Gili Isles

The Gili Isles are located off the coast of Naji and Zaman; long ago, each island was a sovereign nation unto itself and warred frequently with one another, but by the time the Estvoldians came to the Gili Isles, they had united and lived in peace for several centuries. This culture of peace has evolved into a focus on the family. Residents of the Gili Isles, unless they were an immigrant to the islands, consider anyone born on their island to be part of their expansive family. To this end, they collectively call one another by familial terms even if not related by blood, such as "brother" or "aunt". As such, marrying someone or having romantic relations at all with someone who is not an outsider is incestuous -- and any insults relating to such behavior are particularly insulting to a Gilian. It is common for Gilians to venture to other islands part of the nation or, less frequently, other countries entirely to find someone "unrelated" to them to court and marry.
The islands are mostly temperate to warm in climate, though since the Godbomb, winters have grown increasingly cold, and some Gilians have even seen snow for the first time in their lands. For the most part, the snowfall doesn't stick to the ground and melts soon after, but it has alarmed enough Gilians that more of them are leaving their homes than foreigners are being introduced to them by distant courtship to a native Gilian. Populations have been dwindling since the Godbomb, and the older Gilian generations are at a loss for how to keep their family together.
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