Gaeronian

**Gaeronians** were a cultural group of people living on the planet Gaeron, located deep within the southeastern reaches of the Central Expanse region. While most Gaeronians were Human, some were any of the various other sentient species found throughout the Cassiopeia Galaxy.

## Society and Culture

As the planet Gaeron lacked a centralized planetary government for much of its history, the Gaeronians were split into different factions and polities. Because of this, the Gaeronians had their own set of sub-races that differed from one another on a cultural and societal level.

### People of the Exodus

The People of the Exodus lived under the protection of a shattered empire called the Exodus. While most Exodus citizens did not practice magic and its arts, high-ranking members of society called magistrates were able to wield magic. Another powerful magic wielder in Exodus society was the High Starlight, who led the remnants of the shattered empire on Gaeron.

Those who were from Exodus territory referred to themselves as "one of the Exodus", or "a man/woman of the Exodus". Some believed that the People of the Exodus boasted their foundations of order and prestige on an otherwise backwater planet. The People of the Exodus were rather civil with outsiders and were known to trade with the people of Walado and the Grey Tree Tribes.

### Waladoans

The Waladoans hailed from a civil republic called Walado, which was divided into many different colonies and settlements across Gaeron. They upheld the principles of democracy through electing councilmembers. Like the People of the Exodus, the Waladoans were peaceful and had trade connections with other relatively peaceful Gaeronian factions. Their technology was on par with most standard worlds in the Central Expanse region, although not as advanced as the wealthy worlds of the Outer Core.

Similarly to the Exodus, Walado was one of the only institutions of relatively peaceful order on Gaeron, and so its people preferred to make alliances and positive connections rather than to make enemies.

### Gray Trees

The Gray Trees were civil people who hailed from the Gray Trey Tribes, which took the form of a federation and comprised of many tribes found throughout Gaeron. While their technology was less advanced than that of Walado, the Gray Trees managed to thrive off of agriculture, both by domesticating and taming animals and by tending to crop fields. The Gray Trees had great respect for their chieftains and held even deeper respect for their High Chieftain.

### Easterners

The Easterners lived on the eastern coast of Gaeron's largest continent, hailing from a faction that called themselves the East Barons. They were hostile towards outsiders and other Gaeronian factions and asserted their dominance and capabilities over the eastern seas and territories. With no allies other than themselves, Gaeronian Easterners only trusted themselves and worked for the betterment of their territories, all under the leadership of warlords that called themselves Barons.

The people of the East Barons were descended from outlanders who came from the other planets found within the Gaeronian System, who hoped to lay claim to territories on Gaeron. Because of this, many Easterners had a conquest-fueled mindset.

### Comba

The Comba, or the Comba People, were a massive nomadic tribe that were extremely hostile to others outside of their tribe. They often hunted and enslaved others who were not Comba, and knew how to safely and cleverly traverse the vast and varied lands of Gaeron. When a Sentinel was born to the Comba People, the Comba treated this Sentinel as a prisoner who needed to meet the demands of their fellow tribesmen.

It was believed that the Comba People were descended from exiles from the other Gaeronian factions.