Pinnacelian

Pinnacelian are an Arcanic ethnic group consisting mostly of the Uzhi and Treton who migrated from the Arcane Seas during the Pinnacelian Impact. They settle the quasi-tropical land of Pinnacelia and inhabit it. The group are highly influenced by their native culture and religion, but have adopted a lot of influences from the more “civilized” people to the south.

General Information

• Primary Faith: Arcanic
• Language: Pinnacelian Arcanic
• Locations: Pinnacelia
• Minority: Silnaria
• Races: Uzhi, Treton
• Inheritance Law: Gender Equal Primogeniture.
• Slavery: Slavery is a strange concept to the Pinnacelian - who find it a bit hard to control slaves that can you see, swim away in the Arcane Seas. However, it is a concept that the Pinnacelian have taken on for expediency, as pirate captives can be sold for a hefty sum.

Cultural Traits

• Joyous Celebration: Pinnacelian are known for their raucous celebrations and parties.
• Curious: Pinnacelian are highly encouraged to explore and try out new things, which makes them quite innovative and willing to adopt new ideas - one that is necessary for survival in this brave new world.
• Individualist: Pinnacelian culture is rather individualist and it is seen as fine to pursue your own interest above that of community - to an extent.
• Libertine: Do what you want cuz a mermaid(man/slime) is free.
• Piratical: Pinnacelia are known for their tendency to engage in piracy, which partly compensate for the lopsided poverty and richness of their land. And they are masters at sea warfare.

Cuisine

Pinnacelian cuisine was relatively simple when they first settled the land. After hundreds of years of foreign influence and technological transfer, it has become much more complicated. Pinnacelian cuisine mainly feature rice, sweet potatoes and potatoes as its main food. Vermicelli and rice noodles are commonly served - influenced by Runran traders arriving on the island. Soy beans are commonly grown.  Palm oil is the primary source of vegetable oil in the Pinnacelian diet, and animal fats are seldomly used.

A wide variety of tropical and subtropical spices, natively grown, are used in Pinnacelian cuisine and are inexpensive. Soy sauce features prominently in the cuisine of the Pinnacelian. Pinnacelian dishes are often hot and spicy, and is noted for their complex flavour profile.

In terms of meat, chicken and ducks feature prominently, pigs also feature in Pinnacelian diet, with beef and sheep being nearly unheard of. Seafood is extremely common - often freshly caught and processed in the island of Pinnacelia. They are commonly roasted or stir fried after being cut into pieces. Salted fishes are used to both preserve catches and to add flavour - with salted fish often baked or steamed together with minced pork to create delicious meatcake.

The most common alcoholic drinks are rice wine or potatoes, with distilled drinks featuring semi prominently as the most common prestige drink. Tea is grown on the islands, and is mostly black tea, and is drunk commonly by comonfolks.

Pinnacelian cuisine are based on Singaporean cuisine, but with a even heavier emphasis on fishes.

Warfare & Tactics

Pinnacelian warfare tends to feature a large amount of low power bow, shield and swords and shieldwall tactics, usually fought on top of ships. Pinnacelian also widely utilize the equivalence of frogmen and take advantage of their race’s inherent amphibious capability, and seldomly engage in large scale land warfare - one they have not developed proper tactics nor have the equipment for.

Hit and run are the preferred method of warfare, with Pinnacelian ships sometime anchoring offshore and sneaking in at night by sea to destroy opposition, before landing, looting and then vanishing before daylight (if possible)