The People of the Plains
Along the river Yavin, among the hills and grasses, live the Yavinians. They have since spread far from the river that gave them birth, but they are still unified by the memories of blood, which goes back much farther than the memory of the mind.
Most of the Yevinians live on the plains, while some few live in the forests, and there is even a patch of highlands where the Yavinians made a home for themselves.
All of these subgroups have since developed their own culture, and their languages have diverged to a point where they are no longer intelligible to each other.
Society
The Yavinians, a grain-cultivating people, have a male-dominated society, where men rule, and women follow. This is less true in the countryside, but among the nobility, this custom goes deep, and usually, only men are eligible to inherit, and women are married off for political alliances.
They put great emphasis on propriety, ceremony, and appearances, and it is considered a great sign of disrespect to neglect another's titles when addressing them.
Yavinian
The largest of the three major branches of the Yavinian ethnic group are the Westerners. Their name has to do with the river that feeds them, and the plain they live on.
Yavinian culture can be divided into four main groups, northern, southern, central, and Isich.
These regions, while very simular, are divided by geography and lifestyle, as the grand river yavin devices more than mere the map, it also distinguishes what animals live around you, and what you eat for dinner.
Rendish
The Highlander cousins prefer their sheep over horses, who have trouble with this uneven terrain.
They are much more culturally unified than the Westerners, which has contributed to their continued status as an independent nation.
Marnmen
The Marnmen, the men of the woods. These are the people of the forested highland plateau to the west of the Yavinian plain. when first they arrived here it was largely inhabited by elves. Over the years, the Marnmen replaced these elves, but their influence can still be felt in Marnish culture.
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