Velmanic Peoples

The Velmanic peoples (Not to be confused with the Velman ethnic group) are a collection of ethnic groups scattered all across Rathnir. Archaeological records show evidence that the Proto-Velmanic homeland is located in the historic Oogrellon/Raykara area. The Proto-Velmanic people were in two clans, the Beikh ( Now the Baykonians) and the Fuikh ( Now the Fluitannic People) Old Velmanic documents tell of a panicked escape from their home in the Spiritlands caused by them being chased by people that match the descriptions of Niedene people and Soleannen spirits. This can be assumed to be when the Beikh and Fuikh seperated and started diverging in terms of culture and language. On the way south, two groups of the Fuikh were seperated while travelling and went into two different paths. The western Fuikh became the Fluitanese people, the ancestors of the Fluitannic branch of the Velmanic people. The eastern Fuikh likely died out as there is no proof of them ever existing except in western Fuikh records and stories. Up north, the Baykonians settled in Bardonia and formed their own province. The western Fuikh became the Fluitanese and established several governments in northern Haven while also influencing another group living in the area known as the Shanians/Sindrians, During the Rofluena government of Fluitan, Fluitanese colonizers were sent to the uninhabitated island of Talamh Saol where the Pikaruokan culture was made and became the second Fluitannic culture. After the collapse of Fluito-Shania and the formation of the New Shanian Empire, Fluitanese people of the Soleannen religion took refuge in the country of Kornappi, where the Kornappian culture was created. At this time, all Fluitannic groups spoke their own dialects that could be considered different languages. After government changes, persecution, and assimilation, the last remaining Fluitanese people became the Velmans. The Velmans travelled down into Chevkri, where they would eventually take control of a town in ZTK. The Baykonians now are more proud of their Baykonian ancestry than their Velmanic ancestory, but are on the brink of collapse.