#ky'tan

i love how tak has gone from just "space rebel" to "starship captain, war veteran, exiled princex"

the dead are honored usually through making plants of them (((like that one thing that lets u turn ur ashes into a tree or whatever))). many clans have 'spirit gardens' where the plants are kept, the spirits of those who died suddenly, or reluctant to leave the plane of the living are believed to live in those gardens, some also believe the gardens serve as a sort of bridge between the living realm and the dead. it is considered incredibly shameful to let your garden wither, and very very disrespectful to the deceased for anyone that isnt a member of the clan to tend the garden.

my current working of the language js rather simplistic and ive added some minor grammatical elements from asl haha

i am chalking up previous spelling of certain names for ky'tan things to "humans not bothering to learn the real thing" when talking about things

they generally do not find humans physically attractive bc they are not Fuzzy and most Do Not Have Beautiful Big Beards. [[[big fluffy manes are v attractive, tho small ones give oneself a "youthful" look that many like. posessing no beard is not, however]]]

they are legally adults at 25 but are pysiologically mature at 30. average lifespan is around 130 but have the potential to live for upwards of 200 years

i am totally not pulling language mechanics out of my ass as i work on the ky'tan alphabet