Li Clara

Arco-Canbriam

Li Clara (the bright ones)

Li Clara is the name of their homeland and of the people.

Someone who is of Li Clara descent is called Lino-Claran for masculine or Linao-Claran for feminine (the no/nao suffix means 'of the', so lino-claran means 'of the bright ones'

They tend to be slight, with dark hair, tanned skin and blue or green eyes.

Culture
They attribute a lot of importance to color and art (hence the bright ones)

They have seven gods, one associated with each color. They believe that their gods are the guardians of light, and each one creates one color.

History
They believe that many, many generations ago, their gods gifted their people with Li Clara, their homeland, but they sinned/betrayed the gods/something and were banished, cursed to never have a homeland of their own and perpetually wander through the rest of the world. They're a fairly small minority group, comprising of maybe 6% of the population of Cassirer.

There was a prophesy, or a promise from the gods, passed down over the years, that spoke of a savior who would restore their place before the gods and bring them salvation after their generations of repentance. The last Linao-Claran queen pleaded to Alatre for answers, and was told that they would only have the possibility of redemption after half a millenium, and that a girl with the power of (power) would be able to save them.

Theresa was supposed to be that savior.