Difference between revisions of "Shinovar"

The Shin follow [[Stone Shamanism]]. They believe stone to be sacred and that their soul is given to the stones upon their death, where they continue to exist.{{book ref|sa1|i|6}} They consider walking upon stones to be a heresy, and derogatorily refer to those who do as Stonewalkers. The stones of [[Urithiru]] are the one exception to this, as Urithiru is a holy site.{{book ref|sa2|i|10}} Similarly, mining in stone is considered to be a heresy. Because of this, metal is very valuable in Shin territory, with the Shin preferring [[Soulcast]] metal above mined metal because of the inherent blasphemy in obtaining the latter. Shin won't trade for fabrials apparently for religious reasons.{{book ref|sa1|i|4}} They called the period of darkest night between the first two moons the "hateful hour" and believed it was the only time their gods didn't keep watch over them.{{book ref|sa1|i|6}} Farm villages and farmland are considered holy, with outsiders not being allowed to visit them.{{book ref|sa1|i|4}} The restrictions listed in [[Arts and Majesty]] are not acknowledged, with both men and women able to read.{{book ref|sa1|prologue}}