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|Don't know much blustering math...But I do know the Passions. You win when you need it most, you see.
Followers of the Passions often perceive unusual events as either good or bad omens, and these omens can have an enormous effect on the morale of Thaylen sailors. An encounter with a [[santhid]] at sea is considered the best omen one could have,{{book ref|sa3.5|8}} whereas the death of a ship's pet{{book ref|sa3.5|4}} or food that goes rotten too quickly{{book ref|sa3.5|6}} might be seen as bad omens. Omens are believed to manifest as a result of the emotions of those who witness them. Someone feeling a dread Passion may have bad dreams full of premonitions at night, and witness omens during the day.{{book ref|sa3.5|6}} The traditional way to disperse a bad omen is to derive a good turn from it, thus proving that fate is on your side. If you can win the internal struggle to be optimistic instead of gloomy, it will reflect in the world around you.{{book ref|sa3.5|6}}
Although Thaylens may speak of "Dark [[Soulcasting]]"{{book ref|sa3.5|5}} and lore holds that the most Passionate among them could reopen the "portal of worlds"
===Relationship to Shards===
==Practitioners==
Although Thaylenah is not considered a "[[Vorin]] kingdom",{{book ref|sa1|8}} Vorinism is culturally dominant{{book ref|sa1|i|4}} and there is an outpost of Vorin leadership located there.{{book ref|sa3|50}} Thaylens are therefore nominally Vorin, but many prominent Thaylens (including [[Yalb]],{{book ref|sa1|8}} [[Yokska]],{{book ref|sa3|62}} and [[Vstim]]{{book ref|sa2|i|3}}) also follow the Passions. [[Febrth]] openly follows the Passions despite his membership in the [[Diagram (group)|Diagram]].{{book ref|sa3|43}} [[Hobber]]
The crew of the ''[[Wandersail (1174_ship)|Wandersail]]'' maintained a strong belief in the power of omens, a fact that [[Nikli]] leveraged to try and get them to abandon their journey to [[Akinah]].{{book ref|sa3.5|10}}
The Passions seem to be culturally ingrained in most Thaylens. Queen [[Fen]] and her husband [[Kmakl]] both make reference to the Passions despite the pressure for Thaylen leadership to practice Vorinism.{{book ref|sa3|12}}{{book ref|sa3|118}} [[Rysn]] also maintains a belief in the Passions, despite sometimes feeling skepticism about the philosophy.{{book ref|sa2|i|3}}
== Perception ==
== Notes ==
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