Jhea
The Children of the Sea;
Jheans have a large variety of skin hues that reflect the pastel colours of sea coral. Pale Blues, soft greens and light orange hues are common but other rarer hues exist, but what is sure is that there is no segregation between hues, for there seems no pattern to the determination of a child’s, for two blue parents might easily have three children of any colour, perhaps all different as well.
They are a fair race with an elegant tongue and a sophisticated society that has a propensity for producing masterful navigators, elegant crafters and convincing emissaries. Historically they are a tribalistic culture which still persists within the religious order of temples that govern…
The Gods of Jhea
The parthenon of Jhea features seven major gods and a plethora of minor deities, spirits and phanton beings.
| Yolora | The Seahorse |
| (Purpose) | Patron of Travellers, Sailors, Pilgrims, Diplomats and Archeaologists |
| Freedom and Progress | |
| Son of Burella and Bertana | |
| By far the most popular God of the Jhean, Yolora is the inspiration for those that seek new lands and knowledge. | |
| Kobar | The Beekeeper or The Weaver |
| Patron of Chroniclers, historians and record keepers, timerkeepers, and Bards | |
| Community and Pragmatism | |
| Sister to Bertana (The Aunt) | |
| Represents the will of the collective, the voice of the people. | |
| Buralla | The Water Buffalo, the Gardener |
| Patron of farmers and agriculatural work, tanners, carpenters, stonemasons and builders. | |
| Tradiation and Nurture | |
| Husband of Bertana | |
| The tireless labourer and teacher of crafts. | |
| Bertana | The Storyteller, and Sea Hawk |
| (Authority) | Patron of Judges, Magistars (Priests), Lawkeepers |
| Justice and Ideals | |
| Wife of Buralla | |
| The keeper of moral order and the ideals of the Priesthood state. | |
| Mylinda | The Wild Beast, the panther or lioness |
| (Treachery) | Patron of Artists, hunters and …. tailors |
| Uniqueness and Freewill | |
| Sister to Yolora | |
| The lady of the beasts represents all that is wild, mischevious | |
| Tuart | The Black Butterfly |
| Patron of Soldiers, Knights and oathtakers | |
| Fate and Security | |
| The carrier of souls into the afterlife. | |
| Larall | The Serpent and The Midwife |
| (Harbour) | Patron of Physicians, Medici and Alchemy |
| Nature and Compassion | |
| She is the Mother of all, symbol of the eternal egg that is the well-spring of all diveristy. |