Salvagers

The Salvager culture, also known as "Scrappers", occupy the majority of the Eastern Dominance surrounding the Haklan Depths. Cobbled together from a variety of races and families just doing their best to survive away from land, Scrappers have built a life around the retrieval and revival of supplies and artifacts from the underwater ruins of an ancient city.

Governance
Because the Haklan Depths themselves span a great distance, salvagers over the years have congregated into clans around the larger spires, with individuals declaring themselves lords or governors of a particular spire and its surrounding bridges, rafts, and barges. This governor is responsible for the defense and maintenance of the spire's area.

Culture
Over the years, single clans have grown and expanded into multiple distinct family lines with particular quirks and traditions. A solo artifact dive is a common coming-of-age ritual in many families across the depths.

Most salvager clans are explicitly devoted to the goddess Avandra to a greater or lesser extent.