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'''Ishuun''' {{Pronunciation|ih-SHOON}} is a title used by | '''Ishuun''' {{Pronunciation|ih-SHOON}} is a title used by tribal rulers of the [[Flower Kingdoms]], hereditary monarchs with limited powers. The primary role of an ishuun is spiritual in nature, as they are mediators between [[ancestor worship|ancestor spirits]] and the mortal world as the designated speaker for their people, but they are also judges, diplomats, and teachers. In other concerns, however, ishuun are very much restricted. While the details vary between tribes and peoples, most ishuun cannot use, make, own, or even touch weapons, cannot grow, gather, hunt, or prepare food, and cannot learn or cast arcane magic. These prohibitions are frequently applied to their family members as well. | ||
Ishuun typically govern people, not locations, but on the unusual occasion where such a term is used, the term for a place ruled by ishuun is an '''ishuundom''' | Ishuun typically govern people, not locations, but on the unusual occasion where such a term is used, the term for a place ruled by ishuun is an '''ishuundom'''. | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:34, 1 November 2024
Ishuun (pronounced ih-SHOON) is a title used by tribal rulers of the Flower Kingdoms, hereditary monarchs with limited powers. The primary role of an ishuun is spiritual in nature, as they are mediators between ancestor spirits and the mortal world as the designated speaker for their people, but they are also judges, diplomats, and teachers. In other concerns, however, ishuun are very much restricted. While the details vary between tribes and peoples, most ishuun cannot use, make, own, or even touch weapons, cannot grow, gather, hunt, or prepare food, and cannot learn or cast arcane magic. These prohibitions are frequently applied to their family members as well.
Ishuun typically govern people, not locations, but on the unusual occasion where such a term is used, the term for a place ruled by ishuun is an ishuundom.