✧ SPECIES ARCHIVE / AVILON
Grace in form.
Wild at heart.
Upright, anthro, and unmistakably alien.
A mane that carries emotion.
An entire civilization waiting to be explored.
Four true earsTwo large. Two small.
One forked tailTwo expressive tips.
A dramatic maneNeck, chest & shoulders.
Otherworldly eyesDouble rings preferred.
01 / THE ANATOMY ATLAS
Distinct by nature.
Two legs. Four ears. A world of detail.
Select a marker to look a little closer.
02 / THE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Beyond the silhouette.
03 / A WORLD TO LISTEN TO
Under an Avilon sky.
Crystal-edged plains. Shadowed groves.
Explore four proposed regions of the homeworld.
04 / WORDS, GESTURES & MEANING
Speak a little.
Discover Mavari.
Learn from 410 approved written entries and their documented IPA. Grammar, dialogues, and lesson examples remain working teaching material.
Start speaking Mavari +
Use subject–object–verb: Mi ti nara. — I hear you. Put adjectives after nouns and ke at the end of questions. Explore the full grammar guide below.
The Mavari lexicon
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Approved meanings and pronunciation come from the latest project bundle. Earlier atlas entries and experimental candidates remain available through the filters.
LEARN & PRACTICE
The complete Mavari course
100 lessons, 20 unit quizzes, and a 50-question final. Work through the course and track your score out of 100.
Open lessons & quizzes →Approved pronunciation
a e i o u +
/a e i o u/
Retain five basic vowels.
th, sh +
/θ/, /ʃ/
One consonant each.
r +
/ɾ/
Rhotic tap.
ae, ai +
/ae̯/, /ai̯/
One vowel nucleus each.
au, ei +
/a.u/, /e.i/
Separate nuclei; stress determined after splitting.
uu, ii +
/uː/, /iː/
One long vowel nucleus.
y +
/j/
Use at word onset and after vowels unless explicitly overridden.
sylva +
/ˈsɪl.va/
One lexical exception: y acts as /ɪ/; no general y-rule yet.
vekra +
/ˈve.kɾa/
Permit /kɾ/ onset in this pilot; general onset inventory TBD.
veyra +
/ˈvej.ɾa/
Keep /j/ with preceding vowel rather than /jɾ/ onset.
ma'vii +
/ˈma.viː/
Syllable boundary; no automatic glottal stop.
Mavari, Avilon +
/ma.ˈva.ɾi/, /a.ˈvi.lon/
Default penultimate; omit optional marks on teaching particles.
aura +
/a.ˈu.ɾa/
Three vowel nuclei; stresses second.
What is approved? +
The written vocabulary canon has 410 entries. The spoken standard covers the original 400 plus the ten social-expression pronunciations recorded in v1.1. Grammar and dialogues are working teaching material. Experimental research entries are not approved vocabulary.
The apostrophe marks a syllable boundary, with no automatic glottal stop. The approved ae reading is /ae̯/. These rules supersede the earlier draft guide.
05 / MEMORY OF A SCATTERED PEOPLE
Every journey leaves an echo.
From the first hearths to a reunion across stars. Select an era to follow the thread.
THE FOUR WAYS OF LISTENING
Attention to material facts: listening to the physical world.
A shared cultural metaphor, never four supernatural abilities or a required belief.06 / THE CREATOR’S REFERENCE
Make it yours.
Keep it Mavian.
Identity lives in anatomy, not a fixed palette.
Use this checklist while building your character.
The five defining rules
0 / 5 checkedCheck each feature as you review your reference.
Same species.
Endless expressions.
Any coat palette, markings, body build, gender expression, mane texture, clothing, or personal history can belong. Glow, horns, crest fibers, and named lineages are optional.
What should a reference sheet show? +
Front, side, and rear views; a head close-up; both ear pairs; an eye detail; the tail base and fork; and readable color swatches. Label character-specific decoration separately from species anatomy.
What breaks the standard silhouette? +
Fewer than four true ears, four identical tufts, two tails rooted separately at the pelvis, no substantial mane, or entirely ordinary eyes. Injury, disability, prostheses, and natural variation do not erase a person’s species identity.
Community use & permissions +
The guide proposes an open-species policy, but it remains a draft. Commercial use, adopts, commissions, and redistribution permissions need explicit creator decisions. This atlas grants no new permissions.
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THE COMPLETE FIELD RECORD
There is always more to discover.
Read the full species guide and all seven worldbuilding parts.