Liann people

The Liann (natively: Liann Siak are a group of people who primarily live around the area of the Cet Tó Islands. They speak the Liann language natively, but many are familiar with the languages of surrounding cultures, as a result of heavy trading between them.

History and Politics
The Liann are a relatively new culture in Istion. Around -700, settlers from the region now controlled by the Reigh sailed south and settled on the Cet Tó islands. These islands were already occupied by a native people who were mostly isolated, and over the years, the Liann integrated their culture with these people. By -530, they had created a government and society in the form of a monarchy, with a parliament below the monarch who looked over and approved decisions made by the leader. However, the parliament slowly lost decision-making power and eventually faded out as new leaders arose. In the year of -310, under the rule of Rúk Sa, the Liann government effectively shifted to a dictatorship.

Today, the Liann government is quite totalitarian, but they manage to keep on good terms with their neighboring countries by trade agreements and peace contracts. A few particularly aggressive historical leaders have initiated battles with other countries, but for the most part, the Liann are pacifist, as a long-standing government regulation frowns upon joining battles if they were not attacked.