#personally I’m partial to Ym’s take

[irithyllians]

Some assorted Iri headcanons because Brandson Sanderson needs give me the good content but because he hasn’t yet done so I will make do:

The patterns they paint their skin with actually began as an imitation of natural singer skin patterns, and evolved from there over the years, before the origins were forgotten.

Said patterns are painted in a kind of semi permanent ink. Between Rosharan weather and perspiration from the hot climes, simple paint would not last long on the skin. The patterns are a language of sorts, and can tell a story, distinguish a tradesperson or social class, etc etc.

Their architecture + fashion in particular are reminiscent of Thailand and Ancient Greece.

Because the Iriali have yellow or gold eyes, dark eyes are considered rare and beautiful (though the more imperious, pure-blooded elite will not own to this)

IN GENERAL, compared to the Alethi, Iriali have longer features, and more angular eyes.

Greek accents 👌 (well, the Rosharan equivalent)

Because their metallic gold hair is a mark of pride, like many irl cultures, hair worn long and loose symbolises freedom and strength, while hair worn short or bound denotes subservience and inferiority.

It is fashionable to wear muted or solid colours that emphasise the metallic sheen of the skin. By extension, gold jewelry, favoured by the Rirans, is less popular among the elite of Iri because it competes too much with their hair and skin; silver, oxidised metals, corals, and semi-precious stones are preferred adornment for this reason. (Yes, I fully believe this race of gold people are utter snobs; big shock)

Much like Vorinism, how a person interprets and follows the One differs among the Iriali, and the One is not a unified religion. We have the example of the Iriali queen, who justifies the suffering of the people in war as being necessary for the One to experience. We have Ym who believes that because all beings are connected, all action should be taken to benefit individuals, and therefore the whole. There would probably be sects that believe each person must experience as many different ways of life as possible, to honour and add to the One. Some that justify cruelty and have brought the infliction or receiving of pain to a fine art, because they believe it to be a worthwhile addition to the One, etc.

One sect in particular believes all death to be wasteful and shameful to the One, and in order to avoid it, will find alternatives to execution when punishing a criminal. Removal of eyes, the tongue, limbs... anything that will allow them to live on and continue to experience for the One.

It is not uncommon for people that grieve their dead loved ones or heroes to sometimes do their utmost to imitate the deceased person, in values/mannerisms/day to day life, which is their way of honouring that person, and experiencing something they assume the One misses, now that the person is dead.

Royal advisors to all of the three monarchs of Iri are raised up and groomed to follow archaic Iriali traditions; lorekeepers to preserve tradition, and ensure the Iriali will continue as they always have, in order to eventually complete the Long Trail their ancestors began.

[abundantfrog]

Spotify, SoundCloud, or Pandora? : Pandora

is your room messy or clean?: Messy

what color are your Eyes?: Brown

do you like your name? why?: I’m content with my name. I like what it means and it has a real short abbreviation for nicknames

what is your relationship status?: Single

describe your personality in 3 words or less: Stubborn, Talkative, 

what color hair do you have?: Brown

what kind of car do you drive? color?: I do not own a car

where do you shop?: Wherever I can get a ride to. Walmart, Target, Pennies, Marshal’s, 

how would you describe your style?: Lazy

favorite social media account: I guess tumblr but I really just enjoy social media to kill time or talk extra when my friends are busy

what size bed do you have?: Twin extra long

any siblings?: 3 and a half

if you can live anywhere in the world where would it be? why?: I don’t really know.  Probably around where I am now.  I like the temperature range and the nearness to my family.  

favorite snapchat filter?: Idk man. I think the faceswaps are my fav. 

favorite makeup Brand(s): I don’t use makeup so I don’t have a real opinion

how many times a week do you shower?: anywhere between 5 and 10. Some days I shower before/after work so it can get to more than 7. Kind of depends on how I’m doing.  More showers for worse moods. 

favorite tv show?: Season 1 of Supergirl. 

shoe size?: 10? something like that. Wide. 

how tall are you?: 5′11? 

sandals or sneakers?: Sneakers. 

do you go to the gym?: No but I realllly should because of my back. 

describe your dream date: I have no idea.  I like the idea of doing something that involves dressing up fancy but also hiking is a great time.  I think I want like hiking somewhere fun/new to me/person I’m with followed by just hanging out/relaxing and food of some sort. I’m not too picky. 

how much money do you have in your wallet at the moment?: Wallet? Idk like 10 dollars maybe? I’m not big on keeping cash. 

what color socks are you wearing?: I’m not. But generally if I have socks they range from grey to black. 

how many pillows do you Sleep with?: Like 1-3 depending on the night

do you have a job? what do you do?: I manage a kitchen

how many friends do you have?: Wow that’s a large question. Like how are we describing friends? People who I’m actually close with the number is like maybe or less than 5. People who I like and enjoy hanging out with it’s a higher number to like 15. 

whats the worst thing you have ever done?: Oh gosh. I don’t know. like. There’s a lot of ways to interpret worst. worst to myself is like. the amount that I procrastinate. could be this very moment.  Most physically harmful was probably cutting that area between pointer and thumb on my brother’s hand with a scissors when very small, most like emotionally rude/assholeish was probably something with how my relationship with Lauren ended up ending.  I could think of a lot more things but let’s move on. 

whats your favorite candle scent?: Vanilla probably but I haven’t really explored candle scents enough to know

3 favorite boy names: I do not have an answer for this question.  I tend to like David. I’ll have David as an answer but that’s all I got. 

3 favorite girl names: I have no idea. 

favorite actor?: John Barrowman? 

favorite actress?: Melissa Benoist

who is your celebrity Crush?: Katie McGrath

favorite movie?: Captain America, Winter Soldier.  OR Lion King

do you read a lot? whats your favorite book?: I used to read a lot, I’m very partial to the Pendragon or heralds of Valdemar series. both had like a large influence on my life. 

money or brains?: What does this mean? Brains are necessary to be alive and money is necessary to continue to purchase goods like food.  Talking about what I find attractive I’m going to say brains but it’s less being a smarty-pants and more personality-wise that gets along with me because like, as I said above stubborn and talkative I’m not /always/ easy to get along with for extended periods of time. 

do you have a nickname? what is it?: Not one that gets used really anymore.  Dippy is the one I used to have but I never liked it. 

how many times have you been to the hospital?: Idk. 3 or 4. Never for emergency purposes 

top 10 favorite songs: That’s a lot. Bohemian Rhapsody, Little Lion Man, The Phoenix, 1985, Mr. Brightside, Step in Time, Seize the Day, Bad Day, Move Along, Lord of the Dance.  These aren’t in a particular order and they’re mostly associated with like particularly good memories or specific people and make me happy for that.  

do you Take any medications daily?: Nah. I have some vitamins and pain killers I take intermittently. 

what is your skin type? (oily, dry, etc): Idk man. Probably oily because the previously mentioned working in a Kitchen 

what is your biggest Fear?: Being a burden to my family because I run out of motivation and fail to become financially independent. 

how many kids do you want?: I don’t know. I’m not confident I want kids. 

whats your go to hair style?: Wherever it falls at whatever length it is at the moment is fine. 

what type of house do you live in? (big, small, etc): Something that corresponds to the amount of people living there.  So like if it’s just me pretty small. if I have a significant other/family with me on the medium-large size. I’m personally content with like. A bathroom, a medium sized bedroom, and a kitchen if I’m alone.  

who is your role model?: I don’t know.  I love my older sister Steff.  But I try not to have a specific role model.  it’s weird. 

what was the last compliment you received?: I have no idea.  Brice probably said something last night that could be considered a compliment.  The last thing that really stuck with me was like a week ago when Brice told me he considers me like a reasonable enough person that I’m honest with myself about my limitations/skills as a magic player and he trusts my judgement of how I fair as a player compared to people around me.  

what was the last text you sent?: I told my friend tha tI’ll be free Saturday night as my only free time this weekend to see a movie 

how old were you when you found out santa wasn’t real?: Officially? 5th grade but there was no surprise at this revelation.  When I like low key accepted but didn’t acknowledge the fakeness of it? no idea. 

what is your dream car?: Something with wheels and good gas mileage that’s reliable. 

opinion on smoking?: Yucky. I’m an asthmatic. 

do you go to college?: Yeah I’m a double major religion/psychology at rutgers. 

what is your dream job?: Solid questions I don’t know I don’t have aspirations in life anymore I’m kind of dead inside. 

would you rather live in rural areas or the suburbs?: I guess rural but like. Woodsie. I want something with trees. 

do you take shampoo and conditioner bottles from hotels?: I tend to as souvenirs. I never use them. 

do you have freckles?: Nah I just have a pile of acne. 

do you smile for pictures?: I try to but I’m bad at it so I force a laugh and hold my face like that because it’s the only way I can smile. 

how many pictures do you have on your phone?: A fuck ton. 

have you ever peed in the woods?: Yeah man

do you still watch cartoons?: Yeah I do. 

do you prefer chicken nuggets from Wendy’s or McDonalds?: Wendy’s. 

Favorite dipping sauce?: Barbeque or Honey Mustard. 

what do you wear to bed?: What I wore that day, nothing, or gym shorts/big ole T-shirt

have you ever won a spelling bee?: I’ve never participated in one

what are your hobbies?: Magic the Gathering

can you draw?: Hell yeah I can. Not well. But I am capable of putting a pencil onto a piece of paper and making images. 

do you play an instrument?: I used to be a mediocre cello player and a mediocre percussion player for auxilliary percussion but I haven’t touched eithe rin years. 

what was the last concert you saw?: Panic At the Disco/Weezer.

tea or coffee?: Tea if I’m drinking black. Coffee if I have like a selection of stuff form Dunkin to put into it. 

Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts?: Only ever been to Dunkin

do you want to get married?: Idk. It would be nice to have the consistent support from someone in life but like. Previously stated lack of aspirations/ambitions for my life right now. 

what is your Crush’s first and last initial?: YM is an option

are you going to change your last name when you get married?: If I get married I’ll do whatever my significant other would like with names I’m not attached to traditional “girl must take guy’s name” things. 

what color looks best on you?: I really like purple and Jess says it looks great but it’s both of our favorite color.  I also like like sky blues. I don’t know specifically for what looks good for me. 

do you miss anyone right now?: Hell yeah I could probably list at least as many people that I miss as I could list people that I’m still friends with without overlap. 

do you Sleep with your door open or closed?: Closed (except that one time I accidentally left it open or if I’m really drunk and forget)

do you believe in ghosts?: I don’t have a firm belief in either direction

what is your biggest pet peeve?: I don’t know that it counts for pet peeve but I really don’t like when things I say get misinterpreted or like people read into things that I say I’m a pretty direct person. 

last person you called?: Nayirrah. She was late to work

favorite ice cream flavor?: Graham Central Station. It reminds me of Mrs. Foco. 

regular oreos or golden oreos?: Regular I’m not a fucking animal

chocolate or rainbow sprinkles?: Rainbow

what shirt are you wearing?: Plain white T

what is your phone background?: The view from the tree I love climbing in the middle of the woods at the top of my home town area I hike in.  Or the view of the ocean at sunset by my grandparents, depending on which background. 

are you outgoing or shy?: I’m weird and it depends on the situation I’m in. 

do you like it when people play with your hair?: Idk man. I’m pretty neutral about it. 

do you like your neighbors?: I don’t know them. 

do you wash your face? at Night? in the morning?: I wash my face when I shower

have you ever been high?: Nope

have you ever been drunk?: Yeah I have

last thing you ate?: A family sized bag of Lays cheddar potato chips

favorite lyrics right now: Idk man I can only think of quotes form books right now so either “And so we go” or “There is no one true way” as quotes from books. 

summer or winter?: Summer much better for hiking

Day or Night?: Depends on the activity. 

dark, milk, or white chocolate?: Milk

favorite month?: Probably May it’s my birthday and semesters end and I get to see my school friends at the start and my home friends at the end. 

what is your zodiac sign: Taurus

who was the last person you cried in front of?: Idk man. I do’nt really cry in front of people. Maybe jess? Maybe Margaret. Crying is weird and I can’t do it so it doesn’t really happen. And I tend to pretend to be fine in front of people.  Maybe Anna? Could be Anna. or Peter. I have no memory of what it was but those are the options.