Bayn

Bayn wear practical, layered garments adapted to the sharp, changing winds of Hayaqiago’s coast. They dress in layers of woven seal skin and kelp netting that are the muted blues and grays of the ocean.

Their dwellings are low, domed huts made from bundled saltgrass, driftwood struts and bound with lengths of whale sinew. These huts are collapsible and easily dismantled and to be carried on beach sleds.

These people live in cyclical movements along the shorelines and revolve around seasonal abundance. As best they can, they follow the migrations of fish and crabs that crawl from deep ocean rifts during tidal shifts. In addition, they are experts at foraging in the cold and carry baskets and harpoons crafted from hollow bone and black glass.

First Quadrant

A few bayn occasionally find their way to Bird's Feet or the other settlements along the Mountain River and always stand out. The sun court says that these nomads are their citizens, but the bayn themselves might express shock or even indifference to the knowledge that they are part of a wide spanning empire.   They do not build permanent structures, are no great in terms of population and they cannot realistically contribute in any meaningful way. Some smaller, adventurous groups may act as expedition guides if it is worth their while. Otherwise, no administrator tries to exert any command over them.