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>>not-lifsculpting
The Graimairo family is one of those "hidden lore" bits. I'm happy to expand on their secrets.
Rundown of the Graimairo family
The Graimairo line is something like a gyspy family. They travel in a wagon, never stay long in one place, and are very elusive. They are highly religious and worship Eu specifically. The males of the family are taught the family Lore (defined below.) The Lore has no name and has only become known as "The Lore" because this is what Esado calls it. Women in the family are never taught the Lore, primarily because it's a very intensive learning process and the family feels the women hold the brunt the duty to keep the line alive by providing children. This alleviates some pressure of the men to find mates, a process that could potentially endanger the family. It is possible for women to learn the Lore, but it is generally not done unless a female child shows remarkable ability.
Stolen Kits
When there are no males of the current line to foster with the current Lore Keeper, in the past, the family has stolen a kit from another family, in order to keep the secret ability from dying out. While this is a highly offensive action, the Graimairo family feels it is gravely important.
The last kit stolen was over 150 years ago and was a relative of Esado. The Prydaen mother did not know her kit was stolen. A Graimairo family member posed as a midwife and told the mother that the kit was returned to Eu. In the eyes of the family, this is not entirely a lie, as they feel their gift/ability to control the Lore is one given by Eu.
The Lore
The Lore is a spoken language that takes years to learn and a lifetime to master. The Lore allows the educated members of the Graimairo family line to alter the appearances of items. This is absolutely not lifesculpting, as lifesculpting is a granted request by the Triquetra. The family stridently explains this distinction to many, as in their devout following of Eu, they feel that using the Lore to change a living thing would be a blasphemous affront as well as being a violation of living within nature. Additionally, the family refuses to use their ability to create rare materials from nothing, though some may possess the ability to do so.
On the topic of their work with living plants, such as flowers, the Graimairos will always refuse to fundamentally change a living plant. A preserved plant, to them, is not an affront to the Triquetra.
Known Family Members:
- Esado Graimairo - Paternal figure of the family. Ranger. Current master of the family's Lore, until he dies. Only alters at Hollow's Eve. Works on chakrel and soulstone. Does not work on cambrinth. Often given to disappearances as he is constantly seeking to learn more of the Lore.
- [DECEASED] Rocha Graimairo - Matriarchal figure of the family. Ranger. Very traditional, distrusting of outsiders, and her main goal is to keep the family safe.
- Yeyaru Graimairo - Son of Esado and Rocha. Barbarian. Middling skill of the family's Lore. Does not work on cambrinth, chakrel, or soulstone. Sort of a wild-man vibe.
- Refikalor Sundream - Daughter of Esado and Rocha. Travels in her own wagon with her husband. Has four children. Eldest son lives with Esado, Rocha, and Yeyaru. Warrior Mage and has a white crow familiar. Refikalor is very calm, cool-headed, and protective of her children.
- Refikalor's eldest and youngest children are male. Her husband's name and the names of her children are not known.
>>But I wonder if their lifesculpting is just a very hippie "I asked for some wood and found a fallen tree, nature provides maaaaaaan" view of harvesting from nature.
That's pretty close. Prydaen culture is structured quite similarly to the Sioux. In Lore expansions, I've taken concepts and ideas from the Sioux and other tribes. Previously released lore by GM Oolan dictated the nature of Prydaen lifesculpting being a "ask for it and you might be provided with it" concept. In the West, that would be the ideal way to live. Only take what you need, use all of what you take. In the East, there's a far different way of living, and you'll only find pockets of that mentality intact within very secluded Hubs. You can bet though, that even among those Hubs, there are Prydaen that greatly understand and appreciate the concepts of mining, lumberjacking, etc. Sunfall and Silverclaw both embody the more Eastern/modern style of thinking, however, they still take great pains to use as much as they acquire.
Would that potentially mean the eventual end of Prydaen lifesculpting? Yes and no. If traditions fell away entirely, lifesculpting among the Prydaen would cease to be possible. The Triquetra would likely stop granting requests. However, many modern Prydaen feel that taking materials from the earth is taking from what Eu has provided. So long as they honor the gifts of the land, they believe this still holds them within traditions.
>>lifesculpting living things
Now that we've discussed why the Graimairo's cannot alter living things... Whether it's erupting metals to make them available for mining, providing a fell tree, or sprouting dozens of herbs in a field, lifesculpting living things, from the perspective of Prydaen lore, is done only by the Triquetra. An Elf may take those materials and further change them with their own method of lifesculpting, but a Prydaen may not. Appealing to their gods is the only method, which is why it is such a more immediate response.
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