Ti'kason

bamf haradrim with dragons

Religion
Ti'kasonians do not worship any of the western gods or spiritual beings. Their way of life is convential and closely linked to what can be perceived. Thus it's no wonder that they're adopted dragons, creatures of mighty strength and stature, as their subject of faith.

Ti'kasonians do not view dragons the way westerners view their gods. They know well that dragons are physical beings of flesh that can even be slain, rather than immortal concepts you cannot even touch. Despite it, or perhaps exactly because of it, dragons are feared, respected, adored, envied and revered in the Ti'kason empire. They are the manifestations of sheer strength and resolve, something far above kings and mortal men, immune to age and ailments but still defeatable by even stronger beings.

The crown of Ti'kasonian faith is represented by the Triumvirate, three of the strongest dragons alive. While these three have changed among the ages, the lifespan of a single member of the Triumvirate typically lasts longer than that of the bloodline of a noble Ti'kasonian family, and in the eyes of Ti'kasonians the Triumvirate are effectively unchanging. Should the composition of the Triumvirate change, typically with the violent death of one or more of the Triumvirate's dragons, the way of life in Ti'kason is bound to change greatly.

Ti'kasonians do not pray to dragons, and their relationship could be described as servitude rather than worship. Through the clergy, dragons issue orders that affect the entire population. Some mighty families have long bonded with dragons and may follow the commands of their kindred dragon rather than the Triumvirate's, as long as it doesn't jeopardize the family's social status.

Language
The language of the easterners, also known Ti'kason, is unlike any of the other languages. Its defining feature is the way its nouns are formed: piling syllables together so that the longer the composed word is, the more concrete concept it means. An example of this is the name Ti'kason itself. Ti' means the universe or all that exists. Ti'ka is the world, and the suffix -on is a genitive. Ti'kason is loosely translated as "our world", and reflects the Ti'kasonian outlook rather well.