Sierpcs

The Sierpcs are a fictional ethnic group created for speculative fiction and role-playing contexts. They are depicted as a maritime people whose culture centers on navigation, storytelling, and intricate woodcraft. The name Sierpcs is used to denote both the people and their language, Sierpian.

Geography and settlement: They inhabit a chain of islands known as the Sierp Archipelago in the northern seas, where tides and fog are constant. Villages are built on cliffs and reefs, connected by reed-boats and rope-paths. Clan honor and consensus politics guide governance.

Culture and economy: Seafaring skills dominate daily life; shipwrights, navigators, and skalds (poets) hold high status. Trade focuses on timber, dried fish, and crafted sails. Social structure emphasizes kinship networks and guilds that manage knowledge of navigation, astronomy, and knot-work.

Language: Sierpian is the fictional language with agglutinative morphology and a rich oral-literary tradition. Writing uses a runic-inspired script called the Luma, carved on wood or bark. Sierpian storytelling blends prophecies, family histories, and navigational lore.

History and influence: In the fictional timeline, the Sierpcs emerged after a great sea migration and formed maritime confederations. They resist external control through diplomacy, raids, or alliance, depending on era. Their myths describe a guiding constellations known as the Silver Map.

In fiction and games: The Sierpcs appear in several novels, tabletop RPG campaigns, and indie video games as a playable or NPC culture. They are often used to explore themes of adaptation to change, community memory, and the relationship between humans and the sea.