The Fisher
Coast Peoples and the Siumiset
- Fisher Coast Costume is generally
simple and conservative. Somen wear long full skirts and cover
their hair. Men wear tunics and full breaches. Outdoors in the
late fall, winter, and early spring, travellers wear fur coats, boots
and hats. Preferred colors are the colors of the sea and
pine forests. Since the monetary system on the Fisher Coast is
rather haphazard, much weath is worn in the form of coins of other
lands (pierced for attaching to a cord or chain), ornate gold and
silver jewelry of a style not dissimilar to that of the Gaels, and
gems. Common gems include mother of pearl, pearls, amber, and
jet.
- The Suimiset or Semiset
people of PRaedia are nomadic. Their language share certain root
features with that of the Fisher people, the Aito, the Plains people,
and the Hill tribes of the far south. Some groups of Semiset seem
to share the most with the Hill Peoples, but most seem closest in
culture and language to the Fisher folk of the North. No
one knows why the Siumiset choose or are forced to wander. They
travel throughout Praedia acting as tinkers, smiths, carpenters, animal
tamers, folk healers, fortune tellers, and such for the local
peoples of the region they are in. Some few settle in the cities
and open businesses, but they often face much prejudice. As
wanderers, the Siumiset are naturally looked on as suspect by the
parochial settled peoples of the lands. They find the most
welcome among the Dwarves and Elves, neither of whom seem to share the
humans' prejudices for whatever the reason. Most Siumiset
wear costumes similar to those of the Fisher peoples. the biggest
difference is in generally lighter weight fabrics, brighter colors, and
shorter (scandalously so!) skirts among the women.