Sheyeru

Sheyeru Sheyeru
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Status	Unorganized people
Capital	None (no organized authority)
Largest city	None (no urban centers)
Official languages	None
Recognised national languages	Sheyeru
Religion	Ryeifinism?
Demonym(s)	Sheyeru
Government	No organized authority
Population
• Census	~10,000-50,000+

"Sheyeru" is an epithet for a mysterious catgirl people who migrated in the Tranquil Sea out of an anomalous whirlpool. The name "Sheyeru" is believed to have derived from their native denonym. Not much is known about the group, and little tidbits of their way of life come from eyewitness accounts. They have been observed as exclusively female, and exclusively being composed of Catgirls. The Sheyeru have been spotted landing in the coasts of the Tranquil Sea in Magia Regnum and Regeliana in the Magical Girl Realm, and in Koskeau, Prestore, Metamora, and Crown Royal in the shorelines of the Pelian continent. They sail in fleets of galleys, outrigger boats and dugout canoes. They have been spotted fishing and resting in the coasts of the said locations, coming into intermittent contact with the aforementioned nations' fishermen and inhabitants on the coast. Their technology such as maritime vessels and tools, along with their general outlook have been described as "archaic" and "very primitive".

Politics

The "Sheyeru" are believed to have no formal governmental authority, though experts believe that this is a result of their recent migration, and not necessarily due to an anarchistic model or lack of knowledge of formal political organizations. Witnesses who encountered them in their forays on the coast did not describe them as egalitarian or lacking authoritarian models, but as actually hierarchical as the fleets of fisher catgirls seem to refer to a "catgirl" or a "girl" who has authority over a specific section of fishing flotillas. The Catgirls are also said to not partake in decisions of their own, and always refer to "catgirls" or "girls" who are of higher authority over them.

Experts believe that this is evidence of a formal hierarchical organization among the catgirl flotillas. Observers also believe that the Sheyeru have the trappings of a formal political or religious organization, as the Catgirls refer to a "High Princess" or "Daschi Horunryonen-schyu" of a conflicting name, either "Shiyara" or "Mira". They also refer to priestesses or "High Priestesses" named "Ryifin". With all these information, the consensus is that the Sheyeru are a formal polity just undergoing a recent migration, and a more formal political or religious organization will likely be set up after they have finished their migration, in contrast to earlier observations that they are "anarchist" or "egalitarian".

Military

There are no observations of a standing army or military among the Sheyeru, but witnesses have observed weaponry being carried by the Catgirls such as spears, or fishing harpoons. Sheyeru technology is believed to be fairly primitive.

Economy

It is unknown if the Sheyeru have understandings of money or a currency. The Sheyeru Catgirls primarily engage in barter among fishermen or people they encountered in the coast, with no observable commodity money or mediums of exchange. The Sheyeru are currently engaged mostly in coastal fishing, or in barter with the inhabitants of the coast. Eyewitnesses describe them as always in constant awe or bewilderment in encountering modern goods or technology. There are also faerie girls among the Sheyeru who were observed as just giving out colorful pebbles or rocks to bystanders with no discernable function, not much is known about these faeries, or the significance of these transactions, or about the colorful pebbles being given away.

Religion

Most people believe that the Sheyeru have a polytheistic religion called "Ryeifinism". The Sheyeru are believed to worship a pantheon of exclusively-female goddesses, as no male goddesses have been mentioned. Some of the Catgirls have been observed in the middle of religious rituals or prayer. Eyewitnesses have recounted the Sheyeru Catgirls worshipping "Ryumine Marmargaels" as a "faerie-goddess of the seas". Experts believe that there are more goddesses or "faerie-goddesses" that are yet to be mentioned.

Culture

The Sheyeru Catgirls are believed to possess a vibrant musical tradition. Lots of Catgirls on boats have been seen carrying drums and clapsticks, and chanting and singing in unison. Eyewitnesses on the coast have regularly seen Catgirls singing and chanting in Sheyeru songs before landing on the coast. Clapsticks seem to be a prominent musical instrument in the Sheyeru musical repertoire.

The five-pointed star seems also to be of special symbolic and ceremonial significance among the Sheyeru Catgirls, as lots of boats or galleys have been seen with a "catgirl flagbearer" carrying a tall wooden pole with a five-pointed star on top.