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== Culture ==
The Iriali, while on Roshar, are particular about chastity laws, and dislike public nudity.{{book ref|twok|i|5}} The men often wear only waist wraps on warmer days. They are also known to paint their skin with colors and patterns. They tend to be less quarrelsome and prudish than the [[Vorin]] nations.
=== Religion ===
The Iriali worship a god they call "One". According to this belief, the One knew everything but had experienced nothing. And so the One became Many in order to experience all things. As each experience is different, it brings completeness to the One. Eventually, all will be gathered back in when the sum of land is attained and they will once again become One. Every person is a different mind of a single being experiencing different lives. As Many, they need ignorance. Each fragment of the One’s mind has its own body with different passions and inclinations. They exist in variety to experience all kinds of thought. That means some people must know and others must not. Just like some people must be rich and others poor.{{book ref|sa2|i|2}}
This religion and its philosophy of one becoming many may be slightly influenced by the [[Shattering]] of [[Adonalsium]].{{wob ref|14397}} The philosophy behind the One is that the [[Spiritual Realm]] and the [[Beyond]] are the same thing and that, when a person dies, their soul goes with their [[Investiture]] to the Spiritual Realm. Most [[cosmere]] philosophers disagree with this belief.{{wob ref|1729}}
=== Language ===
They speak a language related to the Riran and Reshi languagues.{{wob ref|3977}}
On Lumar, and likely other planets on their Path, they developed a written script that was written vertically, from top to bottom.{{book ref|tress|2}} While the language is no longer spoken on Lumar after the exodus of the Iriali, it is still known and taught to noblemen.{{book ref|tress|2}}
== History ==
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