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Alternative Druid Alliance – Simic United:

Simic United is the steward of nature and wildlife in the world of Elsa; Their mission is to preserve the natural world while Aisha's city continues to grow. This syndicate seeks to protect the elements of this world that are mutually exclusive with urban development. Of course, it will not be easy, because the civilizational forces of the Aisha world threaten everything that is contrary to them. But the Simic allows the totality to coexist with the eerie of the abstraction, which provides a kind of space that is independent of the large urban system – the space on which their conservation mission rests.

The architecture of the Simic Union:

Sonot:

Sonots are large ocean-facing outfalls in harbor towns, and each Sonot is treated as a separate Simic habitat – some kind of oversized, upside-down, multi-level sewer. Each Sonot has its own cultural, ecological, and ethnic distribution, as well as its own speakers.

Sonott Zone 1:

As the first Sonotte to open, Somnot Ward 1 appears far away from District 10, which is the hometown of Speaker Gegana, though she is more often in Somnot Sector 7, where the Simic Federation Hall is located. Sonot Zone 1 is the smallest Sonot and also has a gloomy feel compared to the other Sonots. It is located in Rabi, the only seaport town in the Doro Empire.

Sonot Zone 4:

The largest of the Sonots, whose spokesperson is the ocean troll Terry Peak. The culture here is more brutal and straightforward than elsewhere, and the number of inhabitants is higher than average. Its location is the town of Icks in the kingdom of Ahmad. The biggest difference between Sonot's 4th District and the rest of the district is that it is not a drain near the ocean, it is located in the asphalt sea of the town of Icks - wild and sticky.

Sonot Zone 5:

Simic wanted to be secluded, but this Sonot has become a tourist attraction – a place where travelers can come to see the sea and observe Simic life. Simic did not resist this situation, but built a spiral staircase here to attract more tourists. This area is located in Port Dot, in the Territory of Tangneis, Holy Falcon.

Sonot Zone 7:

The only Sonotte that is not close to the ocean, the Seven Districts of Sonot are the only way to get to the Guild Hall, the place of Chamek. As everyone thinks, this is the busiest and most densely populated Sonot. It is located in Falkenridge, the capital of the Holy Falcon Empire, and it was remodeled from the sewers of Falkenridge. The forces here are intertwined, with Dimir, Orzhov and Gruul all having their presence here.

Branch:

Simic's guild members are organized by branches, not by specialty, role, or class. Each branch is created equal in the natural world: different individuals are adapted to different tasks, but all for the same goal. Branches are not forced, but usually exist in separate Sonots, with large branches splitting into more than two Simic cells. Here are a few of them:

Shell Branch:

This branch focuses on protection, defense, durability, and hobbies. From the lengthening of the exoskeleton all the way to the stability of the Sonotte Wall, it is under its protection.

Fin branches:

The guild focuses on the study of movement - whether it's literal mob movement (especially flying mobs) or resource movement between systems.

Mimic Branching:

This secret branch is responsible for developing strategies to blind other guilds, which include literal disguises, as well as magic to hide knowledge or actions. At the same time, they also study the use of biological abilities in the human body and magic. Brand, the Image-Feared Summoner, was once part of the mimicry branch of Simic United, but was expelled from Simic due to his unscrupulous and crazy experiments.

Roundabout Branch:

Cycle mode and transcendence magic are the specialties of this branch. Their projects include finding ways to turn or neutralize magic, as well as advancing nature.

Principle of fixation (colonization):

Sessile is a biological structure of seaweed and sponges that allows them to anchor and grow on rocks or other objects in the sea. In Simic's culture, this structure inspires a philosophical dogma advising guild members to never be too far removed from nature to avoid becoming "adrift" – a metaphor against the guild's past atrocities and ambitions. It is for this reason that the classes of the Simic Union allow members to be close to their Sonot, and the Simic has been living in the city for a much shorter time than other guilds. Sonots themselves are the opposite of seaweed or sponges, and the ocean is not where they "anchor". In the mouths of some Simic members, they prefer to refer to sessile as colonization.

Ascension:

However, the fixation principle does not mean that Simic is isolated or xenophobic. Another opposing notion that has taken root more deeply in Simic culture is the "surge". Scientifically, upwelling is an oceanic phenomenon in which deep water currents move to the surface of the sea to replenish used water. For Simic, it is a spiritual concept of fixed principles and desires. The return of deep-sea life to the surface, the birth of larger organisms, the thirst for natural science and knowledge, the slow increase of new Sonots... These are surges. The new and vigorous replace the old and exhausted, and the cycle of that replacement continues. This philosophy is similar to the cycle of life and death of the Spider Cult.

Spokesperson Jagana:

The solemn and tavered mermaid Druid Gegana is the current leader of Simic United. She was the spokesperson for Sonott 1 and the first to appear in the world of Elsa, and her edict heralded a new beginning of union. However, Jagana was quick to point out that her speech was decided by the Council of Chiefs, a secret organization of chiefs of all nine districts in Sonot. She claimed that the parliament could revoke her status at any time and allow another chief to replace her as leader. But those outside Simic see this as a false modesty, arguing that the parliament is in fact being manipulated by Gegana, and even questioning whether the parliament actually convenes.

Chamek:

The Simic Guild Hall is not a place dedicated to ceremonies or celebrations. In the seventh arrondissement of Sonot, there is a huge conference hall located below ground level; Once the rubble was cleared, the chamber became a meeting place for all the chiefs, as well as a meeting place for non-Simic visitors to meet with Jagana or other co-envoys. The Chamek's roof has multiple skylights covered with an organic heat-absorbing material called the Shell, which creates a milky white daylight that makes the chamber appear to be underwater. Thick kelp supports the walls of the huge conference hall, and seaweed clumps up at the edges of the walls and floor. The floor of the main hall is flat, except for a large table in a spiral shape, with a slightly raised podium in the center. It's hard to tell that it was once a run-down, dirty sewer.

Spiral Staircase:

Located in Sector 5 of Sonot, a large cylinder of sea creatures has been magically coaxed into growing steadily on the walls of Sonot, in the shape of a whirlpool, and stairs are carved into the whirlpool, forming a thoroughfare where surface residents can walk all the way to the ocean level. This is exactly how Simic reaches out to the people of the world of Elsa, where a resident can see, touch, step into, and even swim in the cold waters that they forgot thousands of years ago.

Lake District Jesseru:

In recent years, the scattered Simic people have understood that they are risking excessive isolation. In order to increase the visibility, Simic did a lot of things and worked hard to get their guild in front of the stage. One of the most dramatic examples of this is Jesserul, which is the entire underwater area. Most of the water in this shallow natural valley is only a few feet deep, but the deepest is as deep as 40 feet. Land creatures can fly through the area through flying Simic "ferry" creatures, like walking on a stone walkway supported by large bulbous plants.

Kalassis:

All of Simic's half-blood lifeforms are called Calassis; The New Simic Union is careful not to repeat the mistakes of Momivi (the Simic visionist) and his creature researchers, but the guild still uses magic to fuse new forms from existing creatures, just as different organisms are fused into a new species. Some of these fused creatures are unique and can't be remade, while others multiply and become part of a guild structure.

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