The strudy Aeternians
Aeternians are children of God of Vitality Aeterna – they have quite dark scales on their skin, very well-toned muscles for swimming (but it’s not visible at all), light and dark brown hair and black/green eyes, shorter heights and childish body types, they also have gills on their chest as well as special epidermis layer with glands for gas exchange under water and membranes between their fingers for faster swimming.
The main habitat of aeternians is Turturis Portus (Turtle Harbors.)
Aeternians villages and harbors are everywhere on shores of Turtle Islands, the main harbor, where most of the ships trade their goods is the capital of aeternian citizens – Margaritas Portum (Pearl Harbor)
General lifestyle, habits
Aeternians live a life of fishermen and sea explorers. With their settlements located mostly on shores and islands, they learned to make profit from their natural skills, as they are the only ones to procure the treasures of the ocean. Aeternians mastered out ship sailing, procuring seafood, sea vessel building and water transport. Their villages are tightly connected to the harbor they’re located nearby, most of the village goods are being traded and shipped with the help of sea folks.
Aeternian sailors are also appreciated for their sea mapmaking and underwater seamarks builders, thanks to this knowledge many ships were saved from crashing in the middle of nowhere. The key role in this is played by lighthouse watchers, who keep sailors seamarks on the shore burning and light up sailor’s way in the nights.
Weapons
Aeternians as a sailors are very familiar with one handed swords and knives, they love using hooks and pikes, most common weapon underwater is harpoon.
Many aeternians love using two-handed weapons and shields, especially on the land, aeternian shield formations are the most enduring and unbreakable even for the most mastered fighter.
Sailors slowly start using cannons, pistols and muskets, but as it is newest technology, it’s really rare and expensive and often causes more damage for themselves and not to the opponents.
Clothing
As for clothing, most aeternians prefer light robes made of seaweed that they grow in their water gardens, with comfortable swimming costume underneath to let them swim with comfort, so if they suddenly need to jump into the water, they could easily throw off the robe and be instantly ready.
As for accessories, aeternians love making and wearing bracelets and necklaces from small rocks, corals, seashells, crystals, pearls. They tend to wear several of them on each hand and leg, neck is often covered in beads too.
Alchemy
Aeternian alchemy materials are quite unique from all of other nations alchemy - they are probably only ones who can regarding easily extract all the crude out of the sea, which is rich on vita aspect potential energy. These materials are then processed in aeternian laboratories as used for enchanting swimgears, armors and weapons as well as numerous bracelets and hair accessories, which are quite popular among ordinary residents as well as warriors and adepts!
Craftsmanship and Household
Aeternians love drawing on the sea rocks, their dot painting is very famous in whole lyria world, they also draw on other materials, such as feathers, sticks etc. Their sculptors build beautiful art pieces from sand and strengthen them with alchemic formulaes (mechanically they activate vita sphaera in the material and make it really enduring)
Aeternian culture has born a whole new ''light'' alchemy school - kitchen alchemy (which is not actually an alchemy, but just very well developed cooking skill :)). Many aeternian cooks are called that for their unrepeatable skills in preparing food and sauces, marinades and seasoning, which are not only tasty, but as well useful for all the travelers in lyria world!
Ornaments and Colors
Aeternian culture is tightly intertwined with underwater world, all the creatures and plants inspire artists to create sea themed patterns and use turquoise tints.
Sea creatures, seaplants and corals are most commonly met themes on anything related to aeternian culture
Music and Arts
Aeternian music is usually full of energy and makes everyone stand up and start dancing instantly, as the small accordions, piccolo flutes and drums start playing! Some gifted musicians are even capable of playing such instruments as stringed bow (violins small and big) and stringed plucked instruments (guitars/lutes). But sure enough all aeternians are good choir singers, as the good team work was always requiring singing an uplifting sailors songs, which didn't even need any musical instrument other than their voices and maybe legs (to beat the rhythm) or complicated lyrics
Rituals
When marrying, aeternians dive deep into the love reef and leave there a sign of their love, this usually is names and the date of marriage or their mutual memento.
Locations
Turturis Portus island and waters
Margaritas Portum - the capital city and the largest marina in Lyria.
Temple (god habitat)
Aeterna lives in a captain's cabin on a big ship, which is being moored in the Margaritas Portum