ==
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