Editing Path of Light (section)

==Minor Rites==
Each of the sixty-six quori whose spirits still survive in the kalashtar has a five-day period of remembrance in its honor. Four of these are set aside for contemplation of the ancestor—a member of that lineage spends more time than usual meditating, and the meditation is deeper. Some lightspeakers remain awake throughout this time and spend the extra hours in discussion with others of their lineage. The apex day of this period is a formal Day of Remembrance observance.

With so few members in a typical kalashtar enclave, not many lines are represented. A very large population might have ten different quori ancestors. Thus, the community’s lightspeakers commemorate each along with the actual descendants, regardless of their lineage. Many adherents also practice a minor ritual, sheshan talarash dasyannah, which translates loosely as “the path of shadows.” This martial arts exercise can prepare a warrior for battle or focus the thoughts for intensive meditation.

Many common folk in Adar know bits of the path of shadows or perform it in a stylized way, but they do practice it.