The Tok people are a cultural supergroup that consists of some of the oldest known surviving cultures in the Beanut Empire. Growing out of the ‘Old World’, the primal wildlands of the east, the Tok people now inhabit a majority of the continent and their cultures have significant influence across the lands.
　‎　‎The Torgali, the oldest surviving branch of the Tok people, have resided in the densely thicketed Torgali Jungle for many centuries and have built civilizations around ancient structures still in use today. During historical times of trouble, many ancient Tok clans took to adventuring outside of their presumed world, far into the deserts and tundras of the continent. After centuries of adapting to their new homelands, these people diverged from the greater Tok into the Canzian people of the deserts and the Lovalians of the northern mountains. The strangest of the Tok people are the Dawi, whose origin story is convoluted and shrouded in mystery, but they come from a clan of Tok people who discovered the ruins of a great civilization and committed fully to adopting the culture and ways of these long lost people.

The Sylvans can be categorized as a group by noting the characteristics of their shared native language. The Sylvan language is said to be so ancient that it traces back long before the time of any of the modern Beanut folk. As legend tells, the original form of Sylvan was the language of the natural gods, who in turn bestowed their gift upon the woodland creatures and spirits that reside within the natural world. The Primal Sylvan people, the most attuned of these creatures, took the primal and passionate language and evolved it into a beautiful combination of the natural chaotic emotions and the more presently familiar, structured speech. As this Sylvan language flourished, so did the Primal Sylvan people, and their interactions with outside peoples became more impactful on historical events, and they were changed by those external influences as well.
　‎　‎The modern Faekin are still fairly similar to their ancient ancestors, in both physiology and lifestyle. They continue to reside in their ancestral homelands, The Harmonious Glen, now fraction of the size of its historical borders. During the era commonly referred to as the “times of struggle,” the Faekin, had members of their population migrate in search of a better future. These groups spent many decades searching and eventually settling down in other areas of the continent. The Bodren, who settled in the fertile and vibrant wetlands, embraced their central position on the continent, fusing and celebrating their culture with all those around that would share. The Fangren, a much more stoic and traditionalist people, secreted away in the wilds of the dark woods to the northeast. They maintain small, tightly-knit communities where they practice their ancient and complex magics. The Bodren’s and Fangren’s physiologies have changed greatly from their original Faekin ancestors, most notably shedding their wings in favor of other adaptations that were more advantageous in their new environments. They all still use some form of the Sylvan language to this day, and it is because of this lineage and shared culture that they are still categorized as the great Sylvan triad.

　‎　‎During ancient times, the Varian were a carefree and pacifistic people who lived in the fertile woodlands of a land called Willory. While they thrived in this land, so did much of the native wildlife, many of whom grew much larger and stronger than the Varian. Over time, they were forced out of most of their homelands by fearsome competition. Those that lived in the northern regions suffered the greatest and were forced to abandon Wwillory entirely; some forced underground, some forced to the wrathful seas in hopes of finding a more suitable place to call home.

　‎　Those that fled to the underground in search of safety would become the industrious and quick-witted Grimkin. Their time in the subterranean world forced them to adapt rapidly, some even going as far as taking on creature-like characteristics. Similarly, some took to the waves, in gifted boats granted to them by the ancient people of Danuvica. They spent ages away from home in distant foreign lands, each generation growing stronger and more capable of physically handling large threats. These people returned several centuries prior to the present day, and they retook their ancestral lands from the wild beasts that once preyed upon their people, renaming the land Willonia in honor of its past, and calling themselves Willonians. The remaining Varian in the southern lands retained much of their ancestral ways but adapted by becoming predatory nomads, migrating seasonally to avoid any threatening competition. Over time, they would become the jovial masters of trade and communication known as the Hinfolk, whose sterling reputation and expansive trade network with all other peoples served an essential role in forging the unified Beanut Lands.