A people

The **A** people are a semi-isolated, insular culture residing on Ui Island. For millennia, almost no other culture has interacted with the A people, allowing them to form very diverse, insular cultures for such a long time. The Kaymu, for over 10,000 years, also constitutes a large section of the island's population.

## Origins

The A people originated as a minor offshoot of the second human migration to Kahaipe around 65,000 years ago. As ice sheets dwindled around north Kahaipe, modern humans started inhabiting Ui Island approximately 25,000 years ago. As time progressed, many clans started to form over limited resources and territory. Much of the languages created were of the same dialect and all of the island's cultures paid respect to similar gods.

Sometime later, the rise of a common culture dominated the island. This required the installation of a large-scale, defensive military. Large storages of grains and other crops were used as present to gods or welfare for poorer clans. The island was beginning to pool in resources and gain power as a whole, and the exploitation of clans started to dwindle.

Eventually, the empires of both the Ver'nandian and Kaymu populaces established trading routes to the Ui Island, which resulted in fast-paced wealth accumulation of the island's natives.

## Overview

The culture of the A people was, and still is, one of unlimited opportunity and extreme conflict. Clans dominated the island for millennia. Cannibalism, clan wars, and human sacrifice, for thousands of years, provided ways of aggression among these cultures. Strong respect to gods and general authority was unquestionable, and any defiance to that was swiftly met with extreme punishment. Human rights violations started to dwindle down once the clans worked together to build a common military and culture.

The rich volcanic soils around the Ui volcano enriched the island's soil and helped the A regularly experience surpluses of crops, even in times of intense tribal conflict. "Farming houses", which often consisted of a pyramid-shaped, wooden construction featuring several floors, each of which contained rooms per floor.

Abundant in forests, wood and stones consist the majority of the A's settlements. The houses are built in a pyramidal-like structure with interwoven layers of the wood and stones. Roads often featured elaborate stone decorations, depending on each clan's favored design, and each road told a story about the local inhabitants or landscape features.

As a carryover from their ancient days, the A practice a much more humane way of aggression which often involves raiding a clan's prized possession and burning it. The burning usually takes place within a large charcoal fire pit. Drinking, wrestling, and other sports competitions between the rivals are commonplace during these events. The raidings are completely consensual among clans, unlike the past.

## Physical Characteristics

The A are quite physically different from mainland populations in Kahaipe. The relatively colder temperatures yet more consistent sunlight contributed to their slightly olive skin when compared with the rest of the continent. Eye color varies from grey to dark brown, and hair color is a consistent brown to dark brown. As a result of insular dwarfism, the average A person is much shorter than the average Huayaloan, by a significant margin.