Locale: Poraval, Toremound, Oakenheim, Brumu, Vorn, Muspelheim

　‎　‎The Porlanders, as the skalds and story-tellers claim, are the oldest of the Lovalian people, hailing from the Tok adventurers of ancient times. These people have a long and titled history, as both the creators of the first High Tokish writing system and as the first people to consolidate themselves under a formal entity, within the Lovalian Kingdom.

　‎　‎It was during the reign of King Magnus that the Porlanders reached their historical height, founding many monasteries for the growth of the peoples’ spirits, bustling cities to raise a wholesome population, and great academies to expand their minds and interests. While these may be their greatest claims to fame, in truth they also lay great claim as the mothers and fathers of philosophy, rhetoric, and entertainment. Many of the foundations of modern government and diplomacy are based on the works and minds of the greatest Lovalian scholars of past ages. ‎Likewise, while the Faekin people have been notorious artists and creators since the dawn of time, it is through the observations of the Porlanders during the time of Magnus that opened their eyes to the ways of being entertainment — learning how to curate their once-personal fancies to delight the masses in a much more consumable manner.

　‎　‎Nowadays the Porlanders are still a strong and thoughtful people, however they have found happiness and purpose in being a single piece of a greater Lovalian community. They understand their value as artists and thinkers and will happily ply their goods wherever they are welcomed. 

Pronunciation: [oar-RAHN-ee-en]
Locale: Whistling Steppes

　‎　‎The Auranians hail from the windswept heights of the Whistling Steppes, a strange flatland expanse sitting high in the Lovalian Mountain range; the earliest stories tell of ancient beings who must have carved this strange landscape with purpose and drive. Even stranger than its presence, are the ephemeral and sometimes haunting melodies that the passing winds play as they whip through the turbulent mountain ranges surrounding the alpine plateau, echoing seemingly endlessly across the lands. This strange phenomenon has great importance to the Auranian people, the first settlers attempting to duplicate the majesty of their surroundings by carving and sculpting rock formations to produce the sounds and resonances most desired. This deep connection to these melodies grew with time, breeding a culture so ingrained in the musical arts and theories. Taking music away from an Auranian would be like stripping the steppe of its own natural music: implausible.

　‎　‎The Auranians also seem to be the first people who developed a functional system of elected government, with each family fluidly tying themselves to whomever they feel represents them best at that time. It was this elective council that, in years past, elected to join Magnus’s growing kingdom, and were integral in spreading the first ideas of democracy to the collective people of the world. To this day Aurania remains mostly self-governed, still using their fluid system of representation to enact the will of the people.

Locale: Pine Cove, Toremound, Muspelheim

　‎　‎Once a multitude of smaller squabbling tribes fighting over mastery of the mountain highland region, under Magnus they united and grew into an industrious people who are today considered masters of many of the Lovalian handmade goods. The Highlanders live a pointedly less scholastic life than their Magnun brethren, preferring to live quiet lives devoted to the mastery of a task or purpose. This generational commitment to the mastery of a craft extends well beyond families as the relationship between master and apprentice is as respected as any familial bond.

　‎　‎In more recent centuries, Highland lumber, renowned for its impeccable quality and enviable durability, is one of the most sought-after resources in the interregional market. These Highlanders are skilled craftspeople who, with remarkable precision and meticulous attention to detail, transform this extraordinary lumber into exquisite furniture and an array of exceptional goods. It is this fine artistry that captivates discerning buyers all across the Beanut Lands, has created a world renown export market, and thriving trade communities in the Highlands.

Locale: The Royal Crown Mountains of Fairmarch and Aanix Pass, Imperial Crownlands

After returning from his historic pilgrimage, the not-yet-king Magnus shared his stories and exploits of the previous years with anyone who would listen. Included among these stories, he shared the times he spent in serene meditations among the regal mountains that flank the ancient Fae lands. So grand were these tales, that daring travelers from among the Lovalians set out to find these mountains for themselves. Soon after the fall of the Lovalian Kingdom, these people seemed lost to time and all connections between them and their homeland to the north were severed. Despite their separation from their people, this community of Magnuns flourished in their new lands among their new neighbors. With the more recent official formation of the Beanut Empire, however, these peoples have been rediscovered and have made strong and hopefully lasting connections with their ancient homelands to the north. Taking on the name Krooners, referring to their proximity to the imperial capital and relationship with the Imperial peoples, they remain surprisingly similar to the general Lovalian people but many have strong and long-standing loyalties to both the ancient histories of Magnus and the newer glories of the Beanut Queen.

Locale: Aurgelmir Mountains of Lovalia

　‎　‎Masters of “moving like the wind”, the Freewinders live in the absolute heights of the Aurglemir Mountains, amongst a small collection of mountain top monasteries and cliff-face carved villages. In the earliest days the Freewinders were just the elite members of the Freewing monastery; whose final rites included arcane ritual tattooing of wings which granted the member the ability to fly on the blustery gusts that surrounded the monastery. Over time however the monastery grew in fame and small artisan villages began to pop up in the large cliff faces nearby. Over time, the ever inquisitive minds of the non-monastic population even found ways to adapt to the difficult terrain through mechanical means including wind sails, animal companions, and many other inventive means. While these Freewind communities are still relatively small, since the founding of the Beanut Queendom, people from all regions of the world have begun traveling to try living the Freewind way.

Locale: The Bearded Crescent

　‎　‎Calling the Goatlanders a collective people is a mistake, in reality it is a way of life that challenges even the greatest athletes and ascetics. Early in Magnus’s life he committed to an act of sheer isolation, hoping to attain the spiritual oneness he knew he would require to lead all of his people. He lived in total isolation on the shattered peak of a cliff deep within the Bearded Crescent. Battered by loneliness, the turbulent winds, and lack of basic necessities, Magnus came to know the truth in life and used his extended time here to reach a personal enlightenment. This is the life and reality of the Goatlanders, who strive to survive in the same conditions that Magnus himself faced; the greatest of these monks have been known to spend decades in isolation before choosing to return to the greater world.

Locale: White Wastes of Lovalia

　‎　‎Hidden deep in the Fjords that dot the western coast of the White Wastes, live the Winterland people. These Lovalians have built a life amongst the geothermal pools and crevices that offer refuge from the frozen coastal winds and icy plateaus that surround them. With the land offering little in the way of sustenance, the Winterlanders have become adept at harvesting the bounty of the sea, and masters of navigating the icy bays they call home. Many of the goods they harvest have become exotic goods, prized across the lands. The most notorious of these goods often require putting one’s own life at risk to collect; like the near impervious hide of the mountain yeti, the delicacy of Blackfish caviar, only harvestable in underwater caves. Despite the risk, the Winterland people take the challenge head on, lusting for the thrill that comes with the peril.