Jungle-dwelling cirren usually build their homes in the trees using animal hide and wood. Rooms are usually not connected to each other, and are accessed by climbing the branches in between. Less common are houses built on the ground, usually made of wood and stone and with fully connected rooms, similar to human houses.
Mountain-dwelling cirren will ideally build their homes in existing caves and just hole up the entrance with hide, wood, or stone. Most mountain homes do not have individual rooms.
Desert-dwelling cirren are popularly nomadic. Temporary homes are sometimes built, usually consisting of a simple overhang and dip in the ground for sleeping.
Cirren originated as a nomadic species. Able to withstand most harsh weather without solid shelter and often needing to travel long distances in order to find resources, they had no reason to build permanent shelters for themselves.
The ideal sleep shelter for cirren isn’t a bed or a structure, but a shallow dip in the ground, ideally protected by some overhanging plant or alcove. The first cirren-built structures were semi-permanent overhangs, typically constructed along bodies of water or in resource-rich areas, where cirren would go to sleep. These places were generally not used more than once by the same cirren.
As the species began exploring south, they came across more resource-rich environments, giving them the opportunity to form longer lasting settlements for the first time. Most cirren settled in jungle regions, though a portion of the population decided to stay along a line of mountain ridges further north.
Where resources were more plentiful, opportunities arose for cirren to begin collecting personal possessions and stockpile food for storage rather than immediate consumption. The population became more dense, creating a market for trade.
Living nomadically, which had been popular for most of history, became inconvenient or impossible for those who collected too many possessions. Permanent residences became more common, their structure varying with environment.
Jungle homes were typically built in the trees, high and isolated enough that only the owners would be able to find them easily. Many houses were made up of only one room, used to store belongings and food. Over time, multi-roomed houses became more popular.
Rooms are usually spread out among different branches, disconnected from each other. When houses first started being built, closed walls were almost unheard of, and ceilings were also uncommon. Instead, vines and sticks were draped along the outside of the room.
In modern Noctolea, jungle homes are much more refined and closed off. Floors are typically made of wood--both polished planks and uncut branches--while ceilings and walls are usually made of animal hide or wood. A few tree homes are built with stone; this is usually more expensive than the average cirren can afford. Rooms are typically spread out over two or three trees whose branches support their weight. Most houses only have one fully walled room, which is where most of their food and valuables are stored.
Some homes are built on the ground, where they typically have strong stone or wooden walls and fully connected rooms.
Houses in the mountains were generally closed off from the outside environment because of the colder temperatures and harsher winds. Most cirren built their homes using caves and crevices from the environment, and simply patched up the exposed areas with wood, stone, or hide. The majority of mountain homes do not have individual rooms.