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[h1]The Tidal Republics (Sheire)[/h1]

Race/Race Description: The Tidalmen (Di Sheirenni)

A race of aquatic humanoids, the Tidalmen (or, in their native language, di Sheirenni) are about the average height of a human, with scaly skin ranging from light blue to dark purple. Their hair resembles seaweed and their fingers and toes are webbed. The Tidalmen can exist in and out of water, but while they are fast and agile in the seas, they are slow and clumsy on land.

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Culture:
The Tidalmen are considered to be the forefathers and curators of Renaissance art. The species is practically obsessed with aesthetics. Everything they own must be beautiful, from their homes, to their clothing, to the multitudes of statues, paintings and sculptures that line their streets, their walls, and their trade routes. The people often adorn themselves in jewelry, tattoos and piercings to recreate themselves in a more beautiful light.

The Tidalmen are a race that is spread out across the oceans of the world. Many live in small, isolated communities, or within lakes and rivers. Most are still tribal in nature, barely having developed tools. The northern islands in Uraz is the only place on the continent where Tidalmen are found, and as a result these particular Tidalmen formed a common culture and language. They call the entirety of the northern Uraz islands "Sheire", literally "Beautiful Land" (making di Sheirenni 'People from the Beautiful Land'). The rest of the world tends to call the northern Uraz Islands simply the "Tidal Islands", which is where the Tidalmen got their common name. 

Their obsession with beauty forced the Tidalmen to form a very capitalistic society, where everyone fights to earn enough money to decorate their belongings and beautify their possessions. Today, the Tidalmen are renowned merchants, selling goods to nearly every empire and kingdom in the known world. 

The Tidal Republics are one of the few nations in the world with a constitution. Their ruler, the Prefect, is democratically elected by anyone who can afford to purchase the right to vote in the election. The money gained during this election is spent towards building a monument in the new Prefect's honor.


Location on Map:
An Island chain in northern Uraz

Technology (Short, at the most 3 paragraphs):
The Tidalmen have advanced means of transportation: they have what is known as the "Sea Blimp" which is exactly as it sounds; a blimp that can travel underwater and transport a variety of goods from kingdom to kingdom. The Tidalmen have special skins harvested from an underwater animal native to the Tidal Republics that they wrap around most goods to make waterproof for the journey. 

The most beautiful cities in the world are said to be the underwater cities of Sheire. 
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Although these cities are valued for their beauty, the Tidalmen know that they cannot conduct a successful trade empire from underwater. As a result, they have many shore settlements, coating the islands and beaches of northern Uraz. 

A bit of magic that the Tidalmen possess is what is known as "Air Pockets". Human visitors who wish to visit underwater cities of Sheire can do so for a limited time by creating a small cushion of air for the human to walk around and experience the underwater city. This can last anywhere from a day to a year depending on how much the human is willing to pay.

History:
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