work and colorful awnings adorn even the hum-
blest homes and shops. The grandest structures are
1
5s and frietes depicting fa-
breathtaking in theie beauty, with walls of polis
stone, imposing ton
‘mous myths,
“Major Settlements: Malad (p
(pop. 3,500), Tvashe (pop. 2,104
The Folk: Popu
Other 1%. Langue
Pantheon®,
Rajians are lithe people short in stature but
blessed with trim builds. Their skin tone is dark,
rangingfromarmediumolive-tan todeep chocolate
brown. Eye color is commonly dark brown, though
Tock. Ie is acceptable for men to wear neat n
tachesor beardsor tobe clean shaven, as suits their
taste. Clothing is made of light cotton dyed with
vibrant colors of every hue. Men wear loose shirts
coat, and don cloth caps or turbans. Women trad
Lelse, perhaps blindly
eliecle reason togive them up. Nonethe-
and have equal
rtistic talent and
University of
the latter trait; within its li
ets of technology and the natural world
Most
aditions in Sri Raji are rooted in a
cyelical view of the cosmos. The Rajian
deities are countless and interrelated, with one
deity ofcen regarded asa manifestation of another.
Thedeitie
which theRajians!
and dances are also vital, while sects with more
philosophical bents have given rise to a strong
monastic tradition. A central tenet of Rajian cul
uousprayerand sacrifice,
lysive. Riealhymns, chants
Se