My knowledge of the Dai'ari is based on a single memory fragment. Until this year, I had met no one who shared any memory of this race.

I came up with the term "Dai'ari", and used it for this race in the Elenari FAQ. I'm not among the best at remembering words, so I can't be certain that was actually what we called ourselves.

The village that I lived in was in deep forest. The houses were partially below ground. Ours was built under a rather large tree, with a few rooms having small windows that were head-height on the inside, but just above ground level on the outside.

The 'house' was completely overgrown on the surface, and didn't look out of place other than for the windows and door. The door was set slightly above ground level, and opened onto a set of steps leading down. (how the place was kept from flooding, I don't know. I don't remember any details about rain, but it usually rains where forests are.)

My family consisted of a mother and father, myself, and two sisters. We were fair skinned, with long silvery hair - as were the rest of the villagers.

We lived largely by foraging and gathering, although there may have been some hunting or possibly herding. I don't remember herding, but I do remember bows; although that could have just been for protection from wild animals, it could also have implied hunting.

Our clothing was sturdy and wore well, and tended more to forest tones than to brightly dyes. It seems to have been cloth, as it was more flexible than what I've seen in this life as leather.

The village wasn't a structured affair, but rather several households that lived in fairly close proximity. I don't remember any merchants or shops or temples.

We had a spoken and written language, but there was also mind to mind communication. That seemed more commonly used among individuals who were kin or emotionally close, but it was possible and used with others in the village.

I suspect that some of the spoken language was flavoured with mental overtones and undertones, so that one might not get the full gist of a conversation listening to only the verbal part.

In the time that I remember, we were at peace, and outsiders were extremely rare. We had one visitor that I remember, and although he was an outsider, he wasn't treated poorly.

Different people in the village had different crafts that they practiced, and some form of exchange or sharing took care of redistribution of needed goods. I don't remember coins, so I don't think that thtere was a monetary system in use.

My father's craft was studying magic. I don't remember my mother's craft. My sisters and I were not quite adult, and I don't remember any specific crafts for the three of us.