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+====== Introduction ======
+The //Shinarian Civilization// was a highly-advanced society centered around the south of the [[The Sundering of Asterra|sundered supercontinent of Asterra]], known to encompass at least some of what would become [[Myrland]] and very likely all of pre-sunken [[Sidoia]]. Its sudden fall and the disappearance of its people is to some degree similar to that of the [[Pari|Sith Pari]] on [[Sarducaa]]. The //Shinarians// were known to engage in slavery and kept at least one slave race, as exemplified by the [[Sidoian|Sidoians]] who have survived into the modern day.
+While the fate of the //Shinarian// peoples is unknown, the eventual fall of the //Shinarian Civilization// is self-evident. When [[The Sundering of Asterra]] occurred the continent upon which the civilization was based sunk into the sea, taking with it most of its structures and records, leaving behind only the islands which would later be known as //Sidoia//.
+Whether or not the //Shinarians// themselves were a race or if their citizenry was made up of multiple races is entirely unclear. It is entirely possible—but somewhat unlikely given the survival of the //Sidoians//—that they all perished during //The Sundering//, or that any survivors integrated with other cultures and were too few to maintain a unique bloodline.
+Some explorers have even speculated that the //Shinarians// were transformed into [[Cold Broods|Sator]], though this is probably a misunderstanding brought on by tribes of //Sator// opportunistically occupying //Shinarian// ruins. As well, some [[Tindremene|Tindremenes]] have presented the dubious claim of being direct blood descendants of the //Shinarian// race, and less dubiously the language of //Old Tindremic// resembles in some ways the written language used in surviving //Shinarian// documents.
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+====== Architecture & Symbolism ======
+//Shinarian// symbolism appears to have been based around both geometry and flora, with it being entirely possible  that they perceived their civilization or [[Nave]] herself as a //"garden"//. This was reflected in tapestries and wall reliefs found in what appeared to be a [[Shinarian Temple]] on the southern coast of //Myrland// prior to [[The Irruption]].
+{{wiki:Shinarian Temple Tapestry.png?0x300}} {{wiki:Shinarian Temple Wall Relief Flower.png?0x300}}
+Additional depictions of this temple demonstrate a preference for the use of geometric shapes and patterns in both design and architecture, an obsession seemingly still shared by most modern //Sidoians//.
+{{wiki:Shinarian Temple Wall Pillar.png?0x300}} {{wiki:Shinarian Temple Pillar Interior.png?0x300}}
+{{wiki:Shinarian Temple Hub Chamber.png?0x300}} {{wiki:Shinarian Temple Ceiling Filagree.png?0x300}}
+Also notable were the statues of an unknown creature or entity in gold, as well as wall-mounted depictions an animated guardian which some explorers claimed could be found in the lowest reaches of the structure.
+{{wiki:Shinarian Temple Gold Statue.png?0x300}} {{wiki:Shinarian Temple Wall Guardian.png?0x300}}
+Perhaps most noteworthy though is a common symbol appearing to be a unicursal hexad knot which has been found in both //Shinarian// and underground [[Huergar|Huérgar]] symbolism.
+{{wiki:Shinarian Temple Common Symbol.png?0x300}} {{wiki:Shinarian Common Symbol.png?0x300}}
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