Elven sun circle

Summary
The Elven sun circle is an old tradition consisting in the prediction of a newborn's mentality and character depending on his date of birth. This mainly relies on the hour and month of birth, which determine the newborn's character by placing him under Heas, Asiel, Vaesi, Orak or Isträ. None of the planets that were discovered by Emeth Jacostia are included in the sun circle as they were discovered long after this tradition started existing.

Origins
The sun circle tradition goes back to the discovery of the Arcanes by the Eastern Elves. When the arcanium cult started, people felt the need to determine their worth towards the god they worshipped, and the concept of sun circle was created, based on the planets of the Isträ system and on the sun itself.

Detailed signs

 * Orak

People born under Orak are inclined to be strong, moody and lonely people who prefer solitude over society, despite their warrior skills coming from their ability to easily become stronger. They are often educated as warriors.


 * Vaesi

People born under Vaesi are inclined to enjoy and create art, be good musicians and good creators. They are often given a basic education and taught the arts, such as music, singing, painting and potery.


 * Asiel

People born under Asiel are inclined to be easy-going, smiling and simple. They are however often seen as rather simple-minded and parents following the sun circle often deny proper education to children born under Asiel because of the belief that it may be useless, giving them simpler tasks such as farming.


 * Heas

People born under Heas are quick minded, smart and good at solving problems. They are seen as potential diplomats and politicians and are often given a much longer education than usual.


 * Isträ

People born between 11PM and 1AM are put under the rare Isträ sign. People under this sign are considered to be natural mages and supposedly have an amazing affinity to magic. They are often set apart from the rest of the children during their education and receive a formation in the mastering of the Arcane arts.

Controversy
A lot of races and even western Elves are very often criticizing the actual point of the sun circle. It is often described as an outdated belief that has been disproven by astrologist Emeth Jacostia the instant he discovered three more planets to the Isträ system, which for a lot of people completely invalidated the entire theory as the circle was now based on an invalid number of planets. However, even though most eastern Elves are not relying on the sun circle to actually choose how their children should be educated, they are still using the planetary signs as a mere character trait.