Tidekeeper Government
Saltwater Tidekeepers
Information on saltwater tidekeeper society.
Tidekeepers are ruled by a single individual and most of the day to day decisions are left to them. However when major decisions need to be decided upon then a grand council may be called in which all 12 wayfinders will weigh in on the choice at hand. Wayfinders also hold the power to veto a Stargazer’s ruling in a majority vote or put forward their own. Similarly the Stargazer has final say in most policy put forward by wayfinders.
If a Stargazer is struck down before a replacement is found and initiated, the Wayfinders will take the role of emergency council and assume day to day management while a candidate is found and trained for the role.
If a Stargazer is struck down before a replacement is found and initiated, the Wayfinders will take the role of emergency council and assume day to day management while a candidate is found and trained for the role.
The Stargazer
The overall ruler of the Tidekeepers is known as the Stargazer; the current one is Kuebiko. Stargazers are selected from a myriad of candidates from each pod by the previous Gazer. The pod chosen to present candidates rotates amongst the twelve largest groups known as the Zodiac. These twelve split off into numerous smaller family groups that while separated from the main family have their own independent sub heads that report to the Wayfinders of the pod whose banner they remain under.
The Wayfinders
The leader of a pod, the 12 wayfinders control their pod and aligned subgroups as independent city states that answer to the Stargazer. They handle taxes, law, and resource distribution for their set territories.
Tidekeeper Pods
The Tidekeepers are divided into twelve major pods, known as the Zodiac, each named after a different constellation. Their leaders are called Wayfinders (currently there are 7 male and 5 female). This title is usually passed down between the diferent family groups that form each pod. The previous finder will name a successor before death, similar in the way the Stargazer is named.
Northern pods are seen as more stern and cold due to a harsher lifestyle while southern pods are seen as more laid back and carefree.
There are six major Zodiac pods in the north:
And six major Zodiac pods in the south:
Northern pods are seen as more stern and cold due to a harsher lifestyle while southern pods are seen as more laid back and carefree.
There are six major Zodiac pods in the north:
- Libra
- Scorpio
- Capricorn
- Aquarius
- Sagittarius
- Pisces
And six major Zodiac pods in the south:
- Cancer
- Leo
- Taurus
- Gemini
- Virgo
- Aries
Losing Roles
Most of these positions are set for life. To lose one of these positions only the most heinous crimes would have to be committed as to offend even the gods themselves.
Ex: cannibalism, slaying a Stargazer, destroying a pearl, etc.
Ex: cannibalism, slaying a Stargazer, destroying a pearl, etc.
Abyssal Tidekeepers
Information on abyssal tidekeeper society.
Bone Lord
He or She who reigns supreme upon a throne of all devouring night. Bone Lords are the biggest, baddest, and most important dragons in the trench. It is immensely hard to keep and acquire the position to the cutthroat nature of its ascension. To become a Bone Lord, you need to kill and devour the current dragon on the throne. Bone Lords live in close proximity to the Sunken Grave and thus are mostly served by The Children of Gluttony and have very little real power outside of fear, which in the deep sea is all one truly needs.
Current Bone Lord: Tktktktk Tktktk Tktktktk
Current Bone Lord: Tktktktk Tktktk Tktktktk
Trench Lord
Warlords that defend and maintain vast swaths of the abyssal depths. Currently only two in power who hold immense sway in the Northern and Southern reaches of the deep respectively.
Current Trench Lords: MMMMMMMMMM & WeeeWooOOooWeeEEeeWooOOo
Current Trench Lords: MMMMMMMMMM & WeeeWooOOooWeeEEeeWooOOo
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Average abyssals who live in the deep and spend their day to day providing for their territory's top dogs or eating mindlessly. They aren’t much on the totem pole but they make up the majority of the population.
Abyssals of Note
Tktktktk Tktktk Tktktktk: Current Bone Lord of whom has reigned for 20 years making her the longest reigning pseudo-ruler of the deep. She has no plans, no apparent goals, driven only by a relentless need to feed and fueled by a cult that pledges service to the skeletal remains of a dark presence.
MMMMMMMMMM: Warlord of the Northern Feeding Grounds, she rules with an iron claw and a bitter heart. The North is no place for weakness and she has frozen her heart for the sake of maintaining some form of order in the frozen waters. Because of the proximity of her territory to The Sunken Grave, MMMMMMMMMM is immensely paranoid of falling prey to the siren song that pulls at her very soul. For this reason she has never produced heirs, no male worthy of her companionship. Despises the Children of Gluttony and does her best to bar them from her territory by any means necessary.
WeeeWooOOooWeeEEeeWooOOo: Warlord of the Southern Feeding Grounds, she is far more relaxed than her Northern sister due to the warm and plentiful waters of the South. WeeeWoo has a particular taste for Tidekeeper flesh and often commands her underlings to bring her corpses when they are sunk into the depths of The Fracture. She is often seen with her harem of smaller males and the jaws of a fierce beast around her neck. Do not be fooled by WeeeWoo’s docile and almost sleepy nature, she has won her throne with blood and keeps her pack in line with fierce claws and razor teeth.
MMMMMMMMMM: Warlord of the Northern Feeding Grounds, she rules with an iron claw and a bitter heart. The North is no place for weakness and she has frozen her heart for the sake of maintaining some form of order in the frozen waters. Because of the proximity of her territory to The Sunken Grave, MMMMMMMMMM is immensely paranoid of falling prey to the siren song that pulls at her very soul. For this reason she has never produced heirs, no male worthy of her companionship. Despises the Children of Gluttony and does her best to bar them from her territory by any means necessary.
WeeeWooOOooWeeEEeeWooOOo: Warlord of the Southern Feeding Grounds, she is far more relaxed than her Northern sister due to the warm and plentiful waters of the South. WeeeWoo has a particular taste for Tidekeeper flesh and often commands her underlings to bring her corpses when they are sunk into the depths of The Fracture. She is often seen with her harem of smaller males and the jaws of a fierce beast around her neck. Do not be fooled by WeeeWoo’s docile and almost sleepy nature, she has won her throne with blood and keeps her pack in line with fierce claws and razor teeth.