#peria chronicles

Awareness of existence

After learning of the Kiranas’ existence, at the request of Lunace's* founding ideology, and at the request of Eurasys**, we have studied the history and ecology of Kirana, who will live with us in the future.

* Lunace has the belief that there is no turning point in truth. He does not discriminate against any existence. It is also declaring neutrality as a political measure. It is strong because new knowledge can be played out by human and Kirana.

**  One of the children of the moon, the first contractor of man and Kirana, and the protocol of the human Kirana community. He has enormous influence on the world to improve human relations.

Encounter

Two worlds that must exist in different dimensions: Arca* and Peria**. Even Ferrill (?) didn't understand why the dimensions collided.

In the aftermath of this great crash, some of the remnants of Arca, which were destroyed, interfered in the dimensions of Peria. We decided to call the interference ‘shard.’ Through Shard, creatures appeared in this world with various appearances. They were ‘kirana.' 

* The world created by the god of chaos, Akasha, and the birthplace of Kirana

** The world created by the god of condemnation, peril. Home of humans

Definition

Kirana are creatures made by Akasha, and are native to Arca.

Kirana have a wide variety of forms, from human-like to animal-like to object-like. Also, Arca has plants and objects that are very similar to Kirana. Therefore, one can conclude that a Kirana can’t be defined through its morphological similarity.

What distinguishes between Arca's objects and Kirana is the existence of a "self." What distinguishes between Peria’s humans from Kirana is the power given to Kirana, or the ability called "trick."

Therefore, I define Kirana as 'a creature of Arca with power and self that Akasha granted.' 

Ecology

Life expectancy

Unlike humans, Kirana can freely separate and merge the body and mind.

In other words, a Kirana can have several bodies of her own, and can move around in one of them. Even if the body is damaged, the Kirana will not die, but will be transferred to another body. Therefore, in theory the lifespan of a Kirana is close to infinite.

However, special materials and conditions are needed to make the body, and it’s more difficult to have these in Peria.

If the last body is destroyed without preparing the next one, the Kirana's mind is said to drift through the air like a balloon that has lost its weight, eventually dissipating.

Reproduction

Kirana are born from a special dream.

In that special dream that only Akasha is said to be able to sleep, the Kirana sleeps alone. By waking the dream outside, the Kirana comes out to the world. This is called the birth of Kirana.

The procedure for birth is as follows.

Two or more Kiranas who want to awaken a new Kirana observe their dream to visit.

Kiranas interfere with special dreams and resonate with the new kirana. In the process, special dreams are destroyed and recombined to create a path that leads to the world.

The Kiranas lead this path to the world, and the new one is born along that path.

This birth is still happening now that Akasha is broken into six pieces. Some say it's because Akasha had so many dreams left in her lifetime. Some say that one of Acacia's sculptures lost her will and endlessly spew out dreams. 

There are many other hypotheses, but we have no way to verify them yet.

Life / livelihood

Unlike humans, Kirana can survive without eating food.

The land of Arca was infinitely releasing the aura needed for Kirana's survival. Kiranas are said to have absorbed the aura and made it into energy. 

Humans can live just by breathing air.

Also, Kiranas don’t need to sleep or relax because they never grow fatigued. If one body was destroyed, they would move to the next body.

A Kirana spends most of his day refining the pieces of power given to him: to make a flame more beautiful than anyone else, to stop time around oneself, to create a solid shield that prevents attacks.

Life in Peria

It’s clear that Peria and Arca differ in composition and appearance.

Naturally, Kiranas who have lived in Arca are not able to adapt to the atmosphere of Peria. They’re forced to gain the strength needed to survive through shard pieces that hold the energy of Arca, albeit faintly.

If Eurasys and Akaya* didn't find a way to "contract," then Kiranas who arrived in Peria would have faced an untimely end.

* Akasha’s first creation, her friend

Desire

Before the Great Collision, Kirana had lived in Arca in an environment where they could get as much as they wanted.

So for them, a lack of something doesn’t lead to anger, frustration, conflict, or looting; instead, it’s an incentive to work harder for it.

It needs to be understood that this is fundamentally the biggest difference to human needs.

"He has a lot of things I don't have." In this situation, humans angrily think, 'Because he's taking up a lot of things, mine's been reduced.' By contrast, Kirana think, 'I want to have as much as he has, so I'll try and work for it.' In other words, Kirana act by grinding and polishing the pieces of power given to them.

I think that Kirana's way of thinking is more of an ideal way that was possible because they lived in Arca, an environment that could meet their needs indefinitely.

Essentially, desire stems from deficiency, and it's caused by a lack of many of the factors necessary to survive. The Peria-Arca crash has greatly affected the Kiranas' desires in a slightly more 'human' direction.

A desire for self-esteem and self-realization

If there’s one common desire shared by all Kiranas, it’s a "desire for self-realization."

It’s a desire to influence the world by expressing the power / “trick” that Akasha gave them, and to receive Akasha’s recognition of this realization.

For Kiranas who lost Akasha, it’s a natural change to reveal their ability to the person who’s contracted to them and to receive their recognition.

Possessive desires

This desire is considered to be a new one after the Great Collision.

Originally, Kiranas loved to collect things they were interested in. But this changes easily with interest, and there was no difference in hierarchy / class between the Kiranas that had more or less.

After the crash, however, Kiranas face the crisis of ‘death.’ They are now free to build their own bodies, and they are unable to travel freely through the near-infinite creation world.

So it’s natural that the concept of 'possessions' has slowly arisen in Kirana who have come to Peria. They’ve realized the importance of collecting materials and shard pieces that make up their bodies and making them into possessions.

It seems that this desire naturally created the concept of private property.

Creation

Akasha was able to create Kirana without much limitation.

But even Akasha could not escape the order of the universe; her creatures had to follow the fundamental principle of the universe: they had to be affected by the five major elements, fire, rock, water...

(For this part, I can only guess by stirring Akaya’s in-depth discussion.)

A kirana's body is comprised of one of these five elements. The principle and nature of a Kirana's power, as well as its relationship with other Kiranas, are based on this element.

Gender

Kiranas seemingly had no concept of gender before encountering humans.

Although body structure may remind us of human women and men, and of females and males in animals, Kiranas only regard it as a difference in species, such as wings, antennae, scales, and shining beads.

In accordance with the Peria resident registration system, each Kirana is free to choose the gender of a man, woman, or otherwise. 

Society

Under the clear and systematic guidance of Peril, Peria’s society is divided between the ruling priest class, knights, and commoners.

By contrast, in Arca there was an equal relationship between individuals that was based on respect and free of discrimination and hierarchy.

There was also no concept of private property or common property in Arca.

Kiranas basically have friends and colleagues relationships. A Kirana who takes another out of a dream is a special friend, but there seems to be no perception of parent-child relationships or family.

Kiranas have a strong sense of individualism, and do not try to understand other Kiranas. Their basic attitude in life is to do what one wants and to not do what one doesn’t.

In addition, it’s not unusual for Kiranas who are now in groups to antagonize or sympathize with humans. Just as humans have undergone a major change after the Great Collision and have broken down their ranks and opted for community life, it’s important to remember that Kiranas are also intelligent and adaptable to change.

Species

We call the Kirana population, which has unique characteristics and abilities, the Kirana species. 

Originally, species means a group of individuals capable of normal reproduction, but this distinction doesn't mean anything to Kirana.

Rather, what power was granted by Akasha is a more important distinction.

They are personal Kiranas, but their bond to Kirana of the same species is very special. This is a bond as a fellow man with the same piece of power, not a sense of family or society. 

New social structures

This is a new social structure seen in Kiranas who do not belong to the community.

Kiranas who specialize in setting up, maintaining, and protecting shards play the most important role for everyone's safety.

Because of this, a group is formed to protect these Kirana, and the role is divided according to the power within the group. This naturally forms the military class of command, and is now the most common class system.

It seems to be a reasonable system in which the majority agree to the goal rather than the concept of domination, command, and obedience.

Religion - Attitude toward God

For Kirana, Akasha was considered 'all Kirana's friends.'

Every Kirana is fundamentally in awe of their creator Akasha, but at the same time has affection and friendliness.

And Akasha also used to live without giving them orders or giving them a guilty conscience. To our surprise, the fickleness, grumbling, and mistakes of Akasha often became the target of jokes and sarcasm to Kiranas.

The traditional sense of "religion to serve God" did not originate among Kirana, as it did in the Peril Church. 

Sometimes, powerful Kirana try to spread the idea that ‘might makes right.’ It's easy to find some thoughtful Kirana preaching ideas that are close to religion, but this is more of an attitude towards life.

Seasons

Arca had no concept of date or seasons.

Some places have the same time as Peria, in some places the sky has stopped, and in some places, summer and winter are repeated every day instead of day and night.

There was no concept of seasonal farming or gathering, either. Since God's authority was not strong, there was no concept of 'first day.'

In other words, it’s no exaggeration to say that festivals are held every day. Competitions large and small in diverse fields such as speculation, academic scholarship, and play were popular forms of entertainment in Arca. 

Language

All Kirana uses a single common language.

While unique expressions may be popular in different regions or times, every Kirana can communicate freely without interpretation.

Ancient languages that deal with the principles of things can be freely manipulated by Kiranas.

The Kiranas' language consists of speech and text, and every Kirana has a sensory organ that can interpret at least one of the voices and letters.

Technology

They have developed internal combustion engines and a civilization capable of making and controlling electronic circuits.

Dynamics, architecture, affluence and flight-related technologies have been developed mainly by means of glazing and floating stones.

There’s a high level of technological skill based on the understanding and study of the ancient languages used by Akasha and Peril.

It wasn't an environment where huge equipment was needed to produce parts. It wasn’t equipped with a mass production system because experiments were produced by the needs and fun of the time.

Overall, the skill level of Kiranas is far higher than that of humans. Kiranas have the knowledge of basic machine structure and operating principles, but as it was never intended for survival, it seems to be disorganized / unstructured.

Contract

Kirana found that they can get something from humans that’s similar to the aura obtained from Arca.

After a long and elaborate experiment, we realized that it's not easy for Kirana to use the human spirit. We have to share some of the human consciousness with some special Kirana.

There were concerns that the special Kirana might be tampering with or destroying human consciousness, but no such cases have been found yet.

We call this special Kirana a guardian Kirana, and we call this sharing a contract.

Also, a person who has signed a contract with a guardian Kirana can freely contract with other common Kiranas.

However, it has been observed that some Kiranas do not sign contracts as guardian Kiranas. It’s not yet clear whether it is a lack of human spirit or a lack of character with the guardian Kirana.

Human relations

Just like humans, even Kirana of the same species can be enemies or allies. We think for ourselves, and do what we think is right based on our beliefs.

Depending on our behavior, Kirana can be an enemy or ally.

Sources:

http://peria.nexon.com/main/gInfo_Intro_sub1.aspx