Telítdik

Telítdik is a term used in worldbuilding to refer to a portable memory artifact central to the rites of the fictional culture of the Aurelian Plains. It denotes both the physical object and the ritual practice of sharing stored memories.

A telítdik is palm-sized, oval capsule made of translucent mineral glass, with engraved sigils. It contains a memory shard capable of transmitting sensory impressions, thoughts, and emotions for a limited time, typically a few minutes to an hour, depending on the shard's quality. Activation is achieved by a prescribed touch sequence.

In practice, telítdiks are passed from elder to learner during initiation ceremonies; they serve to transmit lineage experiences, historical events, or moral lessons. They are treated with reverence; theft or unauthorized access is taboo.

The name telítdik is said to derive from two Aurelian roots meaning memory and container; in scholarly settings, the term is used to discuss memory technologies in speculative fiction and in worldbuilding analysis.

Similar concepts appear in other fictional traditions, such as memory crystals, dream-recorders, or data capsules.