Akhoata Akhoata are children of the Goddess. Every member of these nations/species is assigned female at birth. The akhoata were born to the Goddess's four daugh...
Aliens Aliens are beings from outside of Shem or her moons. Asterian (qeernariji) Brannish (kakraohy) Destroyer (slitna) Ilaaliye (miyirnimo) Karang...
All Celestial Essences Aemoa The energy of the matriarchy . The connection to one's ancestors, dating back before The Fall . Ancestral bonds after the Fa...
Angel s are servants of the celestial Divines, from the souls of the most righteous who ask to be transformed in death. They are split into two domains and 24 nat...
Archer Users of bows for purposes of combat. Developed for use in hunting, bows allowed mortals to strike from a greater distance than clubs or spears, thus allow...
Beastfriend One who is raised by or very closely with mammals and therefore forms a clan bond with them, making them a user of banaru who is a friend to all ...
Beetles Beetles contain esoteric energies that can be accessed from mashing them up and using them in scientific experiments. Aetherial Beetles * Bark beetle: ...
CelestialArthropodWranglers Euentomologer A wielder of some but not all celestial essence s to interact with and create works of wonder from living insects...
Celestial Artisans Ahnawo GusgiA uninetsv who embroiders words of yahas into fabric to create materials interwoven with the community itself. AspidaenOn...
Celestial Bards Storytellers, poets, singers, genealogists, and officials within a community whose role is to entertain, advise, teach, and recite and remember ...
Celestial Chiefs 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. C...
Celestial Essence Celestial essence is the energy of born from resistance to oppression or from communal care. It is usually called "popular magic" by the peopl...
Celestial Healers Aganakti A healer among the nunnehi who uses communal bonds to share healing power. Allai (see hurrian mythology)A western Dabusen e...
CelestialMammalWranglers AnalisdawadegiOne who follows the ahawi (deer) of western Palhur and bonds with them. Beastfriend definitive mammal handlers...
Celestial Melee Warriors Distinguished from heavy warriors in that their armor is either lighter or that it is not definitive to their combat style. Common warr...
Celestial Musicians Archharmonist One who uses all radiant energies in their music. Azmari (ethiopian)One whose music is an act of resistance, thus creat...
Celestial Organized Crime Extensive criminal outfits that includes mafias and gangs. NeuvonantajaMember of the organized crime family the Viinimaki Family w...
Celestial Professionals AdvocateA lawyer or other legal professional who uses waarheid . Clan BartererA family run business that uses banaru to make it r...
Celestial Tahawals Alkuli A leader in Mahad said to embody all genders who represents heaven. B #x1FD;ddelA transgender goodwife . AllaiA western Da...
Alien Guide Beings not from Shem. For more information on the solar system Shem is part of, read Planets , Angeldawn System , and Sol Angelos . Species...
Energy Alignment Description Example Anumun Aether The energy of natural chaos. Sometimes called primordial water, true aether, or many other names, i...
Species Guide This chart gives a brief overview of every species on Shem. Subguides: * Alien Guide * Animal Folk Guide * Dragon Guide * Fluer Guide ...
Spirit Folk Guide The extremely long list of spirit folk is because, although they can be categorized more broadly, each individual species is much more diverse, ...
Clan Mage A user of banaru who uses emotional bonds to draw people together to create magical protections that connect "families" (literal or metaphorical). T...
Colors of Magic The color of esoteric energies does not always match the colors produced when wielded magically (though it is not uncommon for them to do so). As ...
As dragons accumulate energies as they grow up, taking on different powers. Below are the classifications based on color; these are not cultural or national desig...
How much energy of a single kind must a dragon accumulate to become a specific kind of dragon? Potencies: Infernal Potency: * Infernum: Sulfur Dragon one...
Dragons are grouped by what is known as a #xFEFF;potency #xFEFF;, a classification based on what kind of energy they are defined by. Different energies can creat...
Druid A meditative and communal art that allows one to draw upon the viridian aether throughout the world, communing with all life, wielding Mother Shem 's...
Dumaqu The energy of celestial emotion, represented by a faceted jewel that includes love in all its forms. Emotions include comfort, loyalty, generosity, hope, ...
Emotional resonance is the interaction of emotions with the world around a person. How they feel about something or someone, how thaty emotion interacts with a pl...
Equestrian Masters of livadi who use their command of the plans to become the greatest riders of horses in the world. They carry horsebows and whips and ride ...
Euentomologer A wielder of some but not all celestial essence s to interact with and create works of wonder from living insects. Most commonly, they use angel ...
Fairies are empowered by fey energy , which is practiced via The Tradition , a form of poioumenonic craft drawn from the collective narrative of the world. ...
Celestial Essence Celestial essence is the energy of born from resistance to oppression or from communal care. Aemoa The energy formed by loving communities ...
Euergasia The energy generated through the unified labor of the working class. Not all forms of labor are represented here; just the ones most commonly associate...
Hegnh The energy of the home and all that is connected to it. Amber Tubumaru The energy of the good harvest. Primary wielders are tuhtukitu s, farmers wh...
Juaih The energy of protection. Banaru Protection of children. Primary wielders are umvikeli s, warriors who are empowered by clan blood bonding to pro...
Ujjval Aatma The inner power of equilibrium that comes with fighting for and attaining true equality, equity, egality. Aemoa The energy of gender equality. P...
Healer One who provides medical care through mundane means has many names (doctor, physician, etc.), but those who use celestial energies are called healers. The ...
Nation(s) Jár #x151;r (pl. Jár #x151;rök) (for ease of typing and linking purposes, they are written jaror and jarorok in the text below) Species Nover ...
Kindly Court The most benevolent of the courts, without a traditional feudal structure. Instead, it is "ruled" by a matriarchal elder. Notables: * Mother F...
Lepidopteran Symbols Lepidoptera have special powers on Shem. Every moth, butterfly, frittilary, and so on have special abilities and powers. Aetherial Lepidopter...
Lesser Energies Energies used and available to all, but considered weaker and subordinate to the greater energies. Aifaellam The energy of viscera. A version o...
Matron Women (cis or trans or those whose gender is in the general vicinity of "woman") who have a connection to their ancestors through Aemoa and can wield t...
all scores are for daggers. average broadswords are 2 more. average longswords are 4 more. average 2 handers are 6 more. frequency: 1 ubiquitous, 7 almost ...
Nation(s) N #x151;vér (pl. N #x151;vérek) (for ease of typing and linking, it is written nover/noverek within the body copy) Species N #x151;vér Order ...
Note: all Obiefune swords are in part powered by Paradox . It is not listed under energy except when it is the only relevant energy present. Most are named in ...
Akhoata Adelfoi are children of the Goddess. Every member of these nations/species is assigned female at birth. The adelfoi were born to the Goddess's four daugh...
Aemoa The energy formed by loving communities before the Fall, the energy of matriarchy, now only accessible via ancestral bonds or in the resistance against pat...
Shem's solar system: Scythax from Behial (d'qiarsea) Verethir from Jahur (dumaqu) Inoxan from Inoxuil (arnum) Kene from all the moons of Weptaram (sh...
Amesnulfu The energy generated by innovation, curiosity, and the drive to invent and create for the betterment of people. Ailanthan Energy Celestial wood. Primar...
Celestial Essence Celestial essence is the energy of born from resistance to oppression or from communal care. It is usually called "popular magic" by the peopl...
Radiance is the energy of empowerment, coming from the Radiant Bower . It is a mixing energy, having an effect on any other energy it comes in contact with. It...
Poioumenonic Artists ÁlainnA fey artist. BhramavadiA Majon ese grinning mage variant where the magic is used to create what seem to be mundane magic tric...
This is a list of the most common powers per energy and the common forms they take: breath, annual (powers that recover after roughly a year), area (powers that a...
Pucelle Legendary women knights who embody the holy virtue of constance and use all hegnhic energies and holy virtue as well as celeste water . They often age ...
Ranger Cloaked warriors bonded to nature around them, oftentimes to specific forests or other verdant areas via viridian aether . They always have animal, plan...
Raptors All energies have a raptor associated with them, as many cultures have viewed and respected them and thus created a symbolic resonance. Aetherial Raptors...
Sakiaga The energy of all forms of love, including acceptance, admiration, beauty, communal love, compassion, crushes, desire, divine love, familial love, friends...
St. Theresa A changeling who is the greatest arcanist alive, leader of the Order of St. Theresa, and nemesis of Srisia . Biography On First Shem , a...
Supernal Magic Supernal magic derives from people resisting oppression, exploitation, abuse, and control. It comes from people uniting together. It comes from peo...
Turogzot A gnomish mage who wields vonzot to create, alter, control, or otherwise interact with complex, often abstract systems. Though it is technically poss...
Unique Artisans Artisans who are not a variation of another occupation. * Aedificarian : those who wield genesis by invoking its power during the proc...
Unique Artists Artists who are not a variation of any other occupation. * Cythmeting : blasphemous art and writing. * Gemmail : one who uses stained...
Unique Healers Healers that are not a variation of another occupation: * Aganakti : a healer among the nunnehi who uses communal bonds to share healin...
Warriors Warriors that are not a variation of any other occupation. Aetherial Warriors : * Anuyakti : a melee warrior in southern Palhur who wields hv...
Weavers Chorto YfantisA weaver of grass. Deitl'bogoA spiritspeaker who sews threads into great cloth garments or works that draw in spirits. GharzaA samaae...
Yahas The energy of community, of nation (a group of people with a shared culture and identity). It is the energy of small and big communities, but ones whose pur...
Magical beings that dwell on the boundary between the mortal realm and other realms. Murasakino: yokai of the first period Hitotsume kozo (unfugl) Kinoko (...