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 Since the earliest annals of history, the aquatic Sidsel have been rapt in conflict - either with themselves or their neighbors, the crustacean Ch’toklans. As a predatory species, the Sidsel were never ones to shy away from violence or the thrill of the hunt, and skirmishes and wargames to settle internal disputes were common. Since the earliest annals of history, the aquatic Sidsel have been rapt in conflict - either with themselves or their neighbors, the crustacean Ch’toklans. As a predatory species, the Sidsel were never ones to shy away from violence or the thrill of the hunt, and skirmishes and wargames to settle internal disputes were common.
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 While this bloody turn in warfare is noted as a dark chapter in their history, it is one of many reasons the Sidsel joined the Accord - who now help them maintain an uneasy cease fire with their neighbors, who still reel from a corruption that unraveled their society in ways the Sidsel can’t begin to imagine. While this bloody turn in warfare is noted as a dark chapter in their history, it is one of many reasons the Sidsel joined the Accord - who now help them maintain an uneasy cease fire with their neighbors, who still reel from a corruption that unraveled their society in ways the Sidsel can’t begin to imagine.
  
-Appearance+==== Appearance ==== 
 Aquatic in nature, the Sidsel are bipedal humanoids with bright colorations and smooth scaled skin. Their bold accents of colored scales range from only appearing on the crown and extremities, as an accent to a range of silver tones, to potentially covering the entire body. Spanning the wrist to elbow and the ankle to the back of the knee, Sidsel feature firm fins and extendable webbing between their toes and fingers that aide in swimming and navigating the seas of Masreya.  Aquatic in nature, the Sidsel are bipedal humanoids with bright colorations and smooth scaled skin. Their bold accents of colored scales range from only appearing on the crown and extremities, as an accent to a range of silver tones, to potentially covering the entire body. Spanning the wrist to elbow and the ankle to the back of the knee, Sidsel feature firm fins and extendable webbing between their toes and fingers that aide in swimming and navigating the seas of Masreya. 
  
 From the forehead to the nape of the neck and from the lower back to the tailbone, they bear a secondary ornamental fin-like structure, often worn in a variety of styles and with accompanying accessories. Sidsel possess mostly humanoid faces, though lacking a defined nose, and with a mouth filled with slightly pointed rows of teeth.  Under their jawbones on either side are a discrete pair of gills, which can seal against their skin when they leave the water. From the forehead to the nape of the neck and from the lower back to the tailbone, they bear a secondary ornamental fin-like structure, often worn in a variety of styles and with accompanying accessories. Sidsel possess mostly humanoid faces, though lacking a defined nose, and with a mouth filled with slightly pointed rows of teeth.  Under their jawbones on either side are a discrete pair of gills, which can seal against their skin when they leave the water.
  
-Culture+==== Culture ==== 
 While the Sidsel are no strangers to war and battle - and certainly much of their culture has revolved around the ebb and flow of violence in their past - they are equally a richly spiritual people, with an appreciation for ritual and ceremony in many aspects of their lives. From seasonal ritual hunts, to elaborate and celebratory water burials of the dearly departed, the Sidsel take current of life as it comes, but they guide that current with a history and rigor for discipline and acceptance both. While the Sidsel are no strangers to war and battle - and certainly much of their culture has revolved around the ebb and flow of violence in their past - they are equally a richly spiritual people, with an appreciation for ritual and ceremony in many aspects of their lives. From seasonal ritual hunts, to elaborate and celebratory water burials of the dearly departed, the Sidsel take current of life as it comes, but they guide that current with a history and rigor for discipline and acceptance both.
  
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 When the Kaian is not available, the Sikaian steps in. The heir of the Kaian, the Sikaian is the first child to be born after the coronation of the Kaian, selected, adopted and raised by advisors to the Kaian - and regularly paraded through the Covenant to prepare them for their role later in life. To further prepare them, the Sikaian is expected to serve with the Dharahu Warriors - the Sidsel’s elite warrior class - for a season. When the Kaian is not available, the Sikaian steps in. The heir of the Kaian, the Sikaian is the first child to be born after the coronation of the Kaian, selected, adopted and raised by advisors to the Kaian - and regularly paraded through the Covenant to prepare them for their role later in life. To further prepare them, the Sikaian is expected to serve with the Dharahu Warriors - the Sidsel’s elite warrior class - for a season.
 +==== Personalities ====
  
-Personalities 
 A people caught between the turbulent tides of war and the rare warm shoals of peace, the Sidsel embrace life as both territorial aggressors and spiritual peacemakers. With constant struggles over their civilization’s lifetime, the Sidsel reject middle grounds and posit that the ever shifting dichotomy of their existence is the natural way of things. They are a people of oscillating black and white opinions. A people caught between the turbulent tides of war and the rare warm shoals of peace, the Sidsel embrace life as both territorial aggressors and spiritual peacemakers. With constant struggles over their civilization’s lifetime, the Sidsel reject middle grounds and posit that the ever shifting dichotomy of their existence is the natural way of things. They are a people of oscillating black and white opinions.
  
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 Welcoming change does not mean that the Sidsel are soft or easy going when it comes to their relationships. They are prone to grudges– some causing inter-family and political strife– that can last through generations. Territory disputes from the earliest days still make their way into the lives of the common folk when it comes to political decisions related to their lands. Duels still make for interesting social events between friends, lovers, and strangers alike.  Welcoming change does not mean that the Sidsel are soft or easy going when it comes to their relationships. They are prone to grudges– some causing inter-family and political strife– that can last through generations. Territory disputes from the earliest days still make their way into the lives of the common folk when it comes to political decisions related to their lands. Duels still make for interesting social events between friends, lovers, and strangers alike. 
  
-Sidsel Names +==== Sidsel Names ==== 
-Sidsel names are elegant, multisyllabic combinations of consonant and vowel sounds, often with many vowel sounds combined within a single syllable. They make common usage of sound pairings with some level repetition. Modern Sidsel craft their own surnames or take honorifics and titles. Traditional Sidsel will carry surnames that reflect the date on which they were born. Sidsel names are not typically dimorphic based on sex or presented gender. +Sidsel names are elegant, multi-syllabic combinations of consonant and vowel sounds, often with many vowel sounds combined within a single syllable. They make common usage of sound pairings with some level repetition. Modern Sidsel craft their own surnames or take honorifics and titles. Traditional Sidsel will carry surnames that reflect the date on which they were born. Sidsel names are not typically dimorphic based on sex or presented gender. 
- +**Given Names**: Ayata, Byu’nuda, Deyen, Dyana, Gyu’nata, Hiyeneta, Juyunta, Kyanata, Kiyene, Leneya, Miyan, Nya’anta, Oyatan, Rya’anta, Siyunu, Ty’aran
-Given Names: Ayata, Byu’nuda, Deyen, Dyana, Gyu’nata, Hiyeneta, Juyunta, Kyanata, Kiyene, Leneya, Miyan, Nya’anta, Oyatan, Rya’anta, Siyunu, Ty’aran +
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-Traditional Sidsel Surnames: +
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-Quarter +
-Surname +
-First’s Rising +
-Kahprivatha +
-First’s Resting +
-Kahprivati +
-Builder’s Rising +
-Ataprija +
-Builder’s Resting +
-Atapriani +
-Guide’s Rising +
-Asprija +
-Guide’s Resting +
-Aszpriani +
-Ritual’s Rising +
-Maprisja +
-Ritual’s Resting +
-Mapriani +
-Nurturer’s Rising +
-Estiyanja +
-Nurturer’s Resting +
-Estiyanji +
-Keeper’s Rising +
-Savianja +
-Keeper’s Resting +
-Savianji +
-Thinker’s Rising +
-Salisteja +
-Thinker’s Resting +
-Salisnanji+
  
 +**Traditional Sidsel Surnames:**
 +^ Week of Quater ^ Surname ^
 +| First’s Rising | Kahprivatha |
 +| First’s Resting | Kahprivati |
 +| Builder’s Rising | Ataprija |
 +| Builder’s Resting | Atapriani |
 +| Guide’s Rising | Asprija |
 +| Guide’s Resting | Aszpriani |
 +| Ritual’s Rising | Maprisja |
 +| Ritual’s Resting | Mapriani |
 +| Nurturer’s Rising | Estiyanja |
 +| Nurturer’s Resting | Estiyanji |
 +| Keeper’s Rising | Savianja |
 +| Keeper’s Resting | Savianji |
 +| Thinker’s Rising | Salisteja |
 +| Thinker’s Resting | Salisnanji |
  
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