Lainar (culture)
The Lainar dwell within the south-eastern heel of Kashirya, and as such have developed a culture made for thick forests and vast wetlands. Their halls are built in concentric circles around great monoliths shaped like local fauna, such as the fearsome Gajara. Daily, their nobles bow their heads before the monoliths at dusk, and in return they are said to be spared from the worst attacks. Despite their customs, however, no creature of their titanic forests is known to spare them tooth or claw.
The houses of the Lainar are filled with people of all classes, as it is their custom to feed all who come to their table hungry. It is seen as a disgrace not to entertain a weary traveller or sing to those displaced by storms, and so the Lainar often train themselves in the arts of dancing and the playing of the Bansuri flute to ensure that none leave their halls without a smile on their face. Such hospitality, however, also made them easy targets for violence in the Vaarash, where their enemies would disguise themselves as starving beggars to murder Lainar leaders in their beds.