Seabolds Born to The Dragon Turtle

"Civilization... that’s what we wants. Tis a far nobler thing to see history recorded than eaten. Surface folk [kobolds] no understand. Legs of the sea is important. Hows else is our kits gonna ken what came before? Sides, casting much better under than above. See?" - Gnuck the elder, 3rd Aquamage of the seabold clan Bluenyu
Sadly, their reputation on land wasn’t washed off when the kobolds entered the sea. Known as mischievous pranksters, thieves, and rubbish hoarders, seabolds are bright blue in color, remarkably curious, and much better natured than their surface cousins. Equally at home under the water as they are on land, the seabolds are unjustly called “water rats”. Seabolds are raised to adventure. Through play and exploration learning is gained. They are also warned about the dangers of a seabold alone, and encourage all youngsters to find a tribe, and learn with them.
Chaos abounds in a seabold warren. Order is maintained by the Chak Chan, the strong and powerful seabolds who work with the Drax, the matriarch of the warren. Most seabolds will abide by the law unless they can get away with it.

Additional Information

Social Structure

Living in small tribes, often numbering less than three dozen individuals, they usually peacefully scrounge around in fairly small territories looking for things to eat, learn from, use, or sell. Their natural curiosity leads them to learning about things, to understand how the two worlds, the aquatic and the surface, work. These tribes gather together from time to time, to celebrate moments in seabold history, festivals, and other events of significance and most importantly, at the annual Moot. It is during these times that the pairing often happens. Since the tribes are usually family units it is important for younger seabolds to mate with those outside of their tribe, and to eventually start new tribes.

Civilization and Culture

Naming Traditions

Seabolds usually adopt a short nickname when with other species (Flick, Puke, Smally, Hopsy), as seabold names can be complicated. It works like this:
Take your father’s name, and your mother’s name, and your tribe name and combine them using only the letters in the names. Generally, having three names of one to two syllables each and adding your tribe’s name at the end is your seabold name.
Gath bino Jor of tribe Holbavixt, Nuri culla Rysi of tribe Rynrilsa, Wada weri Woxi of tribe Wewenxo.

Common Customs, Traditions and Rituals

One of the greatest seabold ceremonies is when an old tribe hands over its tribal relic, usual a piece of bone, a carved stone or a empowered charm, to a new tribe and is then dissolved. Old tribes that consist of only a few seabolds, all in advanced age, and no longer able to function do occur. It is imperative that the relic is handed down to another, younger, more vibrant and viable tribe.

History

Kobolds while draconic, certaintly do not receive the same admiration and fear that the elder dragons, dragons and dragonborn do. It is said the dragons engineered kobolds to be a resourceful workforce and as servants to the needs of the dragons. Where there are dragons, you will most likely find kobolds.
Seabolds were the invention of Dragon Turtles, massive moving islands and masters of the tide. With having a very adaptable draconic herritage, the scales of the kobolds changed. Seabolds were left in the depths to figure out how to survive and how to adapt and to develop their own culture separate from the kobolds of the land.

Lifespan

Seabolds reach adulthood at the age of 6 months after hatching. There is little respect for the aged, as the rough and tumble nature of life in the ocean brings irrelevance to the notion of old. In theory, a seabold might live to about 50 years or so.

Average Height

2 or 3 feet tall

Average Weight

30 lbs.