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The Fize Adansae is a small practice of mysticism from the Shaloma province of the Autokratoria Sirradra.

History of the Fize Adansae
The Fize Adansae is said to have begun when some ancient slaekii became accustomed to the winding manner and seeming instability of the caves in which they lived. The nature of living in such circumstances accustomed them to the fitsonae, or the way of the stone. Having acquainted themselves with fitsonae, they were blessed with a higher understanding of the universe. They came to understand that the winding stone seen below the surface was in fact a reflection of the will of the universe, and with knowledge of the nature of stone they might be able to predict the nature of the universe, all things that have been, and all things that will be.

Practices of the Adansites
following are some significant practices of the Adansites, the name for those who follow the Fize Adansae

Monasteries
Adansite Philosophy is often taught to novices in a monastic style, where their skills are honed over long periods of study in complexes deep beneath the surface. Such practice is not always required, however, as some individuals possess a natural ability to interpret fitsonae. It is also possible for individuals to become enlightened by their own observations of the natural caves.

Temples
Though Adansite Philosophy is a personal one, the Adansite do in fact make use of temples. Often placed where the shape of the rock allows for a special resonance, these temples allow users to gather to try to change the direction of the fitsonae. They are also almost always fitted with dripstone to augment the abilities of any adansites practicing there. This is, however, an incredibly difficult task, and it can take the average group days to accomplish even the smallest of changes.

Smaller places of practice
Much more common are small dwellings in which a singular Adansite oracle might practice their craft. Usually placed at locations which resonate with the oracle’s specific role in the universal will, they are most effective at amplifying a single oracle’s ability to foretell the future and recall the distant past.

Ceremonial tattooing
It is customary for Adansites to inscribe permanent images denoting their rank upon their forehead, which increase in complexity as the individual increases in skill. This is done through tattoos of vibrantly colored ink, which occasionally incorporate bioluminescence.

Rituals
One prominent ritual of the Fize Adansae is Seyamet. This includes instruments called tsaeverp, small wind instruments similar to pan pipes, which are spun around while attached to the hands and the sound of which is controlled by speed of movement, angle of the hand (and therefore amount of airflow). and the fingers covering certain pipes to block their noise entirely. The tsaeverp is played in specific ritualistic dances, which create specific tunes. This ritual allows the advanced practitioner to judge the shape of caves without time consuming measurements, due to a sort of trained echolocation, as well as recreational, athletic, and morale benefits.

Philosophies of the Adansites
Following is an exerpt written by the most prominent Adansite philosopher on how the Fize Adansae instructs practitioners to live their lives.

“The fitsonae tells us to be fluid, to bend and mold to the will of the universe like the caves and caverns, and through molding ourselves to such fluctuating patterns we shall learn the nature of that which we follow. We must know that like how stone may be smooth or jagged, we must allow it to be as it is, and we must be so ourselves.

We must also note the significance of dripstone, which is a particularly strong point of manifestation of fitsonae into the real world. Note the accelerated nature at which the universe manifests its will upon dripstone, as it is but the most noticeable example of the process which the universe applies to all things. Its constant dripping is also a tool which may augment our view of the fitsonae, regulating it and making it more constant.”

-Llywelyn von Ifrildhim

Basic methods of interpreting fitsonae
The Adansites perform their practices based off of a myriad of principles, but the most basic are as follows:


 * 1) Primarily one must keep their eye on the form of the cave they are in, as differently shaped caves possess varying levels of import to the will of the universe.


 * 1) One must pay close attention to the variation of the stone which makes up the cave, as each patch of variation conveys valuable information


 * 1) The further from the surface a feature occurs, the more significance it has to the will of the universe.