Saltborn location - Far southwest island
Saltborn coloration on the map - A very dark purplish-pink color, or a very dark light blue..er...a very light dark blue?
The Council of Salt - 15 people
Great Old One Status - at the ocean's edge
Saltborn coloration on the map - A very dark purplish-pink color, or a very dark light blue..er...a very light dark blue?
"The Saltborn have no great origin story, nor do they have great gods and higher powers...They have the ocean, which in itself is all consuming and all powerful."
How the Saltborn came to be is a truly uncertain affair. Even the eldest amongst the Saltborn themselves are unsure of their origins, but one thing that they all agree on is that they came from the oceans. The Great Old One, if his words can be trusted at his deteriorated state, even claims that they came from the union of sky and sea; the heavens striking down upon the salt and brewing life in the brine. The Saltborn are a slow and deliberate people, however, and the concept of them having an origin is one that some simply refuse to acknowledge-- claiming that the Saltborn have simply always existed, and that was that.
But regardless of their origins, the Children of the Salt flocked together as those who share the same race and ideals tend to do. At first, a handful appeared on the island. Then, as time went on, dozens. Eventually, the Saltborn numbered so highly [comparatively speaking] that they all, more-or-less, agreed that a governing force was needed. Nobody agreed on who should lead them however, and they were far too impartial to elect a council...thus the randomized Demarchy was elected, and the council constantly restructured.
The Great Old One, by this time, was already a lump of salt on the beach, threatening to be swallowed by the sea. His wisdom and advice was often asked for, and willingly imparted, but with the Children of the Salt being long lived, the advance of the tide was almost swift in their eyes as the beaches eroded away.
And so a settlement was born; dubbed Ocean's Breath by the Great Old One, and maintained by all other Saltborn.
How the Saltborn came to be is a truly uncertain affair. Even the eldest amongst the Saltborn themselves are unsure of their origins, but one thing that they all agree on is that they came from the oceans. The Great Old One, if his words can be trusted at his deteriorated state, even claims that they came from the union of sky and sea; the heavens striking down upon the salt and brewing life in the brine. The Saltborn are a slow and deliberate people, however, and the concept of them having an origin is one that some simply refuse to acknowledge-- claiming that the Saltborn have simply always existed, and that was that.
But regardless of their origins, the Children of the Salt flocked together as those who share the same race and ideals tend to do. At first, a handful appeared on the island. Then, as time went on, dozens. Eventually, the Saltborn numbered so highly [comparatively speaking] that they all, more-or-less, agreed that a governing force was needed. Nobody agreed on who should lead them however, and they were far too impartial to elect a council...thus the randomized Demarchy was elected, and the council constantly restructured.
The Great Old One, by this time, was already a lump of salt on the beach, threatening to be swallowed by the sea. His wisdom and advice was often asked for, and willingly imparted, but with the Children of the Salt being long lived, the advance of the tide was almost swift in their eyes as the beaches eroded away.
And so a settlement was born; dubbed Ocean's Breath by the Great Old One, and maintained by all other Saltborn.
It is a simplistic settlement, made especially so by the Saltborn nature. The most defined structures within a Saltborn settlement are the Storm Shelters, which are further inland than the settlement itself, and are extremely solid buildings that the Saltborn retreat to in fear of lightning. The settlement proper, however, is quite organic; it consists primarily of high tents and interconnecting roofways to form a sort of singular entity on the beaches. Crafstman have their own space and work area, and there is apt space for storage and growth within the settlement, but the land-based buildings seem to be of minimal concern for the Children of the Salt...
The Saltborn ships and dockyard are where these people's efforts have been focused. Where their homes and landed settlement seems to be organic and simple, their ships are solid and excellent. They are devices that Saltborn master craftsman, people who dedicated their entire lives to the study and structuring of ships, have labored for decades to perfect and expand upon.
The docks themselves are solid and wooden, and extend a fair distance along the beaches to accommodate the ships the Saltborn create.
The Greatest ship in the fleet is far more solid and strong than any building these people have created thus far, and its deck is primarily used as a meeting place for the Council of Salt when not at sea. This ship is called 'Home', and serves as a sort of iconic structure of the Saltborn.
Home is a great ship, wide rather than narrow and tall rather than deep, and solidly built- an extremely sturdy and strong ship. Being tall rather than deep and wide rather than narrow makes it so that this ship is capable of going up and down rivers should there be no prevailing tree line and a wide enough avenue, and that a large quantity of people can be housed aboard the ship in the event of a powerful storm destroying the tents that dominantly populate Ocean's Breath.
The rest of the fleet is primarily a handful of fishing ships, and other smaller ships that the craftsman are experimenting with.
The docks themselves are solid and wooden, and extend a fair distance along the beaches to accommodate the ships the Saltborn create.
The Greatest ship in the fleet is far more solid and strong than any building these people have created thus far, and its deck is primarily used as a meeting place for the Council of Salt when not at sea. This ship is called 'Home', and serves as a sort of iconic structure of the Saltborn.
Home is a great ship, wide rather than narrow and tall rather than deep, and solidly built- an extremely sturdy and strong ship. Being tall rather than deep and wide rather than narrow makes it so that this ship is capable of going up and down rivers should there be no prevailing tree line and a wide enough avenue, and that a large quantity of people can be housed aboard the ship in the event of a powerful storm destroying the tents that dominantly populate Ocean's Breath.
The rest of the fleet is primarily a handful of fishing ships, and other smaller ships that the craftsman are experimenting with.
The Council of Salt - 15 people
Great Old One Status - at the ocean's edge