Despite its size Holdara was designed to operate without much manual intervention, and the bulk of the “crew” were in fact the Holdaran mechanoids that were manufactured by the Celestials to do the day-to-day tasks. 

🦾 The Guardians

The eight Celestials tasked with running Holdara once it was built are referred to by modern Holdarans as The Guardians. 

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• Dulbàs the Compassionate – Consumables: alchemist/alchemy – marsh 

• Èzyel the Insightful – Crafting: smith/crafting – marsh 

• Ilush the Protector – Battle: warrior/speed – plain 

• Ngaul the Wanderer – Travel: merchant/stamina – plain 

• Áyós the Strong – Buildings: mason/strength – mountain 

• Tiriná the Graceful – Cosmetics: jeweller/dexterity – mountain 

• Nidado the Dreamer – Exploration: resourcist/sense – forest 

• Rouvèsh the Cunning – Magic: technomancy/focus - forest 

🏛️ The Great Houses

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Each Guardian is associated with a specific Holdaran House which covers a particular aspect of game activity and skill tree.

Celestial facilities associated with a particular Guardian provide boons to House members who are the only ones who can access them (or at least important parts of them). 

👑 The High Keepers

Each Great House has its main temple in Lighthaven at the foot of the Celestial Tower. The Holdaran in charge of the House is called the High Keeper, and takes the name of the Guardian with the postfix “-tha” meaning “servant of the god”.

So, for example, Ngaultha is the High Keeper of House of Commerce, which is affiliated with the Guardian Ngaul.

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