Ferria

The one known community on Naragzan, there is a population of around 2,300 people living there. 80% are the humans called the Cusa, the other 20% are lightfoot halflings that call themselves the  Otoro. They speak both the language of the Cusa and many also can speak common trade tongue. The city is awash in exotic smells of the foods that the people living here cook. The smells are as much a factor of the main ingredients being exotic as the spices and herbs that are used. Lizards the size of house cats and beautiful plumed birds called Drekie are the most common proteins cooked by the natives. All manner of fresh and dried spices and herbs make it possible to create hundreds of tastes from the simple fare. The rest of their diet is made up of seeds, fruits and vegetables all native to the island.

With regard to the common skills the natives have, a fair portion of the males are at least part-time hunters of the plentiful game on the island. A darker reason for this is the near constant need to repel the attacks of the goblinoids that inhabit the island. Others, both men and women are highly skilled at leatherwork of all kinds. Beyond the hundreds of ornamental leather creations, the Cusa and Otoro both hunt huge lizards that roam the island and make very supple yet strong leather and hide armors from the skins. This armor is highly sought after since it can take more damage than regular animal leather made throughout the empire. The armor from Naragzan also is very eye catching. They have a process that makes the greens and blue-green scales that cover the surface of the leather shine in the light.

Other items the natives are known for are fine obsidian blades everything from daggers wrapped with the lizard hide for handles to arrow tips that can be made to either be very durable or shatter on bones leaving the target creature in agony until the fragments can be removed. While the armor is a highly prised trade item, more mundane things like herbs and spices that grow in abundance here are what makes the real money for the people. There are also select plants and animal parts that alchemists and potion brewer’s  will pay top dollar for.

The Cusa and Otoro see each other as equals and their system of leadership by elders of the community for civic matters and a fairly complex military system for the males to serve as both guards and hunters which is separate from the civic leadership serves them well. There are other smaller villages on the island that use similar formats of leadership.