Celestial Troupers Wielders of popular or celestial magic for the purpose of entertaining. Graceful A dancer who creates magical grace. Gracefuls gain their powe...
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...
All Nommos Agpayso The energy of logic and factual knowledge. Objective thought, rationality, deep in the storage of the mind, a psionic base energy that is de...
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...
Banaru The energy of family, blood or chosen, of the clan, of the nation, and the energy of protecting children, of familial love. It is a subset of community, of...
Beetles Beetles contain esoteric energies that can be accessed from mashing them up and using them in scientific experiments. Aetherial Beetles * Bark beetle: ...
Phase Three: Battle of the Rim #xFEFF; #xFEFF;This is the battle at the edge of The Pit. It will begin with the routing of the armies and pushing them back to The...
Blood is powerful. Blood (or its equivalent in beings without it) carries essential substances through a body, whether they be oxygen, nutrients, or other. It rem...
The art of bloodsharing is ancient. Using one's own blood to affect another has existed since the dawn of Shem, but since Starfall, it has become more complicated...
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 Cooks #x100;c #x101;r #x12B;A healer who infuses food with medicines. Confectioneer One who makes sweets of any kind and imbues them with eu...
Celestial Crones AtsasgiliAn elder woman in a nunnehi community. Befana A crone who delivers gifts to children. BoksiA healing witch of Majon . Budhee...
Celestial Dancers Note: though there are some other variants, the main celestial dancers all come from a single tradition. Crane DancerSee CelestialAvianWrang...
Celestial Elders Leaders of classless communities or very early class based communities. Sometimes elected, always chosen for their leadership skill, wisdom, an...
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 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 Messengers Angelologist Many angelologers serve angels by delivering their word to others. Án stapaA tæflere who serves as a messenger. Ani...
Celestial Military Warriors who only exist in the context of an official military. Cityguard Local constabulary who wield nightclubs and are bonded via yah...
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 Pirates Robbers of the high seas, or sands, skies, or space. Ship based robbers or hijackers. Aesc manA liðs pirate. Asong DagatA "sea dog" tagapagp...
Celestial Preachers Those who take the word of the Divines directly to the people. AhljadohvsgiA community preacher. BodereA tæflere who preaches about se...
Celestial Professionals AdvocateA lawyer or other legal professional who uses waarheid . Clan BartererA family run business that uses banaru to make it r...
Celestial Rangers Adasehedi One whose range is defined by the community bond they have. Often accompanied by their communal animal symbol. AnichneftisA cultu...
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, ...
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, ...
The Metanet is a complex system that connects the Internet the mostly mundane worldwide network of computers and information to The Seams , the interconnecti...
Singing in languages that draw on or control esoteric energies: Infernal * Demonsong singing in demonic language to evoke infernal effects * Cacopho...
Speaking, chanting, reciting, etc. esoteric languages to call upon esoteric energies. Infernal * Shadow Speech the language of shadows (impossible to wri...
Runes, sigils, ancient words of power, ancient alphabets that imbue something with energies, any writing that has esoteric energy: Infernal * Demonic Script ...
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. ...
Fish Folk : Animal folk based on fish. Though impossible to describe every nation, the following are broader categories of nations (each nation having its own sp...
Celestial Essence Celestial essence is the energy of born from resistance to oppression or from communal care. Aemoa The energy formed by loving communities ...
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 ...
Hegnh The energy of hearth and home, of comfort and relief, of the safe haven. This includes hearth enegy as well, which is the power derived from the hearth itse...
Homunculi are tiny servitors for alchemists. Named based on Latin names and "ulus" suffix meaning "little". Any esoteric energy can be wielded by alchemy, so ther...
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...
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...
Menywod Women whose voices shatter stone and glass. Name Their name translates as “women”, a plural word, but has evolved over time to be used singularly and plu...
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 ...
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...
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...
Polyesoteric Esotericists Polyesotericism means using energies across categories. For example, one who uses both a shebvic and a poioumenonic energy. There are ma...
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...
Psionics are the scientific use of psionic energy, which generates from all minds. It is a facet of nommic energy, of the True Name of all beings. Some are born w...
Psionists are humans whose culture centers around the discipline and focus necessary to use psionics. They have different classifications within their one main cu...
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...
Sabretoothed cats: * Gandohga : in western Palhur, a bonded sabretoothed cat * Megantereon : ancestor to all smilodons, huge cat legendary in many cul...
Supernal Magic Supernal magic derives from people resisting oppression, exploitation, abuse, and control. It comes from people uniting together. It comes from peo...
Celestial Troupers Those who wield celestial magic for art or entertainment. Drumleader Type: Dancer A drumleader is one who leads a communal dance that bonds t...
Tailors Ahnawo GusgiA uninetsv who embroiders words of yahas into fabric to create materials interwoven with the community itself. BulugkisikilA user of ...
The Folk The Folk are beings from folklore, legend, and mythology. Beast Folk Adlet (hvittdogg, tundra) Anzilaq (hamasat al sahra) Ateixco (tenyocan) Be...
The first story was a love story. Three people met, fell in love, and lived happily ever after. Then, it got complicated. The first story was an origin story. Som...
Turogzot A gnomish mage who wields vonzot to create, alter, control, or otherwise interact with complex, often abstract systems. Though it is technically poss...
Uninetsv Those who speak the words of yahas and lead the dances in order to build bonds with others and create communities that protect one another and share ...
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...
Unique Rangers Rangers that are not a variation of another occupation. * Adasehedi : one whose range is defined by the community bond they have. Often acc...
Unique Scientists Scientists which are not a variation of any other occupations. * Bohoneestqq : a studier of True Names and science more broadly, as ...
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...
Mental strength. Patience, discipline, determination, or resistance to intimidation or temptation (if not roleplayed). Resistance to mental attacks (psionics, for...
Winefrida Teggin "Lady of Testimony" Menywod Goodlady Legendary goodlady (female witchfinder who spied on witches and infiltrated their covens) who led a mass...
Breginthresh 9 / Keremius 36, 1003 #xFEFF;: ...His frame stood over 20' in height, but he hunched his shoulders. The others in his unit all feared him. In battle,...