Pelagia
| Pelagia | |
|---|---|
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| Spirit | Jala |
| Native Sophants | Liraeth • Thal'kai |
Pelagia is the boundless realm of water, a plane of endless ocean stretching far beyond mortal horizons. It is the domain of Jala, the Primordial Spirit of Water, and serves as the source of all rivers, lakes, tides, and rain within the world of Adaris. In Pelagia, there are no shores and no fixed landmarks—only the ceaseless ebb and flow of currents, the pulse of tides, and the deep silence of unfathomable trenches.
This oceanic realm is not empty. Beneath its surface lies a living memory of the world—echoed in whirlpools, whispered in currents, and recorded in the drifting bones of ancient leviathans. Creatures and spirits formed from water itself glide through translucent vaults of pressure and darkness. Islands made of living coral, floating kelp forests, and bioluminescent reefs shimmer with radiant life, illuminated by the soft breath of Jala.
Pelagia is not a realm of chaos or storm, but of rhythm, resonance, and endless transformation. It reflects the mutable nature of water—capable of sustaining life, preserving memory, and reshaping land and spirit alike.
Geography
Pelagia has no continents, no mountains, and no sky in the conventional sense. It is a realm composed entirely of water—an infinite ocean stretching in every direction, without surface or floor. Depth, rather than distance, defines its geography. One descends rather than travels, and layers of current, pressure, and light mark the boundaries between regions.
The upper reaches of Pelagia shimmer with translucent life and drifting isles of kelp, coral, and silt. Here, bioluminescent plankton drift like stars, and shoals of spiritfish move in synchronized migration. These surface realms are ever-shifting, shaped by the breath of Jala and the pull of elemental tides.
Deeper still lie the Resonant Trenches—abyssal rifts of unfathomable depth, where time slows and pressure sings. It is said that here, memories of past ages crystallize into liquid echoes, forming spiraling maelstroms that preserve the voices of the drowned.
Pelagia's geography cannot be mapped in mortal terms. What appears still may flow; what seems shallow may plunge into the deep. Its only constants are motion and depth—layered like a melody that never ends, harmonized by the will of water itself.
Native Sophants
The native inhabitants of Pelagia are not corporeal in the traditional sense. Within this realm of pure water and resonance, sapient life manifests as fluidic consciousness—entities shaped by currents, memory, and harmonic flow. These sophants do not build, age, or die as material beings do, but exist in constant transformation, guided by the essence of Jala.
Liraeth – Memory-Current Being
The Liraeth are sentient expressions of memory and light, their forms composed of translucent ribbons of structured water. They manifest as fleeting aquatic silhouettes—sometimes resembling flowing fish, sometimes formless veils. Each Liraeth is a vessel of ancient experiences, their consciousness flowing between whirlpools of recollection and intention.
They sculpt the waters of Pelagia into memory-streams, places where past and present converge.
They communicate through ripple patterns and harmonic vibration, imprinting thought across tides.
Liraeth serve as guides, lore-bearers, and emissaries of emotional resonance. They are drawn to moments of transformation, often appearing during acts of healing, reflection, or rebirth.
Thal’kai – Abyssal Resonant Intelligences
The Thal’kai are colossal, slow-thinking intelligences that dwell in the deepest reaches of Pelagia. Their forms are not bound to a single structure, but emerge across trench-lines, thermal vents, and sediment flows. Some appear as moving coral towers; others are no more than pulses of pressure, distributed across miles of current.
Their thoughts ripple through abyssal channels, detectable only through deep harmonic attunement.
They are ancient, inscrutable, and revered as custodians of Pelagia’s deepest truths.
Communication with a Thal’kai is a ritual act, requiring attunement to pressure-song and ancestral water-rhythm. Some Jalasiari claim to have received visions from these beings—tidal prophecies written in the undertow.