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Traditions

Teledden Traditions are like Cultures in the way they are understood among Ailor, but Traditions often transcend nationhood, and are more related to living in the traditions of a legendary Teledden Prince or Empress.

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  Neo-Allorn Tradition
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  Amontaar Tradition
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  Fin'ullen Tradition

• Neo-Allorn are the Teledden who continue the traditions of the last Empress of the Allorn Empire pre-fall, and the majority of those who make up the new Allorn Empire since its re-proclamation. Neo-Allorn Teledden are gracious, and poised, but capable of deep insidious plotting and deceit to bring about the glory of the reborn Allorn Empire. They are hungry for Magic, conquest, and glory in the name of the ages. The Neo-Allorn come exclusively from the Allorn Empire, and are seen as hostile to the Regalian Empire, though some of them linger in Regalia's boundaries for reasons.
• Amontaar are the Teledden who play politics and diplomacy on a global stage, not content to be crushed between Empires, they are fierce defenders of their own independence and use their charisma and quick wit to maneuver themselves in important diplomatic plays. An Amontaari's influence only reaches as far as they have friends and others are willing to listen, so pragmatism and mediation are their great skills. The Amontaari come exclusively from the city-state of Amontaar, but many have migrated across the world to work in the diplomatic field for hire or homeland.
• Fin'ullen are the Teledden who follow the tradition of Empress Finell the patron of Bel Faiaal, a tradition of maritime sailing, passionate friendship and love affairs, and enjoying the good life. Fin'ullen have mostly abandoned the haughty and poised disposition expected of Elves, to become wild, loud and intimately involved with seeking satisfactions in life. Fin'ullen are found widespread, with large populations in major nations like Bel Faiaal, but also in the various provinces of the Regalian Empire, and most Ailor colonies, as Fin'ullen adapt well to citizenship among Ailor.

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  Bel-Hammon Tradition
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  Minoor Tradition
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  Eylen Tradition

• Bel Hammon are the mysterious Teledden from the hermit-kingdom of the same name, a Magical state with a terrifying power that came about through dubious means. Bel Hammon Teledden are mistrusted by the wider world, though of as evil immoral warlocks and scientists who care not for the value of life. They hold the secrets of the ages, preserving much of the Arcane wisdom that was lost during Cataclysm, and ply it to maintain their magical cabal. Bel Hammon Teledden hail exclusively from Bel Hammon, but some travel beyond its borders to discover oddities and artifacts.
• Minoor are the Teledden who have rejected nationhood, Empires, and wealth in favor of communal living where each is assigned according to their needs and abilities, and where society stands for unbridled solidarity. The Minoor hail from the Sundered lands where they have turned low-population abandoned areas into agrarian paradise and now reach beyond their nation to preach radical communalism and cooperative philosophy to the greedy politics-ridden foreign lands, including Regalia. The Minoor were inspired by the Princess Minora of Sunmeya, a land that no longer exists.
• Eylen are the Teledden often seen as the other side of Amontaar's coin, while Amontaar's wealth is in speech and contacts, Eylen's wealth is in coinage and knowledge. Eylen are excellent spies, merchants, bureaucrats, and scribes who record every bit of information to squeeze as much profit or benefit from it as possible. Hailing from the city-state of Eylen, the Eylen have been able to preserve their independence merely with bribery and lucrative trade contracts. As such, many frequently venture beyond in the name of Prince Eylis, to seek new trade.

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  Llasada Tradition
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  Pelyon Tradition
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  Presenna Tradition

• Llasada are feared Teledden across the high seas, once Fin'ullen, but having been inspired by Prince Larason away from worshiping the Elven Gods, and into the arms of the Deep Will. Llasada are pirates, corsairs and cutthroats, taking from the high seas and coasts what they can get their hands on in the name of their might-makes-right philosophy. Llasada have also given up part of their body to the seas, being part merfolk part Elf. Now, many venture beyond the borders of the Sundered Sea, Minoor lands being too sparse to plunder, some seek their fortune in Regalia's endless wealth.
• Pelyon are the Teledden half of the Ailor Perrion Culture, a chivalric knight-obsessed people who worship the concept of masculinity regardless of gender and have long abandoned poise and delicate for bruteness and wroth. Their people serve in the largest mercenary armies of Regalia and are born and baptized in warfare while spending their hard-earned wages on personal pleasures. Some Pelyon still hold onto the Estelley faith, but many converted to Unionism when their Perrion homeland was conquered by Regalia, with many of them ending up in Regalia on mercenary contracts.
• Presenna are god-fearing pious Teledden who follow the tradition of Pelÿen the Princess of Teled-Methen. Presenna, the land of the largest and most glorious temples to the Estelley Gods, is ravaged and ruined by centuries of warfare as the mostly defenseless religious population is subject to constant invasions. Their faith remains strong, and they teach others the ways of the Ordvaan in the seminary colleges that dot their coastal cities. It is said that without Presenna, there is no priesthood among the Estelley, and this remains true to this day.