Cultures

01 · Duty and the Broken Covenant

Tritons

Triton identity carries the memory of an older union between sea elves and merfolk, and of the covenant that broke. Their societies value sworn duty, lineage, public service, and chivalric honor. The Fisher King remains central to their sacred history, even as the Empty Reign leaves the kingdom to answer for itself.

Across Léoneth and the wider sea

02 · Temple Cities and Sacred Memory

Sea Elves

Sea elves are older than the Triton kingdoms and preserve the memory of an ancient empire. Their scattered temple cities hold dynastic traditions, ceremonial learning, and elaborate sacred architecture. In Neria, society is matriarchal and hierarchical, with inherited rites shaping civic and religious life.

Neria and the ancient reef cities

03 · Clans and Migration Routes

Mermaids

Mermaid communities are often organized around clans and inherited routes through the sea. Custom governs passage, gathering, and the waters a group calls its own. Oral memory and kinship carry history between generations; some mermaid traditions honor Lucosia. Mermaid peoples beyond Léoneth were never part of the ancient covenant.

The Prismatic Forest and the open sea

04 · A Corrupted Kindred

Merrow

Merrow are a monstrous, corrupted form of merfolk, distinct from the migratory mermaid clans described above. Their origins, customs, and differences between communities remain to be explored.

05 · Civic Order and a Young Crown

Koalinth

Koalinth traditions prize civic order, public service, and military discipline. Their young kingdom of Khorvath is taking shape amid volcanic and seismic upheaval, where political ambition must contend with dangerous, unsettled ground.

Khorvath, northwest of Léoneth

06 · Fortified Baronies

Sahuagin

Beyond Saltspite lies Sarkresh, where power rests with baron warlords and their fortified domains. Fealty, martial standing, and local alliances shape its feudal society. Saltspite remains the war-scarred no-man’s-land lost in the wars of the past; little has been heard from the Sahuagin since.

Sarkresh, beyond Saltspite

07 · Communities of the Abyss

Kuo-toa

Kuo-toa live in the deep reaches, where darkness and pressure shape both settlement and daily life. Their communities are strongly ceremonial, with sacred authority woven into shared identity and public life. Traditions vary between distant settlements, and surface accounts remain incomplete.

The abyssal depths

08 · Life in the Shallows

Locathah

Locathah communities make their homes in shoals, estuaries, and other difficult shallows. Their traditions favor practical knowledge: reading tides, finding food and shelter, and navigating channels that change with the water. Local customs differ from coast to coast, and their wider cultural history is still being assembled.

Estuaries, shoals, and coastal waters