Humans of Oacca-Seri

**Humans** are perhaps the most diverse species on Oacca-Seri, with many distinct cultures and ethnic groups. Over 300 distinct ethnic groups of humans exist, and over 500 human languages are spoken, though there are about 6 main human language groups spoken across Oacca-Seri, and communication within those groups is generally close enough to get by. Humans and halflings are perhaps the most similar beings, with the halflings falling into the same ethnic groups as humans, differing subtly in their physiology. Halflings generally have just as much a place in Human society as Humans themselves.

The majority of human life on Oacca-Seri can be divided into roughly seven Major ethno-linguistic families, corresponding roughly to major geographical locations. These include the Tupil Peoples, who inhabit the southern regions of Tenoir, the Anadené Peoples, who inhabit northern Tenoir, the Kurak-Nort peoples, who inhabit the part of west Baze above the Ineso Sea, as well as the western portion of Oma, the Kai-Ngyulian peoples, who inhabit the islands surrounding Baze as well as many coastal regions, the Zhyab-Hong people, inhabiting mostly Southern Baze, and finally the Omatic peoples, who inhabit the continent of Oma.

## Aureshi

The Aureshi are outliers, not belonging to any ethnolinguistic group. The origin of the Aureshi is not known, and they are rumored to be touched by the gods. The Aureshi people are said to be the most beautiful in existence. They are often of extremely slight build, and their skin is so pale it is nearly translucent. Their hair is almost always white or grey, and their eyes tend to fall anywhere from the color of ivory to the color of the sky. They have long faces, with small features, and are extremely rare, but distinct enough to merit their own ethnic group. They historically have lived on either polar continent or as far north as possible. They most often speak their own language, Aureshi, or the language recognized wherever they live.

## Omatic Peoples

The Omatic peoples are easily the largest ethnic group on Baze, and are wildly diverse. Their languages, incluidng Bantu, Swili, and Tkosa tend to utilize harsh consonants and smooth syllables, as well as agglutination and click consonants. Their script is generally an extended version of the Kurak script, emphasizing straight lines and symmetric letters.

The Omatic peoples themselves have adapted to numerous environments, though mostly tropical and arid; thus they tend to have dark skin and hair. However, in the northern regions, some Omatic ethnic groups have lighter skin. The five largest Omatic ethnic groups include Swana, Omosha, Dhar, Koli, and Tswanti

### Swana

The Swana people are said to be just as beautiful as the Aureshi, and significantly less uncanny. With fuller build and extremely dark skin, they look much more “human” than the Aureshi, so to speak. Their features are rounder, and their eyes and hair tend to be brown or black. They historically come from southern Baze but their diaspora exists all across the world. They historically speak Bantu, an Omatic language which emphasizes Click consonants more than any other language.

### Omosha

The Omosha (literally desert people) people have dark skin as well, though it is lighter than that of the Swana. Their features include high cheekbones and thick eyebrows, and Both men and women of Omosha descent tend to have large amounts of thick dark hair. They historically live in and below the Oma desert located in central Baze. They historically speak Omota, (literally Desert language) which has an emphasis on agglunation and literal translations, many of their words can be interpreted just by knowing around 20% of the basic vocabulary

### Dhar

The Dhar people originate in the northern regions of Oma, but their diaspora extends throughout the entirety of Baze. They have somewhat dark skin and dark hair, though their eyes can be blue or green. Though an Omatic ethnic group, they do not use the Omatic script; rather, they use character-based morphemes, made up of a system of radicals. The script is borrrowed both from parts of Ngyulian and Zhyab script, which results in an intricate and beautiful language, that while difficult to learn, is regarded as an important language for both trade and education.

### Koli

The Koli people also have lighter skin, with curly hair and longer, sharper faces. They traditionally inhabit the borders of the Omatic peoples, resulting in features that are a mix of many ethnic groups. Their language, Swili, consists of two forms, written, which uses the Kurak script and is very similar to the Swana language, and spoken, which has no corresponding script and sounds very different from many of the other Omatic languages.

### Tswanti

The Tswanti or Swanti peoples have round features like the Omosha, but they tend to have shorter, wavy hair and tend to be relatively short. Their language, Tkosa, is much softer and rounder than many of the other Omatic languages, but is similar enough to Omota to make conversation between the two groups possible. Their culture is traditionally based off of elaborate clothing, which is patterned to reveal information and accomplishments of the wearer.

## Zhyab-Hong Peoples

The Zhyab-Hong are almost as populous as the Omatic peoples, though they are perhaps far more diverse. Their languages, while all sharing similar roots and mostly using a logographic writing system, are widely varied, and so are many of the people. In the Zhyab-Hong languages, pronunciation is not linked to the written script.
The mostly tropical and temperate environments of Southern Baze mean the Zhyab-Hong are less varied than the Omatic peoples, but there are still about four main ethnic groups that fall under this category: The Tsha, who inhabit the lowpeaks, the O-Li, the No-rin, and the Anzu.

### Tsha

The tsha people have sharper, flatter features, with darker skin and longer hair than most other Zhyab-Hong ethnic groups. Their script is a right to left abugida script, meaning that vowels are notated as a unit consisting of a combination between a vowel and a consonant. The language sounds rather similar to the language of the Anzu people.

### O-Li

The O-li are the traditional inhabitants of the East coast of Baze, with dark hair and light tan skin. They are a relatively diverse group, with a variety of ethnic sub groups depending on location. They are often of smaller stature, but also have the propensity to be very muscular. They historically speak Zhengo, a logographic system in which each syllable corresponds to a word.

### No-Rin

The No-Rin are a people with rounder, flatter features, who tend to have square or rectangular shaped faces. Their hair is almost exclusively dark and short and their sclera are almost exclusively black and brown. Their language, Tana-ki, is a syllable-based logographic language, in which each character represents a syllable, and multiple syllables make up each word.

### An-zu

The An-zu people have long, smooth features and almond shaped eyes. They also have black hair, but it tends to be relatively long, as well as high cheekbones and prominent brows. Their language, An-zu, is a logographic language without any particular rules as to syllables and words; some characters are one word, other words can be up to four characters long.

## Kai-Ngyulian Peoples

The Kai-Ngyulian are the ethnolinguistic group localized within the area known as the Ngyu islands, as well as the Ka'i coast. The Kai-Ngyulian languages utilize, for the most part, a Kurak script, though many groups in the region did not utilize written language until contact from the First Kingdom. These languages make frequent use of vowels, as well as the glottal stop, denoted with a " ' " and usually limited to use three times or fewer in a word. As they are adapted to the tropics, they have skin that tans easily and short dark hair

### Moa'li

The Moa'li, which literally translates to children of the coast, are an ethnic group indigenous to the Ka'i coast of Baze. They have skin that is tawny in color, with small, sharp features and generally angular faces. Their language, Moa, utilizes 14 consonants and 10 vowels, denoted in the Kurak script as a,e,i,o,u,ā,ē.ī,ō, and y.

### Ka'ika

The Ka'ika have rounder, fuller features than the Moa'li and are on the whole, larger, notable for their large, flat noses and wide eyes. Their language utilizes the same structure as the Moa language, but is written slightly differently

### Tua

The Tua are another ethnic group, which inhabits the Ngyu islands. They have a similar appearance to the Moa'li, though their features are less distinct, and they are tall and thin. They do not have their own language, borrowing words from both Ka'ika and Moa'li language, as well as other, smaller indigenous languages.

## Kurak-Nort Peoples

The Kurak-Nort peoples refers to the ethnic groups from the Kurakia region of Baze, generally located around the Sea of Kura, and the ethnic groups from the North of Baze. They all share the same script, the Kurak script, and many of their languages share words and concepts, such as gendered words and letters based on pronunciation. (This, in real life, corresponds to the Latin script and the Indo-European languages)
The Kurak-Nort peoples developed in mostly temperate and tundra climates, and they tend to have fairer skin and more variation in hair color. However, actual appearance differs wildly between ethnic groups.

### Kurani

The Kurani, sometimes known as the Qorani, are an ethnic group native to the area surrounding the Sea of Kura. They have tan skin and dark, wavy or curly hair, and tend to be tall with high cheekbones. They speak Kuric, a language relatively similar to Dhar using the Kurak script.

### Galt

The Galts are an ethnic group native to western Baze. Characterized by pale skin, brown or red hair, round faces, and relatively muscular build, the group includes a significant amount of variation, With blond hair being not uncommon. Their eyes tend to be brown, green, or hazel, though occasionally blue. They speak Norin, a language which borrows the Kuric script, as well as rules from both Northan and Enali. Norin is the most commonly spoken language on the planet, despite having only an average amount of ethnic speakers.

### Northan

The Northan people live on western Baze, and often have brown or blond hair, round faces, and short stature. Thin and lanky, they are often mistakenly thought to be descended from the inhabitants of the first kingdom, though the first kingdom were likely Omosha. They often speak Northan or Old Northan, which utilizes a runic script not dissimilar to many dwarven languages.

### Baltava

The Baltava people inhabit northern Baze, and their northern location shows in their light skin and sandy hair. They are large, muscular, and bony, and their eyes tend to be blue. They historically speak Balt, utilizing a unique script but following many of the grammatical rules of Kuric.

### Elennes

The Ellene inhabit the same area as the Kurani, sharing many characteristics such as tan skin and dark curly hair. They tend to grow more facial hair than the Kurani, however, and are generally lighter skinned. Their language is Enali, which provides many of the grammatial rules for Norin.

## Tulapi peoples

The tulapi are an ethnolinguistic family that makes up the majority of the temperate and tropical northern Tenoir. The languages involve harsh syllables and fricatives, making extensive use of k, c, d, and t sounds. They also use the Kurak script.

### Guapana

The Guapana are an ethnic group native to the coastal regions of northern Tenoir, characterized by flat faces, angular chins, and prominent brows. They have dark tan skin, but their hair tends to be a dark blonde or a muted red. They are generally of shorter stature and are generally slight of build as well. They speak Guapí, which shares many gramatical rules as Amawá, with a harsher, sharper tone.

### Amawátí

The Amawátí are an ethnic group native to the jungles of northern Tenoir, characterized by their distinct long, thin, faces, and thin brown hair. They have a distinct facial appearance that makes them stand out even amongst other Tulapi ethnic groups. Their language is Amawá, which has a rounder, smoother tone than Guapí, written both in the Kurak script and in traditional pictographic form.

### Tiru

The tiru people have adapted to the mountainous region in which they live through thick tan skin and thick brown hair. The facial features of Tiru people are generally rounder and smoother in appearance, especially within women, but they equally have rectangular faces and harsh facial features, especially noses. They speak Torui, a language functionally identical to Guapí with a different writing system.

### Poteca

The Poteca people are a Tulapi ethnic group indigenous to the border between northern and southern Tenoir. Their facial features are not particularly harsh, nor are they particularly soft, and they are notable for having somewhat lighter skin than many other Tulapi ethnic groups. Their language is the Zateca, which combines language rules from both Tulapi and Anadenné languages.

## Anadenné Peoples

The Anadenné peoples are an ethnolinguistic family indigenous to southern Tenoir, more adapted to harsh environments than the Tulapi. Their language also uses Kurak script, although written language is traditionally seen as unnecessary, unable to convey the complex subtleties of Anadenné pronunciation.