-- While outsiders would find the rugged terrain of the Omen Islands uninhabitable, two distinct populations call it home. Its native population inhabits the main island’s forest interior, while a settlement of pirates is centered around a cove on one of the smaller islands to the northeast.
-- Native Subetans, Omen Islanders are humanoid in appearance with dark hair, tan skin, blue-green eyes, and compact figures. Most islanders resemble human immigrants more than they do indigenous Subetans of other continents in that they lack pointed ears and distinctive features such as horns and markings, while other islanders do have pointed ears and features such as scales.
-- The pirates, on the other hand, are a diverse group of humans, native Subetans, and hybrids alike. A ragtag bunch, the only thing they have in common is that they don’t belong in civilized society.

-- Much of Omen Islander tradition remains to be understood. Face and body tattooing seem to have ritualistic significance to these islanders, but current anthropologists have not been able to determine what the geometric symbols the islanders display on their bodies mean.
-- Islanders adhere to rigid social hierarchies determined chiefly by family lineage. Respect for authority and for the elderly is emphasized, and brave warriors are honored. These warriors, in turn, are fiercely protective of their family members and fellow islanders. The most respected figure within society is the high priest, to whom everyone readily submits.
-- Anthropologists are still working to understand Omen Island culture, but clearly, the ocean plays a large role in islander life. Having lived next to the sea for countless centuries, the people have learned to love and fear the sea, sometimes personifying it in myths and folklore.


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