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+{{wiki:sarducaan.jpg?0x255|A Sarducaan slave trader, immediately after a successful sale.}} {{wiki:sarducaan.png?0x255|A Sarducaan combatant.}}
+====== Introduction ======
+Below the equator to the south-west lies the arid desert covered continent of [[Sarducaa]]. Scattered among the sands are the lush oases which provide homes for the Sarducaan people. Historically, the Sarducaans have withstood incursions by both [[Tindremene|Tindremenes]] and [[Kallard|Kallards]].
+Cultural wisdom teaches that the desert is a living entity, and the Sarducaans easily accept many of the strange phenomena that can be observed among its dunes. This mythos has shaped the Sarducaans natural affinity for philosophy and magic—traits which are molded by the powerful //Magi// priesthood of //Yequedah// in their temple complex of [[Yesil]].
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+====== The Wardaki ======
+{{wiki:sarducaa_the_wardaki.jpg?0x300|A group of Wardaki finishing off a charmed Akrep.}}
+The //Wardaki//, or //Wardaki-el-Akrep// (Scorpion Dancers) hunt the //Akrep// and other desert creatures by ritual dancing, often leading to a type of trance. The dances and songs are called //Horoi//, most of them are performed by the group forming a loose circle with the animal in the middle.
+There are many various types of //Horoi// for different animals and different situations, and most have rather complex and unusual meters or //Usuls// such as 9/8 or 21/16, which are believed to confuse the animals or bring them out of balance.
+The //Horoi// music mainly consists of rhythms, deep throat singing and hums. A low droning tone is often played on a //Huchir//, a special hunting bow which has a small resonator. Melodic instruments such as flutes are only used for specific creatures.
+The main instrument is the //Dhol//, a rather large double-sided drum which requires two hands. The hunters also use //Daf//, small round shields, which often have small cymbals attached that can be loosened to act like tambourines.
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+====== The Kebechet Cultists ======
+Not to be confused with the [[Apocryphal Tales|nonsensical stories you may have heard in a tavern about prophecies and red moons]], of particular fascination to [[Magic#Necromancy|Necromancers]] and [[Etherworld|Spiritists]] alike are the legendary //Kebechet Cultists//. Tales from prior to //The Irruption// describe them as impossible-to-track desiccated husks who wander the sands of //Sarducaa//, and even go so far to suggest that they have bested death while keeping some semblance of both their memory and sanity.
+While these tales suggest that one has little to fear from the cultists themselves, the very nature of //Sarducaa// ensures that few researchers who seek them out manage to return with news of failure or findings.
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+====== Languages ======
+Little information has been made available about the various languages spoken by the //Sarducaan// peoples, and the following list is very likely incomplete.
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+===== Ana'dil =====
+The "common" language of //Sarducaa//, originally spoken around the [[Beth Jedda]] region and sometimes referred to as //Sarducaan// or //Sarducaani//. Shares many words with the [[Khurite#Bediai|Bediai Khurite]] language of [[Khurite#Oğuz|Oğuz]] and has many similarities to //Dahán//.
+The real-world inspiration is a wild mix of ideas from //Turkish//, //Arameic//, //Arabic//, //Hebrew//, and //Egyptian//.
+Known words include:
+  Am - people, ethnicity, and/or culture
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+===== Aurish =====
+Language spoken around the //Sarducaan-Kallard// jungle village of [[Aur]] on //Sarducaa//. Shares many similarities with the [[Khurite#Bediai|Bediai Khurite]] language of [[Khurite#Oğuz|Oğuz]] and the //Kallard// language of [[Kallard#Norn|Norn]].
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+===== Dahán =====
+Language spoken in [[Belrim]] and [[Pash]], as well as by the //Bey Wafa// outlaws. The only known example of the language is an excerpt referring to the [[Armillogion]]: //"Destegua ba Helq-ha"//.
+The real-world inspirations for the language are //old Pashto// and //Persian//.
+Known words include:
+  Bey Wafa - faithless, treacherous, ungrateful, and/or infidel
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+===== Orta'dil =====
+An older language which has fallen into disuse outside of ceremonial and academic contexts.
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+===== Yesilite =====
+Forbidden language of the ancient //Magi// of //Yequedah//, who reside in the temple complex of [[Yesil]] on //Sarducaa//.
+Some scholars have raised the dubious claim that the //Yesilite// lends itself to more precise and powerful [[Magic#Spiritism|Spiritism]] evocations. Skeptics of this claim note that the language is forbidden for outsiders to know, and so the //"Yesilite words"// they employ are little more than a means to come up with a persuasive vocabulary for their treatises and theories.
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+====== Symbology ======
+{{wiki:symbol_sarducaan_color.png?0x300}}
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