Sheyeru

Sheyeru Sheyeru
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Status	Unorganized people
Capital	None (no organized authority)
Largest city	"Sheyeru Settlement"
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 were first spotted 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 Catgirls 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, 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".

Since January 1614, the Sheyeru have been spotted building settlements and colonizing an area around an unnamed river mouth adjacent to Koskeau and Crown Royal. This area has been regarded as now a de facto territory of the Sheyeru Catgirls. Observers suggest that the Sheyeru might be on their way to end their nomadic migrations and settle as a more sedentary society, and anthropologists from different nations have been preparing to establish proper diplomatic contact with the Sheyeru.

Politics

Photo captured by a Koskeaun news crew on the western shores of the Tranquil Sea in Pelia on Koskeau of a Sheyeru boat rowed by a group of Sheyeru Catgirls who seem to be wearing orange jackets.

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 an understanding of money or 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. Mot 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 gods 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.

Architecture

Sheyeru villages and settlements were spotted in an unnamed river mouth adjacent to Koskeau and Crown Royal. Satelite imagery shows wooden piers, tents, mud thatched huts, wooden houses, clearings, trails and campfires. Sheyeru architecture has been shown to be very primitive, but the size and amount of the settlements seem to be increasing.

Sheyeru Landings

On Jan 14, 1613, Sheyeru vessel landings were spotted on Prestore. The landings of wooden boats and catamarans on Prestorean beaches caused bewilderment among Prestorean beachgoers and bystanders on the coast. The operations of Oyster Paradise Beach Resort in Triding, Prestore was disrupted by the landing of Sheyeru Catgirls' vessels.