(this will be updated as things are refined and altered)

Age Related

Kei – Child before the age of eight (k-eye, [kɑɪ])

Kai – Child eight years old after receiving the Mark of Purity, also called the Mark of Zacsoth or Zacsoth’s Mark, or simply referred to ask someone’s Mark – a ritual scarification which varies by region to protect the child (k-eh, [ke])

Asesh – Start of adulthood, begining at twelve years old, either a Rite or Trial must be completed, depending on the region to symbolize or prove they are capable, a tattoo is given but varies by region (eh-sesh, [esəʃ])

Tarwan – Adult of seventeen years after completing a priligrmage, representing complete independence, generally this is when vocational training has been completed or other related initiations, depending on the region, informally marked by tattoos or a symbolic gift (tar-wan, [tɑɹwɑ̃n])

Heitesh – Adult of fifty years, status of elder, a Rite or Trial is completed, but is meant for solitary reflection (h-eye-tesh, [hetəʃ])

-hand – suffix attached to any of these words (for tarwan, only a -d is added), to represent the formal word or status, based off of the vocative case (h-aw-nd, [hɑnd])

Gender Related

Vai – A woman emulating the role of a man for the purposes of cultivating, generally frowned upon as it a right bestoyed by the god/dess Gaumoinwyn rather than the Tribune, vai are only allowed to do one thing and still cannot own property beyond the vocation they are in, if they get married they are no longer vai and cannot emulate their male role anymore, vais caught emulating multiple roles or owning extra property are considered impure and are branded (v-eh, [ve]) formal: vaihand (v-eh-haw-nd, [vehɑnd])

Jecth – eunuch slave used by the Tribune and the Houses, most slaves are considered ritually impure, eunuchs are considered ritually pure and reduce the needs of priests and other high ranking people to go through cleansing before rituals (yets, [jɛt͡s, regional jɛt͡θ̠]

Pantheon Related

The Tribune – the main three gods worshiped by the core societal structure: Zacsoth, the Caretaker, the God of Purity, Rites and Rituals, represented by a red line. Devedas, the High Father, the God of Kinship, Filiality and Fidelity, represented by a gold line. Eredaugus, the Eternal, God of the Dead and Ancestry, represented by a silver line.

Astronomy Notes

A year in Tarajos is 444 days, the calendar is 21 months of 21 days, each month being three 7 day weeks, there is also a intercalary period called the ‘Prophet’s Week’ which is 3 days long but occasionally 4.

There are two moons, Uer, which has a 37 day orbit, and Icus, which has a 24 day cycle. As such, only once every two years are the full at the same time. Their names originate from a story of two brothers who attempted to become gods but failed, becoming trapped in the sky.

Tarajos does not have a standard circular orbit, but an elliptical one that titled and off centre. As such, summer is twice as long as winter and the equinoxes and solstices are not evenly spread out.

Astrology Notes

There are 11 constellations which have a 40 day cycle, with a 4 day period that is referred to as ‘Star Void’ and is always considered unlucky (it does not line up with the Prophet’s Week). Two of the constellations have sub aspects; the Twins, which is split in two 20 day of the male and female; and the Pillars, which are split into four 10 day of each fire, air, water and earth.