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Gokiburi7 said
I suppose that I chose it because of the environment type; fields and farmland right? It just seemed like the kind of location that would suit the character - wide open fields and empty spaces. Do you think it works for that purpose, and if not then do you think any other areas would work better? I do like the idea of a melting pot though... :) The last name doesn't matter much - it was a spur of the moment thing. I'm open to changing it to fit a more suitable race, if you have any ideas for one.

I've updated the OP with cultural cores for the regional races, if it helps any. =)

There's farmland anywhere you go; but given Ari is dominated by wind elementals there is a LOT of argiculture and soft rolling hills. It's definitely a big breadbasket sort of place. I always envisioned the big breadbaskets being Rabari/Salasi/Khani (in Ari), Fenris/Kitsuia (in Teriv), Suvakia/Srivak (in Rylos), and Melshir/Aeria (in Sapari).

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Well, here goes! I wasn't sure about countries and areas within the world, so sorry if I've made any mistakes. In addition, if there are any other errors with the bio, then please let me know!

I notice you picked Ari as your region of origin, anything specifically why? I can go into detail of the countries there if you would like, but given that Ari (specifically the Rabari nation) is fairly liberal and accepting a lot of cultures have known to call it home. It also doesn't hurt that it's the home of the best universities in the world, as well as a martial arts hub-- so it is sort of a high quality melting pot of sorts.

Though with your last name (which is derived of asian descent?) that does thin out some heritage choices (kataloni, salasi, ludosi, hanshi, longzhi, sunako, tanuka) that I could help you with if you so desired.

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GravityFlux said
Hey, would there be a sort of monk monastery in Katalon?

Likely not in Kataloni due to their religious beliefs being very different and very traditionalist in their approach.

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Empath said
Regarding the nobility: are the families already decided? I think just might create a nobel "lady" so I was wondering if I should use an already created nobel family as a starting point. Also she will be a natural born psychic (just putting it out there)

I don't have a hierarchy for every culture defined to this gigantic tree, no. Honestly, all that really should stick when making nobility is cultural cohesiveness (if you make a kataloni they will have japanese naming structure, if you make an adsgarian they will have german/norse conventions, etc.)

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There's the matter of nobility having personal guard that would be pretty much sworn to you, but I'll let you work out the CS before I make a decision -- honestly i'll be waiting on more apps before I decline or approve anything.

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I do a lot of stuff with the Sentarous, anyway. But time to talk about the Kataloni.

The Kataloni Culture is sort of like feudal japan; it's very traditional and there's a lot of checks and balances. Every noble house has the blood of Kataloni in their veins whilst the peasants do not. Lightning is a sign of nobility. However, developing a reason for a young kataloni heir to travel this far out is an interesting challenge all the same. But that can be said about any of the elementals (called guardians, not mages for future reference) as a lot of them are sacred, noble, or important to their peoples.

Also in terms of population high-to-low:

Wind
Storm
Frost
Tides
Earth
Flame

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Sentar was the first fire elemental granted anywhere from four-thousand and onward years ago.

The Sentari Empire collapsed when the last heirs of the bloodline disappeared/died.

The Sapari is the Desert that connects the four continents (ari, gavia, rylos, and teriv). The Sapari was also the former site of the Sentari Empire and is all now a smoldering ruin of desert and mountains which few people inhabit outside of the southern tropics south of the desert (where Melshir is located).

. In the time since this event the descendants of Sentar (notably the Sentarous, Sentarin, and Sentarih lines) have widdled and practically disappeared—making the guardian of the phoenix few in number and influence.

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A few things about fire elementals:

The rarity of the fire elemental is something I do note and I'd be curious how you explain Aaron here having the blood of Sentar running through his veins. =)

Fire elementals aren't naturally uncontrollably blistering with heat, so they don't burn others by simply touching them unless using their powers unless you are so untrained you can't control your body temperature at all?

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Things that characters won't start with! Joking aside; true ice is an unmeltable and sort of near-invisible (see: transparent) form of ice invented by fantasy settings and dark water is a sort of thick sort of tarlike water that I invented that has various properties.

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Feel free to apply, no decisions on apps have been made yet