The Sun Dried Sands dialect is fast-paced and expressive, with words tumbling out in quick bursts like pebbles down a canyon wall. Sentences are lively and rhythmic, often ending in soft whistles or tongue-clicks (a habit passed down from desert guides who once used subtle sounds to communicate across hot, wide distances without disturbing the landscape), with rolled R’s, dropped endings, and emphatic hand gestures.
Regional Differences
Each region of Mycorzha has many shared beliefs and values, but all the same each have aspects that make them unique.
To learn more about shared beliefs, holidays, and cultural aspects on the Isles go to the Mycorzha Wiki ↦
The Shadow Moss Caves are a world unto themselves—a pulsing, living maze of tunnels carved into the Selene Cliffs, where the air hums with music and the walls glow like a star-filled sky. Soft moss carpets every surface, muffling footsteps and giving way to a landscape bathed in an otherworldly glow. Tiny white mushrooms twinkle like distant constellations, while vibrant fungi pulse in blues, purples, and reds, shifting with the rhythm of life below.
The creatures here are children of the night, thriving in the cool, echoing vastness of the caves. Nocturnal by nature, they awaken when the sky turns dark, and the caves erupt in celebration. Parties spill through the tunnels, bioluminescent paint smeared across fur and scales, eyes flashing in the shifting glow of fungal lanterns. Music—deep, thrumming beats that resonate through the stone—guides the flow of bodies in dance, their movements weaving between jagged rock formations and glowing pools.
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Dialect
Spirituality
In Sun Dried Sands, thunderbirds are revered as powerful guardians who soar between the realms of the Mysts and Isles, carrying messages and maintaining balance. Thunderstorms are sacred events, moments when the veil thins and the energy of life and death surges through the desert, reminding all that the land itself is alive and watching. Many critters believe these forces guide their path, shaping the rhythm of the seasons and the pulse of the sands beneath their feet.
Learn more about Spirituality on the Isles
Art
Sun Dried Sands art draws from the bold geometry featuring sharp lines, vibrant reds, turquoises representing water and life, and ochres woven into patterns that echo the desert’s natural forms. Ceremonial drum circles play a vital role in their culture, rhythmically mimicking the call of thunderbirds and the thunderstorm’s pulse. Together, they honor the life-giving force of water that fills the oasis that sustains them.
Holidays
Arda is the largest holiday for the Sun Dried Sands, celebrated with large communal gatherings centered around music, food, and trade. Drum circles are common, their rhythms calling to the thunderbirds and marking the passage of time. Despite the harsh desert environment, celebrations emphasize hospitality, storytelling, and the exchange of goods and news. Firelight and simple decorations made from carved wood and dried plants create a warm atmosphere that contrasts with the arid landscape.
Learn about the 4 major holidays of the Isles
Common Activities and Interests
Pottery is unique to this region! Beautiful red clay in the soil and the hot sun makes for some of Mycorzha's best ceramics. Everyone loves playing around in the sand and mud.
Flora & Fauna
✦ Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia spp.)
✦ Claret Cup Cactus (Echinocereus triglochidiatus)
✦ Cholla Cactus (Cylindropuntia spp.)
✦ Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens)
✦ Sotol (Dasylirion wheeleri)
✦ Soaptree Yucca (Yucca elata)
✦ Banana Yucca (Yucca baccata)
✦ Beargrass (Nolina microcarpa)
✦ Creosote Bush (Larrea tridentata)
✦ Apache Plume (Fallugia paradoxa)
✦ Mormon Tea (Ephedra viridis)
✦ Blue Grama Grass (Bouteloua gracilis)
✦ Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja integra)
✦ Woolly Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja lanata)
✦ Desert Globemallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua)
✦ Four O'Clock (Mirabilis multiflora)
✦ Arizona Poppy (Kallstroemia grandiflora)
✦ Desert Marigold (Baileya multiradiata)
✦ Blackfoot Daisy (Melampodium leucanthum)
✦ Desert Zinnia (Zinnia acerosa)