𝐗. 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞

The Sarnevalian Fleet, known as the Tideguard, is maintained by the Sailwarden and funded by Merchant Guilds, with local harbor militias supplementing them in emergencies. Naval service is prestigious, but coastal defense and militia duty are largely voluntary.

Gender is not a barrier; all have commanded ships and led boarding crews since the Ark Nevalion but class often shapes rank: merchant heirs and guild scions train as officers, while commoners serve as sailors, marines, or helmsmen.

Port Ramu maintains its own independent Tideguard division.

𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐫

Sarnevalian weapons prioritize speed, utility, and practicality. They are mostly crafted from local materials and inscribed with ritual markings, while foreign techniques—metalworking, bindings, and ornamentation are adapted from neighbors like the Mokhenor, Seishin, Vayshnavan, and Xevalians rather than directly copied.

• Curved blades

• Knives/ Daggers

• Spears/ Harpoons

• Axes

• Clubs/ Maces

• Whips

• Throwing Hooks & Disks

• Bows

• Matchlock firearms

• Handcannons

• Throwing Darts/ Javelins

Armor on the other hand is often made from materials that are combined into layered or lamellar constructions for flexibility and water resistance.

• Laminated Kelp

• Braided Plant Fiber or Animal Silk

• Hardened Leather

• Ray or Sharkskin

• Lacquered Driftwood

• Bone and Baleen

• Reinforced Coralite

• Shellmail

• Scalemail

• Bronze and Copper

• Iron / Steel (Rarely)

Armor and weapons are as much cultural items as tools: pieces carry lineage inscriptions and wave motifs, and some categories (notably true war blades) are restricted from foreign sale. Regional variations reflect available materials and island craft traditions.

𝐖𝐚𝐫 / 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭

Modern Sarnevalians reject conquest, holding that the tide claims only what is freely offered.

Civil wars are remembered as tragic lessons rather than triumphs. After generations of exile and occupation, the Council of Tides declared expansion for its own sake a betrayal of the Tidemother’s will.

Today, Sarnevalia maintains a defensive stance: the fleet safeguards trade, protects sacred waters, and intervenes only when lives or balance are at risk, fighting not for dominion, but for dignity.

Although the culture seeks expansion, they resort to nonconfrontational methods usually occupying locations not claimed as territory by other nations.