The Keleta-Ru (pronounced keh-LEH-tah-ROO) are the gnomish sea-nomads of the Wounds, intrepid explorers and traders who wander the waves endlessly. Even if some choose to settle in one of their many island communities for a time, they inevitably find themselves called to the sea once again, venturing between the many archipelagos, underwater settlements, and turtle-villages of the Wounds.
Geography
Many archipelagoes and islands across the Wounds are frequented by the Keleta-Ru, but the majority of their settlements are located in Ha-Rase-Metu, the Chain, and the Wisps. The gnomes regularly wander far and wide across the Na-Gaesa Ocean, however, and may be found at sea near places as far apart as the Protectors, Phersu, and the Salt Spring Archipelago. Of all the peoples of the Wounds, the Keleta-Ru are the most likely to travel to other parts of Kishar.
Demographics
The Keleta-Ru are effectively entirely gnomish, though sometimes individuals of other ancestries join Keleta-Ru groups in their travels, occasionally even for extended durations.
Culture
Religion
Society
Traditions
Seafaring and travel
Languages
Arts
Architecture, urbanization, and migration
Food and cuisine
Magic
Names
Burial practices
Sea burial is the most widespread burial practice amongst the Keleta-Ru, a tradition kept by all except for those who worship the Ta-Lasau-Kori trees, who instead inter the deceased in shallow graves around their sacred trees' roots.