Chronicles of Omniluxia
Compendium

Cultures

Tongues, traditions, and the culture groups that carry them.

9 entries

Overview

Omniluxia contains hundreds of cultures and culture groups. Many peoples share a race while differing sharply in faith, language, class structure, political memory, and relationship to empir…

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Esquelians

The Esquelians are distant relatives of the Celticans, Rohenoans, Vetalians, and Borderlanders. Their political culture preserves older tribal assemblies, but centuries of Zanic influence pu…

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Geallians

The Geallians are a militarized and urbanized human people living beside Baetepians, Intermarenicans, and other old Luxterran and Morrigonian societies. Their culture was transformed by the …

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Illorians

The Illorians call themselves the Aentora-Torr, the Children or Descendants of Aentora. Their more familiar name comes from the Zani, who associated them with the old Illorian Empire that do…

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Imperial Zanic

Imperial Zanic was the language and courtly cultural standard of the Zani Empire. It developed alongside the pan-Geallian identity created by imperial rule and became associated with governm…

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Jaam

Jaam is one of the two principal Gnomish languages. It is spoken mainly by the Jemskoo Gnomes, with dialects among various Saamskoo tribes.

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Srroskku

Srroskku is the native language of the Silver Dwarves, spoken mainly in the Green Valley. It preserves many archaic terms connected to Silver Dwarven settlement patterns, sacred geography, s…

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The Werhenlanders

Greater Werhen was once the easternmost province of the Zani Empire, producing many famous generals, statesmen, and inventors. Its people became known for independence, suspicion of outside …

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Waal

Waal is one of the two principal Gnomish languages. It is spoken mainly by the Mudskvas Gnomes, with distinct dialects among the Vdaami and Saav tribes.

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