A (spoiler-free) visual and textual reference for the cultures, peoples, and languages of the Tidecaller world. All text is canon; all images are just for reference--trust your own imagination! All images created with MidJourney AI, under common use license.
jeian theracants
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Native Region:
One half of the religious and cultural power in the city-state of Serei, the Theracant's Guild has in recent decades sent healers to the major cities and polities in the world, cementing an international presence that overshadows their rivals, the Ujeian Temple. |
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Appearance, dress, characteristics:
Known for the peculiar blend of premature aging and long life that their blood magic imbues, members of the Theracant's Guild tend to dress in full-length dresses and skirts, sewn with rows of inner pockets to store the herbs, medicines, and tinctures of their trade. |
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Culture, Society, Religion:
Apocrophally known as the feminine side of Ujeism (the official religion of the Sereian theocracy), theracants worship Jeia, a female deity of blood and fertility. Known for recruiting novices from the poorer ranks of society, the Theracant's Guild is a highly stratified and organized society guided by principles of healing others and doing no harm. They are known, however, to collect the blood of the people they heal, giving them power over those bodies, should they choose to use it--thus the common derogatory term for theracants: witches. |
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Language:
While theracants generally speak the same tongue as the rest of Serei--or learn it, when they are recruited from elsewhere--they are also rumored to have their own internal language, capable of being transmitted through long distances. Common curses: bloody, and rotten. Common expressions: Vessels know, and Her blood runs deep. |
the seilam deul
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Native region:
The high, arid peaks of Vyna's northern continent, in a string of cities built over the ruins of a previous, technologically-advanced civilization. |
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Appearance, Dress, Characteristics:
A tall, dark-skinned people with pale eyes, they prefer a clinging, dark fabric to protect from the weather and harsh sun of the peaks. They also typically wear veils, to protect against dust and promote a sense of uniformity among citizens. |
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Culture, Society, and Religion:
With a religion that glorifies logic and abilities of man to organize nature, the Deul have built a rigidly heirarchical society, encouraging uniformity within classes and gradually eliminating mobility between them. |
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Language:
Slightly sing-song (shared origins with Bamani tongues) and utilizing clicks. Common greeting: Greetings, brother. Common farewell: Laws guide you. Common curses: Scrap that, rusting |
