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Apr 4, 2025 7:39 pm
offbeat.lemur says:
How do you all feel about the sea lions being something like the bison for the native americans? These would travel in great hordes, providing people with meat, fat, skin, bone, sinews, etc.

Might migrate in a great circle (or other geometric loop), which would reinforce the cyclic view that people living close to nature usually have.
We measure time by the migratory patterns of the sea lions. The Spring migration south brings the sun, the green and the growth and the Fall migration north brings the winter behind it. They walk and swim across the entire span of islands over the course of a year. Stories of the silkies who transform from human to sea lions through use of an enchanted skin exist in songs and legends. Some areas may be designated for hunting and others designated as sanctuaries as a part of ancient pacts with the fey.
Apr 4, 2025 10:46 pm
offbeat.lemur says:
How do you all feel about the sea lions being something like the bison for the native americans? These would travel in great hordes, providing people with meat, fat, skin, bone, sinews, etc.

Might migrate in a great circle (or other geometric loop), which would reinforce the cyclic view that people living close to nature usually have.
I absolutely love this. Knowing close to nothing about sea lions in real life, I have no idea if this is how they act, but I'm happy to just say "That's how they act in the far isles."

We can also invent a creature (sea bison? we have sea cows...)

The cycles could also be tied to something other than the seasons, if we want to dig into the weird. Though, the seasons do reinforce the rustic flavor, so maybe that should be a yes.

Are there nomadic people that follow the migrations? Are there undersea fey that ?

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