#tumnan

Eywa exists on Pandora in many different forms: as plants (such as trees), as corals (animals), and even in the form of fungi, which is something in between the two categories. Yes, yes, don't be surprised. Eywa is not confined to a single form of life; it can manifest and exists in various manifestations.

For the Tum'nan clan, Eywa takes on a fungal-like form, a hybrid between plant and animal. The young sprout of the future "tree" initially looks no different from other plants in terms of appearance and properties, but as it ages, small fungal clusters begin to bloom at its crown. At this moment, the tree undergoes a transformation, likely entering into a symbiotic relationship with these fungi. This can be compared to Earth’s mistletoe, but unlike it, the fungi do not parasitize the tree or harm it.

This symbiosis is quite beneficial. Under the roots of the tree, a placenta is buried — as a symbol of gratitude for the life given, and after the death of the Na'vi, the kuru is buried. Full burial is considered unethical, so only the symbolic attribute of the connection remains in this place.

With tanhi

Without background

General characteristics of the subspecies

Hair color: from dark-brown to black

Hair texture: varied, but mostly from wavy to coily (because the clan is a hodgepodge of past old clans)

Eye color: various shades of orange (more like honey)

Skin color: from dark-blue to dark purple

Skin pattern: lightning-shaped/tree-roots

Average height:

for males - 2.60-2.80m

for females - 2.50-2.70m

Body type: plump (if compared to other na’vi subspecies)

All their calories go into fat mass, because you can't survive in cold deserts without fat.

Body type difference by age

Teeth

Subspecies features

Ears: the size of the ears has increased over time, to improve thermoregulation

Tail: thick (it is the main repository of nutrients in case of lean times)

The mechanism is exactly the same as that of Earth’s camels, the fat in the tail, as well as in the body, melts and goes to the needs of the body

Differences: ritual scarification

The ashes of atokirina are used as the contents of the scar (because of this, they seem slightly blasphemous to the rest of the na'vi, which is fundamentally wrong, but about this in the following posts)

For ordinary na'vi, these are marriage scars on the forehead – for women in the form of a drop, for men -in the form of an inverted drop.