Tragget

Tragget
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Realm	Payalwa
Aspect	Bogs and Swamps
Osia	Tragasia

Introduction

Tragget is the Ascendant spirit of bogs and swamps. Tragget's realm is Payalwa.

Nature and Influence

Tragget was born, like most Ascendant Spirits, from the aftermath of the Great Erosion. During this time, the Spirit of Water, Jala, waged a fierce assault upon the Spirit of Land, Oros. In response, Oros hardened the earth in an attempt to halt the erosion. While this act proved partially effective, it had unintended consequences: the waters created by Jala were left without natural paths of escape.

This imbalance gave rise to a vast mudflat region, now known as Payalwa. From this concept—stagnant water trapped within hardened earth—Tragget emerged. Upon gaining consciousness, he existed alone within an immense and nearly endless expanse of mud. Over time, influenced by external forces, the land began to shift and diversify into swamps, marshes, and bogs.

Tragget embodies the fundamental nature of these environments. His dominion covers all elements of the swamp, controlling the essence of bogs, peat, and marshland, allowing for their use, expansion, or diminishing. His influence is both generative and obstructive, shaping landscapes that are fertile yet difficult to tame.

Relationship with Other Elements

Tragget remained solitary for much of his existence, becoming one of the oldest Ascendant Spirits. His realm was long isolated, populated only later by his children, the Olsendi, who spread throughout Payalwa.

This isolation ended with the arrival of Moevre, who came to Payalwa following the rise of the intangible Ascendants. She found Tragget "cute" and was drawn to the swamp’s atmosphere, which she found conducive to storytelling. Though Tragget tolerated her presence rather than welcomed it, their relationship remained cordial.

When humans later arrived and became the Morusi, they began displacing the Olsendi from their native lands. Tragget responded in his own way, resisting this encroachment through the very nature of the swamps themselves. Moevre, more sympathetic to humans, was not entirely pleased by this, though it did not fundamentally disrupt their relationship.

Realm

Payalwa is an often mist-laden, bog-filled land, where waterways frequently dissolve into marshy dead ends. The swamps are vast, often impassable, and teeming with life.

In its earliest state, the realm existed as a near-endless mudflat, but over time developed into a complex network of swamps and wetlands. The land itself is resistant to structure and control, shifting subtly under the influence of Tragget’s presence.

Tragget resides not far from where he first emerged, in the northwestern region of Payalwa, within a swamp that now bears his name. This location corresponds to the modern Olsendi Reservation.

Osia

While not a popular osia among humans, most of the Olsendi are deeply attuned to the nature of the swamp and to Tragget’s power, known as Tragasia. They use it to shape their environment, constructing homes and settlements in harmony with the land.

A number of humans have sought Tragget’s power for economic purposes, believing that the ability to manipulate swampland would allow them to reclaim land and expand influence within greater Morusi society. However, such efforts are often met with resistance, as the swamps themselves tend to oppose sustained human control.

Significance and Worship

Tragget is not worshiped by any known human cults. Humans generally regard swamplands as obstacles or hindrances, and many would prefer their removal entirely. While technological advances make such ambitions conceivable, they remain unlikely in the near future.

Among the Olsendi, however, Tragget is revered as both a father and a god. They honor him through tradition and practice, including the construction of their settlements using his Osia. Many also participate in a yearly festival dedicated to him.

To this day, Tragget continues to defend his native swamplands and protect the Olsendi. Recently, the expansion of the Moro Sea has caused the swamps to spread further, and Tragget’s disposition has grown increasingly hostile. As the wetlands encroach upon more settled regions, fear has begun to take hold among human populations, who worry that the balance may soon shift against them.