üriide

Üriide is a fictional term used in speculative world-building to denote a ceremonial garment worn by spiritual leaders in a northern highland culture. In its canonical description within the source material, üriide is woven from coarse wool and linen and decorated with geometric embroidery. The garment is treated as a symbol of authority and ritual purity, worn during solstice rites and during the installation of new chieftains. The length and cut vary by region, with northern variants being longer and more heavily embroidered than southern ones. Colors carry meaning: white suggests sacred legitimacy, blue evokes the sky, and red denotes courage.

The term is presented in an invented lexicon where 'üriide' is said to derive from a fictional language family; etymology is part of the world-building and not grounded in real languages. The word is described as a compound, with prefixes and suffixes assigned to indicate form and function within the culture.

In fictional lore, the üriide is more than clothing; it is a repository of memory, with each embroidery thread linked to ancestral deeds. Ceremonies often require the garment to be presented on a ceremonial stand, then worn by the designated leader for a blessing. After rites, it is stored in a ritual chest and passed to successors.

See also: world-building, fictional cultures, ceremonial dress, ethnography of invented worlds.