Lapal

The Lapal were simple human folk who inhabited pre-Netherese Halruaa.
The earliest people to settle the warm, rain-drenched plains of Halruaa were Lapal tribes that had fled from their oppressive yuan-ti masters in the jungles to the west. These sturdy folk settled along the banks of the wide, gentle rivers and around the lake, becoming farmers, fisherfolk, and shepherds. Because the three mountain chains around Halruaa formed a natural barrier against the outside world, the tribes were left mostly in peace.