The Weeping Spine

A country on the continent of Karnath.

Kesmon va Helequinal (former)

King: Oritius va Helequinal (deceased)

## Basic Information

It's current capital city is Kaivellys, the slave trading capital is Eolura Lielle

## Peerage

Lineage is incredibly important to the people of the Weeping Spine and even to those in the nobility there is an order of importance -

### The Grand Imperia

The current royal family, are always members of the Imperia. The current Grand Imperia are the Kivessin.

### The Imperia

Nobles who can trace their lineage back to the Archfey in Edrilyra, thus they can only be Fey. This helps keep the Fey locked into their positions of power.

#### *Titles include*

*Prince*

*Grand Duke*

*Duke*

#### *Imperia Households*

*Helequinal*

*Talitari*

*Kivessin*

*Trisrel*

*Talathia*

*Athebrae*

### The Valiant

Nobles who can trace their lineage back to important historical figures in Weeping Spine culture, they can never ascend to the Imperia but this is the cream of the crop for non-Fey.

#### *Titles Include*

*Duke*

*War-King*

*Marquis*

#### *Valiant Households*

*Rodove*

*Venhana*

*Faenan*

### The Prim

Prestigious backgrounds, but otherwise unremarkable. Important members of High Society, nonetheless.

#### *Titles Include*

 *Count*

*Vizier*

*Castellan*

*Knight*

#### *Prim Households*

*Kathali*

*Lephosa*

*Ravayra*

*Vestele*

### The Glint

These families were raised to peerage within the past Saga, they don't have very storied histories but they make up the bulk of the nobility. It's not uncommon to be granted a title for some feat or another, but holding onto power is the hard part.

#### *Titles Include*

*Baron*

*Baronet*

*Dame*

*Viscount*

*Governor*

*Leash-Master*

#### *Glint Households*

*Kai*

*Amathan*

Linronyn

Zinmythe

#### *Phemera Households*

*Alethrel*

*Balvaris*

## Civil Society

Beneath the Phemera there are the civilians, most menial labor is performed by Slaves leaving the citizens of the Weeping Spine to engage in slightly more 'fulfilling' lifestyles.The only menial labor not performed by slaves is Fanged Saffron processing, though the actual growing and picking of it is performed by slaves.

Education is common and the Weeping Spine does have its own university and public schools system, often on par with the Edge. All citizens are entitled to a free youth education (ages 4 to 17), followed by an optional higher education... though any who show talent for the arcane arts are required to attend special classes until they have control over it.

Healthcare is free to all citizens - with herbalists and doctors being offered lucrative incentives to offer their services in remote villages as well as the populated metropolises.

The Weeping Spine has many people who work in the transportation industry - maintaining the Waterways or overseeing shipping, warehouses, and the like.

All members of Weeping Spine society ranked lower than Glint must serve in some form of public service for 10 years once they reach 17, the reason for the exclusion for the Glint-Grand Imperia is that 'they've a duty to the Weeping Spine until death'. Most people either join the military/civil guard or delay the public service until they've gained a degree, at which point they use those skills for the next 10 years in public service. For these 10 years you receive minimal pay; but are given free lodgings and your necessities are provided, along with all reasonable accommodations. This practice began in the previous Saga when the Weeping Spine was rebuilding after Inaintet damaged much of its infrastructure.

## Slavery

The Weeping Spine practices several forms of slavery, including chattel - to which only Fey, Dwarves and non-Viride Spirits are exempt. The most commonly enslaved races are Wood Elves and Halflings. If you are born to a chattel slave you are a slave, manumission is nigh unheard of - you are a slave until you die in most circumstances.

Slave Purges aren't uncommon as well, though they must be approved by a Leash Master.

A citizen may not sell another citizen into slavery.

You may also indenture yourself for any reason - you may only indenture yourself, though you may take on the indentured servitude on another's behalf if you choose. The max time allowed for an indenture by law is 35 years, and a contract must be signed by both parties and reviewed, and approved, by a notary in good standing before becoming legally binding.

## Names

Very flourishing and flouncing, if you're a citizen. If you're a slave... you usually get named something simple like Asya or Vyn, and you'll have no surname.

Lineage is important to the Sennen, and they take pride in their family names. One of the greatest punishments your family can dole out is stripping you of your surname.

Masculine prefix is va (vah)

Feminine prefix is vi (vee)

Vellun prefix is ve (vay)

You do not take your spouses name upon marriage, and you generally take the name of your same sex parent - unless one is higher ranked in which case you take the higher ranked name for example.

Queen Kimirra vi Kivessin married Oritius va Helequinal, their son Kesmon took the name va Kivessin - as the Kivessin family is currently the Grand Imperia and there is no higher rank.

##### Being Declared Taravell

In the Weeping Spine there is a chance your family can disown you or that you'll commit a crime so heinous that the Grand Imperia herself will strip you (and possibly your family) of name and titles. When this happens you are 'given' the surname Taravell, meaning Grave of Fate, and have all assets seized and all privileges forfeited to either your family or the Grand Imperia - being Taravell makes life very difficult in the Weeping Spine.

##### Estates of any individual titled family are as follows:

Grand Imperia and Imperia: Ysa (ex. Ysa'Kivessin or Ysa'Talitari)

Valiant: Kor (ex. Kor'Rodove)

Prim: Rha (ex. Rha'Kathali)

Glint: Tar (ex. Tar'Kai)

Phemera: Tor (ex. Tor'Balvaris)

## Language

The language of the Weeping Spine is alternately known as Edris, Sennen, and Fey.

### A

A = Song

Al: Family

Alor = Holy

Ar: Village

Ar Tara: Village of Graves (city)

As: turns a word into a verb (ex. Fen is seek, Fenas is seeking)

### E

E: and

Eh: Tree

Eolura: road, path, way

### F

Fen: Seek

Fenas: Seeking

Fyl: Hope

Fylfenas: Seeking Hope (city)

### H

Ha: Dream

Has: Dreaming

Hel: Ancient

Hona: Calm

### I

Ion: Divine

Il: Place

Illa: Teeth

Ira: Beloved

### K

Kai: sculptor

Kaivellys: Sculptor of All Fates (city)

Kir: Sharp

Kir Illa: Sharp Teeth (city)

Kor: Home of (Valiant)

### L

La: coast

Len:

Lielle:, slave

### M

Mar: Lake

Mel: Mountain

Mel Marion: Mountainous Divine Lake (city)

### N

Nalore: River

Nore: Makes a word plural (ex. A is song, Anore is songs)

### O

Oll: Beautiful

Oll Nalore: Beautiful River (city)

Os: Many

Oseh: Forest

### R

Rav: Bird of pray

Rha: Home of (Prim)

### S

Shir: Large town

So: Glade, Dale, Valley

### T

Tar: Home of (Glint)

Tara: Grave

Theas: Sorrow

Tor: Home of (Phemera)

### U

Ullen: Water

Ullenhona: Calm Water (city)

### V

va: masculine family prefix

ve: neutral family prefix

vell: fate

venor: honored ancestors

vi: feminine family prefix

### Y

Val: Old

Ys: Word modifier, specifically aggrandizing (Kaivellys = sculptor of all fates, Kaivell = sculptor of fate)

Ysa: Home of (Imperia)

## Cities and Towns

Kaivellys

Eolura Lielle

Fylfenas

Ilystheas

Oll Nalore

Enyvesera

Lielle Na A