Ganeshin

## Appearance:

Ganeshin tower above most other humanoids, standing over 7 feet tall on average. They have the heads-trunks, tusks, ears, and faces-of elephants, and hulking bipedal bodies covered by thick, leathery skin. Each of their hands has four thick digits, and their feet are the flat-bottomed, oval-shaped feet of elephants.

Like that of an elephant, a ganeshin's trunk is a useful appendage. In addition to providing a keen sense of smell, the trunk can be used to lift and carry even heavy objects. Many of their kind adorn themselves with shining gold in reverence to the Surya Vansha and their compact with them.

## Beliefs:

Ganeshin believe in the value of community and the tribe. They believe that the members of a tribe have a responsibility to look out for each other, and each individual is responsible to the care and protection of every member of their tribe. Once they have joined a union or bonded with other individuals in any capacity, ganeshin devote themselves to maintaining that bond. They coordinate their efforts and are often willing to sacrifice themselves for the sake of a perceived greater good. They expect reciprocal loyalty and commitment from the other members of their communities and can be severe in their disappointment when their trust is betrayed.

Ganeshin are tireless, patient artisans with an unrivaled intuition about their craft. Many of their race are so skilled in the manipulation of stone and metal that it becomes as natural to them as breathing. This makes them poor teachers, an obstacle that is overcome by their lengthy life spans and near infinite patience; each individual is more than content to gain their skills as much through trial and error as through tutelage.

## Notable figures:

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### The Sanguine Age

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## Places

### Mogaon (Capital)

Moragon is the foremost centre of worship of the Ganeshin, which considers Vinyaka as a Supreme Being, in service of the Surya Vansha. The city is ancient; as the Ganeshin themselves are an race who can trace their lineage back to the first age, as their tradition of oral histories can attest. The city flourished throughout the second age and enjoyed enormous economic boons due to the patronage of the Surya Vanshan rulers in the third Age and the Age of Insurrection. Due to this, despite its age, much of the city and its walls are adorned with stone statues and monument depicting great events of ages past and present. those statues that are not destroyed to make way for the new come to be considered as sacred reminders of important parts of the Ganeshin racial memory.

The city is surrounded by a tall stone boundary wall with minarets at each of the four corners. The city has four gates, each facing a cardinal direction and with an image of Vanyaka, each gate depicting him in the form that he appeared in each of the four epochs of the Second Age. Each of the four Vanyaka forms is associated with an 'Uddeshy' (life's purpose) and accompanied by two attendants, one Asahi and one Surya Vanshin. The image of Kartikaya at the eastern gate, symbolises the duty of each Ganeshin to serve their tribe, even in disgrace.

### Siddhatek

The small town of Siddhatek is located on the northern bank of the Bhima sea. In Siddhatek is the Karjat Taluka a monument of significant power that encompasses the entire town in some form. Snaking through streets to form walk ways and buttresses. The town is dedicated to the protection of the Karjat Taluka, and all who dwell their serve to maintain and repair the great monument that provides them their home. The town is surrounded by thick foliage of Babul trees. The monument is guarded by the Siddhathekii, devoted acolytes and fierce warriors who's lives are dedicated to 'Suraksha' (The life purpose of protection)

### Mahad

Mahad was constructed during the Age of Insurrection and bears all the hallmarks of the Ganashin arcitecture of that age. Imported stones from Ashkai and Asahi make up the walls and roads of the growing town. The Surya Vansha had immense contribution to the development and wellbeing of this township during that age. Built in the shape of the letter Shri, the town represents a significant focus of power and a momento of the covenant that bound the Ganeshin to the Surya Vansha. The east-facing temples of the town were carefully positioned so that, as the sun rises, sun rays fall directly on the faithful during worship. The temples contain a bell that was brought back by Kartikeya after his defeat at the hands of the Sanguine Legion.

### Theur

Theur is a thriving farming town on the fertile south bank of Lake Chintamani. The Ganeshin that live there are a breed apart from their brother tribes, as they have taken the mantle of 'Sarvis' (The life purpose of service) and live lives dedicated to the well being of all other Ganeshin. The town is the only Ganeshin settlement to boast building made by foreign hands as the land it stands on was given as a gift by the Surya Vansha to strengthen the bond of the Dawn Pact. This town is also the only one not patrolled heavily by Ganeshin soldiers, as the Surya Vansha's own Golden Sentinels provide for protection. The town has known only peace in service for hundreds of years and the people there project an air of solemnity rarely found in Akinroc.

### Pali

Pali is a heavily militarised city that stands on the eastern bank of Lake Chintamani. The town is responsible for the training and maintenance of the Pali legions, the standing army of the Ganeshin nation's devotion with the Dawn Pact. it's location at the borders of Ganeshin and Surya Vanshan lands makes it an ideal strategic location and during the age of insurrection it was here that the Surya Vansha finally halted the Sanguine Legion.

## Flora

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## Land

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## Military

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### Notable Units

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