Aetherial Occupations
Aedificarian -
primary genesis user /
definitive artisansThose who wield
genesis by invoking its power during the process of making objects.
Agbalẽ Kakɛ [ewe]
A
dendrologer who uses their power to turn wood to paper without killing plants.
AukhlaukhausAn
earth mage who creates armor from stone.
Bǎoshí Xué JiāA
shimisi who makes fine jewelry.
BarapharkaradineAn ice shaper and builder.
BurnerA charcoal burner who uses
incendium.
CarverThe ancient tradition of using special stone or obsidian knives to carve island trees and stones into self-directing and -propelling rafts is a form of using
ikehua lyua pele.
ChartafactorAn
aedificarian who makes paper.
Cheie FacatorA
psychopomp who makes
keys.
Chorto YfantisA weaver of grass.
ChuanggongA
shimisi who works magical metals as a shipwright.
DuodjiA dollmaker from the far north who crafts by the light of the Moons.
Fata OglindaMaidens who make lunar mirrors.
FelakgunduAn
earth mage who works as a mason.
FerrierA
shimisi who also uses
livadi to shoe horses.
FormirovatelA
taiga mage who shapes branches without breaking them.
GeigenbauerA
sounder who uses their powers to make musical instruments.
GharzaA
samaaeat who weaves tapestries from sand and thread.
HempahtoThose who create the ropes that
vitalists use.
HyperelectricianAn electrician who uses
bijalee.
Imba GadziraA use of
nzwara murazvo who bonds with animals by making nests.
IlluminatorThose who have learned to infuse their writing with
the bright in order to create illuminated manuscripts that reveal things as they are written or read.
Imba GadziraA use of
nzwara murazvo who bonds with animals by making nests.
Jiàn JiàngA
shimisi who specializes in weaponry.
JīxièA
shimisi who creates metallic machines.
KalathopoiósA
sussoror who weaves grass into baskets that last much longer than common baskets.
KladeftíriA
dendrologer who shapes topiaries.
KunzekfulkA
stoneshaper.
LamplighterA
luminaire who makes their magical lanterns.
Lún GōngA
shimisi who uses their skills to make metallic wheels.
MatelikihlaAn
ohapitu who makes barrels that keep foods fresh.
Mea Hana PepekeA
carver who uses spare wood or other materials to make dolls that dance with the tides.
MudamirAn
incendium who uses their power for demolitions.
NaitaqeerothAn astral shipwright.
NaufragiumBlue mages employed to be shipwrights.
NotkesnikatAn
ohapitu who uses
tmakikan to craft shoes out of various kinds of leather.
Nuchaaz-dalluwAn
earth mage who crafts jewels and jewelry.
OrdogopoiosA
chrononaut who makes clocks that can affect time.
PapírgyártóA
vandorenekes who turns flowers into special flowers.
PapyruptahOne who creates paper that holds essence of
the dead.
PrasinomorpheumA shaper of trees.
Proizvoditel'bochekA
taiga mage who uses their power to create barrels that keep things cooler.
QuarrierAn
earth mage who works in a quarry.
RoundlerOne who makes objects (jars, pots, pockets, etc.) that hold sound and release it.
SamarasA
livadi-using saddlemaker.
SayighA
shimisi who also uses
ma'dhahabi to be a master goldsmith.
SchneyderA
druid tailor who makes natural clothing.
Shadowweaver -
primary true shadow user Weavers of the energy of
true shadow who can create cloaks and other clothing out of the night, special nets and whips of darkness, and control the shadows to occlude, obfuscate, and blind.
Shimisi -
primary bailaohu jinghua user Those who can forge esoteric metals, especially the
nine great metals, by wielding
bailaohu jinghua. They have special tools (hammer, anvil, water, fire) and know the secrets of using aetherial metals.
StreidiOne who makes nacre or pearls using
conflueverant.
StrohspinnerOne who spins straw into gold by the light of the sun.
Sudnomontazhnyk (ukrainian)
A
taiga mage who uses their power to shape old wood into new ships.
Sukhoy PlotnikA
taiga mage who works as a carpenter.
TelpetanA
shimisi who combines their work with
ashar to be a powerful silversmith. Elven.
TsaasüildverlegchOne who uses the powers of
livadi to make paper.
VarelopoiósA
dendrologer who uses their power to create barrels that form seamlessly.
Vigtrum CeraulaGlassblowers who use
kiiric yihi to make the glass cities that float in the sky.
ViragzovoOne who weaves flowers together.
WeykohlA
bawmache who can weave swamp greenery into rafts and floating platforms.
XylourgosA
dendrologer who works as a carpenter.
AedificarianSee
aetherial esotericists.
CaelscriptorA
magonian who uses their powers for skywriting.
DakhaddhaAn
earth mage who uses their powers to make incredible stone sculptures.
EamuwdAn
incendium who wields their arts to create displays of fire in performance art. Their name means "plume".
MaitarOne whose drawings and paintings are imbued with
ashar and come to life.
Mea Puhi AnianiA
lawai'a who uses their powers to shape obsidian.
MyndhoggvariOne who uses
hvittdogg to shape ice sculptures.
NakhrtellA zodiac mosaicist.
ObscurographerThose who use
true shadow with their obscurographs.
OshibanaEastern pressed
flower art.
PantirniOne from the southern
Island Bridge who uses
hamasat al-sahra to make designs in the sand or form sand paintings.
PapyropoiosA papermaker who uses
poarta to make special paper forms.
ParhelionA dancer who wields
ma'dhahabi through their movements.
PlotnikA user of
TykvaVlast who shapes dolls, statues, and figures out of fallen wood.
Rth'lashDrawing with
true shadow.
SepeplasmatorOne who shapes topiaries with
prasinofos.
SetlhomoA
luminaire who uses a camera instead of a lantern.
VisionaryA
mycologer who uses psilocibin or other fungal concoctions to see things and make art. Not to be confused with
visionary.
Zhengxing QiShimisi who make metallic sculptures.
ZografosA
blue mage who mixes beautiful water colors.
AgrarianA farmer who uses
tmakikan to grow great crops.
AmberbalerFarmer who use
tmakikan on a smaller scale.
Asheia'A
parhelion who focuses the sun into special gardens.
BotanistScientists who use
prasinofos,
tykva vlast,
hasken fure,
parfum de marais, and
livadi to study plants.
Ceneteyu'One who finds or plants cacti or oases in the deep deserts of western
Palhur.
Dendrologer -
primary prasinofos user /
definitive botanicists
A more scientific approach to the use of
prasinofos,
dendrology is the use of wood and leaf to create a greenlight that guides one through forest, swamp, or plain, or to drive away befoulment and pollution.
GiskiriA
mahra who keeps a garden of primordial plants, watered with
anumun.
JardinierA swamp gardener.
LaegollA
gardener of
Shadowdeep.
OlogbaA
gardener in
Lesedi who uses crystals to direct light to their plants.
OtravitorAn
ucigash who creates poisons out of their own garden.
SeedbearerThe ancient elvish art of carrying seeds, which can be tapped for their raw
ashar.
Taiga Mage -
primary tykva vlast user Those who can command
tykva vlast by drawing it out of pinecones, needles, or boreal tree bark.
TaraxacumOne who grows plants in the sky and floats around on dandelion seeds.
UmlimiA gardener of the veldt grasslands.
Water GardenerOne who uses
conflueverant to direct water to their plants, or to grow plants underwater.
WurtwarianWielder of
prasinofos,
parfum de marais,
tvyka vlast, and
livadi who send messages through roots.
YelovvyA
taiga mage who wields
hvittdogg as well, climbing tall boreal trees and capturing the cold air.
YvotyA trans masculine person in eastern
Palhur who wields
lunar aether,
hasken fure, and
conflueverant to dance upon water as a water lily.
CulinarianAn
aedificarian who focuses on creating foods and other culinary works.
CusinerA user of
parfum de marais who prepares spicy foods that make one have visions in the wetlands.
Ixim Pitz'okMashing maize in order draw the most
tmakikan out of it and making special milk and cakes from it.
KarykeftísAn
herbalist who specializes in herbs for cooking rather than healing. Sometimes also users of
livadi,
hasken fure, or other green aethers.
KeverőA
vandorenekes who creates flower teas.
KubikaA cook who uses
nzwara murazvo to connect to animals and use parts of them in food without killing them.
Mea KīʻahaA
fisher who specializes in preparing the caught fish for consumption.
Piekarz -
definitive cooksOne who bakes to draw the greatest
tmakikan from their grains and flours.
Povar TykvyA
taiga mage who uses their magic to create autumnal feasts, usually involving pumpkins or other gourds.
ShiwayaAn
incendium who specializes in cooking on open flames.
SweettoothCandymakers who use
tmakikan to make their sweets more healthy.
Aetherial criminals are those who use
aether for illegal or mostly illegal activities.
Those who deliver death.
AsasiyyunAn assassin of
Mahad who serves the Sun.
CìkèA
zhanshi assassin.
CutitA
hotsz who focuses on killing rather than theft.
DrapareOne of the Snow Queen's assassins.
Ha'akelA
shadowweaver who uses their powers of stealth to be a master assasin.
KhutgachinA
Tuth assassin from the deserts of
Ladrya.
MachairotisOne of the
basileus's personal assassins.
Mamumno[cebuan] An
herbalism who instead makes poisons.
NindeeyallaeAn
asterian assassin.
SenderRogue
psychopomps who hunt
phantasmal undead for their own ends.
Sikiyn HariqAn
incendium assassin who walks in smoke.
Ucigash -
definitive assassinsRitual killers who devote every death to
Death Herself, killing only those whose time it is to die, but who have somehow evaded it. They wield
poarta to see their targets' souls.
Robbers by violence, usually outside of urban areas.
DepanneurUsers of
parfum de marais who lure people into the deep swamp, wreck their boats, and then ransom them or kill and rob them.
EpidromeasRaiders riding the plains and using
livadi to mask their approach, terrorize targets, and to get away.
GairakununiRobbers in the Highreach who use
hvittdogg to survive in and raid through the icy mountain passes.
MosstrooperBandits who use
prasinofos to help mask their escapes.
MutaeariyA bandit who raids at dawn.
RazboynikOutlaws of the taiga who use
TykvaVlast to create hideouts and raid from.
Those who threaten, cajole, and wield violence for money.
Aisbae al-NaarArsonists who wield
lahab al'qalb in their trade.
ShakkhauThose who wield
kazaddarean as extortionists.
Those who engage in deceptions designed to steal money or valuables from people.
Flashing MollyA
luminaire who uses their powers to blind and confuse people in the course of complicated cons.
Clandestine organizations devoted to a cause, usually operating criminal political activities. Faking votes, blackmailing politicians, submitting bills...
The Green FlamesA group of environmentalists devoted to subversive political tactics.
Those who make fake money or goods.
DuplicatorThose who use
aedificarium in order to duplicate objects in order to make very believable counterfeits.
Zaojia ZheCounterfeiters who use
bailaohu jinghua to make fake money.
Those who create or sell recreational drugs, usually illicit.
Field SeekerA
mycologer who finds and sells hallucinatory mushrooms.
MieszaczA user of
Tmakikan who uses it to make drugs more mild.
Nectar DropA user of
hasken fure who makes potent recreational chemicals.
Uli UsbarA
mahra who uses
anumun to create potent potions and other substances to see into the history of the universe.
Those who buy, sell, store, and trade stolen goods.
SeljandiOne who uses
hvittdogg to seal stolen goods into ice, making them harder to find.
Those who commit computer crimes.
ChakerA hacker who uses
metapolitics.
MetaluminaireA hacker who uses
the bright.
OhaseraOne who uses clockwork and timing to hack computers.
PhreakerOne who uses
Cacophony,
Euphony, and
sonic aether to hack communications systems.
Extensive criminal outfits that includes mafias and gangs.
Brotherhood of the LampOrganized crime group of river-nomads who use
bright-lamps to guide their way.
Kuni AhiA member of an organized crime group who uses
ikehua lyua pele to dispose of dead bodies, burning them away with lava.
NipatanaA member of an organized crime group who uses
hvittdogg to freeze and hide dead bodies.
ZandaukhEarth mages who work for
chthonian organized crime families.
Robbers of the high seas, or sands, skies, or space. Ship-based robbers or hijackers.
Batu ApiA pirate who keeps a parrot that serves as lookout, assassin, thief, and more. [indonesian]
DepanneurSee
aetherial bandits.
ZuhsulagA pirate of
primordial waters.
HalhiraAn
uchigash pirate who makes a vow to
Death Herself to raid ghost ships and countries that support
necromancy. [arawak for white]
Jal DaakooA rogue
shamsherbaz who becomes a pirate.
KhatifA
dawntreader pirate. May also be a qursan.
KilatA
luminaire sky pirate who serves as lookout on a skyship.
Night FleetA fleet of pirates devoted to an
elemental called the
Night Storm, an
umbral of significant power.
Pwason ChoPirates in the Island Bridge who wield
ikehua lyua pele to create volcanic hideouts and weaponry.
QursanSand pirates who wield
hamsaat al-sahra (and sometimes other powers) to sail the deserts and raid settlements.
RinjadarAsterian pirates.
Sea WolfPirates who wield
conflueverant to seek fortune and guide their ships.
SjoraeningiIce pirates of the far north.
Sky PiratePirates of the skies who wield
kiiric yihi.
StormriderPirates who wield
bijalee to mask their fleets in storms or fly on storm clouds.
ThrauckhanA tunneler pirate underground.
Those engaged in trying to overthrow the current order.
StormbringerSee
celestial criminals.
Those who move goods clandestinely to avoid taxes, tariffs, or legalities.
PrzemytnikSmugglers who use
Tmakikan to keep smuggled food fresh.
Those who gather or steal information, usually for a government or corporation, but sometimes freelance.
Long-earsUsers of
sonic aether who wield the magic to listen over long distances as spies.
MetapolUsers of
conflueverant who wield it to spy on others.
RngoicSpies who use
true shadow to improve their stealth.
GrubberAn urban
herbalist who engages in street medicine.
The use of widespread violence to further a cause or control a population.
IguzogideA Taggaran terrorist who fights logging or oil companies who destroy animal habitats.
Rogue WatcherTerrorist
watcher who escapes into time.
Those who engage in interpersonal theft, burglary, or other forms of stealing, usually while avoiding violent confrontation.
ChapardA thief of the deep swamps.
DuzdA
Tuth of western
Dabusen who wields
ma'dhahabi to break through doors and rob temples.
Gu'urhithoA
shadowweaver who uses their powers to burgle.
HotszLegendary cult of thieves who are said to steal the moons (creating new moons). Rather, they wield
lunar aether to mask themselves at night.
LacatusAn
ucigash who focuses on burglary and lockpicking.
LilibiziA thief who stole the secrets of
anumun long ago and brought it to the
mahra.
MouskeinThieves who use
nzwara murazvo to get animals to steal for them. Mostly they use rodents, though some variations use monkeys, lizards, or birds. Also users of
gemtkhereg.
PrometheanOne of the cult devoted to he who stole
fire.
OngoilgogchA
Tuth of the
Ladryan deserts.
Suǒ JiàngA
shimisi locksmith.
VidtakandiA
grylukert who breaks safes and locks with their icy powers.
Those who live on the streets. Beggars, vagabonds, and the homeless, unjustly criminalized.
GamineA street girl who uses
tykva vlast and is the autumnal equivalent of a
flowergirl.
Those who take the law into their own hands.
LibuaThe lioness vigilante warriors.
Night WatchWielders of
true shadow,
Aemoa, and
the lore who are vigilantes who protect women.
Silver TorchElite warriors and rogues, vigilantes, wearing silver cloaks and wielding weapons bathed in
argentflame. They serve a legendary order of those who defy evil, corruption, and violence against the world.
Aetherial Assassins
Aetherial Bandits
Aetherial Extortionists
Aetherial Con Artists
Aetherial Conspiracies
Aetherial Counterfeiters
Aetherial Drug Dealers
Aetherial Fences
Aetherial Hackers
Aetherial Organized Crime
Aetherial Pirates
Aetherial Revolutionaries
Aetherial Slavers
Aetherial Smugglers
Aetherial Spies
Aetherial Street Medics
Aetherial Terrorists
Aetherial Thieves
Aetherial Vagrants
Aetherial Vigilantes
Aetherial White Collar Criminals
Entertainers who use
aether in their entertainment work.
Athletes, sports performers, and those in tangential trades to sports. Also includes stunt performers.
CascadorA stunt performer or extreme athlete who uses
poarta to help defy death. They are much disliked by servants of
Nbt-Hwt.
Gāngtiě XiáA
wushu who leaves the order and uses their skills to perform stunts, displays of martial arts, and other athletic pursuits as an "iron man".
High FlyerA skilled pilot and stunt performer.
JuxidinAstral athletes who play a cosmic game called
juxid.
RoperA
wildling who works the rodeo circuit.
StormrunnerA daredevil who performs stunt flights during storms.
Stunt RiderA daredevil who does tricks on horseback.
WavemasterA minor wielder of
conflueverant and
ikehua lyua pele who is a surfer.
AedpoezieAn
aqyn of
Rendru who sings the praises of the moons.
AthroA
druid who tells the stories of the world.
Avtor StikhovA
prasinomilitis who sings praises of the
taiga.
BaughanA
chthonian bard.
CantafaelA
bard who sings the
harvest.
ChasanA
bhat who recites
eulogies.
DaielliAn
elf fili.
DarinurAn
aqyn who knows the ancient songs of
anumun.
Ged-WyrhtaA
scop who complements their performance with
kiiric yihi.
Mpilaza TantaraOne who uses
sonic aether to improve storytelling.
P'oa'uatA
dark bard among the dwellers of the shadows.
PalaqqA bard of
Lesedi.
PrasinomilitisAn aqyn whose praises are reserved for the forest and trees.
Scop -
definitive scopsA bard who improves their performances with
sonic aether.
SpottariA skald who praises the
winter rather than the lords. Usually outlawed.
TakiqSinger and poets of the golden empires of eastern Palhur.
ThalassopoiitisA
merfolk fili.
TragoudistisA wandering singer and bard of the
centaurs.
VandorenekesSee
aetherial artists.
Alien DisplayA carnival performer who is either dressed as an
asterian or is one, allowing themself to be put on display.
DunkerA carnival performer at the dunking booth who makes things more interesting in the water.
GeekA carnival performer who eats odd things. Often accompanied by animals.
Petal PusherSomeone who makes people feel good with their words, scents, and performance in order to get them to buy useless junk.
Unburnable ManA carnival performer who lets themself be burned by things without getting hurt.
Volcano JackA carnival performer who works with the unburnable man to challenge them.
WolfboyA common
freak.
Tropical PrincessA media personality who is probably not from the islands, but who is famous for a luxurious lifestyle living there.
CatchildA
wildling acrobat or tumbler who uses their affinity for felines or other agile creatures to amplify their act.
FlamebreatherA (usually down on their luck) incendium making a living breathing fire for performances.
Flying WonderA
magonian who performs tricks in the air as a gymnast, stunt performer, or trapeze artist.
Green HooperA hoop artist who uses
parfum de marais to control hoop vines.
Green HooperA hoop artist who uses
prasinofos to control hoop vines.
Lightning JumperA trapeze artist or acrobat who jumps through electrical rings or burning hoops, using clouds as their safety net.
LiontamerA
nunda who tames lions and other great cats.
Mymba Mbo'ehara (guarani)
Animal trainers who use their
bonds to make the animals do tricks.
NightfoldA blindfolded user of
true shadow who does the knife throwing act.
VoluminousA ringmaster using
sonic aether.
IsandansariSnowdancers.
KaikanikaniWaterdancers.
KitedancerWielders of
kiiric yihi who use kites to dance in the sky.
MaazA
mahra who knows the ancient dances that call the
anumun.
NightdancerA wielder of
lunar aether who channels it through dance.
NightdancerA
shadowweaver who wields their powers through dance.
Parhelion -
primary ma'dhahabi userDancers who can direct and control
ma'dhahabi with special ribbons or devices.
'Oni'oni'oThose who dance in the reefs.
GesturiLunar pantomimes.
GravediggerClowns who dig graves.
Huaggh'ulA
shadowweaver who performs ancient pantomime rites.
MarrantDunmarsh comedians and storytellers.
PojavaFools who wear flowers and perform for the spring.
ProstA (usually female) fool who serves the Moons.
ShogloomLadyran clowns whose japes make the sands dance as part of their buffoonery.
Ti'aniOne who speaks truth to the volcano in japes and rhymes.
Also includes toy makers, candy makers, and other entertainers for children.
AnatañaOne concerned with the
Puzzle of Elements.
Kuilei ShiShimisi who make metallic puppets.
Kukla UstasiUsers of
tykva vlast who make autumnal dolls.
ThandaguullEarth mages who use their arts to create special games of living stones for children.
Aetherial Screen Entertainers
SetlhomoSee
atherial artists, but they may also use moving picture cameras.
Bùjǐng Shèjì ShīA
shimisi working for a theatre on props, sets, etc.
HurricanerA set designer
magonian who uses their powers to fake wind on stage.
MmaoailShadow puppeteer.
Prop PopperAn
aedificarian who makes sets and props for a threatre.
ElectroculatprLightning juggler.
TurnipseedAn
ohapitu who sells their produce as a street vendor.
PyroculatprFire juggler.
Ragged RoseA
flowergirl in a city who sells her flower charms on the streets.
StonefaceAn
earth mage working as a living statue.
Wilted RoseA
gamine pickpocket and prestidigitator.
Aetherial Athletes
Aetherial Bards
Aetherial Carnival Workers
Aetherial Celebrities
Aetherial Circus Performers
Aetherial Dancers
Aetherial Fools
Aetherial Games Makers
Aetherial Screen Entertainers
Aetherial Sex Workers
Aetherial Stage Entertainers
Aetherial Street Entertainers
Aetherial Wordsmiths
AstrologerThose who study the
zodiac and use communal meditation, star reading, astrological analysis of birthdates, and positional arts to evoke the powers of the constellations via
qeernariji. They usually have star charts and telescopes.
Blue Mage -
primary conflueverant user Users of
conflueverant who soak themselves in aetherial waters. In doing so, they absorb aether int othemselves and are able to make themselves metaphorically fluid, giving them the power to control water and absorn energies.
CosmologerThose who study the depths of the universe and wield the cosmic aethers of
qeernariji,
temporal aether,
ma'dhahabi, and
lunar aether. Many also use
bailaohu jinghua and
hvittdogg.
Earth Mage -
primary kazaddarean user Wearers of robes made of soil and dirt who connect to the earth itself and draw up the
kazaddarean, which they channel through staves and use to control stone and loam. They are usually covered in dirt.
ElementalistThose who wield the four western
ordinal elementals:
lahab al'qalb,
conflueverant,
kiiric yihi, and
kazaddarean.
HydrocastaldWielder of all the water-aethers:
conflueverant,
bijalee,
parfum de marais,
hvittdogg, and
ikehua lyua pele. They also sometimes use
lunar aether,
nzwara murazvo, and
ashar.
Incendium -
primary lahab al'qalb user Special mages who store fire in bottles to breathe in and out, controlling it through
lahab al'qalb.
Lawaiʻa -
primary ikehua lyua pele userHook wielders who can draw lava out of the ground by casting special hooks into the soil and drawing it out like an
ikehua lyua pele fish.
Luminaire -
primary the bright user The same glass used to create the
Lesedian Mirror can be shaped into lanterns and lamps that generate, direct, and control
the bright.
Magonian -
primary kiiric yihi user Mages who carry the winds in satchels imbued with
kiiric yihi that allows them to unleash and sometimes control them.
NightwyrderWielders of ancient lore that commands the powers of
lunar aether and
true shadow. Many also use
poarta,
ashar,
hasken fure,
prasinofos,
TykvaVlast,
conflueverant, and
hvittdogg.
Ohapitu -
primary Tmakikan user A form of farming that allows the user of
Tmakikan to draw that energy from the tilled earth and imbue either sown seeds, livestock, or people with it as an act of fortifying, healing, or protecting.
PetrologerThose who can find the
kazaddarean in any rock, stone, or gem, and draw it forth with a small rockhammer or special throw.
ProsperoA kind of weather mage who can draw weather toward them with special staves and vanes. They wield
bijalee,
kiiric yihi, and
conflueverant. Some also use
hvittdogg,
ma'dhahabi,
hamsaat al-sahra,
ikehua lyua pele, and
lunar aether.
RogalianWielders of very powerful fire magic, combining
lahab al'qalb,
ma'dhahabi,
ikehua lyua pele,
qeernariji,
bijalee, and
the bright. Many also use
draconic power,
infernum,
d'qiarsea, natural forces,
Tenyocan, and/or
baleblood.
Tempestarii -
primary bijalee user Seekers of weather who can commune with it and channel
bijalee through special staves called vanes. They sometimes ride clouds.
TopiraqThose who sleep in the soil and earth in order to draw its power. They wield
kazaddarean,
nourishment,
bailaohu jinghua,
livadi,
Genesis, and sometimes
ikehua lyua pele.
YuansuThose who use the five eastern
ordinal elementals:
lahab al'qalb,
bailaohu jinghua,
prasinofos,
conflueverant, and
kazaddarean.
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Those who are given a specific task for a
Divine.
FirekeeperA keeper of sacred flames.
Karpophoros (-phoi, pl.)
The fruit givers, worshippers of Harvest.
Psychopomp -
primary poarta userWhite-adorned wielders of
poarta who carry special keys that allow them to send souls. They can also travel through the
Nether Realm and guide souls to their afterlives.
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Those who experience or spread Divine ecstasy.
LatelaA
Lesedian who is overcome by
the light of the mirror.
Zodiac MindAn
astrologer who is controlled or otherwise filled by the power of a
constellation.
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A clergy with a very specific ministry.
InsarcinatA
psychopomp who tends the funerals of a specific parish.
UntlatisimahAn
auscultator tasked with tending people in a specific time period.
Generic clergy in an official organization.
AuscultatorA religious leader in
Chronur.
MahhaA leader of
Lesedian religion.
TohungaA religious leader amongst the
iwi atua.
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Those who channel the power of nature.
AdaabA druid bonded via
anumun to the universe itself.
Druid -
primary viridian aether user /
definitive druidsA meditative and communal art that allows one to draw upon the
viridian aether throughout the world, communing with all life, wielding
Mother Shem's wrath, and channeling it through staves. They wear special robes and are protectors of forests.
A mentor, guide, and teacher of an eastern faith.
Is DharaA
guru of the storm gods.
Those who lead the faithful in prayer.
'Alim (pl. 'ulamah) -
definitive imamsA prayer leader of the Sun.
MurshidA prayer leader among the
ka'ar.
Ascetics who practice their faith in small communities and take profound vows.
ChintaagrastA
monk of the storms.
DnurxiqA
monk of the astral expanse.
HurgkhaurganA
chthonian monk.
KaoluA kǎolǜ (
monk) of the
dongxue followers of the
nine great metals.
MeguohouA
monk of
Chronur.
MonirighA
monk in
Azet who worships
Nbt-Hwt.
NaasikA hermit in the deep deserts.
NeazilA
monk of the Creator.
OrdensbruderA
monk of
Volvebatur.
Otshel'nikA mystic and monastic of the taiga.
ScagthacA
monk of the Darkness.
WahdahA
monk of the
ka'ar.
YuetabarA
monk of the great golden sun.
Women who live in small, isolated communities, sometimes with specific tasks, taking profound vows of worship.
IgoumeniA
nun of the
centaurs.
KalogriaA
nun of the
merfolk.
MireasaA
nun of
Nbt-Hwt.
MorwadiA
nun of
Lesedi.
RemetenoA
nun of the spring.
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Those who praise of the
Divines.
LobenerA praise singer to
Volvebatur.
Those who take the word of the
Divines directly to the people.
KaznodziejaA
preacher in the fields and among the livestock.
Qaalluu and Qaallitti (oromo)
The messengers of the Sky God.
YatanafasA
ka'ar speaker to
Narallah.
Those who teach religion and read the words of the
Divines.
CendaopaA faith teacher of the elves.
QariA reader of the holy words of the Sun.
Official clergy who perform sacrifices, sacraments, and other rites.
BnulgxAn
asterian warrior-priest.
HoererOne who listens to the
Volvebatur.
KahunaA noble class of religious leaders in
Panaloa.
KomerA
shemir priest of the Creator.
NaooyiA priest of the
Sutaio people on the
Palhuric plains whose role is to redirect, speak to, channel, or otherwise honor storms.
TaytakuraPriests of the Golden Empire of eastern
Palhur.
VulridirA
chthonian earth priest.
Non-male clergy who perform rites and often serve female or non-male
Divines.
AirimoElven
priestesses.
GallusA transgender priestess of
Mother Shem who is also a Daughter of Gaia.
MorongyA green
priestess in eastern
Palhur's rainforests.
NinisibA
mahra who serves as a priestess of the ancient mother goddesses.
OtineDesert women religious leaders in western
Dabusen.
PinonA
merfolk priestess, one who drinks of the seas
PrestsfruA
priestess of the winter.
RizikoA
dryad priestess.
VernalistAdult users of
hasken fure who grew up from being flowergirls.
Those who speak the will of the
Divines. Messengers, speakers, and foretellers of the Divine.
Esh UzuulegchA
prophet of the deserts from
Ladrya.
NabeeA
prophet of the storms.
NafsuhOne who speaks the will of the Sun.
OmarimA
prophet of
Chronur.
RamkaulA
shemir prophet.
ShaghufA speaker of the flames.
VaktaA
prophet of the skies.
VorbitorA speaker for the Moons.
Those who are conduits to the spirits, the
Divines, and the ancestors.
AlignalghiShaman of the far southern reaches of
Palhur.
BomohNortheastern
Dabusenese
shaman of earth and
herbalism.
Haklu (houma)
A
shaman of the
Dunmarsh. One who listens to the wetlands.
JiiskiiwniniBemaadizid shaman who communicates with the animal
doodem of their clans. See also
celestial faithful.
KurdaitchaA
shaman of the big islands of the southern
Island Bridge who serves the Creator, the Rainbow Serpent, and the Dreamtime. See also
poioumenonic faithful and
celestial faithful.
Mokingpu (hopi)
A user of fungal arts to see spirits.
NoaidiA
shaman of the northern folk who uses
lunar aether,
hvittdogg, and
nzwara murazvo.
NyulhlumosA
nightgaunt conduit to the Darkness.
ObguesA
shaman of eastern
Palhur who communes with all
nature.
PaapiA religious leader of the
Pihi people of the great
Palhuric plains.
PawangNortheastern
Dabusenese
shaman of weather, harvest, nature, and animals.
SamanOne of the original taiga shamans.
TongjiA
shaman of the
metallic spirits worshiped by the
dongxue.
Aetherial Agents
Aetherial Attendants
Aetherial Beatificers
Aetherial Believers
Aetherial Chaplains
Aetherial Clerics
Aetherial Cultists
Aetherial Druids
Aetherial Gurus
Aetherial Imams
Aetherial Monks
Aetherial Nuns
Aetherial Pilgrims
Aetherial Plauditors
Aetherial Preachers
Aetherial Preceptors
Aetherial Priests
Aetherial Priestesses
Aetherial Prophets
Aetherial Shamans
Aetherial Witches
ChartopaíchtisA
metapol who uses their powers to cheat at cards or other games of chance.
JoyerA
bawmache who spends their time gambling and carousing.
JucătorA
hotsz who engages in games of chance and takes great risks.
Bright SurgeonAn optician who uses
the bright.
BrisespritA
mycologer who uses fungi to heal minds and bodies.
CauteristAn
incendium who uses their powers to seal wounds.
CryogenicistFreezing the dead to revive them later, using
hvittdogg.
CutakkalUsing the power of the sun to soothe, warm, and uplift.
Dark SurgeonA wielder of
true shadow who can repair shadow damage.
DruidSee
aetherial esotericists.
Fata OglindaSee
aetherial esotericists.
HerbalistThose who use
prasinofos inherent in plants in a manner to create herbal concoctions to help themselves or others. They often wear leaves and have vines that protect them.
HyperveterinarianMany use
nzwara murazvo in their work.
KouleUse of
conflueverant to control the flow of blood to promote healing.
KupuaA
carver woman who specializes in island medicine.
MedicameAn
herbalist who uses
parfum de marais to supplement their work.
MorticianPreparers of the dead.
NovenygyujtoHerbalists who use
hasken fure to supplement their healing herbs.
OhrenarztSounders who use
sonic aether to correct people's hearing.
PiekarzSee
aetherial artisan.
Sasa PhernaA
magonian whose arts are so skilled they can heal lungs.
Tajir MiahDesert dwellers healing each other by sharing water.
TravnikAn
herbalist who complements their work with
tykva vlast.
UzuA
mahra whose focus is healing with
anumun.
Vitalist -
primary ashar user Sacred users of
ashar who use specially knotted and corded ropes that can channel their lifeforce into others (or between others) in order to heal, preserve, or in rare cases, revive.
VotanologosAn
herbalist who uses
livadi to supplement their work.
AncehtatorA user of
poarta who investigates the causes of death or the sources of undeath.
AnsagerA
sounder who uses their powers to find and announce news.
BawsaA seeker in the desert.
CautatorA wielder of
lunar aether who uses their powers to find that which is unseen in the dark.
ChercheurA
bawmache tasked with finding the secrets of the swamps.
Dark SeekerOne who wields
true shadow in their secret investigations.
GhunaukhA
chthonian who investigates cave ins.
HichaA
tempestarii who studies patterns to answer questions.
IfittexA flying detective.
KashifOne who wields the sun to reveal.
MofuputsiA
luminaire who specializes in using the light to reveal what is unseen.
PhielinAn elven musician who uses their powers to unlock strange mysteries of life.
RatkahthosA watcher who hunts rogues.
ThliezAn
astrologer who investigates mysteries using guidance from the stars.
ZitonA
metapol detective.
WurtwarianSee
aetherial messengers.
GravediggerA clown who digs graves and wields
poarta.
TunnelerDiggers who sometimes employ badgers and moles to aide them.
VeinfinderA miner who wields
bailaohu jinghua and
positional magic to find veins of metallic ores.
Water-BearerOne who carries water for desert tribes.
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Leaders of tribes or clans that have moved on from class society but are not yet expanded into a system of nobility or slaveowning classes.
Pi'pa 'ich Suupawch (mojave)
Leader of a
Palhuric desert tribe.
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Leaders of classless communities or very early class-based communities. Sometimes elected, always chosen for their leadership skill, wisdom, and experience.
AkhmadAn
elder on the plains.
AldermanLeader of a farming community.
EaldarA
sylph elder.
JethoElder of a
yeti village.
KahikoLeader who speaks to the volcano.
MegalyterosLeader of a
dryad village.
MibogorlaruElder of a
nightgaunt community.
MukomaElder of many
animal folk communities.
MusiniynElder of a
ka'ar village.
OntarilElven mother-elder.
TiboloalothaRuler of
Lesedi.
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Those who rule an empire, usually defined as one who rules a slave-based economy that has spread beyond its original borders to contain many nations, countries, and territories, almost always in an oppressive, exploitative relationship. Distinct from imperialists, who are capitalists who control empires (see
oligarchs).
DezreqAsterian emperor.
HuandiYellow emperor of the
metallic empire underground.
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Any other kind of leader.
High DruidLeader of a group of
druids.
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Lower-ranking ruling class members in an imperial, monarchic, or feudal society.
ThaneA chthonian ruler.
VlastelinAn autumnal ruler in
Ranu.
VoivodeA ruler of the flowering fields.
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Kings, queens, and others who rule over a country dominated by a late-slave economy, feudal economy, or capitalist-monarchy. These are those who rule by right of blood.
BasileusMer-king.
CyningGreat-
voiced kings of central
Jesenya.
EmirRuler of a
Mahadi emirate, blessed by the sun.
PharoahA king who serves as a
gateway to the
Nether Realm.
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Aetherial Administrators
Aetherial Autocrats
Aetherial Chiefs
Aetherial Dignitaries
Aetherial Elders
Aetherial Elected Officials
Aetherial Functionaries
Aetherial Hierarchs
Aetherial Imperials
Aetherial Jurists
Aetherial Leaders
Aetherial Military Officers
Aetherial Nobles
Aetherial Oligarchs
Aetherial Parliamentarians
Aetherial Royals
Aetherial Theocrats
Aetherial Messengers
Messenger type occupations who use
aether.
AztanithAstral projection
astrologer.
BaridDesert whisperer.
BeporzoOne who sends messages via pollen.
ChasquiMessengers of the golden empire of the sun.
DabbawalaVimalan lunchbox delivery system.
GhoggnatThose who send their shadows as messengers.
MetapolMetapoliticians are those who can read the
conflueverant within any moving water by placing a pole within it and meditating upon how the pole moves or pulls.
MotzoOne who sends messages through vast fungal networks.
Pony RelayRelay riders who carry messages across the plains.
PsychopompSee
aetherial esotericists.
SanidukhanThose who use
lahab al'qalb to control smoke to send signals.
StonespeakerOne whose voice makes stones move and rumbles the earth.
TowncryerUsers of
sonic aether to project their voices.
WurtwarianWielder of
prasinofos,
parfum de marais,
tvyka vlast, and
livadi who send messages through roots.
AccordionistA
bawmache who makes music.
AvlitisA player of pan-pipes who communes with
viridian aether.
BrahukkanAn
earth mage who uses their powers to produce deep percussion.
DawnsingerGreeting the dawn with music.
FiresingerAn
incendium who learns to sing through the flames.
Grylukert -
primary hvittdogg user Ones who can unlock the
hvittdogg within ice and snow, wielding it through song (sometimes called
snowsingers).
Guul-narA
mahra whose singing makes
anumun react, one who sings the ancient songs that created the universe.
IhyeptA
psychopomp who uses reed music to guide souls.
LirnykMaskovian wandering singers who can sing the autumn air around them.
MezouedA player of the mizwed, an instrument used in north Taggaran music, who can control the desert.
MoletsiOne who uses music in shaping light.
NandaroElven harpist.
PasindhenGamelan singer who can shape the islands.
PhonoaediferAn
adeificarian who specializes in musical instruments.
Samaaeat -
primary hamasat al-sahra user Those who dance, sing, and especiall whisper in the the deep desert to control the
hamasaat al-sahra, which allows them control of the winds and sandstorms. They wear special robes for the desert heat, carry aetherial sand in hourglasses, and can become one with the dunes.
SeirinaA
mermaid singer. Often confused with a
siren.
SfyrichtraA player of woodwinds who uses
dendrology to alter the music.
Sounder -
primary sonic aether user One who can control
sonic aether via a special tuning fork, creating intricate works of sound that can cause different effects to bodies, minds, souls, or hearts.
Sussoror -
primary livadi user Those who can take a blade of grass and use it to control the
livadi through whispers, whistles, and breath, summoning the aetherial winds through the grasslands.
TibicenA
magonian flautist.
TimapanistA
tempestarii who uses their powers to create symphonies.
TroubadourMasters of
sonic aether who make incredible music.
VandorenekesA wandering singer in the flower fields who welcomes the spring each year.
Wild ChorusAn all-animal chorus that some
wildlings commune with.
Zhi QinshiA
shimisi who makes metallic instruments.
AedifimenserAn architect who uses
aedificarium to improve their designs.
AerofacilitatorAirline employees who use
kiiric yihi
AvvucatuA legal professional who uses
lunar aether protect their clients from esoteric manipulation by unscrupulous rivals.
ExcursusAn investor who uses
metapolitics to study the market.
LibrotenistoA banker or mint worker (or even an accountant or shop clerk) who uses
bailaohu jinghua in order to determine the composition of coins.
Obscuranalyst
An analyst who uses true shadow to protect sensitive information.
RegizorA funeral director who uses
poarta to protect the dead from corruption.
RunkazalA
chthonian architect who uses
kazaddarean to better understand how their materials work.
WizowA grocer who uses
tmakikan to keep stock fresh.
ZookeeperA few rare zookeepers use
nzwara murazvo.
ArktosLegendary female archers and huntresses who are attuned to
lunar aether and bonded to bears and wolves.
Bawmache -
primary parfum de marais user Ones who can wield
parfum de marais by infusing themselves with the waters and mud of the wetlands, bonding with the swamp and gaining insights into the world around it. They often carry machetes and wield vines and roots.
DivinerWaterfinder.
EquestrianSee
AetherialWranglers.
ForesterRangers bonded with
prasinofos and attended only by plant companions.
GemfinderThose who use special picks made of stone to connect with the
kazaddarean within mines and caverns, using it to guide them to gems.
GezelenczA
Lesedian ranger.
Guardian of GenesisA ranger of the
Forest of Genesis.
Haqriq WukarA ranger of the flames.
Hii TorekouEastern Palhuric wielders of a combination of
prasinofos,
TykvaVlast,
nourishment,
hasken fure,
parfum de marais,
nzawara murazvo, and
viridian aether. Some also use
livadi and
ashar. They are "tree climbers" in Yanomami (earth lang.). They use every part of the forest and are in complete unity with it.
JarokaThose who walk the flowering woods and draw power from the
hasken fure in spring. They wield bows and are attended by spring's animals.
KhodokRangers specifically bonded to the taiga. They are attended by the animals of autumn and wield weapons of wood and pinecone that are imbued with
TykvaVlast.
LibuaSee
AetherialWranglers.
MatagiRitual winter hunters who wield
brumal focus on their spears and bows. From eastern Dabusen, they are often associated with bear hunts.
MutasabiqSee
AetherialWranglers.
NatattakkaranA
Gyran ranger.
NightwyrderSee
aetherial esotericists.
PathfinderWarrior-scouts who are attuned to the animals in the wilderness via
nzwara murazvo, thus making them excellent trackers, guides, and survivalists.
PotiA ranger of the islands.
Ranger -
definitive rangersCloaked warriors bonded to nature around them, oftentimes to specific forests or other verdant areas, via
viridian aether. They always have animal, plant, or fungal companions and wield bows and daggers.
Silver TorchSee
aetherial warriors.
SudagA ranger of primordial lands, of forests from the dawn of time, bonded via
anumun.
TunnelerSee
AetherialWranglers.
VeinfinderSee
aetherial artisans.
WildlingSee
aetherial esotericists.
ZentiqA ranger of the stars.
BotanistScientists who use
prasinofos,
TykvaVlast,
hasken fure,
parfum de marais, and
livadi to study plants.
ChrononautSee
atherial esotericists.
CryologerA
grylukert who uses cryology to improve their magic.
EcologerA scientist who uses
livadi,
parfum de marais,
hamasat al-sahra,
hvittdogg, and other
aether magicks to study life.
GeologerAn
earth mage who uses geology to improve their magic.
HeliologerA
parhelion who uses heliology to improve their magic.
HorticulturerA user of
hasken fure who studies and grows flowers.
HyperacousticianA
sounder who uses acoustics to improve their magic.
HyperphotonistA
luminaire who uses particle physics to improve their magic.
MetallotechA
shimisi who works on machines.
MeteorotechA
tempestarii who traces the patterns of weather to improve theri magic.
MorticianSee
atherial healers.
MycologerOne who studies fungi and uses
parfun de marais.
NutritionistA scientist who uses
Tmakikan to improve their sciene.
ObscurologerA
shadowweaver who uses obscurology to improve their magic.
OceanographerA
blue mage who studies and maps the oceans.
PyrologerAn
incendium who uses pyrology to imrpove their magic.
SelenographerA
vandorenekes who uses selenography to improve their magic.
VitalogerA
vitalist who use anatomy and medicine to supplement their work.
Vulcanologera
lawai'a who uses vulcanology to improve their magic.
ZoologerA
wildling who studies zoology to improve their magic.
AbhilekhavidOne who uses
hvittdogg to freeze-preserve works in an archive.
AedifiliberOne who uses
aedificarium to make books.
AlmanagistOne who writes almanacs for farmers and others, often using
Tmakikan measurements to study soil,
bijalee to study weather patterns, etc.
ArsiparisA
Gamayaranese writer, scribe, librarian, and scholar of the volcanoes.
Chitatel'listaA
taiga mage who keeps records on large leaves.
ErinerrungA
sounder who is a living archive of all the sounds they have ever heard.
ErparmaAn elven librarian.
FawchonA hermit and thinker who dwells in the deep swamps.
GanditorA
hotsz who uses the powers of reflection to look inwardly and learn.
GrammaA
dendrologer leaf reader and archivist.
HistorianSee
poioumenonic scholars.
IlluminatorSee
aetherial artisans.
KarlandikAn
earth mage who keeps the archives of stone tablets and etched writings of ancient earth mages.
KatibA scribe who writes in
fire.
MishadhlomaA
Plicator archivist and scribe.
MudarisOne who uses
sundials and other devices like a
parhelion, but uses these objects to brighten minds.
NihinaaltsoosOne who studies and keeps the songs, stories, and words of the desert peoples.
NodawighigatAn
ohapitu who writes, studies, or keeps a collection of cook books and other useful literature.
StochastisA researcher, teacher, and scholar who uses
metapolitics to learn.
SyngrafeasA writer and scribe among the
centaurs.
ThothianOne who archives and studies the stories of the lives of the dead.
YithlarsthA "dark scribe", one who writes in the ancient languages of the
nightgaunts.
ArktosRangers who guard the
Stayflian wilds. There are several gender-variations among their occupation.
CaeneanA trans masculine warrior who trades sex with powerful beings who command
the waters to become an invincible (transitioned) warrior.
GallusA transgender priestess of
Mother Shem who is also a Daughter of Gaia.
SekhetA
psychopomp of indeterminate gender who sails a special barge over
Nether Realm rivers. A
ferryman
YvotyA trans masculine person in eastern
Palhur who wields
lunar aether,
hasken fure, and
conflueverant to dance upon water as a water lily.
ZurdalA woman or non-man bathed in
anumun in order to give her the power to protect the world.
Trains, wagons, cars, and so on, but not
riders.
Ancient Wagonwright -
definitive land transportersAn
aedificarian who makes wagons or other carts.
QursanSand pirates who wield
hamsaat al-sahra (and sometimes other powers) to sail the deserts and raid settlements.
WakatelikwsAn
ohapitu who drives an ox cart for a living.
WaqaadAn
incendium working as a stoker or coalman on a train.
Those whose transports can handle multiple landscapes.
DawntreaderA positional art that allows sailors (of the seas, skies, sands, or space) to capture
ma'dhahabi at dawn and wield it, bearing huge amounts of it via
solar barques or
solar chariots.
MorwrA
druid who has an aetherial ship that can travel through any landscape via the powers of
Mother Shem.
Teleporters, those who move to other realms of being.
Cheie FacatorA
psychopomp who makes
keys.
Chrononaut -
primary temporal aether userThe art of moving through or otherwise controlling time by using
temporal aether is one usually forbidden. It is only possible through use of
saturnium clocks and other special equipment.
FaceterOne who uses the
Lesedian Mirror to transport themselves through unseen barriers.
GehhilfeA
sounder who travels through gates opened by breaking the sound barrier.
SekhetA
psychopomp of indeterminate gender who sails a special barge over
Nether Realm rivers. A
ferryman.
ShadowwalkerA
shadowweaver who walks through shadows instantly.
Those who ride a living thing, regardless of terrain.
AnguestrianThose who ride eels through time.
BirdriderA user of
kiiric yihi who talks to and rides birds.
Equestrian -
definitive ridersA rider of the vast plains.
EzdachA
wildling (usually from
Ranu) who rides the animals they bond with.
FisherAn islander who can catch fish and ride them.
MutasabiqWormriders. See
AetherialWranglers.
MirrorwingA
hotsz who rides a giant luna moth.
Pengendara DaunOne who rides giant leaves.
SiarqilA
cupilin who bonds via
ashar with their mount.
VoyA rider of massive wolves of the
taiga.
YlanderyttareA rider of massive white wolves in the
polar regions.
Ships in the sky, planes and hot air balloons, and more.
Aeronaut -
definitive sky transportersSky sailors.
Air PiratePirates of the skies who wield
kiiric yihi.
Light-SailorA
luminaire who rides the beams of light through Shem's skies.
Supersonic PilotA jet pilot who travels beyond the sound barrier.
StormriderPirates who wield
bijalee to mask their fleets in storms or fly on storm clouds.
Those who travel through outer space via ships of any kin
d.
Ancient StarwrightAn
aedificarian who crafts spaceships.
Cosmonaut -
definitive space transpotersStar sailor.
FaceterOne who uses the
Lesedian Mirror to transport themselves vast distances through the cosmos.
Grey SailorOne who sails the moonlight.
NaitaqeerothAn astral shipwright.
Plicator -
primary qeernariji userOnes who can control
qeernariji with compasses that direct astral energies and allow them to teleport in straight lines. They can move entire ships.
Zalagzah LumalahA sailor of the
primordial space oceans.
Underground transportation, including subway trains, underground lifts, and special tunnels.
Ancient EngineerAn
aedificarian who works on underground train systems.
KratharhAn
incendium who is a stoker on an underground train.
RizovátisA
dendrologer who creates tunnels and transports people through them via great roots.
ShadowsailorA
shadowweaver who can move through the darkness of the underground with a special woven sail on their craft.
Tiělù rén -
definitive underground transportersA
shimisi railwayman.
TunnelerSee
aetherial animal handlers.
Submarines or undersea ships of other kinds.
Sruthan (scots) -
definitive undersea transportersA northern
metapol who can catch a ride on the currents underwater, often on sunken ships.
On the surface of the sea, lakes, or rivers. Does not include
pirates.
Ancient ShipwrightAn
aedificarian who builds ships. Named because theirs is an ancient tradition.
CarverSee
aetherial artisans.
ChuanggongA
shimisi who works magical metals as a shipwright.
IcecutterOne who sails on an icecutter ship in the polar waters.
Naufragium -
definitive water transportersA
blue mage shipwright.
PotiA ranger of the islands who rides on rafts. See
aetherial rangers.
River TravelerWielders of
conflueverant to skip between rivers.
Sudnomontazhnyk (ukrainian)
A
taiga mage who uses their power to shape old wood into new ships.
WeykohlA
bawmache who can weave swamp greenery into rafts and floating platforms.
Aetherial Land Transporters
Aetherial Multiscape Transporters
Aetherial Planar Transporters
Aetherial Riders
Aetherial Sky Transporters
Aetherial Space Transporters
Aetherial Underground Transporters
Aetherial Undersea Transporters
Aetherial Water Transporters
Warriors in heavy armor or with heavy weaponry. Often in militaries. Knights.
E-urAn
eme-gir who wears armor made of primordial metals.
Golden WarriorWarriors in eastern Palhuric mountains who use
ma'dhahabi,
bailaohu jinghua,
kazaddarean, and
mashaoaab to create powerful golden armor.
Green KnightWarriors wearing wooden armor, caked in moss, wielding clubs and spears, and having vines attend them. They are wielders of
prasinofos via bonding with forests, and it is said they can survive even having their heads removed.
LandsknechtPike, zweihander, and arquebus soldiers who serve the land. They are empowered by
Tmakikan from the arable lands they protect.
Lesedian GuardWarriors in mirrored armor wielding daggers made of shard of glass made from fragments of the
Lesedian Mirror. They are the elite wielders of
the bright who protect the Mirror.
MerguardWarriors among the undersea folk, especially
merfolk, who command
conlueverant via tridents. They wear
orichalcum or
wyren gold armor and use it in their tridents as well.
MiqinchirAsterian warriors who carry flat star-clubs made of asteroid stone and wield special rifles which fire beams of
qeernariji.
QuattourWarriors who use weapons and armor imbued with the four western
ordinal elements:
conflueverant,
kazaddarean,
kiiric yihi, and
lahab al'qalb.
ZhanshiWarriors of the
dongxue nations who wield weapons made from the
nine great metals, particularly lamellar armor and jian and dao swords. Their weapons and armor become nearly fluid as they wield them because of their power over metal.
BrachosA martial artist of eastern
Palhur whose actions match that of certain animals in a form of capoeira.
OutabokusaA
Tenzanese martial art that follows the flow of water and the tides.
Quanji ShouThe art of
tai chi, or shadowboxing, which balances
true shadow and
the bright.
Si Ba JianWarriors who use weapons and armor imbued with the five
ordinal elements of Dabusen:
bailaohu jingua,
conflueverant,
kazaddarean,
kiiric yihi, and
prasinofos.
WushuUsers of
Unbulese martial arts who can command
bailaohu jinghua.
Distinguished from heavy warriors in that their armor is either lighter or that it is not definitive to their combat style. Common warriors.
AnuyaktiA warrior of far-southern
Palhur who wields aetherial energies of the poles.
Aruki NemuA warrior of the [huaorani] people of eastern
Palhur who wields
viridian aether to protect from invaders.
Asheho'maWarriors of the
Tcafa nation in Dunmarsh in Palhur who wield
parfum de marais by wielding symbols like the
saktce-ho'ma (red crawfish), their war symbol.
BruellenWarriors of central Jesenya who wear heavy furs and wield axes and spears, but their primary weapon is their voice, through which they unleash the power of
sonic aether through great roars.
CaeneanA trans masculine warrior who trades sex with powerful beings who command
the waters to become an invincible (transitioned) warrior.
Eme-girA warrior given a drink of
anumun to grant them the powers of the world to fight to protect it.
KoaWarriors from the southern Island Bridge who wield spears made from the wood and obsidian and allow them to focus
ikehua lyua pele into the tip of their weapon. This gives them power over lava and water.
MatriadomanOne chosen by
Mother Shem to embody all the aetherial energies and fight for her as her champion.
MizrakladWarriors of the taiga whose weapons are made from wood fallen from dying trees and adorned with animal and plant features of the huge forests. They wield
TykvaVlast through these adornments and have
barkskin.
MontuAzeti warriors devoted to hunting the undead. They wield khopheses of
mictlanium and know everything about killing undead, particularly any with corporeal forms. They are users of
poarta.
MoonguardMostly female-assigned warriors who wield special crescent blades (like very long and curved sickles, almost circular) and longbows that are empowered by
lunar focus. They run with wolves and can parry esoteric energies with their crescent blades.
MuharibWarriors of the flames. Wielders of shamshirs whose dancing attacks command
lahab al'qalb.
ShemguardElite warriors bonded to the
World Tree who can create weapons and armor out of
Genesis energy at will and channel
viridian aether.
Warriors who only exist in the context of an official military.
BaurukhMostly
chthonian warriors who wield axes made of stone, invoking the
kazaddarean within them to make themselves stronger. They also wear
stoneskin.
MubarizunWarriors with certain Mahadi armies who wield spears and swords bathed in
ma'dhahabi and come forth as champions to fight a selected member of the opposing army to start the battle.
ShamsherbazVimalan heavy infantry who wield shamshirs that cut through the
bijalee inherit in the air around them, creating arcs of lightning. Often the first through the walls during a siege.
Some are cavalry, others simply from mounted cultures, or simply defined by their use of a steed or vehicle.
BizseregRanic horsewarriors who wear flowers for earrings that give them bee-swarm protectors. They wield sabres and are mostly female-assigned.
Equestrian -
definitive mounted warriorsMasters of
livadi who use their command of the plans to become the greatest riders of horses in the world. They carry horsebows and whips.
Gimeli GalabiCamelry from eastern
Taggarus who use the powers of
hamasat al-sahra.
GunriderA kind of equestrian who uses rifles instead of horsebows, but is otherwise the same as a user of
livadi.
Lu-uaA mounted
eme-gir, usually riding a primordial megachirella.
MaemdSee
aetherial witches. Elephant riders.
MujanahAerial cavalry.
MutasabiqSee
AetherialWranglers.
Thrown spears, javelins, darts; archers; arbalists; riflemen and gunslingers. Anything except artillery and siege engines.
Al-SihamMakers and users of arrows fletched via
hamsaat al-sahra by using glass from melted sand that is sharpened and smoothed by sands.
ArtashirLegendary archers who wield
ma'dhahabi via
solar focus, gathered to the point of their arrows and fired like solar winds.
CupilinLegendary
elven archers who coat their arrows in
argentflame and never kill unless it is to protect other life. They can sense heartbeats from miles away.
DakaitVimalan musketeers whose rifles are imbued with
bijalee, making them fire thunder and lightning.
DervishMendicant warriors who wander the desert and wield
hamsaat al-sahra through their ecstatic dances and whirling. They are said to be able to perform miracles, fly, and command
sandworms. They practice
dhikr.
EbonguardJavelin- and pike-wielding guards of the
Spirit Gate in
Shadowdeep, mostly
nightgaunts,, who draw shadow into their weapons via
umbral focus, making them almost impossible to see.
FireslingerDemolitionist warriors who hurl fire via special glass slings imbued with
lahab al'qalb.
IllarAn
eme-gir who wields a bow.
JavelineerAerial warriors who hurl javelins from above, controlling them in flight with
kiiric yihi. If they are
avians, they wear talonguards.
Karahkwaka'aion-thaChonurian warriors who use clockwork rifles that work via
temporal aether. Their role is to hunt rogue
watchers.
MarineCrossbow-wielding naval warriors who use the power of
conflueverant to fire their bolts along the currents of battle
Mea HooleiKoa who specialize in throwing their spears. They wear palm fronds as headdresses that give them better focus.
MoonguardMostly female-assigned warriors who wield special crescent blades (like very long and curved sickles, almost circular) and longbows that are empowered by
lunar focus. They run with wolves and can parry esoteric energies with their crescent blades.
MusketeerWarriors who wield musket and rapier. Their muskets fire special bullets of stone imbued with
kazaddarean, and they gain the patience of the stone for their waiting to fire.
PitatiArchers of
Azet who work in large groups and are known for wielding arrows that kill instantly because they are imbued with
poarta by rubbing them with myrrh.
RefractorThose who make and use rifles tipped with glass from the
Lesedian Mirror, which focuses
the bright into powerful beams.
SheshouDongxue archers whose arrows are tipped with one of the
nine great metals and controlled by power over
bailaohu jinghua.
ShprotsWarriors who specialize in using slings that hurl stones imbued with
Genesis energy. They are guerilla fighters who are devoted to taking down
morags.
SnowguardThe elite guard of
Snedronnig, the Snow Queen, who use spear and bow with the skill of
brumal focus, which draws
hvittdogg to the point of the weapon to create a missile of frost.
TenebriantThose who use special javelins that draw
true shadow.
Siege engines and artillery.
BaurhaugStone-slinging siege engines used by
chthonian armies.
EktoxeftisGiants who pull great stones from the arable ground and launch them via catapults, using the inherent
Tmakikan clinging to them to make them stronger.
PaoshouDongxue gunners who use artillery made from the
nine great metals that are imbued with potent
bailaohu jingua.
Aetherial Heavy Warriors
Aetherial Martial Artists
Aetherial Melee Warriors
Aetherial Military
Aetherial Mounted Warriors
Aetherial Ranged Warriors
Aetherial Siege Warriors
ArktosA small, elite sect of bear-protectors. See also
aetherial esotericists.
AwatsissA maiden "sacrificed" at the harvest festival.
BasiabaA maiden of the
harmattan season of western
Taggarus. (akan language)
Bipung (mossi language)
A western
Taggaran maiden who represents the
wet season.
Cailia DarachAn
oak maiden of the summer.
Cukadel De'el (fula lang.)
A
maiden of western
Taggarus who represents surviving the
dry season.
Damosel -
definitive maidensA woman who serves the Moons.
Daughter of GaiaThose who combine various forms of aether, espcially
Genesis,
kazaddarean,
viridian aether, and
conflueverant, with
Aemoa.
Dek Phuhying (girlchild maemd)
Witches who use
lunar aether,
true shadow,
prasinofos,
bijalee, and
nzwara murazvo. They are elephant riders who wield ngaos and use
the lore.
DevochkaAn
autumnal maiden.
Diviner *
One who seeks water with divining rods.
Fata OglindaMaidens who make lunar mirrors. See also
aetherial artisans.
Flowergirl -
primary hasken fure userYoung maidens who draw power via vernal festivals. They wield
hasken fure which is imbued upon through community ceremonies, and they are protected by butterflies and garlands and flowers.
GamineStreet urchins who perform
autumnal rituals. See also
AetherialWranglers.
KristtornA
winter maiden.
LautesmaedA girlchild
sounder.
MayyaA
wildling girlchild who has gone feral.
Night WitchA variant of a
nightwyrder who is also a skilled warrior and sniper. See also
aetherial esotericists.
SeiponeA woman who tends the
Lesedian Mirror.
Strohspinner *
Ones who spin straw into gold. See also
aetherial artisans.
TarudaruvāA woman / non-man
astrologer child who draws power from the cycles of the cosmos.
Anyen-BasiaA witch of the
harmattan season.
BjornkvinneA "bear witch" of the north who is a witch of the
winter.
BuwayaA wtich of the
dry season.
DiabhalA witch of the
summer.
DoulaA
vitalist who specializes in helping people give birth. See also
aetherial esotericists.
DuodjiA dollmaker amongst the northern folk. See
aetherial artisans.
Elsen ShulamA
Ladryan witch who dwells in the deep desert and speaks secrets to the dunes.
Harvest QueenA resurrected awatsiss who carries bounty from Harvest through the hard times.
Hashtaal (navajo)
A desert singer who sacrifices her tears to protect the tribe.
KamadaraA flying
witch from
Majon.
Kukla Ustasi *
Those who shape
autumnal dolls. See also
aetherial entertainers.
KupuaA
carver woman who specializes in island medicine.
MaemdWitches who use
lunar aether,
true shadow,
prasinofos,
bijalee, and
nzwara murazvo. They are elephant riders who wield ngaos and use
the lore.
MagissaAn
herablist woman who specializes in caring for
dryades and other
adelfoi, using
prasinofos. See also
aetherial esotericists.
Mahra -
primary anumun userAncient
witches who are rumored to have the secrets of
anumun.
MatriadomanElite warriors who protect
Mother Shem. See also
aetherial warriors.
Mawqid FahamA woman who burns charcoal for a living and uses
lahab al'qalb as a witch.
Medicame *
An
herbalist of the wetlands. See also
aetherial healers.
MyrreanThose who combine various forms of aether, espcially
Genesis,
kazaddarean,
viridian aether, and
conflueverant, with
Aemoa.
NomA witch of western
Taggarus's
wet season.
Novenygyujto *
Mostly women who use
hasken fure to complement their
herbalism. See also
aetherial healers.
OntarilAn elven "mother" elder. See also
aetherial leadership.
PoporcorbA witch who can use
true shadow zoanthropy to become a raven.
Samii Falfalaa[oromo] A witch of the skies.
StonewitchA female (or non-male)
earth mage who is connected to the earth.
Tóhtoo'ā'eA woman of the prairies. [cheyenne]
Travnik *
An
autumnal herbalist. See also
aetherial healers.
Ved'maA witch of the
taiga.
VernalistAdult users of
hasken fure who grew up from being flowergirls.
ViragoAn adult
gamine who retains some of her powers.
VotanologosAn
herbalist of the
grasslands. See
aetherial healers.
Water-BearerOne who carries water for a desert tribe.
Witch -
primary lunar aether user /
definitive witchesA woman who serves the Moons.
Amber CroneAn elder
Harvest Queen.
BabusyaA witch who flies on a mortar and has a hut on chicken legs. She protects the taiga.
BaadalmatakasavaarA witch who rides a dark cloud and changes the weather.
Bog WitchA witch who dwells in deep swamps and uses their power.
CailleachA crone of the summer. Also the name of other
fairy witches.
Crone -
definitive cronesAn elder
witch.
DadawbaaA crone of the harmattan season.
Debbo FuneA "grey woman" of western
Taggarus who represetns the dry season.
Gaian CroneThose who combine various forms of aether, espcially
Genesis,
kazaddarean,
viridian aether, and
conflueverant, with
Aemoa.
HagA witch who uses all forms of
aether.
Hying Chra (old woman)
Witches who use
lunar aether,
true shadow,
prasinofos,
bijalee, and
nzwara murazvo. They are elephant riders who wield ngaos and use
the lore.
KudirbupokA crone of the wet season.
MegalyterosA
dryad elder. Seealso
aetherial leadership.
Moth HagAn elderly
gamine who has retained her moth friends.
Muma PaduriiA witch of the forests, using all floral aethers.
ThelassiaA sea hag.
Tie NuwuAn "iron witch".
VetrarkonaA winter witch crone.
VrajitoareA
crone from
Rendru who is devoted to
Nbt-Hwt.
WataénnarasA crone of western
Palhur who walks through time.
BizseregWarriors of the flowering steppes. See also
aetherial warriors.
IsandasariThose who dance the snow instead of sing the frost. See also
aetherial artists.
LibuaThe lioness warriors of
Mahad, western
Dabusen, and northern
Taggarus. See also
AetherialWranglers.
MaemdWitches who use
lunar aether,
true shadow,
prasinofos,
bijalee, and
nzwara murazvo. They are elephant riders who wield ngaos and use
the lore.
Matriadoman -
definitive morrigansElite warriors who protect
Mother Shem. See also
aetherial warriors.
MoonguardElite lunar warriors. See also
aetherial warriors
Night WatchElite vigilantes who protect women from abusers and rapists. See also
aetherial criminals.
SeirinaA
mermaid singer. See also
aetherial musicians.
WurtwarianOne who sends messages through root systems. See also
aetherial messengers.
ZurdalA woman (or non-man) bathed in
anumun in order to give her the power to protect the world.
* Not all female.
Aetherial Maidens
Aetherial Mothers
Aetherial Crones
Aetherial Morrigans
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AetherialWranglers
Dhayl al'NaarAn
incendium who bonds with
salamanders.
HasutumA
mahra who keeps a pool of
anumun filled with primordial newts.
ApiaristBee-keepers who tap into the
Tmakikan of their honey.
FlowergirlSee
aetherial esotericists.
GamineA user of
TykvaVlast who is the autumnal equivalent of a
flowergirl.
Tierischersprecher -
definitive arthropod handersOne who uses
sonic aether to imitate insect sounds.
Birdspeaker -
definitive avian handlersA user of
kiiric yihi,
sonic aether and other powers, who talks to and rides birds.
PoporcorbThe common zoanthropic
witches in
Rendru who can turn into ravens via
zoanthropy.
AnguestrianThose who ride eels through time.
Holo I'aAn islander who can catch fish and ride them.
Ickthyologer -
definitive fish handlersAn undersea esotericist bonded to undersea fauna, especially undersea users of
conflueverant. Misnomer as they also bond to whales, starfish, and all the weird things of the deep.
Kakaka ManoShark warriors in the eastern
Island Bridge who can take shark form via
zoanthropy and commune
with the islands.
KusagkurA
mahra who keeps a pool of
anumun full of primordial fish.
Anub'khaA protector of graveyards and tombs who has a pack of jackals and can take their form via
poarta zoanthropy.
ArktosLegendary servants of the Moons who protect animals.
BailaohuSmiths who create the white tigers.
EquestrianA rider of the vast plains.
Harimau JadianTiger warriors in northeastern Dabusen who use
lahab al'qalb zoanthropy to charge their blood with fire and become tigers in battle.
LibuaThe lioness vigilante warriors.
Lzs'hauNightgaunt bat-keepers.
MaemdSee
aetherial esotericists. Bond with elephants.
NundaWarriors in the Taggaran savannas and rain forests who can use
ma'dhahabi zoanthropy to become either lions or leopards.
OlenevodReindeer herders and husbanders of the far north. Use
hvittdogg and
Genesis.
TunnelerDiggers who sometimes employ badgers and moles to aide them.
UlfheonarPossibly slightly unhinged users of
lunar aether zoanthropy who draw upon it by howling at the full moon(s).
WerewolfMortals who can become wolves via
zoanthropy under the
full moon.
IckthyologerA
blue mage bonded to undersea fauna, especially undersea users of
conflueverant. Misnomer as they also bond to whales, starfish, and all the weird things of the deep.
BawmacheSee
aetherial esotericists. Alligators.
EmesidA
mahra who keeps a pool of
anumun full of primordial reptiles called
megachirella, fish-like reptiles that predate all other reptiles.
Squameux -
definitive reptile handlersA wielder of
parfum de marais who commands all the reptiles of the swamp.
Mutasabiq -
definitive worm handlersWormriders of the deep desert.
DruidSee
aetherial esotericists.
IckthyologerA
blue mage bonded to undersea fauna, especially undersea users of
conflueverant. Misnomer as they also bond to whales, starfish, and all the weird things of the deep.
LamansermeAn elven healer of and friend to all animals.
Onye Na-Agbanwe OdidiA
zoanthropic warrior who uses raw
nzwara murazvo to become any animal they please, but take high risk of losing themself to the animal form.
Wildling -
primary nzwara murazvo user /
definitive polyfauna handlersWielders of
nzwara murazvo who commune with animals by imitating them and traveling or living with them, taking on their habits and gaining their powers. They wear headdresses that symbolize their animal friends after they leave them.
ZodiacA form of
astrologer who can summon their zodiac animal.
Angirũ -
definitive hyperfauna handlersAn eastern
Palhuric
wildling who specializes in the
hyperfauna of the area.
Aetherial Amphibian Wranglers
Aetherial Arthropod Wranglers
Aetherial Avian Wranglers
Aetherial Fish Wranglers
Aetherial Mammal Wranglers
Aetherial Mollusc Wranglers
Aetherial Reptile Wranglers
Aetherial Worm Wranglers
Aetherial Polyfauna Wranglers
Aetherial Hyperfauna Wranglers
Aetherial Other Animal Wranglers
Aetherial Zoanthropes
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