Razil

Razil example

The Razil are a subrace, or perhaps a group of subraces (when the Tadeleti and Yahiraban are included), who mainly live underground in Iltezon.

Subcultures

As the Razil live in a complex network of caverns, they have much more regional cultural variation than other races spread over a similar area.

Thariel

The Thariel people living underneath the mountains of Hesan build their settlements into the sides of natural columns and into cave walls. This area also contains one of the primary entrances from the Underground to the surface, the caves of Yan-Urden, including the "Thariel Cleft", a long vertical gap in the terrain located above the upper levels of the Brevo region, into which has been diverted the flows of a former tributary of the Arelbanz along with the rivers that flow into that place naturally; the waterfall has historically powered the city of Pharelzolde which is located within the chasm.

Robanagari

The Robanagari regularly interacted with the Panavic nations of the region during Hesan's height, but since have isolated themselves from surface contact. It is from them, however, that the precursors of Ilgiric metaphysics originated, before the Thariel brought the ideas to Ezvelan in the 4th century.

Sharila

Various isolated Razil communities exist beneath Kan'fi and Lestn, inhabiting the narrow, maze-like caverns in the region of "Sharila-fi", and carving their cities to follow the natural course of the caves. While mining makes up a large part of all Razila economies, it is particularly emphasized in Sharila-fi culture, with mines often doubling as other useful structures, partly due to the low amount of free space in the area also leading to very compact living.

Shinarazi

There has been consistent tension between the surface nations in Liruzon surrounding Rahazun and the underground communities (the Shinarazi) beneath. This can be chalked up to disputes over resources and to cultural differences (the Shinarazi tend to have a strong sense of hierarchy, prestige, and social standing based on previous actions, a concept which is completely foreign to Rahazun, and even to Myalvi). This is also the region of the Underground other than the Vana with the largest percentage of yaref population, even ignoring Yarzon-Ebott when it was trapped underground.

Kalivri

The Kalivri people heavily take after Vanki culture due to historical Lucorshian occupation of the region, and influence from previous Vanki populations which were forced out of the surface region by Ezeva nations (there are even a large number of donno in the underground area), and are the group with the strongest contact with the surface world except the Thariel group which even then maintains a good sense of independent cultural identity.