Swabani (culture)
Born from a mixing of dissident Ilahanai in Yadaniyan cities, the Swabini are a cosmopolitan culture that dominates the artistic sphere of the northern Theraskiyatt. An expressive nation at their core, the Swabani view the greatest pursuit in life as the arts, and thus have thriving urban centres filled with fashions, sculptures, and music arguably unmatched for hundreds of miles. Swabani masters are often seen in the cities of the Darmirat playing upon their mardalas or performing esoteric plays beside the Katuppilan Grove.
Having emerged in the prosperous days of the Taryaad Saramsaasan, the Swabani have always been more performative than skilled. Without his drum, a Swabani master knows no music; without hours of practice, he does not know the words to the tragedy he performs every night. When the Vaarash came, the Swabani failed to survive outside of a few cities and lost many of their great music halls in the chaos that unfolded around them. However, the Swabani have maintained their love of the arts through their many hardships, and their endeavours are still respected across much of Kashirya.