The Sedna
Customary title of the ruler of the Qalupalik, the Sedna is always female, always remarkably long-lived, and is recognisable by her lack of fingers and her phenomenal magic. In these ways, Sednas are identified from birth and raised to rule, with the previous Sedna passing the title to the younger upon their death. In some cases Sedna’s have committed ritualistic suicide, in others they have simply passed the title on upon their death. Most recently, the last Sedna fully ritualised her death, committing their life and magic in sacrifice to guard the new Sedna and the Qalupalik people against climate change. It is notable that the well-guarded location where the Qalupalik capital of Adlivun rests has experienced far less impact due to climate change than any other area in the arctic, though it is still affected.
The current Sedna is roughly fifty years old, severe and certain as all her forbears have been. Absolute in her rule, she has encourgaed a little more contact with other mer - mostly Orca-Mer, Ningen and Icthyocentaurs, and then only a little - as well as arranging for the restructuring and rebuilding of Adlivun on the seafloor, to prepare for the rapidly increasing loss of ice. Some also say that she is looking into alchemic and transformative spellsong in order to adapt the Qalupalik, though this is unproven. Nonetheless, all reports, second and third hand though they may be, suggest that the current Sedna is willing to do virtually anything within her (considerable) magical power to preserve her people.
The question of if the role of Sedna led to the Inuit myth or if Inuit myth led to the naming of the Sedna is, like the question regarding the naming of Adlivun, one as-yet unanswered even by Inuit wixes.
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(Read about Sedna in Inuit religious belief Here. I hate that I have to include this but PLEASE DO NOT DELETE THE IMAGE SOURCE OR MY CAPTION.)
