It is noted by Brother Pike that the Wavespeaker is the oldest position on the council, implying it’s perhaps the first and most important of the Tidesage’s capabilities. Occupants of the Tidesage Council apparently include a Runecarver, Windspeaker, Galecaller and a Wavespeaker, as well as possibly Ironhull? The last one is debatable, as the NPC with it in the dungeon is called ‘Brother Ironhull’, which sort of implies it’s a last name. (The current Lord Stormsong is very dead, but his son is still running around.) The Lord Stormsong has a council, in which the most senior tidesages that each apparently specialize in being the best at one unique ability, advise the Lord Stormsong, carry out his wishes, and help train new Tidesages. The senior Tidesage is whoever is in charge of House Stormsong. After saving the ship, his sister called him ‘Tidesage’. The other bit of evidence for Tidesages being chosen instead of choosing, is that there is a children’s legend about a brother and sister pair, the brother seemed fairly unaware that he was hearing the sea and was rather shocked when it responded to his call. Interestingly, by the way this is phrased, it seems like Tidesages are chosen by the sea, they do not choose the sea. It should be noted this happened roughly 2,700 years ago. Presumably, other Tidesages cropped up, and the new Kul Tirans sent them out to find other lost sailing souls and guide them to their new home. The ancestor of House Stormsong was the first to hear the ‘gentle whispers of the Tidemother, imperceptible to all but him’, which taught him the power of the seas, and guided the then Gilneans to their new home. They’re the only real serious religious order on Kul Tiras for that matter, barring the (rare) mention of the Light on Drustvar by random citizens, which suggests that the majority of Light worship has died out.
They serve the Kul Tiran people in a variety of unique ways, but essentially are to Kul Tiras what Priests of the Light are to Stormwind, except they’re far more concerned with water than they are with the shiny light. Tidesages do take oaths, to protect and guide their people, sustain them, and make their ships strong. Her personality is not especially clear, but it is interesting to note that Lord Stormsong was noted to be a very kind and gentle man before the void and Azshara got to him. They specifically revere an entity called the ‘ Tidemother’. Their dominion as a whole concerns water, storms, and winds. Tidesages are essentially priests of the Sea, that speak to the sea, are influenced by the sea, and use the powers of the sea. (So settle in, this is gonna be lengthy.) What are Tidesages? Hello all, as a massive fan of the Kul Tiran religion revolving around the Sea and Tidemother, I thought I’d make an overall ‘masterpost’ of the information that is found in game about the tidesages to help anyone who needs a good reference guide on the subject!
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