Titanide (Gaea Trilogy) - Titanide Society

Titanide Society

Most Titanides lived originally in the region of the Wheel known as Hyperion. This is a region of permanent daylight (the wheel has alternating regions of night and day around the circumference). The main habitation, Titantown, is under, around, and in the branches of a giant tree. Since basic sustenance is always available in Gaea, thanks to various food plants and animals, the Titanides concentrate on producing artworks, songs, and useful craft objects. Bodily decoration is another of their obsessions. They have no Leaders except for Cirocco, the Wizard, whom they will follow anywhere she asks. Some Titanides have Wisdom which they will share with others if it pleases them.

One hazard of associating with Titanides is that, like horses, they defecate anywhere they happen to be. Fortunately their dung is not obnoxious and is brightly colored. Most rooms have a shovel and trashcan handy in a corner.

A second, smaller population of Titanides lives in another daylight region, known as Crius. The individuals in this population are smaller than the Hyperion Titanides, being described as "modelled on the Shetland Pony", but they are similarly loyal to Cirocco, and rely on her for their reproduction. In this and other regions, they eventually cross-breed with human immigrants, producing bizarre hybrids having both human and horse-like legs.