Embertongues

Embertongue is the name given to Pyroi scholars, diplomats, poets, orators, and any others who hold passionate exposition through flowing language to be an expression of the soul. These master courtiers are far rarer than either hunters or warriors, but they have greater numbers than the priesthood.

While the mighty warrior culture of Pyre still flows red through their veins, their skills in oratory, politics, and art are less useful in the warbands and hunting parties, so most Embertongues have made their home in either the Jebtsuk Temple or the Warm City, Sukhaba Gol. Some join exclusive Embertongue Warbands, such as the Embertongue Poets of Mahalank, while others remain loyal to their Warband and serve as diplomats and emissaries on behalf of their tribe. Warband and hunting party members acknowledge their importance, especially in isolating them from inter-Shard affairs, so the Embertongues are neither less revered, nor considered soft by any means.