Lovalian
Overview
Wind Giants of the Frostlands
Much like the Canzians, the Lovalians are a fracture from the ancient Tok people, who longed for adventure and the desire to find a new more suitable land to call home. The Lovalians settled in the tranquil yet blustery mountain valleys and peaks of the northern lands, where peace and prosperity could be found for the people looking to escape civil unrest.
Ages came and passed and the Lovalians have changed much from their original Tok selves, but they still retain their giant statures from the primal days. Their connection to the old Tok instincts of survivalism in harsh conditions, rising to a challenge, and holding fast to traditions have kept them safe and secure in an otherwise dangerous land, even if it means they remain distant from the outside world.
Tok Supergroup
While in modern times, the four distinct peoples of the Tok species are not quite as physically similar as they once were, scholars and historians have agreed that the Torgali, Canzians, Lovalians, and Dawi have all descended from a single ancestor, known as the Primal Tok.
Syntax
pronunciation
[low•VAHL•ee•enn]
n. singular
“That Lovalian is strong.“
plural
“There are many Lovalians.”
adj.
“That is a Lovalian artifact.“
Etymology
The breakdown of the term Lovalian is clear and simple: lo– as in “low”, vali as in “valley”, and the suffix –an, a simple descriptor often meaning “one who hails from.”
As it was created by the Lovalian people in the Common language, it was designed to integrate with the Hinfolk who were standardizing a means of communication for the modern age. The people of the low valleys were the most populous when the Common language was being standardized.
The Loval word for their own people, however, is much less clear, as the unique groups of people have traditionally been separate from each other after the fall of the Lovalian Kingdom of Magnus, some 4 millennia past. This shift in identity, some who were loyal to the crown, some who were opposed, and others who didn’t care, left the old days of a consistent identity behind. Many claim that their modern Loval term is the true identity of the ancient Lovalian people. It is, unfortunately, widely recognized that the original Tok people who settled in the frostlands, though enamored by the concept of language, were fairly amateur in recording history accurately. The first known accurate recorded name of the northern tribes are referred to as the Brägnun, bräg meaning “close ” and –nun being a term for “friends” or “companions.” Some scholars suppose this is because of the pacifist ideals of early Lovalia, which was founded on the concepts of peace and generosity. Others think they were simply so cold they needed to literally be close together.
The Beanut Lands 