Tai

What are they doing down there?
What do you mean, Isolve?
The lizard people. They're making scary noises and lights again.
Oh? They are electing a new leader.
Oh. So, this is like our election?
No, dear. For the lizard people, elections are... Spiritual. Their most talented Shaman, the "Tai," is chosen by merit. They practice magic over the course of their lives, and whoever is the most in-tune with magic ends up the leader of their tribe.
Oh. Does Ïorreg grant their magic? You told me they worship them.
Why, yes, good listening! Ïorreg grants them their power for their intense worship of Her.
But Ïorreg doesn't grant power equally.
Well, yes and no. Sometimes, lizard people have more trouble performing magical acts. It's like how you can cast magic more easily and readily than I.
So, between me and you, I'd become the... "Tai"?

Correct! And we'd throw a huge celebration for you, where you'd be showered in lights and artwork and compliments. It's akin to a birth, where the hole tribe is the parent.
Ugh, bad analogy. Let's just go back to bed.
Ha ha, yes dear.

-Isolve, Elven Wizard, and Naturia, Elven Bard.

The Ïor

The Ïor, or lizard people, are humanoid reptiles with long tails, claws, and teeth. They primarily live underneath the Arengold Tree, in the long rivers and lakes that occasionally dot the planet. They are incredibly reliant on the grace of Ïorreg, as the rivers that they call home can be easily erased with a long enough drought.

Since their existence, however, Ïorreg has never had the heart to cause a drought. Despite its usefulness as a punishment to those who abuse harvests, the damage it would cause to the Ïor is too much.

To give thanks to Ïorreg, the Ïor ensures that one woman in their tribe becomes the "Tai," the leading shaman. This woman's art is fully in service to the Goddess of Rain. She is guaranteed to be an incredibly powerful spellcaster, and she typically lasts 300 years before dying naturally. As of 3000 PW, there has only been 3 generations of Tais.

Type

Magical, Professional