Deepcourt of Thalass’arra
The @The Deepcourt of Thalass'arra is the sovereign body of the risen kingdom of @Thalass'arra —a monarchy entwined with memory, law, and ancestral resonance. Unlike empires or pirate confederacies, the Deepcourt governs through remembrance: to be Sangalari is to carry history, and to rule is to speak with the voices of the drowned.
Structure & Governance
@The Salted Throne – Seat of the Tide-Marked Monarch, who speaks with the layered voices of Thalass’arra’s past rulers.
The Twin Regency – Currently ruled by Queen Nymelorae, the Voice Before, and King Veluun-Thei, the Tide Yet to Come. Together they balance past and future.
The Echo Assembly – Council of noble houses descended from the original Tidebound families. They advise and interpret ancestral law.
The Chain Scriptorium – Custodians of forbidden Chain Magic, tasked with maintaining Aurelmire’s levitation and defending against arcane incursion.
The Oracle Trine – Three visionary seers stationed at the Memory Spires, their role to speak the echoes of tides yet to come.
Key Houses of the Deepcourt
House Marrathis – Guardians of ritual law and keepers of ancestral oaths.
House Sylaeth – Scholars and binders of Chain Magic, often distrusted but indispensable.
House Veilorin – Merchant princes of memory-glass and echo-bound trade.
House Tazriel – Tidewardens who bind their lives to Aurelmire’s defense, many serve in the Chainroot Bastions.
Magical Prowess
The Deepcourt excels in:
Memory Binding – Rituals that preserve ancestral voices within coral, tideglass, and even living heirs.
Echo Warding – Defensive enchantments that overlay the present with fragments of the past, confusing invaders.
Chain Magic (Relic Use) – Once abused during the Age of Chains, now practiced only under decree of the throne to stabilize Aurelmire and control its levitation.
Their magic is heavy, resonant, and unflinching—like the sea itself.
Political Reach & Diplomacy
Since their resurfacing, the Deepcourt has begun weaving influence across Aethertide:
@Tidewatch City – Envoys negotiate recognition and broker memory-bound treaties.
@The Spiral Archives – Their scholars safeguard dangerous lore.
@The Tethermarket – Their merchants deal in echo relics and ancestral curiosities.
Unlike pirates or empires, they do not conquer—they remind. To break an agreement with the Deepcourt is to risk being erased from memory itself.
Relationships
Allies: The @Coral Regency (tenuous), @Tideblessed Covenant (religious kinship), certain Cartomancer enclaves.
Neutral: @Hearthbound Concord , @Skywings of the Maelstrom
Enemies: @Veythane Empire (historic betrayal), @Black Nine (seek their relics), and suspicious glances from the @Stormcallers’ Covenant .
Symbols & Culture
Symbol: A black pearl wrapped in silver chains, inscribed with wave-script.
Colors: Abyssal teal, pearl white, and ink-black.
Traditions:
The Flood Rite – Annual ceremony reenacting the kingdom’s drowning and rising.
Memorymarking – Children are given coral-charms infused with ancestral echoes at birth.
The Chainfast – Public fasting and song before any use of Chain Magic, ensuring respect for its dangers.
Sayings of the Deepcourt
“The sea remembers. So must we.”
“Every chain is a prayer, every pearl a memory.”
“To forget is to betray the tide.”
The Deepcourt is not a faction of expansion but of permanence. They are the reef upon which time itself has anchored—and through them, the sea speaks of what it never truly lost.