Category: Society
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The Morna Tribe
The Morna are an ancient human tribe once scattered by fear of their weather-sense and sky-marking. Many faded or were absorbed, yet the High Morna endure hidden in the northern mountains. Keepers of thresholds between earth and sky, they appear rarely, offering riddled messages that invite alignment with the Hum’s unfolding currents rather than attempts…

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The Wisefolk
The Wisefolk are subtle artisans of human connection, attuned to the Hum within relationships. They guide bonds to form, heal, or gently release, using tokens, storytelling, and shared rituals. Their ceremonies—like the binding circle of cords exchanged for promises or forgiveness—restore harmony without force, offering clarity, reconciliation, and insight that often unfolds long after the…

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The Velì Tribe
The Velì move between seen and unseen, harmonising with the Hum rather than commanding it. Solitary and scattered stewards, they anchor fragile thresholds through fasting, meditation, and trance. Their counsel is sought by travellers who journey far for healing or direction. With rare brews and rhythmic drumming, they open channels where insight slowly returns.

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The Vythans
A Vythan is a human steward of sacred places—springs, stones, groves, and uplands—dedicated to keeping the Hum flowing unbroken through land and people. They claim no ownership, but dwell where the earth’s pulse is strongest, restoring balance through stillness and care. Their presence embodies “unclouded being,” reflecting nature’s vitality without distortion, guiding communities quietly back…

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Human Mourning Rituals
The Pilgrimage of the Sole Path When a spouse dies, the bereaved undertakes a quiet tradition known as the Sole Path — a journey made on foot, alone, in the weeks or moons following the death. The purpose is not just to mourn, but to walk with the spirit of the departed until it is…

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Animals in Gildraen: Partners, Not Property
In Gildraen, all animals are wild and belong to no one, transforming every person–animal interaction into a relationship based on agreement and reciprocity rather than ownership or mere barter. This is not a transaction but a recognition of mutual respect and choice. Animals freely offer their labor—transport, wool, milk, or eggs—in exchange for respectful treatment…
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The Fae and The Elves
The room smelled of dust and rosemary. They had pulled the ancient vellum scroll from a crumbling folio wedged behind a loose plank in the library shelves. No title. Just a faint mark scorched into the margin—an old glyph for beginning. Gwynviène sat with the scroll unfurled across her lap, her fingertip hovering just above…
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House of Steel
Overview When gold and knowledge fail, it is to steel that the Evergild turn. House of Steel is the shield that guards the city’s borders, the sword that enforces its decrees, and the iron fist that reminds the wilds beyond that civilisation will not be so easily undone. Born from the ancient warrior-clans that once…

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House of Beasts
Overview Before the Evergild cities rose in marble and gold, there was only wildness — tangled woods, roaring rivers, beasts whose names are now long forgotten. House of Beasts remembers what the others choose to forget. They are the wardens of the untamed, the guardians of ancient pacts with fang and forest. They know the…

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House of Whispers
Motto: “Truth Wears a Thousand Masks.”Domain: Espionage, Secrets, ManipulationSymbol/Colours: A silver eclipse veiled by swirling clouds, set against a field of midnight blue and shadow-black, with accents of ash-grey. Master of Whispers: Siran Dravenor Overview When words fail and swords fall silent, it is secrets that change the course of the Evergild. House of Whispers…
